Harney, Malachi Lawrence

1895 - 1984  (88 years)    Has 16 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Harney, Malachi Lawrence  [1]
  Born	11 Jun 1895	Thomson, Carlton, Minnesota, USA
  Gender	Male
  1900 Census	1900	Thomson, Carlton, Minnesota, USA
  Page 6
  Listed living with parents age 4 born June 1895 in MN.
  1910 Census	1910	Thomson, Carlton, Minnesota, USA
  ED43 Page 19a
  on Duluth Rd.; Listed living with paren ts age 14.
  Education - Other	Abt 1917
  Fullback for University of Minnesota Football
  Military Service	Bef 1919
  WWI - U. S. Marines, 2nd Lieutenent
  World War I - Marines
  	Harney, Malachi
  Occupation	Between Jun 1920 and Sep 1927
  Bureau of Internal Revenue - Prohibition Unit
  Bureau of Internal Revenue - Prohibition Unit
  	Harney, Malachi US Treasury Dept, Internal Revenue Service ID badge for Federal Prohibition Agent
  Occupation	Between Jul 1927 and 1932	Saint Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, USA
  Administrator of the Bureau of Prohibition
  Administrator of the Bureau of Prohibition
  Occupation	Aft Sep 1927	Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
  Bureau of Internal Revenue - Intelligence Unit
  Bureau of Internal Revenue - Intelligence Unit
  1930 Census	1930	Saint Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, USA
  Ed150, page 15b
  Listed living with wi fe and no children age 34 married at 24, occupation Prohibition office, Gl adys age 32 married at age 22, born MN.
  Occupation	1935
  Secret Service guarding President Roosevelt
  Secret Service guarding President Roosevelt
  Occupation	Aft Sep 1936
  Assistant to the Commissioner of Narcotics
  Assistant to the Commissioner of Narcotics
  Occupation	Aft Dec 1941
  Assistant Chief Coordinator of Treasury Enforcement Agencies
  Assistant Chief Coordinator of Treasury Enforcement Agencies
  Occupation	Abt 1947
  Chief Coordinator of Treasury Enforcement Agencies
  Chief Coordinator of Treasury Enforcement Agencies
  News Mention	18 Jan 1952
  1952; Treasury Department Press release dated 1/18/1952; Secretary Snyder today announced the appointment of Malachi L. Harney to the newly creat ed career civil service position of Technical Assistant to the Secretary for Enforcement. ....
  Occupation	Bef 1955
  Retired Federal Service as Assistant Commissioner of the U.S. Narcotics Bureau
  Retired Federal Service as Assistant Commissioner of the U.S. Narcotics Bureau
  	Harney, Malachi Letter pg 1 (Documents)
  	Harney, Malachi Letter pg 2 (Documents)
  Occupation	Between 1955 and 1960
  Head of llinois Narcotics Control Division
  Head of llinois Narcotics Control Division
  Book	Abt 1962  [2]
  The Informer Enforcement
  	The Informer in Law Enforcement by Malachi Ryan
  Book	Abt 1972  [3]
  The Narcotic Officers Notebook
  	The Narcotic Officers Notebook by Malachi Ryan
  Death Record - Civil	24 Feb 1984
  MALACHI HARNEY SSN 578-52-5452 Residence: 55424 Minneapolis, Hennepi n, MN Born 11 Jun 1895 Last Benefit: Died Feb 1984 Issued: DC (1955 A nd 1956) 1984 Minn. Death Certificate; DOB 6/11/1895, DOD 2/24/1984, Cause Pneumoni a, informant, Tim Harney, Ipsanti St, Duluth.
