, ▁then ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁Chicago ▁Crime ▁Commission , ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁public ly ▁den ounce ▁Al ▁Cap one ▁and ▁other ▁organized ▁crime ▁gang sters . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 3 , ▁Lo esch ▁rec ount ed ▁the ▁origin ▁and ▁purpose ▁of ▁the ▁list : ▁ ▁All ▁of ▁those ▁listed ▁were ▁re put ed ▁to ▁be ▁gang sters ▁or ▁ra ck ete ers ▁and ▁most ▁were ▁rum - running ▁boot leg gers . ▁Although ▁all ▁were ▁known ▁to ▁be ▁consistent ▁law ▁break ers ▁( most ▁prom in ently ▁in ▁regard ▁to ▁the ▁widely ▁broken ▁E igh teenth ▁Am end ment ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Constitution ▁b anning ▁alco hol ), ▁none ▁of ▁those ▁named ▁were ▁fug it ives ▁or ▁were ▁act ively ▁wanted ▁by ▁the ▁law . ▁The ▁list ' s ▁purpose ▁was ▁clearly ▁to ▁shame ▁those ▁named ▁and ▁to ▁encou rage ▁authorities ▁to ▁pro sec ute ▁them . ▁ ▁The ▁phrase ▁was ▁later ▁appropri ated ▁by ▁J . ▁Ed gar ▁Ho over ▁and ▁the ▁F BI , ▁who ▁used ▁it ▁to ▁describe ▁various ▁not orious ▁fug it ives ▁they ▁were ▁purs uing ▁throughout ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s . ▁Un like ▁Lo esch ' s ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁term , ▁the ▁F BI ' s ▁" Public ▁En em ies " ▁were ▁wanted ▁crim inals ▁and ▁fug it ives ▁who ▁were ▁already ▁charged ▁with ▁cr imes . ▁Among ▁the ▁crim inals ▁whom ▁the ▁F BI ▁called ▁" public ▁enemies " ▁were ▁John ▁D ill inger , ▁Baby