Though much of Nesss notoriety is due to his career in Chicago, he continued on to work in the Cincinnati Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF). I told him Ness was passive. Left to right in civilian dress: Det. This didnt help their relationship, which eventually dissolved. He is best known for leading a squad of special agents, nicknamed The Untouchables, which was responsible for the capture, arrest, and ultimate incarceration of Italian mobster Al Capone. The Western Reserve Historical Society houses his papers, including a scrapbook (19281936), copies of newspaper clippings (19351950), the typewritten manuscript Ness provided Frawley that formed the basis for the book, The Untouchables, and miscellaneous papers. Ness and his team of Cleveland Untouchables," funded by an anonymous group of businessmen known as the "Secret 6," cracked down on labor-union protection rackets, illegal liquor suppliers, and gambling. All of these novels, while fictionalized, were closely based on actual cases investigated by Ness and the Cleveland Police. Cleveland, Ness wasnt alone for long. Later in life, he attended the University of Chicago where he earned his Bachelor's Degree studying law, business and economics. His status as a figure in the history of American law enforcement was solidified by the 19591963 ABC TV series The Untouchables, starring Robert Stack, and by the 1987 Paramount film The Untouchables, starring Kevin Costner. Soon after, he moved back to Cleveland where he unsuccessfully ran for mayor in 1947. His estate showed over $8000 in debt. Phone: 216.623.5055. He was the leader of a team of law enforcement agents, nicknamed The Untouchables. [14] In the aftermath, Ness was forced into taking odd jobs to earn a living, including bookstore clerk and wholesaler of electronics parts and frozen hamburger patties. See production, box office & company info. CONTENT MAY BE COPYRIGHTED BY WIKITREE COMMUNITY MEMBERS. Fraley then expanded in into a 200-plus page novel which he filled in Ness's details by pulling info from other lawmen involved in the case to get Al Capone. He especially fell out of favor after he had the city's large shantytowns evacuated and burned during the Cleveland Torso Murders. He also had an adopted son Robert (1946-1976). Edna Ness (Staley) (1900 - 1988) - Genealogy Edna Ness Back to Ness surname View Complete Profile Historical records matching Edna Ness Edna Ness in U.S. Social Security Death Index (SSDI) Edna Schaefer in MyHeritage family trees (fox Web Site) Edna Ness (born Staley) in MyHeritage family trees (Rutkowski Web Site) view all Immediate Family He was a writer, known for The Untouchables (1987), The Untouchables (1959) and The Untouchables (1993). Ness was born in the Crime Capital of the World, Chicago, IL, the youngest of five children. Johnson figured there could be no better way to make the Big Fella buck and scream, to make him lose focus on what should matter most to him - being careful. He also developed two businesses of his own. View agent, publicist, legal and company contact details on IMDbPro, Betty Anderson Seaver 1957. According to the Ness family, Kevin Costner's portrayal of him as a good man with deep convictions about justice was much closer to his real life personality than Robert Stack's portrayal of him as a steel eyed, no nonsense, almost vigilante tough guy. Ness was married to Edna Staley (1900-1988) from 1929 to 1938, illustrator Evaline Ness (1911-1986) from 1939 to 1945, and artist Elisabeth Andersen Seaver (1906-1977) from 1946 until his death in 1957. His actions were seen as unnecessarily cruel and the Torso Killer was never caught, but he did not strike again either. His third marriage, in 1946, was to Elizabeth Anderson Seaver. "[33], Although the Senate resolution was never adopted, the main atrium in the ATF headquarters building was later renamed for Eliot Ness and features a historical exhibit about the Untouchables. Much later, in 1967, she earned the Randolph Caldecott Medal for the most distinguished American picture book with Sam, Bangs and Moonshine. Evaline had developed her own career, and friends have related that her husbands long work hours didnt bother her all that much. Ness spearheaded a drive that resulted in the indictment of nine high ranking policemen on charges of soliciting bribes from underworld figures. We encourage you to research and examine these . His involvement was revealed by a local newspaper. Although Ness remained Clevelands Safety Director, with the initiation of a peace-time draft in 1940 and large-scale military mobilization, the government sought a high-profile spokesperson to warn recruits about the dangers of venereal disease. Edna Staley 1907-1988 (Age 81)Illinois, United States The Life Summary of Edna Edna Staley was born in 1907, in Illinois, United States. Ness was married in 1929 to Edna Staley of Chicago. Yeck, Eck was one of the popular storybooks she wrote for children. The 18th