Giuseppe Esposito, a Sicilian bandit on the run from Italian authorities, arrives in New York via Marseilles, France. From there, he travels to New Orleans where, as "Vincenzo Rebello", he assumes leadership of the various La Cosa Nostra groups in the city. He and Joe Provenzano subsequently take control of the New Orleans waterfront.[1][2]
The Koyosha (Sun Facing Society), a precursor to the Genyōsha (Dark Ocean Society), is founded by Hakoda Rokusuke, Toyama Mitsuru, and Shindo Kiheita.[4][5]
July 22 – John Lynch, a member of the Pitt Street Gang, is arrested by police for stealing four ducks from Hester Street merchant Samuel Flock and tried at Essex Market Police Court. However, released due to lack of evidence, he was arrested the following afternoon by an officer of the Tenth Precinct after stealing four pails from the Eldridge Street store of an Abraham Bernstein. Pleading guilty, he was held at a $500 bail for trial.[6]
^ abCritchley, David. The Origin of Organized Crime in America: The New York City Mafia, 1891–1931. London: Taylor & Francis US, 2009. (pg. 118, 268) ISBN0-415-99030-0
