Alphonso Sgroia
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Alfonso "The Butcher" Sgroia (July 19, 1886-May 1940) was a New York mobster who belonged to the Neapolitan Camorra gang.
Born in Italy, Sgroia immigrated to the U.S. in 1899 at age 13. He opened a butcher shop, earning him his nickname and lived with his brother Biagio on 117th Street in Manhattan.
On June 24, 1916, the Manhattan Sicilian Morello Gang, and two Neapolitan Brooklyn gangs, Navy Street gang and the Coney Island gang met to discuss the control of criminal activities in New York. Nicholas Morello's death would be plotted by the Navy Street gang after the meeting.
On September 7, 1916 two members of the Morello gang were ambushed, Nick Morello and Charles Ubriaco. They were lured into a trap after having a few drinks and were on their way to a coffee house. Ciro Terranova was called to identify the body of his half brother after his death which Sgoria took part in. In May 1917, a member of the Navy Street gang started telling police information on the Navy Street gang like its activities and recent murders. Four members were arraigned, one of them being Sgroia. Sgroia was sentenced to 12 years for manslaughter of Nick Morello. He talked and received a shorter sentence and was deported to Italy. While in Italy he lived a normal life with a family.
In May, 1940, Alfonso Sgroia died in Italy of natural causes at age 54.
