{"product_id":"1957-jewish-mobster-shondor-birns-with-alleged-hitman-elijah-abercrombie-after-trial-to-assassinate-don-king-original-type-i-photo","title":"1957 Jewish Mobster Shondor Birns with Alleged Hitman Elijah Abercrombie After Trial to Assassinate Don King Original TYPE I Photo","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eShondor Birns\u003c\/b\u003e (1905–1975) was an Austrian-born Jewish American gangster who rose to become Cleveland's most notorious crime boss, dubbed \"Public Enemy No. 1\" by the local press. From Prohibition through the 1970s, he controlled the city's numbers rackets, prostitution, and extortion rings, often in alliance with the Cleveland Mafia. A dispute with enforcer Danny Greene over an unpaid $75,000 loan ended with Birns being killed by a car bomb in 1975.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eElijah Abercrombie was a numbers runner in the 1940s-50s in the Cleveland African American community underworld.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eIn 1957, Shondor Birns faced charges tied to a gambling-related bombing amid Cleveland’s rackets war. The bombing was an actual unsuccessful attempt to assassinate Don King (yes, that Don King of Muhammad Boxing promotor fame).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eElijah Abercrombie, a Black numbers runner seen in close company with Birns, testified that police offered him protection and a free gambling run if he cooperated. His testimony exposed corruption more than it convicted. The jury ultimately failed to reach a verdict.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eOffered is an original 8.5” x 6.5” original TYPE I photo of Jewish Mobster Shondor Birns (left) with Elijah Abercrombie During Birns Trial. Stamped on the back by the staff photographer, Karl J. Ranschkoll of the Cleveland Plain Dealer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eStamped dated November 29, 1957.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Albersheim's","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48200459059355,"sku":"14476","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0728\/2573\/3275\/files\/ShonderBirnsElijahAbercrombieWP.jpg?v=1774893678","url":"https:\/\/www.albersheims.com\/products\/1957-jewish-mobster-shondor-birns-with-alleged-hitman-elijah-abercrombie-after-trial-to-assassinate-don-king-original-type-i-photo","provider":"Albersheim's","version":"1.0","type":"link"}