Julian "Potatoes" Kaufman was a personal O'Banion friend who provided him with advice and direction in the North Side Gang's gambling operations. Kaufman whose nickname originated from a sideline in speculating on potatos futures,was the son of a millionaire commission broker.His disdain for the law struck him at the age of 13 when his mother got shot and killed by a gang of boy bandits in a robbery gone wrong. By Rose Keefe
