CC205 Study Guide - Final Guide: Salvatore Maranzano, Walter Winchell, Sweatshop
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The sicilian reserved the right of personal vendetta, vengeance, for offenses committed against himself and his relatives. New orleans was one of the earliest american ports of call for italian immigrants. New orleans accidentally became the cosa nostras plymouth rock. At the height of the feud, chief of police david hennessey who was suspected of taking bribes from one of the factions, was shot and killed. The grand jury that investigated the affair produced the first documented recognition that some form of the mafia had arrived in the united states. In the early stages of italian immigration, the police in new york and in other large eastern cities often confused the mafia with individuals and gangs operating under the name of la mano nero, or the black hand. The black hand which had no direct relationship with mafia referred to accrued technique of random extortion used by individuals and small games it was not in organization.