amendment, which outlawed the consumption of alcohol, spurred a growth in organized crime as bootleggers made fortunes illegally selling alcohol. The Untouchables conducted multiple public raids and alerted the media to them in order to increase the pressure on Capone. The media picked up on the story and it was several newspapers, most prominently in Cleveland and Baltimore, who coined the moniker "The Untouchables". I have been hoping that this series would become available in DVD format. Ness depleted his savings on the campaign and was soundly defeated, two-to-one. Brown, Kirk, And Durbin Introduce Bipartisan Resolution To Honor Famed Prohibition Agent, Eliot Ness", "Pair of aldermen oppose effort to rename ATF HQ after Eliot Ness", "The Untouchable Eliot Ness Is Getting His Own Fest", "Eliot Ness Fest to feature trial re-enactment, Untouchables reunion", "Antique Car and Truck Museum in Coudersport celebrates career of Eliot Ness", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eliot_Ness&oldid=1134220956, Chief Investigator of the Prohibition Bureau for Chicago in 1934, This page was last edited on 17 January 2023, at 15:59. Within six months, Ness's agents had destroyed bootlegging operations worth an estimated $500,000 and representing an additional $2 million in lost income for Capone; their raids would ultimately cost Capone in excess of $9 million in lost revenue. His defeat was not only humiliating; it left Ness deeply in debt and significantly damaged his chances of obtaining another law enforcement job., His business career also took a big hit in 1947. Ness refused the bribe. I said, When you take the gun out, be ready to use it, because its your life or their life., In addition to Kevin Costner, Robert Stack was another actor who portrayed Ness during his Chicago days. Members of law enforcement protected many of the crime bosses, and deep-rooted bribery and corruption schemes had turned Chicago into become one of the most crime-ridden cities in the United States by the 1920s. In 1935 Ness moved his career to Cleveland, Ohio where he became the Cleveland Public Safety Director. He was a public servant and an American hero who deserves to be remembered. Ness found himself trapped in a shrinking agency soon to be obsolete. Articles from Britannica Encyclopedias for elementary and high school students. The same year, Cleveland was the fifth largest city in our nation and was considered to be the most dangerous city in the United States. Two years later, in 1930, Ness was tasked with creating a special team, dubbed The Untouchables, to investigate Al Capone. 44106, 10900 Euclid Ave. They divorced in 1945. Corrections? In a telephone conversation with the author in 1998, an aging Fraley said that he knew the book would be a best seller. Eliot Ness was born in the year 1902 to a Norwegian immigrant couple, Peter (1850-1931) and Emma (King) Ness (1863-1937). FBI Agent Eliot Ness Seated At Desk, c. 1930. [16]:255256 By 1956, he came to work for a startup company called Guaranty Paper Corporation, which claimed to have a new method of watermarking legal and official documents to prevent counterfeiting. Eliot Ness was born on 19 April 1903 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She married Eliot Paul Ness on 9 August 1929, in Cook, Illinois, United States. Instead, the attorney, along with investigators for the IRS convicted Capone of tax evasion and sentenced him to 11 years in a federal prison. He gave every cadet a mandatory two year probation and tested their temperament as well as physical prowess. A memorial service was held for him at the Church of the Covenant on Euclid Avenue. The mounted force was enhanced and modernized as well. Failed attempts by members of the Chicago Outfit to bribe or intimidate Ness and his agents inspired Charles Schwarz of the Chicago Daily News to begin calling them "untouchables". Cleveland critics targeted his divorce, his high-profile social drinking, and his conduct in a car accident one night when he was driving drunk. [1]:124125,201[19], Shortly after his approval of the final galleys for The Untouchables, on whose writing he and Oscar Fraley had been collaborating as a means, on Ness' part, of earning money in his later years, Ness collapsed and died of a heart attack at his home in Coudersport, Pennsylvania, on May16, 1957. He was educated at the University of Chicago, graduating in 1925 with a degree in political science and business administration, and was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Eliot Ness was born on April 19, 1903, in Chicago. Frazier, Brionne. She had formerly worked in the office of Alexander Jamie as a stenographer. Following the end of Prohibition in 1933, he was assigned as an alcohol tax agent in the "Moonshine Mountains" of southern Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee, and in 1934 he was transferred to Cleveland, Ohio. However, his career stumbled with his handling of the Cleveland Torso Killer, also