http://www.crimelibrary.com/gangsters_outlaws/family_epics/louis/3.html?sect=16 has great stories about the St. Louis crime family. Ellen Jims505@aol.com wrote: >"Heavens to Betsy Mrs T." > >Do you mean to say a good Catholic girl like yourself has a gangster in your >family? > >Go immediately to "Mafia.com" for more info on the Egan Rats and rid yourself >of some of your questions. You may also wish to take a look at >"crimemagazine.com" >for a tad more info. Then take a look out at the mercantile library for news >clips. Then get in touch with Kathy Grillo at the circuit clerks Archives. >Maybe that will nudge that office into finding what I've been waiting for, the >last two years.----Jim > >PS >You will be buying news clips at the Mercantile. >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> Jim B.......or anyone else that has done research into the gangs of the >> '20's...... >> >> Just found out that a rellie of mine was a member of Egan's Rats, back >> around 1920 to 1923, when he was killed at the age of 21. His name was Elmer >> Runge. He is buried in Calvary Cemetery. >> >> This is what I found on the net: >> >> Taken from "Gang War Rages On" >> <A HREF="http://www.crimelibrary.com/gangsters_outlaws/family_epics/louis/4.html?sect=16"> >> http://www.crimelibrary.com/gangsters_outlaws/family_epics/louis/4.html?sect=16</A> >> >> *In March 1923, the Rats tried to ambush Edward “Jellyroll” Hogan and >> Humbert Costello as they were driving on Grand Blvd. Two of the shooters, Rat >> gunmen Elmer Runge and Isadore Londe, were arrested and Hogan was brought to >> police headquarters to identify them. >> >> “I’ll identify them, all right,” Hogan snapped at police. “I’ll identify >> them with a shotgun.”* >> >> There was much more to the article, but this is all it had to say about >> Elmer Runge, and I was just wondering if anyone has any more information about >> Egan's Rat gang. I have been told (by an Irish cousin that I hadn't seen in 40 >> years, and was reunited with last week) that Elmer had been murdered, in >> connection with either bootlegging or gambling. I'd love to find out more >> about this, and have been searching the internet, but so far, have not found >> anything more. Can someone point me in the right direction? >> >> Many thanks, >> >> DianeT >> >> >> > > > > >==== MO-STLOUIS-METRO Mailing List ==== >A complete Genealogy just can't be...there's always more. > > __________________________________________________________________ McAfee VirusScan Online from the Netscape Network. Comprehensive protection for your entire computer. Get your free trial today! http://channels.netscape.com/ns/computing/mcafee/index.jsp?promo=393397 Get AOL Instant Messenger 5.1 free of charge. Download Now! http://aim.aol.com/aimnew/Aim/register.adp?promo=380455