Al “Scarface” Capone
Reflective Question Do you think Al Capone would have been such a successful gangster if there wasn’t Prohibition?
Early Life Born in Brooklyn, son of Italian Immigrants Lived in a tenement, dad was a barber Faced prejudice being Italian School, got in a fight in 6th grade with his teacher Started to run with gangs Scarface or Snorky
Johnny Torrio So you want to be a gangster? Al was a messenger for him Taught corporate structure and peace-loving
Frankie Yale business built on brutality Muscle and aggression Took over NY
Personal Life had a kid Albert Francis “Sonny” Capone Marriage to Mae Coughlin 21 and he was 19 Tried a career as a bookkeeper in Baltimore resumed his relationship with Johnny Torrio 1921
Bugs Moran and the Northside Gang Chicago Perfect place for the Mob Managed 4 speakeasies Focused on Cicero Age 24 Took out Dion O’Banion Bugs Moran and the Northside Gang Bugs Moran
Capone in charge Murder attempt on Torrio Torrio retires, Capone takes over Headquarters to Metropole Hotel Take out Frankie Yale- July 1, 1928 Now to get rid of Bugs Moran Feb. 14, 1929 St. Valentine’s Day Massacre- reading
Capone’s Wealth Hotel- $1,500 a day Fortune est. $50- 60 million 11- carat diamond pinky ring Bulletproof car $30,000 Estate in Florida $500,000 Never carried less than $50,000 in cash
Downfall a Capone Eliot Ness tax evasion, 11 years in prison Died Jan. 25, 1947 of cardiac arrest, syphilis
Reflective Question Do you think Al Capone would have been such a successful gangster if there wasn’t Prohibition?