Little Chicago

The home town of Kadizzle, Wheeling, WVa. was known as little Chicago. Kadizzle has been reading the history of Wheeling crime. The extent of mafia influence is amazing. Seeing the names of people Kadizzle knew and went to school with is fascinating. One name popped out. Bob Dorn went to grade school with Kadizzle. One morning in about the sixth grade Kadizzle was on the porch of the school. Bob Dorn was wearing a sweat shirt.  Bobby kept scratching here and there and it seemed like he had fleas or something. He held out his right arm and a hamster crawled out of his shirt.  Bob went on to become a drug runner, professional high end shop lifter, and served half his life in prison.  Kadizzle found out the lawyer down the street in the fancy house represented the mob.  Kadizzle went to school with his son. Seeing all the names Kadizzle realized how many children of the crime people we knew and went to school with. Strangely many of the crime bosses sent their kids to private schools.  Bill Lias who was the crime boss was purported to be the richest criminal in the U.S.  On Wheeling Island Lias built an elaborate racetrack.  The government went after him for taxes and took the race track. Then they hired Lias to run it.  The audacity of the crime was unbelievable.  One good story was about a man thrown out of a whore house into the alley. The police arrested him.  He said to the police " You arrest me and allow prostitution in there".  The police said " If you want to prove it, you need a recite. "