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... It will never be known to what extent the gangs control our cities, but few will doubt that during the 1920’s, Chicago was run by Brooklyn native Al Capone. Capone became a notable gangster due to his background in Brooklyn, the ways he resolved differences with acquaintances, and his gruesome murder tactics. The FBI called him Public Enemy Number One; while the public called him Scarface, Capone is the name that will forever be associated with Chicago. Alphonse Capone was born on January 17, 1899 in Brooklyn New York (Kobler 23). Al was the fourth of nine children born to Gabriel and Teresa Capone (Sifakis 66). “Life in the sector where Al lived his first ten years was harsh, but never drab, never stagnant” (Kobler 23). “He attended school through the sixth grade when he proceeded to beat up his teacher, was in turn beaten by the principle and then quit school” (Sifakis 66) Was Al’s behavior typical of a Brooklyn hoodlum, or was he showing signs of troublesome behavior? According to one of Al’s teachers, “Miss Mulvoney would remember Al as a swarthy, sullen troublesome boy, though no more troublesome than many of her other pupils” (Kobler 25). ... “The James Street Gang was a youthful subsidiary of the notorious Five Points Gang to which Capone later graduate” (Nash 66). However, “In his late teens, Capone was hired by Torrio and his partner, Frankie Yale, as a bouncer in a saloon-brothel they ran in New York” (Sifakis 66). Being a bouncer seemed to be Al’s niche. Al was “always a large, chunky kid with murderously big hands” (Nash 120). ... Al was not always victorious during his days working at the Harvard Inn. ... Frank Galluccio, her brother, unclasped a pocket knife, and went for Capone’s face (Kobler 36). “The result of Galluccio’s fast carving became Capone’s involuntary trade-mark for life - three ugly, jagged scars on the left side of his face that stood out white and hairless” (Nash 120). Al was embarrassed about being defeated by Frank. “Later Capone would tell acquaintances and reporters that he got the wound serving in the ‘Lost Battalion’ in France in the Great War, but he was never even in the service” (Sifakis 66). “Capone never sought revenge for the act against Galluccio. Ironically, Capone hired his attacker as a bodyguard at $100 a week” (Nash 120). “In 1918, during a party in a Carroll Street cellar club, Capone met a tall, slim girl named Mae Coughlin” (Kobler 36). ... The following year Mae Capone bore her first and only child, Albert Francis, nicknamed Sonny” (Nash 120). ... A short time later, “In 1919 Capone was in trouble over a murder or two the law was trying to pin on him” (Sifakis 66). Al wanted to get away from Brooklyn but needed an excuse. ... This town suited Capone and his rough personality. ... The Eighteenth Amendment seemed to have no affect on Torrio or Capone. ... A few days later, Alphonse Capone waited behind the glass doors of a telephone booth in Colosimo’s nightclub . ... Capone fired through the glass of the door, catching his boss with a shot under the left ear, killing him instantly. (Nash 121) With Colosimo out of the way, Torrio and Capone took over his empire. ... “The Torrio-Capone duo soon was on the move, taking over mobs that bowed to their entreaties or threats and going to war with those that wouldn’t cooperate” (Sifakis 66). ... Al and Torrio were smart realize the importance of this early in their careers. ... “The kind of protection from the law enjoyed by Torrio, Capone, and other Chicago gangsters of the era was never more in evidence on the night of May 8, 1924” (Nash 121). “On the evening of May 8, 1924, during a barroom argument, a free-lance hijacker named Joe Howard Slapped and kicked Capone’s close friend, Jack Guzik. Incapable of physical retaliation, the globular little man waddled off, wailing, to Capone” (Kobler 119). Minutes later Capone enters the bar and is greeted by Howard. “Hello, Al,” he said. Capone, refusing the handshake from Howard, grabbed him by his coat and asks, “Why did you kick Jake around, Joe? ... Capone emptied a six-shooter into his head” (Kobler 120). The three witnesses to the Joe Howard murder, who swore that it was Al Capone, were no longer able to identify Al as the killer (Nash 122). Al was questioned several times before the trial took place. ... Al was lucky not to be thrown in jail before he had a chance to excel at what he was great at. |
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