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Giosuè Gallucci ((:dʒoˈzwɛ ɡalˈluttʃi) December 10, 1865 in Naples – May 21, 1915 in New York City), also known as Luccariello,〔(Gangs Took Life for Small Cause ), The New York Sun, December 26, 1917. His name is also often spelled as Galucci.〕 was an old-style crime boss of Italian Harlem in New York City affiliated with the Camorra. He dominated the area from 1910-1915 and was also known as the undisputed ''King of Little Italy'' or ''The Mayor of Little Italy'', partly due to his political connections.〔Nelli, ''The Business of Crime'', (pp. 129-31 )〕〔(Giosuè Gallucci ), GangRule.com〕 He held strict control over the policy game (numbers racket), employing Neapolitan and Sicilian street gangs as his enforcers. Gallucci was among the most powerful Italians politically in the city. With his ability to mobilize the vote in Harlem and register immigrants, he delivered a significant amount of ballots. He gained virtual immunity from law enforcement through mastery of New York City politics at the Democratic political machine in Tammany Hall that ruled Manhattan virtually unopposed. The fight over the lucrative numbers rackets left behind by Gallucci after his killing in 1915 is known as the Mafia-Camorra War. ==From Naples to New York== Giosuè Gallucci was born in Naples (Italy) in 1865 to Luca Gallucci and Antonia Cavallo.〔(Gennaro Gallucci ), GangRule.com According to other but older sources he came from Palermo (Sicily), see: Nelli, ''The Business of Crime'', (pp. 129-31 )〕 He left Italy in July 1886 at the age of 20.〔(Gennaro Gallucci ), GangRule.com〕 In 1891 he moved to New York City, arriving on March 11, 1892, on the SS Werkendam from Rotterdam (The Netherlands).〔Dash, ''The First Family'', (pp. 239-43 )〕〔Critchley, ''The Origin of Organized Crime in America'', (pp. 109-11 )〕〔(Passenger Giosuè Gallucci ), Ellis Island/Port of New York Records. Other passenger records show that a Giosuè Gallucci arrived on Ellis Island on August 8, 1899, from Bremen (Germany), identified as a 35-year-old male Italian citizen from Naples. Another Giosuè Gallucci arrived on October 4, 1906, from Naples with the Prinzess Irene, identified as a 42-year-old U.S. citizen, travelling with his niece Emma who would stay at her uncle’s address at 339 East 109th Street. (Passenger record Ellis Island )〕 According to an Italian police report he had left Italy on July 24, 1896.〔(Criminals Sent From Italy ), New York Herald, June 21, 1898〕〔(Cast-Off Criminals; How those of Europe find an asylum in America ), Kansas City Journal, July 10, 1898〕 An 1862 report from the police in Naples identified a Giuseppe and Giosuè Gallucci as ''cammoristi'', but it is unknown if these were relatives.〔Monnier, ''La camorra: notizie storiche raccolte e documentate'', (Appendix XV: Giuseppe e Giosuè Gallucci )〕 Rumour had it that Gallucci had killed a man just before coming to New York, but he always denied this.〔(Swear Revenge As Italy Boss Dies ), New York Herald, May 22, 1915〕 In April 1898, he was arrested in New York in connection with the murder of Josephine Inselma, who was portrayed as Gallucci's lover by the police. He was arrested while operating a fruit wagon in the neighbourhood and described as “a young grocer and expressman, with a store at 172 Mott street”. Gallucci said he had no reason to kill the woman and provided an alibi.〔(Dead With Her Throat Cut ), The New York Times, April 19, 1898〕〔(Woman Killed, No Clew To Slayer ), New York Herald, April 19, 1898〕 The Grand Jury dismissed the charges. New York City Police Department detective Joe Petrosino, who was in charge of the investigation, urged his superiors to inquire for more information in Italy. The police prefect of Naples responded that Giosuè Gallucci was “a dangerous criminal, belonging to the category of blackmailers, and for his very bad character was put under special police surveillance and confined to prison. He was charged several times with theft and association with delinquents, and was condemned nine times for theft, outrages, blackmail, lesion, and transgressions of the special police surveillance.”〔〔〔(Nest of Italian Thugs ), New York Sun, June 21, 1898〕 The criminal background of his brothers Gennaro, Vincenzo and Francesco in Italy was even more impressive. Vincenzo Gallucci was described as a blackmailer who spent two terms in prison and was condemned sixteen times for assault, attempted murder and other crimes. Francesco Gallucci was condemned six times for attempted murder and theft and for assaulting policemen.〔 His brother Vincenzo was murdered in New York on November 20, 1898, supposedly on orders from an Italian "secret society similar to the Mafia" (probably the Neapolitan Camorra).〔(Grades in Murder ), New York Sun, April 29, 1899〕 Francesco D'Angelo and Luigi LaRosa were accused of the killing; both pleaded guilty to manslaughter and were sentenced to 20 years and 15 years in prison, respectively.〔 According to Petrosino the Gallucci's were only a sample of more than 1,000 Italian "rascals" from Naples and Sicily who had made New York City their home. They did not attract much attention because, "as a class, they rob their own people, and the Italian scheme of 'fix it myself' interferes to throw the police off the scent."〔 Since they had been in the country for more than a year, the Galluccis could not be deported.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Giosue Gallucci」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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