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An early member and much respected gunman of Johnny Torrio - Al Capone organization, White would be declared a Public Enemy in the Chicago Crime Commission's first published report in 1923 of those ''"who are constantly in conflict with the law"'' along with James "Mad Bomber" Belcastro , Edward O'Donnell , Jake Guzik , and Al Capone . The following year, White was convicted for the murder of a Chicago policeman and, despite being released on appeal; he was imprisoned for several years. Following his release, White returned to work for the Chicago Outfit as a labor racketeer competing against rival mobster Roger Touhy (eventually planning the murder of Touhy supporter Teamsters International Vice President Paddy Barrel ). In 1933, White and Frankie Rio were supposedly sent to Florida by Paul Ricca to oversee the assassination of Anton Cermak , appearing with Franklin Roosevelt , by Giuseppe Zangara . However, they were held in custody and searched by Chicago police while waiting with politician Harry Hockstein in the main terminal of a Chicago train station on February 13 . According to the testimony of Roger Touhy to the Illinois Parole Board in 1957, White and Rio began shooting at Zangara however hit several bystanders instead before disappearing into the crowd dressed in police uniforms of the Cicero Police Department. He would later be portrayed by Gavin MacLeod as "Three Fingers" Jack White on the original television series '' The Untouchables ''. REFERENCES
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