known as the Mad Butcher of Kingsbury Run, who murdered and dismembered 12 people in the 1930s. Born April 19, 1903 Although Ness's book was largely based upon actual events in Ness's life, the TV series and the movie were not. Motorcycles were ordered for traffic control. discoveries. He passed away in Mason, OH at the age of 95 in 1998. His ashes were kept by his son, Robert who was only ten years old when Eliot died. George Johnson adopted the nickname and promoted it to the press, establishing it as the squad's unofficial title. [20], Ness was survived by his widow, Elisabeth Andersen Seaver, and adopted son, Robert. Omissions? His voice is mild and his manner hesitant. In the fall of 1938, with the police department rejuvenated, big-time racketeers ensconced in the state penitentiary and crime dropping, Ness was offered several times his annual employment ($9000) to go into private practice. [1]:170172,239241,247250,265269,311314. Although the youngest of five siblings, he was born when his older siblings were almost grown-up. The cost of making the film was picked up by the CLEVELAND RAILWAY CO.. He demanded honesty above everything else and expected it in others. This method of law enforcement, communicating with the gangs and providing community support, later became a more widely practiced method of curtailing organized crime. Ness wrote a 21 page outline which he gave to Fraley to use as the basis for the book. As chief of the Federal alcohol-tax unit for northern Ohio, Ness had closed an average of one still a day. There he helped to clean up the city's notoriously corrupt police department, improved traffic safety and led the hunt for the first confirmed serial killer in American history. Though Ness received little notoriety during his lifetime, shortly after his death he became an important figure in law enforcement history. In 1997, more than 300 hundred people watched as police bagpipers from Cleveland and Chicago played Going Home and Amazing Grace, a police honor guard fired three sharp volleys, two police helicopters did a fly-by salute, and his ashes and the ashes of his third wife and son were scattered on Wade Chapel Lake in Lake View Cemetery. Eliot Ness marries Ness was married in 1929 to Edna Staley of Chicago. With editing by Mark Wade Stone. He was previously married to Betty Anderson Seaver, Evaline McAndrew and Edna Staley. Please enable cookies on your browser and try again. But Eliot Ness was more than just a Chicago U.S. prohibition agent. "[31], The authors of two separate Ness biographies later disputed the accuracy of Burke's claims, suggesting he mischaracterized Ness's career. Elizabeth and Ness also had an adopted son, Robert Warner. Those were exciting times. Mr. Schreckengost added that he noticed Ness never wore a gun, although he did wear the shoulder holster empty perhaps to give the criminals the impression that he might be armed. His parents, both Norwegian immigrants, operated a bakery. Robert Ness passed away a year sooner, August 31, 1976, of leukemia. www.officer.com is using a security service for protection against online attacks. His widow, Elisabeth, could only afford to have Eliot cremated and brought back to Cleveland. He was the youngest of five children born to Peter Ness (1850-1931) and Emma King (1863-1937). His parents came from an area near Stavanger, Norway. Collins also wrote a one-man stage play, Eliot Ness An Untouchable Life, which was nominated for an Edgar Award. He has ousted incompetents and political hangers-on from the police, fire and building departments and taught the boys that its dynamite to mess with Ness-men. said an article in American Magazine. The service requires full cookie support in order to view this website. Cleveland had one of the worst U.S. traffic-fatality records of all the large cities in America in the early 1930s. | Six vacant police precinct stations were converted into self-governing recreation centers supervised by the city's Recreation Division. Right now, I want to prove what an honest police force with intelligence and civic pride can do.6. He is best known for leading a squad of special agents, nicknamed "The Untouchables," which was responsible for the capture, arrest, and ultimate incarceration of Italian mobster Al Capone . He lost the election with about half the votes Burke received in his landslide victory. He died on 16 May 1957 in Coudersport, Pennsylvania, USA. Penguin Books, 2015. Ness walked slowly. [14], After his second divorce and third marriage, he ran unsuccessfully for Mayor of Cleveland in 1947,[15] after which he left Diebold in 1951. I knew it would be a success and if he didnt like it he could sign off on it and he did.. Eliot Ness was born in the year 1902 to a Norwegian immigrant couple, Peter (1850-1931) and Emma (King) Ness (1863-1937). Eliot Ness, a young prohibition agent was chosen to head the squad. "Eliot Ness: The Agent who Brought Down Al Capone." Eliot Ness: The Agent who Brought