wb8foz@mthvax.cs.miami.edu (David Lesher) (10/03/90)
[henry schaffer asked about where the term "cheesebox" came from.] The Mob's first wireman of note made them a call diverter. When it came time to mount it...... Thereafter, he was named after his device. He wrote a great book on his life in the and around the Mafia. The call diverters were used for numbers houses. The Mob loved them because they no longer had to pay off the local beat & vice cops. When they raided the storefront, no one was there ... When the cops figured out the scam, THEY put a price on Cheesebox's head because he was costing them their bribes. I recommend his book, even though I cannot remember his true name. The title is similar to: Cheesebox My Life in the Mafia. Try your local OCLC terminal for details. wb8foz@mthvax.cs.miami.edu 305-255-RTFM