- Charles Ubriaco
Charles Ubracio ["Umbriaco"] (c.
1867 -September 7 ,1916 ) was amafiosi in theMorello crime family which ran theHarlem area ofManhattan .Early life and career
Born as Camillo Ubriaco in
Italy , not much is known about his activities or his involvement with Italian mafiosi prior to his arrival in the United States. His documented life starts when he arrived in America onAugust 27 ,1909 .Mafia-Camorra war
On September 7th 1916, Ubriaco was walking down the street arm-in-arm with Morello to a meeting with the
Camorra when they were ambushed at Johnson St. and Hudson Avenue. Ubrico drew his revolver and fired at the assailants as he backed away, but was hit and went down. Ubriaco was shot once in the heart and died immediately. Morello was killed also. Both men were murdered byThomas Carillo andLefty Esposito Ubriaco wasn't part of the war that much but his and
Nicholas Morello 's death would spawn many more in the brutalMafia-Camorra War . Since Morello was the boss, retaliation was the only answer.Ciro Terranova and many other mobsters would see to it that their deaths be avenged.Although Ubriaco's death was not avenged by the Morellos, his killers were arrested and indicted.External links
* [http://www.gangrule.com/biography.php?ID=31 GangRule]
* [http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9A02E4DC103DE333A2575BC0A96F9C946796D6CF New York Times: Two Die in Pistol Fight in Brooklyn Street]
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