1666 Mr. Maclay United States History II- CP 8 May 1999 Al Capone in the 1920 s !

r"ani#ed cri$e %as not so or"ani#ed &p &ntil the 1920s. 'hen the 1920s arri(ed) the A$erican li*estyle chan"ed dra$atically. People started in(estin" $oney in ho$e appliances and a&to$o+iles) %o$en s s,irts +eca$e hi"her and drin,in" +eca$e (ery pop&lar. Also) or"ani#ed cri$e ca$e to a rise in the 1920 s. And in the hi"h ran,s o* or"ani#ed cri$e %as Al Capone. Al Capone ran $any ille"al +&sinesses incl&din" +ootle""in") "a$+lin") prostit&tion) and $&rders. -here %ere $any "an"s in the %orld o* or"ani#ed cri$e and Al Capone s %as at the top. Al Capone %as the $ost in*a$o&s "an"ster in the 1920 s. .ein" a +i" ti$e "an"ster %as +i" +&siness. Money %as $ade *ast and (ery easily. .ootle""in" alcohol %as +y *ar the $ost pro*ita+le in the 1920 s) this %as +eca&se o* the prohi+ition. /a$+lin" %as another +&siness that paid o**. /a$+lin" stations %ere set &p all o(er cities. Prostit&tion and M&rders %ere also cri$es that $ade "an"sters $oney. Alphonse Capone %as the +i""est *orce in or"ani#ed cri$e. He started his career o* cri$e in .oston) as an apprentice to 0ohnny -orrio. -hat is %here he earned the &n*or"etta+le nic,na$e 1Scar*ace.2 It %as in a +ar %hen Capone $ade so$e r&de co$$ents a+o&t a %o$an. Min&tes later) the %o$an s +rother sliced Capone in the *ace. 3. 4an/order 2 -his $an %as a *riend o* Charles 15&c,y2 5&ciano. Al Capone %as p&nished and *orced to apolo"i#e. Al Capone did not +eco$e a leader &ntil he %ent to Chica"o. At the ti$e he %as still an apprentice to 0ohnny -orrio. In the $idst o* the "an" (iolence and +ootle""in" %as Chica"o. Chica"o %as a "reat place to start a rin" o* or"ani#ed cri$e. -he "o(ern$ent %as (ery %ea, %hich $ade it easier to do cri$e. Capone entered the city o* Chica"o in 1920. At the ti$e) 1.i" 0i$2 Colosi$o ran thin"s. He $ade a+o&t 60)000 dollars a $onth. -orrio and Capone started their +&siness %ith *o&r "a$+lin" 7oints8%hore ho&ses in Chica"o. -hese &nder"ro&nd places %ere ,no%n as de&ces. In Chica"o Capone $et a $an %ho %o&ld +e his *riend *or li*e) 0ac, /&#i,. /&#i, %as 0e%ish. His *a$ily li(ed o** prostit&tion. Al Capone ne(er %orried a+o&t racial iss&es) his %i*e %as e(en Irish. A*ter 0ac, /&#ic, %as ro&"hed &p +y a 0oe Ho%ard) Capone let o&t his te$per. It did not help %hen Ho%ard called Capone so$e r&de na$es. Soon a*ter) Capone shot hi$ do%n. -here %as no con(iction) it %as clear that Capone %as +eco$in" $ore and $ore po%er*&l. He had to ha(e connections in the la% to not +e con(icted. Al Capone *inally "ot a taste o* leadership a*ter a *e% years o* partnership %ith -orrio. -orrio le*t Capone in control o* their areas to ta,e his sic, $other +ac, to Italy. Capone %as at the top o* a Chica"o s&+&r+ ,no%n as Cicero. At the a"e o* 26) Capone %as one o* the $ost po%er*&l $en in Chica"o) +&t +ein" s&ch a *orce also $ade hi$ a tar"et *or ri(al "an"s. 3. 4an/order 9 In :e% ;or,) Arnold <othstein %as 1the $an.2 He %as a +ootle""er) he also sold narcotics) and he started o** $any +i" na$es in cri$e s&ch as Charles 15&c,y2 5&ciano) =ran, Costello and 3&tch Sh&lt#. <othstein $ade *riends %ith as $any +ootle""ers and "a$+lers as he co&ld. He ne(er %anted anythin" to "o %ron". He %as sort o* paranoid +&t <othstein %as a (ery po%er*&l $an. -he $ost incredi+le act e(er $ade +y a th&" 7&st $ay ha(e +een the *i>in" o* the 1919 'orld Series +et%een the <eds and the 'hite So>. Many o* the 'hite So> star players %anted hi"her %a"es) o%ners o* the cl&+ re*&sed. .&t <othstien chan"ed that. It %as said that he paid o** ei"ht o* the 'hite So> players 10)000 dollars each. -he <ed s %o&ld ha(e lost +&t %ith a little help *ro$ <othstein the 'hite So> did lose and <othstein "ot +ac, all o* his $oney

