The Life Of Al Capone
Birth of Al capone
Al Capone was born on Jan. 17,1899 to Gabriel and Teresina Capone. His parents were immigrants from Italy who came to America for a better life. Capone had two brothers and a sister.
AL Capone's Education
Al Capone was a very smart kid. He grew up in a rough part of Brooklyn, which made him a tough young man. In 6th grade, at the age of 14, he was expelled for slapping his female teacher. He never returned to school after that and did not graduate from high school
Valentines Day Masscre
This murder was one of the bloodiest days in mob history. Al Capone's rival, Bugs Moran was trying to take over Capone's bootlegging business. Capone arranged for Bugs Moran and his mobsters to be in a warehouse and his men went in dressed as police officers. Moran's men thinking it was a police sting, dropped their weapons and put their hands above their heads. Capone's men then shot the mobsters. Bugs Moran managed to escape, but he later died from lung cancer in the state penitentiary.
Tax Evasion
In June 16, 1931 Capone plead guilty to carrying a concealed weapon and was sent to the Eastern State Prison. There, he ran his business and set up his cell to look luxurious. He brought in expensive furniture, rugs and other items. He was sent to Alcatraz later for tax evasion.
Prisons
One of the prisons he's been to is the Eastern State penitentiary but he wasn't necessarily learning a lesson. He payed off the guards and it was like they treated him different than all the others he sold their furniture and brought furniture in his cell. it looked like a hotel suite. He was also sent for carrying a concealed weapon.
Alcatraz
Capone was sent to Alcatraz because of tax evasion and not following the rules from the other prison. The judge knew that Capone had the ability to pay the Jury off, so the judge changed the jury selection. Capone was found guilty and sentenced to Alcatraz.
Sickness
In 1939 Capone was suffering from syphilis. He was released from the prison and sent to a hospital. He then recovered and came back to Miami. In 1937 he died of cardiac arrest. He is buried in Mount Caramel Cemetery in Illinois.
Death
He died in January 25, 1947, at the age of 48. He was buried at the Mount Caramel Cemetery in Chicago, Illinois.