OM Backroads Ep:22. Elliot Ness's Raid on the Notorious Cleveland Gambling Den: The Harvard Club

Cleveland's seedy underbelly in the early part of the 20th century could rival most any major city in the US. Crime, greed, graft and corruption became routine part of daily life in Cleveland. Mayor Burton brought famed lawman, Elliot Ness to Cleveland to root out crime from within the ranks of the Cleveland Police Dept. Ness would be put to the test quickly by leading a raid on the Harvard Club, a large scale gambling racket operating just out of the city limits in Cleveland. Serving up to 1,000 patrons a night, the club was ran by mobsters "Shimmy" Patton, Arthur Hebebrand, and Daniel T. Gallagher. Find out what happens when Elliot Ness comes face to face with 20 gangsters armed to the teeth.

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