Down Al Capone. When Ness took the job, he moved to an apartment building on E. 9th, across the street from CITY HALL., On 11 December 1935, Ness, only 32 years old, was sworn in as Clevelands youngest-ever Director of Public Safety. He got a little tougher because it got a little more dangerous. Wolff was asked to serve as an adviser on the set of the Untouchables movie that starred Kevin Costner: I was asked to show Costner how to act like Ness. Treasury Agent, The Untouchables. Eliot Ness was young like me when I first met him. During his tenure, Ness nearly eliminated corruption and major crimes on our streets, brought the fire department up to modern standards and instituted the latest traffic technologies to turn our city around. On May 16, 1957 at 5:15 p.m. Eliot Ness died in his home in Coudersport from a heart attack. The ten men he handpicked from around the country were nicknamed the Untouchables because they wouldnt take a bribe. He filled the vacancies with men of his own choosing more than half of them college graduates.6. Enter a grandparent's name. With help from his brother-in-law who worked in Chicagos prohibition office, Eliot Ness began his career in 1926 when he became an agent in the Prohibition Unit of the Treasury Department. Have you taken a DNA test? According to the documentary "The Untouchables: The Real Story" for the Smithsonian Channel, when Eliot Ness collaborated on the novel "The Untouchables" with writer Oscar Fraley, the body of the book, which was used as the basis for the 1950s and 1990s TV series and the 1987 film, was mostly a fictionalized account created by Fraley. Ness worked hard and invested all he had into the company because he believed in the concept of watermarking paper. Murder by the Numbers (1993) depicted Ness's investigation of the numbers racket in Cleveland. It was said that he took school so seriously that he dressed nicer than most children. The book was adapted in multiple media and inspired many additional works. During World War II (194145), he was director of the Division of Social Protection of the Federal Security Agency in Washington, D.C. After the war he went into private business. Ness began to fall out of favor in Cleveland when he ordered the city's large shantytowns evacuated and burned during the TORSO MURDERS. He was the youngest of five children born to Peter Ness (18501931) and Emma King (18631937). "Eliot Ness: The Agent who Brought Down Al Capone." He was the Director of the Division of Social Protection of the Federal Security Agency in Washington, D.C., when one night in 1942 he and his second wife Evaline went out partying; they were involved in an automobile accident, and instead of staying at the scene Ness fled and later tried to cover up his involvement in it. 44106-7107, Cleveland Safety Director Eliot Ness, 1941, 13 January 1936 police raid of the Harvard Club, led by Safety Director Eliot Ness. Eliot Ness was born in 1903 to Pete and Emma Ness. In an article in People Magazine, July 1987, Mr. Wolff said he was nicknamed Wallpaper because he took everything but. He also said that We were all tough guys, I guess. When influential reformers had pressed Mayor Harold Burton into appointing the mild-mannered federal agent, Burton at first demurred. the acting was top notch, particularly by William Forsythe. You Bet Your Life was the first film from start to finish under the CINECRAFT PRODUCTIONS name. He motorized police patrols, added two-way radios in police cars, and instituted a scientific rookie training school for policemen. While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. Even today, many of her pieces are displayed in significant art museums around the country as well as the Cowan Pottery Museum in the Rocky River Public Library. (January 1946 -. He was a writer, known for The Untouchables (1987), The Untouchables (1959) and The Untouchables (1993). It is said to be the longest running TV series ever. 1300 Ontario Street He displayed great aptitude, competence, honesty, integrity, and reliability throughout his Federal law enforcement career. She lived in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States in 1930. Ness never knew how popular his story would become and that Desilu Productions would buy the rights to air the TV series that starred Robert Stack in the lead role. They married in 1929 and divorced in 1938. Not long after his stint as the leader of The Untouchables, Ness was appointed Public Safety Director in Cleveland, Ohio. He became a tough guy with class. Age, Biography and Wiki. Eliot would sit on the floor and contentedly play for hours. His otherwise successful career in Cleveland withered gradually. Vollmer's ideas about professionalizing law enforcement would influence Ness throughout his career. . Ness reorganized the company's management, completed a merger with the York Safe and Lock Company, Diebold's biggest competitor, and helped Diebold diversify into plastics and microfilming