John (Handsome Johnny) Roselli Part 03

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John (Handsome Johnny) Roselli

John (Handsome Johnny) Roselli Part 03

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I'.IH-1'ing that time, according to vHEG$,F:T1, D:>.M?P£& was aiming business aa thafvl  _£a_'_ ,_Y_
'" Laalla Qartage Gampany, 29th Street and 50u=bh Michigan avenue, £}hicago....- ¢;»;;:;=.'§
HE.*GA.RTX statei that ater som e:ffO1't-5 being made to sell truths I50 DA1§I$f1'.E.&
he £i.ns.l3y in about 3339 reached an agreement with D'AI{DREA. -he sail ths latter
fear six--whearl trucks at a mast sf abwt seven thousami dcallara each, shim ~Y.;*?f
trucks were he be financed thraugh t-ha mask. Truck camparwgs own financing § 1- -~
organizatimn; hcmever, accoxing ta HF.GAR'IY the deal far delivery sf these ' »
£011-.1" trucks was never consummated, inasmuch as the ¬>3¬i61 was caumelerci by P
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EEGARTE denied that E18 ever had 8333 riaalings with D'ANEIF'.EA other than ii-21056
-» which were strictly in cunrxactican writ}: the sale Q15 the trucks desariled abova.
He denied that he ever entertained IVATEFQEQA in any way, that ha ever via1te<i&#39;at.  "
- 11"A1&#39;i1i1FEA*s hams ma D;v1IE;-1 had ever visited in his home. -IEMRTK st»ata;;1-that ;;»¢ ;
his entire kznuwléedge and impressions csi D&#39;.#;1*§31EEA. are based upon the mminess  ~
Ge-&li.n.gs tiesscribed above, anal that he has not seen D&#39;AIIDREA at any tima ninaaA.vw; ~
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advised that abuut few er five mwnths ago a perssn known tn EEGARTI ;92
enly as JEFRY name to the Mack Truck cempany to see }LEvGARI&#39;1T¢ PEGARTE. had be-  "
- cnae acquainfzs-rd with JERRY by virilw mi the fact tiimst JERRY had been emplnyed
by nwurmnm at am Laalle Cart-age Comp:-my and HEGARI&#39;?£ ma merely seen JERR&#39;X- 92&..i " "
thare a number of yeaérsv ago» JERRY rmquirai b §E£u%.RTI as to whetlzer  *
rasnambezwaii D*AiiDI1&#39;}&#39;.;A and than infomed H13{3nRi.{ that DA3=Il3F..EA was ill and re?»
quested }31GARTY "&#39;50 furnisiz a letter on the basis of D;Ll@PEA&#39;s dBE.lil1E3 ivithfthe Mack Truck" Company m.*g$.n_g parole of 13&#39;AI~E_DH.EA@ " &#39; &#39; _ - ¬_£§"»;¢§§" ~
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EZGARTBT stated that he fwnihad 3 lettusr urging D*A192iDRI.»".A&#39;a parcle gladly,
inavsmuzh as he beliavwi and still believes that I}&#39;$.1*$33F».EA is a para-an who scald &#39;;r_&#39;~*
be riahabiiitated, H1-1GAF1Y sizated that he baseds epinion upon his husinees
dealings with §3&#39;AJ92-&#39;iI§liJ»92 as as-t c>u~t- abave and upon. his ability to judge human g
nature? frmn such. contacts, }&#39;3G&&#39;=i.E1&#39; painted cut that as far as 219 was aencernad 5 __
D&#39;AN3}B:EA had. always be-~;s?1 an h0nt§I&bla and hens-at gentleman in his busmaaa  .h Q v_
dealings: with the Héxck Truck Gompzmy,i.Iu >
IIEGAHTY spassifically denied trpatfruy msnay was effersdhim up that any thraat  » _
3 at pressure cf any kind had been used to induce him ta writ.  "hhek latte»:reuommanding D*m-£3J1*~EA&#39;a parole» Ha stated that when  %P¢0achad him l  Y
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once purchased i:.:~ucka- from aha Mack" Truck cermpany anzi indicated that  v  ~
might same day a@in be in ax pcwsitin ta hug; trucka.  daniadé *.:.}1a;t3*; a;~1j_>;f_-v;<§-¥f?f*f-~*=
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there was any further conversation in this regard or that he considered
1 JERRY-s statement to be a. promise. He said that he gave this statement no ..-_*.__;_<.,u
consideration whatever in deciding to write a letter urging parole for ._&#39; ;;»_._;:_;_¢§.D&#39;AI113PJEA. He stated that he had no knowledge other than what he had recently V,-_§;.,, on
read in the newspapers of any other persons being approached to fu.rnish___m * 1&#39; .9 ,5;~ letters urging parole or that such other letters had been iurniahad- *
HEGA.HT&#39;Y furnished the following description of JERRY: Y 
Nationality Italian
Age 35 to 1+0 _Weight 160 ,~,__ &#39;t-&#39;5 1at &#39;Build Medium ; -  L1: .,<_;Hair Black, wavy _ .   f
