"After the passage of prohibition, bootlegging grew into a lucrative business. In 1931, Yonnie Licavoli and his gang came to Toledo from Detroit and challenged local bootleggers for control of Toledo's liquor business. Competitors of Licavoli were gradually eliminated. In 1934, Licavoli and eleven others were charged with conspiracy to commit murder. Licavoli is pictured here, at the right, in handcuffs during the October, 1934 trial."