Meyer Goldstein

Martin "Bugsy" Goldstein (c. 1905 – June 12, 1941) was a member of a gang of hitmen, operating out of Brooklyn, New York in the 1930s, known as Murder, Inc.. He was one of the Jewish members, as opposed to the Italian hitmen, who were normally affiliated with the Mafia. 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... June 12 is the 163rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (164th in leap years), with 202 days remaining. ... This article is about the year. ... Brooklyn (named for the Dutch city Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. ... Official language(s) English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  Ranked 27th  - Total 54,520 sq mi (141,205 km²)  - Width 285 miles (455 km)  - Length 330 miles (530 km)  - % water 13. ... Murder, Inc. ... The Mafia is a secret society which first developed in the mid-19th century in Sicily. ...

Born Meyer Goldstein, Goldstein grew up in East New York, Brooklyn, New York, and initially led the crime syndicate Murder, Inc. together with Abe "Kid Twist" Reles. East New York is a primarily low to middle income neighborhood in the borough of Brooklyn in New York City. ... Official language(s) English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  Ranked 27th  - Total 54,520 sq mi (141,205 km²)  - Width 285 miles (455 km)  - Length 330 miles (530 km)  - % water 13. ... Abe Kid Twist Reles (1907 – 12 November 1941) was a Jewish American mobster who was probably the most feared hitman in the stable of Murder, Inc. ...

Thanks in part to testimony by Reles, who turned informant in an effort to escape the electric chair, Goldstein and Harry "Pittsburgh Phil" Strauss were convicted of the murder of Irving "Puggy" Feinstein and sentenced to death. When given the opportunity to speak before receiving the mandatory sentence of a date with the electric chair, Goldstein, ever the joker, said "Judge, I would like to "pee" up your leg." Harry Pittsburgh Phil Strauss (July 28, 1909 - June 12, 1941) was a contract killer for Murder, Inc. ...

He was under the orders of Lepke Buchalter and Albert Anastasia, he and Strauss were executed by electrocution whilst in Sing Sing prison near midnight on June 12th of 1941. Louis Lepke Buchalter (6 February 1897 - 4 March 1944) was a Jewish American mobster who was the notorious head of Murder, Inc. ... Albert Anastasia (1902-1957) Albert Anastasia (February 26, 1902–October 25, 1957), also known as the Mad Hatter and Lord High Executioner, was a Mafia boss chiefly remembered for running the contract-killing syndicate known as Murder, Inc. ... Alternative meaning: Sing Sing (band) Sing Sing Correctional Facility is a prison in Ossining, New York. ...

External links

• Martin "Buggsy" Goldstein at Find-A-Grave