Dress Well dressed We &#39;3. .;?.<~_L"_§N-""o:
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Hr» FRANK EU¬A51D SVOBODA was interviewed on sreptember 26, 1947 by Special    i
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1&#39;!  District Sales Manager for the International Harvester Company. Mr. SVUBODA *";33§&#39;*=&#39;*:y
states that he wrote a letter in behalf of PHILIP D&#39;ANDREA at the request of :~ s
gr. 13, J, M0 Cjq_RTI{f[- Mr» 2116 CARTHY was a salesman under Mr. SVOBODA during >
the time he was District Sales Manager. - y* ,-
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Mr. 5VQB.3DA relates that sometime during 193-E3 or 1939 MI&#39;- 15.0 GARTHI 501$-1 i0_9211
or five International trucks to one JE;1R1&#39; DHKPRIL  Phonetic!. &#39; 3v0B01ju92_ a&#39;bate:|i&#39;"==,¢.{i?_;,mat ITMAPRIL was doing business as the United Cartags Company, anti that his
> uncle, PHILLIP Dmrmszg was financing him in the operation of this &#39;busin6BS-I."-=L"*-£&#39;=
. SVGBODA recalls that he and mt: CARTHY met PHILIP DULNDREA on two <1:Lfferen_t_.J ;.;_,&#39;~.j
occasions at the time they were negotiating for the sale of the four or five
International trucks. Mr. SVOBQDA states that these two occasions are the -_ -
only times that he has ever seen or been in contact with PHILIP DULNIREA or ..,_ "
his nephew, JF_1=1?1Y D&#39;A?R1L- r
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_ Mr. svosom, states that Sometimesgo M1. no GARTH! came to hm, relating that _-__»*~;&#39; JERRY plgpgyl, had asked MC CARTHY to have Mr. SVOBODA writs a letter of"r;;&#39; ,-&#39;_-__-If &#39;_,f,;reference on behalf of INAIJEIREA in connection with his parole. Mr. 5V BOm;"-l
states that after thinking the matter over he wrote the letter in behalof
D&#39;AI92TD5&#39;E-A and mailed it to the Parole Board. I-Ir. sVOBOD1». states that he wrote  j
this letter more as a favor to :¢lr- MG OAETHY than anything else. Mr. BVOBOD},-::"|&#39;:§"§.,f;_&#39;
stated that he has more or less taken s liking to MG CARTHY during the past -1&#39;;&#39;:&#39;-.1 V years, and, when asked by MG Gp.RT}[I to write this letter, he did so. Hr. H &#39;_;i_;A._ y
5VOBODA states that no one outside of Mr. M0 CARTHY contacted him concerning .  &#39;
this matter, and that he is not acquainted with any of the other parolses.  &#39;
Mr. svosum states that he did not receive any moneys for writing this letter, ;
and that he wrote it oi his own free will and accord merely because his ifriend, ; 1; _Mr. MC GARTHY: asned him to do so. &#39;   3;! <
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Mr. 5v0BO2jA resides at 2410 South Austin, Cicero, Illinois. He is 60 years o£_;_"~  r
age and has been employed by International Harvester Comgany for years. @--.:f- 4
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s" salesman for the In srnational Harvester Company, Chicago, Illinois, locaf/e<i__f;&#39;._ -u
at 611 West Roosevelt Road, Chicago, Illinois. Mr. svosom, was formerly -  - &#39;- -

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Hr. SVOBODA at-ates that he was President of the  _~~_ 3]West Town C e er o Commerce, Chicago, Illinois, for seven terms. Mr. ~s_i   25;,-"*.| ..&#39;~.- ,
&#39; V SVBODA further stated that this letter of reference for DIANIHEA was tha=f9&4; L
only letter of reference that he had ever written in his life. _ M @1.;k 4 ~ _ Y  k  Elf;
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Mr. SVOBODA states that he is very worried because of the newspaper publicity &#39; :
in this matter. He states that many of his superiors and officials of the _
International Harvester Company are men whom he started in the business, but 7
they are now calling him into their offices and asking him about his connection &#39; &#39;
with the hoodlum element in Chicago. He states that they look at him as.I¢»s 1
though they do not believe his statement. He states that this has caused him;  ti
» great w0r¥Y because he feels iat this writing of one letter has cost him &#39;*?"§Ys»T
the respect of his fellow empleyees as well as his other friends md acquaintanoes.&#39;», _ :-A _..3:_ .?
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