Timothy D. Murphy

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Timothy D. "Big Tim" Murphy (d. June 26, 1928) was a Chicago labor racketeer who controled several major railroad and cleaning and dye labor unions during the 1910s and early 1920s. A longtime rival of Maurice "Mossy" Enright, Murphy was suspected in his gangland slaying in February 1920 although was released due to lack of evidence.

In February 1921, he was charged with his involvment in organizing the theft of $100,000 from a Pullman mail train at Chicago's Union Station in August 1920. Although he was released on a $30,000 bond, he was eventually convicted and sentenced to seven years imprisonment.

He was eventually gunned down as he answered the front door of his home on the night of June 26, 1928.

[edit] Further reading

Cohen, Andrew. The Racketeer's Progress: Chicago and the Struggle for the Modern American Economy, 1900-1940. Cambridge University Press, 2004. ISBN 0-521-83466-X
Moore, William T. Big Tim Murphy. Plain Talk . 1927.
Seidman, Harold. Labor Czars: A History of Labor Racketeering. New York: Liveright Publishing Corporation, 1938.