The Hawthorne Smoke Shop (later known as the Ship[1]) was a gambling casino owned by American gangster Al Capone and run by fellow gangsters Frankie Pope, manager of horse racing at the Hawthorne, and Pete Penovich Jr., manager of games of chance.[2][3] It was located in Cicero, Illinois, where Capone had fled to escape Chicago police. Although shut down temporarily by raids several times during its existence, it provided a significant amount of revenue, earning half a million dollars in a two-year period.[2][4] Leslie Shumway, a cashier who worked there, testified in court that horse betting, roulette, craps, blackjack, and birdcage (chuck-a-luck) all took place there.[5][6] The profits from the Hawthorne Smoke Shop were one piece of evidence used against Capone at his trial in 1931.[4][7]

Location

The Hawthorne Smoke Shop, subsequently known as 'The Ship' and 'The Subway', was first operated on May 1, 1924, from the Western Hotel at 4837 West 22nd Street. It was later operated from: 4818, 4838, 4835 and 4738 West 22nd Street, Cicero, Illinois.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Eig, Jonathan (2010). Get Capone: The Secret Plot that Captured America's Most Wanted Gangster. Simon & Schuster. pp. 295. ISBN 9781416580591.
  2. 1 2 Eig, Get Capone, p. 102.
  3. 1 2 Wilson, Frank John. Summary report of Al Capone for the Bureau of Internal Revenue.
  4. 1 2 Johnson, Scott Patrick (2010). Trials of the Century: An Encyclopedia of Popular Culture and the Law. ABC-CLIO. p. 279.
  5. ↑ Ritter, Ken (22 October 2020). "Statuim Swim". CTV News. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  6. ↑ Linder, Douglas O. "Excerpts from the Trial Transcript: Leslie Shumway (gambling hall cashier)". Famous Trials. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  7. ↑ "Verantwortungsbewusstes Spielen". Retrieved 30 September 2019.

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