Johnny Torrio

Possibly it was meeting Johnny Torrio, that changed his perspective on crime. Or maybe it was both. Al Capone’s real name is Alphonse Gabriel Capone. He was an Italian immigrant. His father was Gabriel Capone and his mother was Teresa Capone. He lived in just a little more than a slum. He went to a Catholic school that did not tolerate violence and scarred the susceptible kid. He was later expelled at the age of 14 for hitting a female teacher. He later met Johnny Torrio which could have been the

nine children; his parents were Italian immigrants. At the age of 14 Capone was expelled from school for assaulting a female teacher. Capone then started working for Johnny Torrio as a bouncer at one of his brothels; this is when Capone really began to get exposed to the mobster life. He was exposed to the mobster life because Johnny Torrio was one of Brooklyn’s most notorious mobsters. (Gottesman & Brown) Not too long after working as a bouncer, Al took a blade to the face and that’s how he got the

Introduction A child from an Italian immigrant family, Al Capone, a.k.a “Scarface,” rose to infamy as the leader of the Chicago mafia during the Prohibition era. Al Capone was one of the most notorious American gangsters. Before being sent to Alcatraz Prison for tax evasion conviction, he had a personal fortune of about $100 million as the head of the infamous crime syndicate. Early Life Alphonse Gabriel Capone, also well-known as Al Capone

I only went to places that I needed to go with bodyguards and mostly at night so I would not get spotted. My friend Johnny Torrio had helped with setting up Chicago by turning one of the main buildings into a gambling casino to make tons and tons of money. As my life was progressing, the government began to become an issue. Me and a bunch of other gang members decided to

Capone was very grateful to Torrio. Torrio first set Capone out to do all of his “dirty work”. Capone was sent to beat up loan shark victims behind on their payments, then a pimp, beating up girls who were holding out on their nightly take. Torrio finally got Capone a job as a bouncer at the Harvard Inn. By this time Capone was recognized by his gang as being a vicious fighter with

At about 20 years of age, Capone left New York for Chicago at the invitation of Johnny Torrio, who was imported by crime boss James "Big Jim" Colosimo as an enforcer. Capone began in Chicago as a bouncer in a brothel, where he contracted syphilis. Timely use of Salvarsan probably could have cured the infection, but he apparently never sought treatment.[15] In 1923, he purchased a small house at 7244 South Prairie Avenue in the Park Manor neighborhood on the city's south side for US$5,500.[16] In

Known as one of the most notorious mafias in america in the 1930’s, Al Capone was born Alphonse Gabriel Capone on, January 17, 1899(Britannica.com). He grew up with his parents who had just moved from Italy. At one point in his career Al Capone made an estimated $100 Million Dollars a year(Simon). Most mafias aren't really popular amongst civilians, right? Well not Capone. He was popular amongst the civilians unlike most other Mafias. One of Capone’s most famous quotes was, “You can get much farther

With Chicago’s government being weak and easily to extort, Capone and Torrio began a business together through bootlegging, gang violence, and gambling in houses called deuces. At the beginning of the 1920s, James Colosimo was in charge and making the most money. Colosimo effectively developed profound political associations

Torrio left Capone in control of their areas to take his sick mother back to Italy. Capone was at the top of a Chicago suburb known as Cicero. At the age of 25, Capone was one of the most powerful men in Chicago, but being such a force also made him a target

capon and his family moved things seemed to being put in front of him perfectly. The new neighborhood did not just bring him his soon to be wife Mary but brought him, his mob mentor, Johnny Torrio. (3) At the time Capone moved was the time of Torrio. Torrio was running several of the main stream gambling operations. Torrio took Capone into his world, and had him running his errands to start. (3) Capone’s first official job was