Murder Attempt On Edward (Wimpy) Bennett
James and another associate, allegedly Francis X. Murray, tried to shoot Edward Bennett, the criminal mentor of future criminal brothers Stephen Flemmi and Vincent Flemmi. Edward had stepped out the front door of his home and O'Toole shot at him from where he hid in the bushes nearby. Edward quickly drew his revolver and returned fire and fled from the home. O'Toole's accomplice and getaway driver thought to be Murray who waited nearby with the car idling across the street panicked and deserted his friend after realizing that Bennett had not been murdered, and that O'Toole and he were returning fire. Afterward the reasoning behind the failed ambush was that George and Edward McLaughlin had surmised that Bennett had caused among other problems with their criminal activities, assisted in setting up the failed murder attempt of Edward McLaughlin.
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