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" http://www.crimelibrary.com/gangsters_outlaws/family_epics/louis/4.html?sect=16 *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 --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software