" ▁De Ste f ano ▁( who ▁got ▁his ▁nick name ▁while ▁conf ined ▁in ▁the ▁protect ory ). ▁Leg s ▁Diam ond ▁was ▁also ▁there ▁but ▁kept ▁his ▁distance ▁from ▁the ▁fe ared ▁th rees ome . ▁During ▁this ▁period , ▁Sh api ro ▁encountered ▁his ▁future ▁partner , ▁Louis ▁Buch alter ; ▁both ▁boys ▁were ▁attempting ▁to ▁rob ▁the ▁same ▁push cart . ▁Instead ▁of ▁fighting ▁over ▁the ▁spo ils , ▁Sh api ro ▁and ▁Buch alter ▁agreed ▁on ▁a ▁partners hip . ▁Buch alter ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁bra ins ▁and ▁Sh api ro ▁provided ▁the ▁mus cle ▁in ▁an ▁al liance ▁that ▁last ed ▁for ▁dec ades . ▁Sh api ro ▁and ▁Buch alter ▁soon ▁become ▁acquaint ed ▁with ▁future ▁mob sters ▁Meyer ▁L ans ky ▁and ▁L ucky ▁Luci ano , ▁both ▁of ▁whom ▁were ▁prot ég és ▁of ▁mob ster ▁Arnold ▁Roth stein . ▁ ▁Labor ▁sl ug ger ▁Enc ou rag ed ▁by ▁Roth stein ; ▁Sh api ro ▁and ▁Buch alter ▁entered ▁the ▁luc r ative ▁ar ena ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁labor ▁ra ck ete ering ▁working ▁for ▁Jacob ▁Or gen . ▁ ▁Or gen ▁had ▁previously ▁wr ested ▁control ▁of ▁this ▁ra cket ▁from ▁Nathan ▁Kap lan ▁in ▁the ▁de cade - long ▁Labor ▁Sl ug ger ▁Wars . ▁The ▁gang sters ▁had ▁in fil tr ated ▁labor ▁un ions ▁in ▁the ▁busy ▁Gar ment ▁District , ▁Manh attan , ▁assault ing ▁and ▁murder ing ▁the ▁union ▁leadership ▁to ▁gain ▁control . ▁The ▁gang sters