The Life of Al Capone

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Alphonse Gabriel "Al" Capone was born on January 17th, 1899, to Italian immigrants. He and his 8 siblings lived with their parents in Brooklyn, New York. Although he was a bright student, young Alphonse had trouble following the rules at his Catholic school, and was expelled after he allegedly slapped his female teacher in the face. This is when he was introduced to gangs. He joined up with the Brooklyn Rippers, and later, the Five Points gang. In 1920 he moved to Chicago to further his career in a new city. He and Johnny Torrio led a gang in Chicago for quite some time. After an assassination attempt on Torrio failed, Johnny decided it was time for him to retire. He left his gang in Chicago in the hands of Capone and left for Italy.

Before he moved to Chicago, Al Capone met a woman named Mae Coughlin, with whom he had a son. Their son was named Albert Francis Capone. A few months later, on December 30th, 1918, Mae and Al got married.

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Al Capone was, in many ways, the mere definition of an American Gangster. He rose up from the slums to become a successful man who ran the organized crimes of a large American city.

Al Capone was the man who ran Chicago. He had many opportunities there. He committed numerous crimes, among them was bootlegging, as well as running speakeasies, illegal bars, and rigging elections for the candidates of his choice. Other gangs started appearing in the Chicago area and many wanted to get rid of Al Capone. After several incidents where bystanders were hurt, Capone hired bodyguards. They guarded him, his house, and his family night and day.

In 1929, Eliot Ness, from the Bureau of Prohibition, started to investigate Al Capone's many prohibitions violations. However, the government soon decided they would have a better chance convicting Capone for tax violations. On October 17th, the jury found Capone guilty of tax evasion and he was sentenced to 11 years in prison. He served part of his term in the Atlanta Penitentiary, a portion in Lincoln Heights Jail, and the remainder in Alcatraz. In the final years of his life, Al Capone had become quite sick. It was said he had the mental capacity of a 12 year old, and since he could no longer run his crime ring, it quickly fell apart.