The history of the Musica family has been finally pieced together from all available records on file at the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the criminal activities of the Italian immigrants formed a fascinating and remarkable tale. The files disclosed half-a-dozen exploits which helped Philip Musica climb from a cheese smuggler to the highest position in McKesson & Robbins until shooting himself to death two days ago. He chose death rather than face the courts again.
Philip Musica was born in 1877 at Naples. He accompanied his father, Antonio Musica, a barber, to New York in 1893. His father later opened an Italian food store, specializing in imports from Italy. He induced Philip to specialize in the sales of Italian cheese.
In partnership with his father, he opened in 1910 the "United States Hair Company," dealing in human' hair. The company thrived and Philip Musica joined the Opera Society.
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