In the early 1900s Waukesha County, Wisconsin was a big resort area and vacation spot for people living in Chicago, among the people who visited Oconomowoc's for a little rest and relaxation were Chicago's most notorious gangsters, such as Adelard Cunin, better known as George 'Bugs' Moran, was a Chicago Prohibition-era gangster, and was incarcerated three times, before turning what age?
Waukesha County gangsters In the early 1900s Waukesha County, Wisconsin was a big resort area and vacation spot for people living in Chicago. Among the people who visited Oconomowoc's for a little rest and relaxation were Chicago's most notorious gangsters, such as Baby Face Nelson, Bugs Moran, John Dillinger and Al Capone. Wisconsin's heavily wooded areas were perfect for laying low after a job.
Emanuel Weiss Emanuel "Mendy" Weiss (June 11, 1906 – March 4, 1944) was a New York organized crime figure who was an associate of the notorious Louis Buchalter and part of Buchalter's criminal organization known as Murder, Inc. during the 1930s and up to the time of his arrest in 1941. The Federal Bureau of Narcotics claimed that Weiss and his partner in crime Philip "Little Farvel" Cohen were heavily involved in narcotics trafficking. Although he was indicted on multiple drug charges, Weiss was never sentenced for any of these crimes.