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To: haqihana who wrote (56203)	10/15/2000 8:44:56 PM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 71178

>>MCGURN SLITS THROAT OF JOE E. LEWIS - On October 15, 1927, comedian Joe E. Lewis told the owner of the Green Mill Cafe that he was leaving to work at the New Rendezvous Cafe. The next day, gangster "Machine Gun" Jack McGurn, part owner of the green Mill, met Joe outside the Commonwealth Hotel at 2757 Pine Grove Ave. where had Joe had lived for seven years, and told him "You'll never live to open." Joe grinned and told him, "I open on November 2, I'll reserve a table for you," then walked away. About 10:15 on the morning of November 9, there was knock at the door of Lewis' 10th floor room here in the hotel. When Lewis opened the door, three men brushed past him and closed the door. One of the men hit Joe on the back of head with his gun, knocking him to the floor, where two men hammered his skull with the butt of their guns until he was unconscious. The third man pulled out a hunting knife and punched the blade into Joe's left jaw as far as he could, then ripped his throat from ear to ear. Then he sliced Joe's throat twelve more times. Fifteen minutes later, Lewis was rushed to the Columbus Hospital three blocks away at 2548 .Lakeview. Surgery saved his live, but he lost his ability to speak. It was well known that the attack was ordered by "Machine Gun"Jack McGurn in retaliation of Joe's refusal to appear at McGurn's Green Mill night club. UPDATE - Six days after Lewis was attacked, the thug who had sliced Lewis' throat, was found in a south side alley - shot to death. A few months later, the other two thugs were also found shot to death. Gangster Vincent "The Schemer" Drucci, a friend of Lewis, lived on the eighth floor here at he time of the attack. In 1933, Dr. Harold Cassidy and Dr. Wilhelm Loeser were living here when they performed plastic surgery on the face of John Dillinger. JOE E. LEWIS MAKES COMEBACK - On January 28th, less than eleven weeks after his throat was slashed, Joe E. Lewis opened again at the Rendezvous here at 622 Diversey while bodyguards stood on the roof across the street to protect him. The place was sold out. Ted Healy, of "Three Stooges" fame and Sophie Tucker canceled other engagements to be in the show with him.<< members.aol.com