equipment. Peter and Emma married in Chicago April 2, 1886. In the 1930s, Diebold and the Lake Erie Chemical Company had developed a system to discharge tear gas into bank lobbies if the bank was being robbed. The wives Ness was married to Edna Staley (1900-1988) from 1929 to 1938; children's author and illustrator Evaline Ness (1911-1986) from 1939 to 1945; and artist Elisabeth Andersen Seaver (1906-1977) from 1946 until his death. The main source of information for the raids was an extensive wiretapping operation. [1]:493,529530, Ness was also Safety Director at the time of the murders known as the Cleveland Torso Murders, occurring in the Cleveland area from 1935 to 1938; though he had oversight of the police department, he was only peripherally involved in the investigation. A hit and run accident in 1942, while he was driving home from a party, tipped the scale for those calling to get him fired. [24] Collins and Schwartz are currently writing a second volume about Ness's years in Cleveland, entitled The Untouchable and the Butcher. | He also formed an import-export business with his friend Dan Tyler Moore, Jr., former director of the Securities and Exchange Commission. His first marriage was in 1929 to Edna Staley, they divorced in 1938. Eliot Ness' first wife, the former Edna Staley. In a note Mr. Stack sent in response to being invited to attend the recognition of Ness 100thbirthday in April 2002, he wrote While I met Mrs. Ness (Elisabeth) and the boy (their adopted son Robert) on This I Your Life Ive never involved myself in events dealing with the gentleman I portrayed on TV. His parents came from an area near Stavanger, Norway. Ironically, it is the story of a little girl, Tana Jones (who) had everything in the world except the thing she wanted most a real live baby to take care of. Evaline and Ness also wanted children, but werent able to have them. Golus, Carrie. Later, Ness was in charge of the alcohol-tax unit of the U.S. Department of the Treasury (193335) and then director of public safety in Cleveland, Ohio (193541). Eliot Ness: The Rise and Fall of an American Hero. The Rise of American Gangsters Al Capone and Lucky Luciano, Biography of Al Capone, Prohibition Era Crime Boss, The Brady Bill and Background Checks for Gun Buyers, Jury Nullification: Definition and Examples, Timeline of Gun Control in the United States, Congressional Oversight and the US Government, Biography of Vladimir Putin: From KGB Agent to Russian President, Biography of Lucky Luciano, American Gangster. The case was never officially solved, due to the prime suspect's family being very influential. Ness and his task force were then assigned to close down the bootlegging operations of Al Capone. Best known for sending mobster Al Capone to Alcatraz as an income tax evader, Ness lived and worked in Cleveland for 19 years. His Cleveland accomplishments far exceeded his TV, book, and movie-hyped Chicago exploits. . 1938) Wife . Historical Person Search Search Search Results Results Edna Staley (1908 - 1993) Try FREE for 14 days Try FREE for 14 days. Eliot Ness (April 19, 1903 - May 16, 1957) was a U.S. special agent in charge of enforcing prohibition in Chicago, IL. One look at the special agents record convinced him that Cleveland could expect fireworks, said an article in Newsweek magazine. Ness and his police officers served as troop leaders. Eliot Ness (April 19, 1903 May 16, 1957) was an American Prohibition agent known for his efforts to bring down Al Capone and enforce Prohibition in Chicago. The Middle East Company, an import-export firm, and The Far East Company, a company that imported silk fabrics from China. Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/eliot-ness-biography-4176371. Ness brought the fire department up to modern standards and reformed, reorganized, and upgraded the police department. Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1957. [10] Ness interrogated one of the prime suspects of the murders, Dr. Francis E. Sweeney, using a polygraph test. The first book, The Dark City (1987), depicted Ness's getting hired and undertaking a cleanup of the graft-ridden police force; the second, Butcher's Dozen (1988), his pursuit of the serial killer known as the Mad Butcher of Kingsbury Run. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? He'd battled the Outfit to the brink of bankruptcy, but he couldn't finish the job alone. Discover Eliot Ness's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Eliot Ness was born on 19 April, 1903 in Chicago, Illinois, USA, is a Writer. Cleveland, OH 44113 That same year, the Diebold Corporation released Ness from the company. [25], Cleveland-based Great Lakes Brewing Company, which claims several connections to Ness (including the brewery owners' mother having worked as his stenographer), named an amber lager "Eliot Ness"[26] and included several subtle nods to his career in the beer description and label art. The distance between them grew to be too much and they were quietly divorced November 17, 1945. The Safety Dept. Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). His application for transfer was denied by none other than J. Edgar Hoover himself who felt that Ness was "too famous", according to historians. With Tom Amandes, Paul Regina, John Newton, David James Elliott. Hundreds of Clevelanders attended a Cleveland Safety Council luncheon on 20 April 1940 at the Hotel Statler to honor those involved in bringing Cleveland the title Safest Large City in America" two years in a row. This earned him a nickname of elegant mess on the playground. Bullet Proof (1989) pitted Ness against labor racketeers intent on taking over Cleveland's food service industry. Ness signed off on all rights to the book, thinking that it wouldnt be the success that Fraley thought it would. Ness attended Christian Fenger High School in Chicago. 443-444. He was the youngest of five children born to Peter Ness (1850-1931) and Emma King (1863-1937). Originally built as a boat house for automobile maker ALEXANDER WINTON, the house was converted into a family residence sometime in the 1930s. View finding aid for the Eliot Ness Papers, WRHS. Brionne Frazier is a history and politics writer specializing in international security and society. Truly, there was so much about Eliot that made him almost a perfect mate for the pretty, petite young woman. Ness joined the U.S. Treasury Department in 1926, working with the 1,000-strong Bureau of Prohibition in Chicago. Douglas Perry writes: His special squad would be limited to one goal only: squeezing Al Capone's income stream. This led to a series of movies and shows inspired by Eliot Ness, many of which painted him as a 007-type agent who single-handedly ended gang violence in Chicago. U.S. attorney George E.Q. With corruption of Chicago's law enforcement agents endemic, Ness went through the records of all Prohibition agents to create a reliable team (initially of six, eventually growing to about ten) later known as "The Untouchables." Also learn how He earned most of Eliot Ness networth? Several months later, Ness accepted a job in Washington, DC, as the National Director for the Federal Social Protection Program. These two fictionalized portrayals, more than actual history, have inspired numerous novels; a TV-movie, The Return of Eliot Ness, in which Stack returned to the role; a second, short-lived 1993 TV series titled The Untouchables, which starred Tom Amandes as Ness and William Forsythe as Capone; stage plays such as Peter Ullian's In the Shadow of the Terminal Tower; and comic books such as Torso. Although one of his responsibilities as a U.S. Treasury agent was the enforcement of the Volsted Act--which prohibited the manufacturing and consumption of alcohol--Ness himself was a severe alcoholic. Max Allan Collins used Ness as the "police contact/best friend" character in his series of historical private eye novels featuring Chicago detective Nate Heller. Revising the traffic control system, he cut auto accident deaths in half. He didnt ask anything of his officers that he didnt demand of his own self. (11), In this same year of 1955, when traveling to New York City, Ness became acquainted with Oscar Fraley, a sportswriter who took an interest in the stories of Ness days in Chicago. In 1947 Ness was talked into running a campaign for mayor against the incumbent, Thomas Burke. He was only 29 years old and left a widow. As the Special Agent in Charge of the Cincinnati Bureau of the ATF, he raided a litany of these distilleries that were robbing the U.S. government of hundreds of thousands of dollars in alcohol taxes. It was only natural that the nation's most celebrated crime fighter would be the perfect chairman of Diebold's board. His co-authorship of an autobiography, The Untouchables, which was released shortly after his death, launched several television and motion picture portrayals establishing Ness's posthumous fame as an incorruptible crime fighter. Ness was met with a wave of police resignations which he gladly accepted. For the next nine years Ness worked to keep his family businesses going., In 1956, Ness left Cleveland to manage the Guarantee Paper and Fidelity Company in Coudersport, PA., On 16 May 1957, Ness, 54 years of age, died of a heart attack at his home in Pennsylvania. Critics chided Ness for his long absences as he traveled to government offices in New York and Washington, as well as military bases around the country, preaching abstinence and safe sex., April 30, 1942 Ness stepped down as Safety Director to become the National Director for the Federal Social Protection Program. In December of 1935, Clevelands Mayor Harold Burton recruited Eliot Ness to serve as the citys new Safety Director. He spearheaded campaigns to end corruption in the police force and quell gang violence. Please enable JavaScript on your browser and try again. New York: Oxford University Press (2002). 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