  	Harney, Malachi Death Record
  Died	24 Feb 1984	Saint Louis Park, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA   [1]
  Cause: Pneumonia - Aged 88 Years
  Biography	Aft 24 Feb 1984
  Mr. Malachi Lawrence Harney, Assistant Chief Coordinator of Treasury Enfor cemant Agencies and Assistant to the Commissioner of Narcotics, was born J une 11, 1895, in Duluth, Minnesota. After receiving his early educati on in the public schools in Scanlon and Cloquet, Minnesota, he matriculat ed in the University of Minnesota College of Agriculture, from which he w as graduated with a B.S. Degree. Before beginning his government caree r, he served as scientific instructor in 1917 in the high school in Hill C ity, Minnesota, and in 1919-1920 with the high school in Superior, Minneso ta, in the same capacity, combining the duties of athletic coach. June 1 2, 1920 he accepted an appointment as an agent of the prohibition un it of the Bureau of Internal Revenue. He was detailed to the field for ce in Minnesota and headed that organization until September 1927. He th en received a transfer to the Intelligence Unit of the same bureau in Chic ago. He served as Administrator of the Bureau of Prohibition in St. Pau l, Minnesota, from July 1927 to February 1932. He served as administrat or in Chicago, Illinois from February 1932 to July 1933. He returned to S t. Paul in August 1933 as investigator for the Alcohol Beverage Unit and c ontinued in this role until February 1934. He then resumed his Special Ag ent status with the Intelligence Unit. He was called September 16, 19 36 to serve as the Assistant to the Commissioner of Narcotics. In additi on to the duties of this post, he also serves as Assistant Chief Coordinat or of Treasury Enforcement Agencies, having been appointed in December, 19 41. Mr. Harney saw service in World Was I with the Marine Corps. He w as an accomplished Boxer duing his college days. In 1935 he served in t he Secret Service guarding President Roosevelt. From Linda Harney Files; MALACHI L. HARNEY, (1895-1932) Law EnforcementMalachi Lawrence Harney had an illustrious career as Treasury Agent and dr ug enforcement agent. In 1947 he was named Chief Coordinator of the Treas ury Enforcement Agencies. In 1957 he was named Technical Assistant to t he Secretary for Enforcement. He was in charge of officers handling narco tics peddlers, smugglers, tax evaders and counterfeiters. In additi on to direction the training of Treasury agents, agencies under his contr ol included the Narcotics Bureau, the Alcohol Tax Unit, Customs and the Se cret Service. In 1959, after his retirement from public service, he was n amed head of the Illinois Division of Narcotic Control. Malachi's broth er James G. Harney was a Federal agent during the prohibition era. While s earching for the operators of an illegal still in Minnesota, James was sh ot to death in 1932. That was the same year that Malachi helped build t he federal income tax case that sent gangster Al Capone to prison. Malac hi died 29 February 1983/4, in Edina, Minnesota. . He co-authored the following books on law enforcement with Jo hn C. Cross: "The informer in law enforcement" 1968; and "The narcotic off icer's notebook," 1973. Malachi was born 11 June 1895 in Minnesota, the son of James Harney and An na (Ryan). He was married to Gladys Podratz from North Dakota, and she h ad 7 miscarriages, no living children. Malichi served with the U.S. Mari ne Corps in World War I. - From the New York Times, census records, and o bituaries. Information about Gladys from Marion Harney Newbury. Chart refe rence: MNJKL.WES
  Obituary	28 Feb 1984
  St. Paul Pioneer Press
  See Image Harney, Malachi L. age 88 of St. Louis Park, formerly of Washington DC. Served as Chi ef Coordinator of all U.S. Treasury enforcement agencies. Preceded in dea th by wife, Gladys. Survived by brothers, John, Brainerd, Minnesota, Thom as, Dunkirk, New York, Leo, Cloquet, Minnesota, Martin, Montreal, Wisconsi n; a sister, Catherine Osbolt, Hot Springs Ark.; nieces and nephews. Ma ss of Christian burial, Wednesday 12 noon Werness Brothers Chapel Minneapo lis. Internment Fort Snelling National cemetery. Friends may call one ho ur prior to the service. If so desired, memorials may be given to Holy Fam ily Catholic church. 