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John Volpe drove a 16 cyllinder Cadillac with bullet proof windows, the license plate of which read "J V8", eight for the eight brothers that formed the Volpe gang. He also wore a watch studded with 25 diamonds arranged to form his initials. Though not a big man — he stood 5 feet 5 inches tall and weighed 175 pounds — Volpe cut a striking figure. In this era of corruption and vice (1920s and 30s), the Volpe brothers came to power and prominence. They controlled, protected and dominated one small community — a clustering of Italian families living in the shadow of George Westinghouse's massive air brake factory in the small town of Wilmerding, 14 miles from Pittsburgh. The Volpes by turns were shrewd, generous and often ruthless in how they used that control, and were able to leverage their

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rdfs:comment	John Volpe drove a 16 cyllinder Cadillac with bullet proof windows, the license plate of which read "J V8", eight for the eight brothers that formed the Volpe gang. He also wore a watch studded with 25 diamonds arranged to form his initials. Though not a big man — he stood 5 feet 5 inches tall and weighed 175 pounds — Volpe cut a striking figure. In this era of corruption and vice (1920s and 30s), the Volpe brothers came to power and prominence. They controlled, protected and dominated one small community — a clustering of Italian families living in the shadow of George Westinghouse's massive air brake factory in the small town of Wilmerding, 14 miles from Pittsburgh. The Volpes by turns were shrewd, generous and often ruthless in how they used that control, and were able to leverage their
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abstract	John Volpe drove a 16 cyllinder Cadillac with bullet proof windows, the license plate of which read "J V8", eight for the eight brothers that formed the Volpe gang. He also wore a watch studded with 25 diamonds arranged to form his initials. Though not a big man — he stood 5 feet 5 inches tall and weighed 175 pounds — Volpe cut a striking figure. In this era of corruption and vice (1920s and 30s), the Volpe brothers came to power and prominence. They controlled, protected and dominated one small community — a clustering of Italian families living in the shadow of George Westinghouse's massive air brake factory in the small town of Wilmerding, 14 miles from Pittsburgh. The Volpes by turns were shrewd, generous and often ruthless in how they used that control, and were able to leverage their influence into political strength that helped them defeat rivals and enemies. In a community of immigrants often resented and intimidated by those in power, the Volpes were viewed by many as protectors and providers. Eventually, the Volpe brothers would be drawn to the illegal booze trade in Pittsburgh. By the late 1920s and early 30s, John and his brothers were identifying themselves as grocers — their wholesale business was housed in a three-story brick building at Middle and Bridge streets in Wilmerding. Over the years, John Volpe had been arrested and charged a number of times for assault (he had been accused of beating up police officers, newspaper editors and fellow racketeers and was also tried and acquitted of murder in 1919). But was never convicted of any charges. In 1926, John and Guy Volpe were suspected in the slaying of Harry Davenport, chief of the Westinghouse Air Brake police. Davenport liked to conduct raids on speakeasies — a dangerous gig. He was hit with two shotgun blasts while standing in front of his Wilmerding house. Nothing ever came of the allegations against John and Guy Volpe.

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