We’re going to have a little party for you Sam.”Īlthough not identified as such at the time, t he club was run by Mickey Cohen, using Hughes, Roger K. One, composer Sam Coslow, reported that a would-be patron had singled him out, threatening “I’m going to ‘take care’ of you Sam. Several residents said they had been threatened with violence. F rustrated by the lack of official response, residents took matters into their own hands that April night. Fred Hows er, who passed the buck, saying it was a police matter. They complained to the LAPD but the police said there wasn’t enough evidence to take action. Neighbors soon began to complain of noise and traffic due to the house being used as an all-night club. Payne leased the property to a young woman, Helen Ann “Toni” Hughes and others. The Mediterranean revival mansion had been built in 193 7 for Frederick F.
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