1984 Minneapolis Star and Tribune dated 2/28/1984; Area Treasury man who h elped send Al Capone to prison dies. Funeral services will be Wednesday f or Malachi Harney of St. Louis Park, a prohibition era Treasury agent w ho became a high ranking law enforcement official in the Truman administra tion. He died Friday at age 88. Harney ended his 35-year federal care er in 1955 as assistant commissioner of the U.S. Narcotics Bureau. Previo usly he had been chief agent for the Treasury Department in Minneapolis a nd head of the Treasury Department's alcohol unit in St. Paul. Harney bec ame head of the Illinois Narcotics Control Division after his federal serv ice. He retired from that post in 1960 at age 65. Born in Duluth, he play ed fullback for the University of Minnesota football team before servi ng in the Marine Corps during World War I. Harney became a Treasury age nt in 1920. He was credited with helping build a federal income tax ca se that sent the nation's No. 1 gangster, Al Capone, to prison in 193 2. In 1936, Harney was credited with supplying the informer who helped co nvict New York racketeer Louis "Lepke" Buchalter in a narcotics conspira cy trial. In 1947 he was named chief coordinator of all Treasury Departme nt enforcement agencies, commanding more than 3000 officers and agen ts in the fight against narcotics. In retirement Hardy wrote two books st ill used in law enforcement work, "The Informer in Law Enforcement" and "N arcotics Officers Notebook". He is survived by four brothers, John of Bra inerd, MN.; Thomas of Dunkirk, N.Y., Leo of Cloquet, MN.; and Martin of Mo ntreal, Wisconsin, and a sister, Catherine Osbolt of Hot Springs Ark.. Se rvices will be at noon Wednesday in the Werness Brothers Funeral Chape l. Burial will be in Fort Snelling National cemetery. 1984 Duluth News Tribune and Hearld dated 2/29/1984; Esko's "Mal" Harn y, a former T-man, dies - Malachi L. "Mal" Harney, 88, an Esko native w ho had a direct role in smashing the crime empires of Al Capone and Murd er Inc. will be buried in Fort Snelling National cemetery today. Harne y, one of seven children raised on a family farm in Esko, died Friday in S t. Louis Park, Minn., Health Care Center. He was born in Duluth. At t he time of his retirement from the U.S. Treasury Department in 1955, he w as said to be as powerful in federal law enforcement activities as J. Edg ar Hoover, though seldom in the public eye as was the then director of t he FBI. Harney at one time had 3000 narcotics officers and Treasury agen ts under his command. Early in a 35 year career with the Treasury Departm ent's law enforcement division - much of it during the roaring '20s and Pr ohibition era - he captured a Minnesota bootlegger who killed Harney's bro ther and fellow agent, James, at a moonshine still deep in the woods ne ar Wright and Tamarack. Later, he was involved in investigations and pros ecutions of Capone and racketeer Louis "Lepke" Buchalter, a kingpin in t he crime syndicate Murder Inc. Capone was convicted of income-tax evasi on and send to prison in 1932; Lepke went to the electric chair in a 19 36 murder and drug conspiracy case that began through an informant Harn ey would identify only as "Zeke". The prosecutor Harney worked with in t he Lepke case was Thomas Dewey, who later lost the campaign for preside nt against Harry S. Truman in a stunning upset. Harney's record as an age nt in the era of "G-men" and "T-men" made him a nemesis of Midwestern boot legging in the Prohibition war against the underworld. By the end of Wor ld War II, he had risen to assistant commissioner of Treasury Department 's Narcotics Bureau and in 1947 was named Chief Coordinator of all Treasu ry Department enforcement agencies.Washington newspapers of the 1940's and 50's reported Hardy was called up on by Truman to devise plans for protecting the President. White House aid es at that time insisted he was comparable to FBI chief Hoover in determin ing federal law enforcement policies. After retiring from the federal ser vice at age 60, he headed the Illinois Narcotics Control Division for fi ve years and later coauthored two books still use in police work, "The Inf ormer in Law Enforcement" and "The Narcotics Officers Notebook." Upon han ging up his gun, Hardy said, "I never used it, but I let the hoods kn ow it was handy." He also retained a pride in having been a Treasury agen t, saying, "Never underestimate a Treasury agent. They're like the Roy al Mounties - they always get their man." Though born in Duluth, he was r aised on a family farm in Esko mirrored what are now Harney and Himango ro ads. He attended school in Cloquet, graduating from high school there, a nd then attended the University of Minnesota, where he was a fullback on t he Golden Gophers football team. He was in the Marines during World W ar I and for a time was a teacher and football coach at the former Superi or East High School before becoming a Treasury agent. His wife, Gladys, d ied several years ago. Surviving are four brothers, Leo of Cloquet, Jo hn of Brainerd, Thomas of Dunkirk, New York, and Martin of Montreal Wiscon sin, a sister, Catherine Osbolt of Hot Springs Ark., and several nephews a nd nieces. The funeral be at noon today in Werness Brothers Funeral Chape l, Minneapolis with Chapel visitation beginning at 11:00 a.m.
