bugs moran

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George Moran was born on a farm just outside of Minneapolis in 1893. His

father was Irish and his mother was Polish. At six years old George and his family

moved to Chicago in 1899. They settled in Kilgubbin, an Irish populated urban

At a young age George quit school and started making money on his own.

He'd steal horses and keep them in abandoned garages until the owners paid

ransom. Falling in with other unruly kids under the leadership of Dion O'Banion,

George began pick pocketing, shoplifting, breaking and entering, and eventually

Others who were also under O'Banion were Earl Weiss and Vinnie Drucci.

Weiss was known as "Hymie", and Drucci was known as "The Schemer" for his

planning of successful robberies. In 1912 while trying to rob a warehouse, the boys

weren't so lucky. The night watchmen heard them, and everybody ran. They all

managed to get away except Moran. At age 19 he was taken off to Joliet State

Prison, south of Chicago for a 24 month sentence.

Moran was released in 1914, and returned to his gang as a hero. They

looked highly of him because he had loyalty and didn't squeal on any of the other

gone, Moran had to staff up his organization and prepare for the war that he feared

nickname "Bugs". At first he hated the name, but he learned to love it as people

Midwest's top hit men, and filled them in on the plan.

five men walking inside. They darted into a coffee shop and were going to wait

asked some of his men to be at the warehouse by 10:30 to help unload a delivery.

Moran and Newberry nearing the garage noticed a cop car out in front and

unknown gunman, who left a Valentines Day card in McGurn's hand. The card

Moran. First Capone had a low ranking member of his gang pose as a liquor

had a hit man in an apartment across the street.

realizing he was late. He met Ted Newberry who had been waiting. The two of

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