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TAY ~ # Italien mob whith gets the credit for heving been responsible (EOC) for many gang murders. es a larre home located on Tine Tree Drive in Miami Beach, Florida, and speris each Winter: et this home. es ure nasociated in the manage | ment of JOHsD0UIS, has the nurbei's racket with respect to the colored portion of the City but gre said to be dominated by the Poy ne teste. . ; a (bX e) -6- | ~ from time to time persons are secured from "flop" houses and relief establishments to substitute for the real operators for raid purposes, Intimation has bean obtained that also has something to do with naming the horse books which are to be raided from time to time by the Police itn order that the Same operators will not be imposed upon to too great an axtent, Although this rumor has been heard from only one source, it. has been indicated that one ABEL SERNSTEIN, one of the former: heads of “the notortousPurp le Gang, along with his several brothers, and who now has quarters at the Book-Cadillac Hotel in Detroit, has a connecticn with the handbook set-ur in this City and is one of the leading figures although he stey in the background, It has been further indicated that numerous other outs x figures in the gambling life of Detroit, anong whom is have substantial interests in the var - fous phases of gemoling in the City although they keep in the _. background and have only a financial connection. | ‘p NUMBERS RACKS? The rumbers racket in Letroit is ellesadly oper- ated 3y one main. organization, aithough it hes been determinsc hat there are numerous small est ablishments whieh wre said to be inferendent in nature. It is believed, however, that this phase of gambling is really controlied by one syndicate and chat this syndicate receives Toyalties from the smaller ope rato rs for permitting them to run in’an unmolested fashion, 7 mein organizatjon is comprised of This clique is Saig LO 0@ Strictiy Of Italian MéAkG-up and Ll its members are regerced as being, former hoodlum3 of the muscle type who “push the Jews and negroes around." prerireesearead in particular have reputations as havine been the leading gures in the cid