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et dee ee tae fae ee a ae te “te pe ea tan la ee cr Mt sa Ma a eR IE Tair we Local Politica. . lLertiivertheimer, a former member of theburple Geng of_ Letrpit,Hichigan hi’ been operating the|Peach ana Tegnic find, on Wiami Beach, Florida. This Club is pr diy a gambling institution, however it dces deal in a few legitament enterprises, such as a Cafe, Bar, Swimming privéliges and the like. Tt is runored that this Ciub is a Capone interest, erd at any rate RalphyCepone is financially interested _ in it te-the extent thst the Club Steward if’ his personal representative and keeps check on the Clubs activities. Wertheimer has been very succesful in the managment of the club and resobts to the payoff as a means of steying in business. Frequently his Club is raided, however he is usually tipped off in atva::ce by the Kjami Beach Police Yepirtnent, in the past the Sheriffs Office of Lade County when raiding the Club, is reputed to call the Miami Eeach Police, who then tip off the Club. t which In the Winter of 1988-25 this Club wac raided on one occassion at time there apparantly was not a tip off, by the Miami feach Police under the leadership of V7. C. Wichman, nor Ass't Chief of Police. Wertheimer met him at the d-or and told hir that he could net go up stairs, to which Viichman replied that he was gcing upstzirs in Spite of tertheimer, whereupon he was advisea to cali his Chief, H. ¥. Yocum. Upon cal-ing Chief Yocun, apparantly his acticn was approved whereupon he so advised Vertheirer that he was going upstektrs, et this point Verthelzer tock the phone and ssid to Yocum, "Listen I am telling you what you can do and you ere going to tzke orcers from me", he then told %ichman to talk to Yocum, who called off the raid. Apparantly at this time, Nichman was not being included in the peyoff. im) It is beiteved that Wertheirer receives his support thru arthurhcnilders, a itami Peach Councilmen to whoshe is re uted to be makirg his payments. The Club empbys one John\silvers to contact the Society people bringing them to the club, anc on one occassion, he refused to acmit one Swifty Eorgan, who cursed him out very bitterly telling a large crowc of people that Silvers was the person who thought he wes so smart ir preventing the Government ~ fror getting his fingerprints at the time he wus inducte: into the lilitary service ani that he wes ‘the one Who wes going out w society women. Ad mf ws wd Shh acer er To mm itn Sséy ras Cremreny A year or two ego, a Hrs rerrenfiricht, the wife of the prominent Horseman, lost a very valuable necxlece at tné blub, ani it was believed that she hac been robbed when in reality the necklace had merely fallen on the floor and wes picked up by one of the bus boys who put it in his locker. Yhen ~ th herb coats Detective gency au:.ounced a large reward, this Loy took it to the Steward who ras reprecentiy the interests of Ralph Capone and shored it to him asking his advice. This steward went to his room and secured the Gold Plated Pistol rhich forrerly belonged to 41 4cavone and returned sticking it in the boys stomach deranding that he produce the necklace and not sey a word about it. The steward then went to Wertheimer telling him that he had scared it out of the boy, and collected the reawrd which ran between $1500 and $2500, It is not kuown whether he ever split with the boy. - Wertheimer is reputed to be a power on tne Beach and in Florida and on one instance when gambling was shut dorm, secured Harry Richmond the entertainer who took several persons to call upon GovaSholtz in behalf of the Gambling int rests. The Beach and Tennis Club is also reputed to se connected in some way with George Carter, inasmuch as the Money from Carters place af closing tim e * , ot wes taken to the Beach and Tennis Club where it ; t 2 (T,e above inform. ti ished whee ep Shee ee poy TPE SR SS OP EEE Seen Pa ee eee PAT ONS Tg rere