Do you have a source to link Edward O’Hare to Capone regarding anything other than the dogtrack(s)?
Also when it comes to Hot Springs, AR:
What source do you have linking him to ownership in the Belvedere Club or Oaklawn Park? There were atleast 6 more casinos, why no stake in them?
He had a room rented year round on the fourth floor (412 or 442) at the Arlington Hotel in Hot Springs.
Not saying I dont believe you I would just like to see the sources. Gambling in Hot Springs was only allowed because it was home grown, not brought in by out of town gangster elements.
The only famous gangster I've ever found to have interests in Hot Springs casinos is Owney Madden, who lived there for decades and is buried there. Over the years he had up to 25% interest in almost all of the casinos, at various times. He also fought for control of the wire service with the local politians.
The informations mostly came from Virgil Petersons testimony at the Kefauver hearings in 1950.He states that the syndicates czar of dog racing in Chicago and Florida during the Capone period was Edward J. O'Hare. He used to be connected with William Johnston and John Patton(the boy mayor of Burnham)at the Sportsman Park and they were the owners of many race tracks.Patton, O'Hare and Jack Guzik were also involved in the operation at the Laramie Kennel Club and the Hawthorne Kennel Club.Also in 1929, an indictment was returned in criminal court,charging O'Hare, and others with conspiracy in offering perjured testimony as to betting at dog tracks in Illinois.
I dont have any info on O'Hares involvment in the Oaklawn park,but i have infos that Ralph Capone had his shares in it.
The Belvedere club was a night club which was often visited by Al himself.Many belive that Al and Joe Kennedy used the club to manufacture and sell illegal booze.This info comes from Robert Raines book on Hot Springs underworld.
