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Al Capone - Term Papers

Al Capone

, the most famous gangster in history, had quit school at fourteen after he lost his temper and struck his teacher. He was soon after accepted into a notorious street gang, Johnny Torrio was the gangs leader. Later Capone was hooked up with a job at the Harvard Inn as a bartender and a bouncer were he was popular with the bosses and customers. Until one evening, a young couple came in and the girl was extremely beautiful and Capone couldn’t contain himself , he leaned over to her and said “Honey, you have a nice ass and I mean that as a compliment.” The man with her was her brother, Frank Gallucia, and he jumped up and punched Al. Al went to defend himself and the man wiped out a ...

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a baby to support and care for and he needed a legitimate career. He moved his family to Baltimore and got a new job as a bookkeeper for a construction firm. He resumed his relationship with Torrio, who had moved from Brooklyn to Chicago, expanding himself. In 1921, Torrio asked Al to come and work for him; Al accepted. Al immediately took on as a partner instead of just an employee. He also took over management at the Four Deuces, a gambling joint and a whorehouse combined all in one and running a Hawthorne Race Track.
Torrio was shot, barely surviving, he retired to Italy, turning over his leadership over to his right-hand man, Capone. Capone’s power increased immensly, now that he was the leader of the most powerful gang in Chicago.
Of course there had to be a down fall and it all went back to Al’s uncontrollable temper. Howard, a man who insulted many, pushed his limits insulting Capone, he shot him dead. Even though Capone never did any time for the murder and he walked ...

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Added: 3/30/2005 11:19:14 AM
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