Joseph Barbara, Sr.
The host of the gathering of November 14, 1957 at Apalachin, N.Y. The federal courts describe it as held at his home and estate; the McClellan Committee staff list calls him president of the Canada Dry Bottling Co. of Endicott.
- Aliases
- Joseph Marin Barbara, Sr.
- Rights
- Biography on this page is limited to what the cited federal records state.
On the record
- 1946 — United States v. Bonanno, 180 F. Supp. 71 (S.D.N.Y. 1960): "In 1946 Barbara was convicted of an OPA violation involving the illegal acquisition of 300,000 pounds of sugar." Court opinion.
- 14 November 1957 — The same opinion calls him "Joseph Barbara, Sr., at whose estate the gathering took place," and recounts the police checkpoint on the public road below the property. It reports the investigators' suspicions about him as their beliefs, not as findings. Court opinion.
- 1958 — The McClellan Committee staff list: "Barbara, Joseph Marin, Sr. (Apalachin, N. Y.): Host at Apalachin meeting. President of Canada Dry Bottling Co. of Endicott, N. Y." (Part 32, p. 12195). Committee staff memorandum, which the chairman said "is not evidence."
- 1958 — John C. Montana testified that he knew Barbara as "a Canada Dry distributor" and had sold him station wagons, and that he drove up to Barbara's on November 14, 1957 to ask for help with his car (Part 32, p. 12302). Testimony.
- 16 October 1963 — Buffalo police Lt. Michael Amico listed "Joseph Barbara (deceased)" among Montana's reputed associates (Senate hearings 1963, Part 2, p. 592). Police testimony; no date of death is given.
This page is limited to federal records. The district court describes the police’s long investigation of Barbara and their suspicions, as the investigators’ beliefs at the time; it found no crime by him, and the opinion’s subject is whether the roadblock evidence was admissible. No record opened here gives his birth date or the date of his death, or states a role for him in any organization. The property is described in the records as his home or estate in Apalachin; no street address is printed.
Records
itemUnited States v. Bonanno, 180 F. Supp. 71 (S.D.N.Y. 1960)Judge Irving R. Kaufman's opinion of January 12, 1960 explaining his denial of the Apalachin defendants' motions to suppress evidence from the roadblock of November 14, 1957, with his account of the stops near Joseph Barbara's estate and the questioning at the Vestal station.
itemMcClellan Committee staff list: "Individuals at Apalachin and Names of Some of Their Contacts and Associates" (1958)An alphabetical staff memorandum printed in Part 32 (pp. 12194-12201) giving a residence and a summary of arrests, businesses and associations for each Apalachin attendee and some contacts. The chairman admitted it "for guidance and information only" and said "It is not evidence."
itemTestimony of John C. Montana before the McClellan Committee, 1958 (Part 32)The president of Buffalo's Van Dyke Taxicab Co. testified under oath about his birth, his businesses and his trip of November 14, 1957, saying he drove with Anthony Maggadino, "an uncle through marriage to my nephew," and stopped at Joseph Barbara's for help with his car.itemUnited States v. Bufalino, 285 F.2d 408 (2d Cir. 1960)Second Circuit opinion reversing the convictions of Russell Bufalino and nineteen others for obstructing justice and perjury after the 14 November 1957 gathering at Apalachin, New York. The court says the government offered no evidence of the meeting's purpose.itemTestimony of Sgt. Edgar D. Crosswell, N.Y. State Police, on the Apalachin raid (McClellan Committee, Part 32, pp. 12213-12216)The New York State Police sergeant who led the stop at Joseph Barbara's property describes arriving at 12:40, men running, the roadblock, and the number picked up: "Sixty-two, but that included two characters of Barbara's, so there were 60."itemMcClellan Committee hearings, Part 32: "Mafia" (30 June-3 July 1958)Printed hearings of the Senate Select Committee on Improper Activities in the Labor or Management Field, Part 32, headed "Mafia." The chairman's opening statement starts with the gathering at Joseph Barbara's home at Apalachin; the first witness is Sgt. Edgar D. Crosswell.
itemMcClellan Committee staff list: "Individuals at Apalachin and Names of Some of Their Contacts and Associates" (1958)An alphabetical staff memorandum printed in Part 32 (pp. 12194-12201) giving a residence and a summary of arrests, businesses and associations for each Apalachin attendee and some contacts. The chairman admitted it "for guidance and information only" and said "It is not evidence."itemTestimony of John C. Montana before the McClellan Committee, 1958 (Part 32)The president of Buffalo's Van Dyke Taxicab Co. testified under oath about his birth, his businesses and his trip of November 14, 1957, saying he drove with Anthony Maggadino, "an uncle through marriage to my nephew," and stopped at Joseph Barbara's for help with his car.itemUnited States v. Bufalino, 285 F.2d 408 (2d Cir. 1960)Second Circuit opinion reversing the convictions of Russell Bufalino and nineteen others for obstructing justice and perjury after the 14 November 1957 gathering at Apalachin, New York. The court says the government offered no evidence of the meeting's purpose.itemTestimony of Sgt. Edgar D. Crosswell, N.Y. State Police, on the Apalachin raid (McClellan Committee, Part 32, pp. 12213-12216)The New York State Police sergeant who led the stop at Joseph Barbara's property describes arriving at 12:40, men running, the roadblock, and the number picked up: "Sixty-two, but that included two characters of Barbara's, so there were 60."itemMcClellan Committee hearings, Part 32: "Mafia" (30 June-3 July 1958)Printed hearings of the Senate Select Committee on Improper Activities in the Labor or Management Field, Part 32, headed "Mafia." The chairman's opening statement starts with the gathering at Joseph Barbara's home at Apalachin; the first witness is Sgt. Edgar D. Crosswell.