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'''Thomas "Fatty" Walsh''' (died September 7, 1929) was a New York mobster involved in narcotics and an associate of [[Dutch Schultz]] and [[Charles Luciano|Charles "Lucky" Luciano]]. He was taken in for questioning along with Luciano and [[George Uffner]] regarding the 1928 gangland slaying of [[Arnold Rothstein]], of whom he was a former bodyguard with [[Jack Diamond (gangster)|Jack "Legs" Diamond]], however he and the others were later released. He was later killed at the [[Coral Gables Biltmore Hotel]] in [[Coral Gables, Florida]]<ref>http://www.onewal.com/kefp2.html</ref> during a gambling dispute on September 7, 1929. |
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'''Thomas "Fat" or "Fatty" Walsh''' (died March 4 or 7, 1929)<ref name="time">{{cite news|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,737586,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930070642/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,737586,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 30, 2007|title=- TIME }}</ref> was a New York mobster involved in narcotics and an associate of [[Dutch Schultz]] and [[Charles Luciano|Charles "Lucky" Luciano]]. He was taken in for questioning along with Luciano and [[George Uffner]] regarding the 1928 gangland slaying of [[Arnold Rothstein]], of whom he was a former bodyguard with [[Jack Diamond (gangster)|Jack "Legs" Diamond]], however he and the others were later released. He was later killed at the [[Coral Gables Biltmore Hotel|Miami Biltmore Hotel]] in [[Coral Gables, Florida]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.onewal.com/kefp2.html |title=The American "MAFIA" - Kefauver: Peterson Testimony - June to August, 1950 |accessdate=2007-07-27 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070429072805/http://www.onewal.com/kefp2.html |archivedate=2007-04-29 }}</ref> during a gambling dispute on March 4, 1929.<ref>{{cite book|last=Downey|first=Patrick|title=Gangster City: The History of the New York Underworld 1900-1935|year=2004|publisher=Barricade Books|location=Fort Lee, NJ|isbn=978-1-56980-267-0|pages=193}}</ref><ref name="whacked">{{cite book|isbn=978-0-06-059002-4|title=Paddy Whacked: The Untold Story of the Irish American Gangster|last1=English|first1=T. J.|date=2005-02-15|publisher=Harper Collins |url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/paddywhackedunto00engl_0}}</ref> |
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It has been claimed that his ghost haunts the hotel elevator, |
It has been claimed that his ghost haunts the hotel elevator, doors opening and closing and lights blinking on and off.<ref>[http://www.palmbeachpost.com/getaways/content/entertainment/getaways/bandb/south_biltmore.html Biltmore has the biggest pool, tallest tales<!-- bot-generated title -->]at www.palmbeachpost.com {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070127235858/http://www.palmbeachpost.com/getaways/content/entertainment/getaways/bandb/south_biltmore.html |date=27 January 2007 }}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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*English, T.J. ''Paddy Whacked: The Untold Story of the Irish American Gangster''. New York: HarperCollins, 2005. ISBN 0-06-059002-5 |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,737586,00.html TIME.com: Obituaries], Mar. 18, 1929 |
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Latest revision as of 00:10, 27 April 2024
Thomas "Fat" or "Fatty" Walsh (died March 4 or 7, 1929)[1] was a New York mobster involved in narcotics and an associate of Dutch Schultz and Charles "Lucky" Luciano. He was taken in for questioning along with Luciano and George Uffner regarding the 1928 gangland slaying of Arnold Rothstein, of whom he was a former bodyguard with Jack "Legs" Diamond, however he and the others were later released. He was later killed at the Miami Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables, Florida[2] during a gambling dispute on March 4, 1929.[3][4]
It has been claimed that his ghost haunts the hotel elevator, doors opening and closing and lights blinking on and off.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "- TIME". Archived from the original on 30 September 2007.
- ^ "The American "MAFIA" - Kefauver: Peterson Testimony - June to August, 1950". Archived from the original on 29 April 2007. Retrieved 27 July 2007.
- ^ Downey, Patrick (2004). Gangster City: The History of the New York Underworld 1900-1935. Fort Lee, NJ: Barricade Books. p. 193. ISBN 978-1-56980-267-0.
- ^ English, T. J. (15 February 2005). Paddy Whacked: The Untold Story of the Irish American Gangster. Harper Collins. ISBN 978-0-06-059002-4.
- ^ Biltmore has the biggest pool, tallest talesat www.palmbeachpost.com Archived 27 January 2007 at the Wayback Machine