  	Harney, Malachi Lawrence Obituary
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  Military Tombstone Marker	29 Feb 1984	Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA
  Section R Site 171
  Name: Malachi L Harney Service Info.: 2ND LT US MARINE CORPS WORLD WAR I Birth Date: 11 Jun 1895 Death Date: 24 Feb 1984 Service Start Date: 7 May 1918 Interment Date: 29 Feb 1984 Cemetery: Ft. Snelling National Cemetery Cemetery Address: 7601 34th Avenue, South Minneapolis, MN 55450 Buried At: Section R Site 171
  Buried	Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA
  Person ID	I34304	1FamilyTree | JaysRelated, HaleyKleckner37946, TomTurriff28815
  Last Modified	10 Feb 2018

  
  

  Father	Harney, James,   b. 28 Jun 1866, Thurles, County Tipperary, Ireland ,   d. 19 Aug 1939, Duluth, St. Louis, Minnesota, USA  (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Ryan, Anna Margaret,   b. 14 May 1865, Buchanan, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 6 Mar 1954, Duluth, St. Louis, Minnesota, USA  (Age 88 years)
  Family ID	F2376	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Podratz, Gladys,   b. 28 Jul 1897, Hanley Falls, Yellow Medicine, Minnesota, USA ,   d. 22 Nov 1977, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA  (Age 80 years)
  Married	Abt 1920	?, Unknown Location
  	Harney, Malachi and Gladys Podratz
  Last Modified	21 Jun 2010
  Family ID	F9207	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Born - 11 Jun 1895 - Thomson, Carlton, Minnesota, USA 1900 Census - Page 6 - 1900 - Thomson, Carlton, Minnesota, USA 1910 Census - ED43 Page 19a - 1910 - Thomson, Carlton, Minnesota, USA Occupation - Administrator of the Bureau of Prohibition - Between Jul 1927 and 1932 - Saint Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, USA Occupation - Bureau of Internal Revenue - Intelligence Unit - Aft Sep 1927 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA 1930 Census - Ed150, page 15b - 1930 - Saint Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, USA Died - Cause: Pneumonia - Aged 88 Years - 24 Feb 1984 - Saint Louis Park, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA Military Tombstone Marker - Section R Site 171 - 29 Feb 1984 - Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA Buried - - Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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  [S19] World Family Tree, Brøderbund Software, Inc., (Release date: December 15, 1997 Customer pedigree.). [S964] The Informer Enforcement, Malachi Ryan, (Hardcover: 84 pages Publisher: Thomas; Revised edition (1962) Language: English ASIN: B0007DOVJG). [S963] The Narcotic Officers Notebook, Malachi Ryan, (Hardcover: 370 pages Publisher: Charles C Thomas Pub Ltd; 2 edition (June 1972) Language: English ISBN-10: 0398023107 ISBN-13: 978-0398023102).