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On this date, August 13... • in 1887, Whyos gang leader Daniel Lyons is shot and mortally wounded by a Manhattan saloonkeeper. • in 1909, New York counterfeiter Vincenzo Battaglia begins his sentence at Atlanta Federal Prison. • in 1921, two people are mortally wounded in a shooting at an illegal whiskey curb market on Manhattan's Chrystie Street. • in 1924, Sam 'Red' Levine is charged in New York with grand larceny of an automobile. • in 1926, Raymond L.S. Patriarca escapes from the Hopkintown MA lockup after being arrested on suspicion of hijacking. • in 1929, Frank Amato of Braddock PA is freed from a county jail after being acquitted of a murder charge. • in 1932, Harlem residents submit a petition seeking release on parole for Owen Madden. • in 1947, Umberto Gibilaro, once a trusted aide to Salvatore Maranzano, passes away in Brooklyn. After serving a third of his 10-year sentence for labor racketeering, Chicago Outfit leader Paul Ricca is released from prison. • in 1949, Ohio state authorities close the Jungle Inn casino near Youngstown. Image of Paul Ricca.
August 13, 2026 at 10:30 AM