Show quiet biet now reigns in rips catskills no longer Is disturbed by legs diamonds gang catskill N Y old man ilan rip van winkle can curl up and go to sleep for another 20 years in the catskill mountains it if he be chooses without being disturbed for no more Is this mountainous village tillage and environs disturbed by gangsters shooting intimidations and beer racketeering all Is quiet now DOW for almost two years this community was under the galling spotlight of notoriety because of the alleged beer and racketeering activities of jack legs leg gs diamond and his henchmen hotel and tourist house bouse proprietors complained that the unfavorable publicity hurt business other law abiding citizens became uneasy as diamonds alleged muscling in beer activities spread there are no organized gangster activities now diamond was shot and killed at albany N Y december 18 ills enemies got him only a few hours after he was acquitted of a charge the second felony for which the state of new york has tried to send him to prison recently the shooting was done by two unidentified men several of his henchmen have been sent to prison for long ions beims john clo his bodyguard has has been sentenced to 15 years at dannemora Dann emora upon conviction of a charge of participating in the torture of a truck driver other leaders sentenced diamond himself was acquitted of the same charge paul diamonds former right hand mad maci has been sentenced to two years on the same charge upon which legs leg gs was convicted harry klein Is serving two years ue ile was convicted of a charge of grand larceny in connection with the theft of nn automobile owned by harry West western erD the latter Is believed to lia have v e been jack dalton who is wanted in connection with the parks case has disappeared while marlon marion roberts Ko berts former show girl irl and sweetheart of diamond Is arce free on ball she Is charged with being an accessory in the torture |