![]() All her extended family of uncles, aunts and cousins lived in and around this house in a neighborhood just west and south of Chicago’s Loop. ![]() Aleman’s maternal grandmother was of Sicilian heritage and she owed a 3-floor brownstone style building at 917 S. ![]() Well, Harry “The Hook” Aleman was a similar collector and enforcer for Joe Ferrolia and the Taylor Street Crew.Īleman’s mother was Italian, his Mexican father was a native of Durango, Mexico. Chicago Outfit associate and government agent Red Wemette described Frank “the Geman” Schweisch as the collector and enforcer for Joe Lombardo and the Grand Avenue Crew. He was an important tool in the Outfit’s enforcement of street tax on bookmakers and other gray area businesses like porn shops and the bar business. He has been accused of as many as 18 murders by the Chicago Crime Commission and most folks believe that number is way low. He was born Harry Peralt Aleman on Januin Chicago. In the first of a 4-part series documenting the life and violent crimes of this notorious thief, enforcer, juice loan collector, and hitman I recount how Aleman’s criminal career began. ![]() Harry “The Hook” Aleman was one of the Chicago Outfit’s most feared mobsters.
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