Encyclopedia of Cleveland History: Ness, Eliot
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Description: Information on his crackdown on corruption and other efforts in the city during the 1930s.
Encyclopedia of Cleveland History:NESS, ELIOT The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History NESS, ELIOT - The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History (19 Apr. 1903-16 May 1957), nationally known for leading the Chicago "Untouchables," was Cleveland's safety director. Born in Chicago, son of Peter and Emma (King) Ness, he graduated from the University of Chicago (1925) before joining the U.S. Prohibition Bureau in 1929, forming the "Untouchables," who obtained the conviction of Al Capone. Following Prohibition's repeal, Ness was transferred to the Treasury Dept.'s Alcohol Tax Unit in Cincinnati, arriving in Cleveland in 1934 as the head of the alcohol tax unit for the northern district of Ohio. His reputation as honest and capable led Mayor
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