Originally Posted By: HairyKnuckles
Originally Posted By: goldhawkroad
Originally Posted By: HairyKnuckles
I can´t answer your questions but would like to say that the Moran gang most probably did not have a hierarchic structure. Of course there was the boss and a rigkt hand man but the structure was more horizontal compared to LCN. It´s interesting to know that the Chicago Mafia group, led by Joe Aiello at the time, actually allied themselves with the Moran gang in their struggle against the Capone gang.


Yes, there is also an interesting connection between the Aiellos and the Bonnanos in NY, namely the mutual Castellamare origin. Also an interesting link to the (then) ongoing war between Maranzano and Joe The Boss. The later supporting Al Capone in the Chicago feud.


Absolutely. And many can argue without looking like a fool, that the trouble they were having in Chicago (the Aiello/Capone feud) was actually the starting point of the so called Castellammarese war (the Maranzano/Masseria feud). Because when Masseria tried to intercede, in his role as the boss of bosses, in the Chicago feud, Stefano Magaddino (a Buffalo Castellammarese who had close ties to Joe Aiello and who acted as Aiello´s benefactor) advised Aiello not to abide to Masseria´s and Capone´s demands. This in turn forced Masseria to turn to the Schiro Family in NY to set up a meeting with Magaddino. But Schiro (and especially Maranzano, who was a member of the Schiro Family) smelled a rat and turned Masseria down. And this lead to Masseria condemning "all Castellammarese" to death.


Interesting. When reading "A man of honour" one gets the impression that Maggadino was an utter...something. And not so very smart.