f who Al Capone was. The Capone's family was not a poor family. Gabrielle came over to America in 1894. He had skills as a barber, and could read and write his native language. He brought his 27-year-old wife, son, and infant son with him. He moved with

is family to Brooklyn. Since Gabrielle could read and write, he maintained a job at a grocery store until he could start his own barbershop. The first child they had was born in the New World Jan 7th, 1899. His name was Alphonse. Many people are under t

impression that Al had bad parents. They were not bad parents at all; in fact, the Capone's were a quiet, conventional family. Gabrielle never hit the children and would talk and preach to them a lot, too. He was as nice to his kids as any average fath

would be today. They were a law-abiding, unremarkable family. Gabrielle became an American in 1906. But just because Gabrielle was American didn't mean he was going to name his kids American names. Within the family, the kids wer

layed stickball, dodged traffic, brawled and bawled, while their mothers, dark heavy-thighed women, bustled to and fro balancing on their heads baskets laden with supplies for the day's meals. Fruit and vegetable carts, standing wheel to wheel, made a b

ing events. His image was once again changed in the public eye to a kind, generous, successful man. Al's child was constantly on his mind though. His son had poor health, and serious ear infections. So Al took his son to a hospital in New York and while

to live in Italy, leaving Capone in charge of the business in Cicero. Al hired his brother Frank to be the front man in the city government. Al became interested in Gambling and bought a new gambling place called "The Ship." He also took control of the

'm not sore at anybody. Some people are lucky. I wasn't. There was too much overhead in my business anyhow, paying off all the time and replacing trucks and breweries. They ought to make it legitimate." "If it was legitimate, you certainly wouldn't want

ago police force recognized him. Soon, Frank was shot to death. Al was outraged and he kidnapped officials and stole ballet boxes. One official was murdered. Capone's temper stayed under control for about five weeks. But then Joe Howard, a small-time th

asked, curiosity in his tone. "Just take a look and you'll see," Ness said just before he slammed down the phone. (Crime Library, Capone Public) Ness made Capone really angry, and that's exactly what he was trying to do, create a dent in Capone's empir

wthorne Race Track. Robert St. John wrote many editorials that exposed Capone in the city. The editorials were effective enough to threaten Capone-backed candidates in the 1924 primary election. On Election Day, Capone's people kidnapped the opponent's

e, main) Capone now had even more power. Now that Capone owned a huge empire, people thought he should change the way he lived. He quit hiding and decided to live in his 5-room luxury sweet at the Metropole Hotel. He was soon seen at many operas and spo

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