“Sure,” He Said. By Paul MeskilAlthough he was a multimillionaire, police arrested him for vag
“Sure,” He Said. By Paul MeskilAlthough he was a multimillionaire, police arrested him for vagrancy — no visible means of support — in 1964 when he was caught dining with an alleged top bookie in a Times Square restaurant. The vagrancy charge came when the cops found only $6 in the pockets of Costello’s $300 suit.When reporters asked if he was broke, Costello grinned, jingled some coins together and growled: "Sure.”New York Daily News, Feb. 19, 1973[Photo taken of Costello in March 1951 by Alfred Eisenstaedt] -- source link
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