%innin" +ets. Charles 15&c,y2 5&ciano %as another one o* the $ost s&ccess*&l "an"sters d&rin" the 1920s. His place o* cri$e %as :e% ;or,. 5&ciano started &nder a $an na$ed Maran#ano as Capone started &nder 0ohnny -orrio. 5&ciano %as one o* Maran#ano s top $en. A*ter +ein" &nder hi$) Charles 5&ciano +eca$e tired o* it) he %anted $ore po%er) and the only %ay he co&ld do that %as to ,ill Maran#ano. He or"ani#ed a $eetin" %ith se(eral top "an"sters incl&din" one o* Capones representati(es. -hey disc&ssed the eli$ination o* Maran#ano. 5&cianos plan to $&rder hi$ %as appro(ed. 'hen 15&c,y2 ret&rned to :e% ;or, he "&nned do%n Maran#ano and too, o(er his +&sinesses. In Chica"o) Capone %as stron"er than e(er. He %as the $ost *eared $an in Chica"o) +&t he didn t earn it +ootle""in") pi$pin") or "a$+lin". Al Capone had to ,ill 3. 4an/order ? $en that "ot in his %ay. -hat is ho% Al Capone +eca$e the $ost po%er*&l "an"ster e(er. !ne o* Al Capone s ri(als %as the "ardener 3ion ! .anion. 3ion %as a ri(al +ootle""er %ho$ +eha(ior had to +e controlled. He ,illed $en %hene(er and %here(er he %anted. ! .anion e(en %ent as *ar as tric,in" -orrio %hich sent hi$ to 7ail. So$ethin" he did %ron" %as +ra""in" a+o&t it. 3ays later) ! .anion %as ta,en o&t +y -hree o* Capone s $en in his o%n *lo%er shop. Capone and -orrio then too, o(er the e>cellent +ootle""in" +&siness that %as 3ion s. A*ter the M&rder o* 3ion ! .anion) Al Capone and 0ohnny torrio +e"an to *ear *or their li(es. ! .anion s "an" did not "i(e &p) at one point they str&c, in $id dayli"ht. Capone s head@&arters %as the Ha%thorne Hotel) the plan %as precise. -here %ere t%o cars pac,ed %ith th&"s) the *irst car dro(e +y shootin" +lan, ro&nds to dra% o&t Capone s $en) the ne>t car %as to spray the hotel lo++y and other s&rro&ndin" +&ildin"s %ith tho&sands o* +&llets. -he plan did not %or,) Capone s&r(i(ed and so did $any others) the deaths s&prisin"ly scarce. Since 2 years a*ter ! +annons $&rder) 12 atte$pts to assassinate Capone %ere $ade. And %hen -orrio ret&rned) he %as al$ost shot to death. -he $an %ho had +een "i(in" Capone the $ost tro&+le %as /eor"e 1+&"s2 Moran. Moran -oo, o(er !+anion s "an" a*ter the $&rder o* 3ion. Capone planned an assassination *or Moran. -o ,eep hi$sel* o&t o* tro&+le) Capone laid +ac, in =lorida and le*t 1Machine "&n2 Mc"&rn in char"e o* the hit. !n =e+r&ary 1?) 1929) t%o o* CaponeAs $en incl&din" Mc"&rn entered a "ara"e %here Moran and so$e o* his "&ys %ere said to 3. 4an/order 6 +e located) -he tea$ %as dressed in police &ni*or$s and ar$ed %ith $achine "&ns and sa%ed o** shot"&ns. -hey shot do%n B o* MoranAs $en +&t Moran %as ne(er there. -he police and all the people o* Chica"o all ,ne% the $&rders %ere ordered +y Capone. .&t %ith no e(idence) Capone co&ld not +e arrested. -he St. 4alentines 3ay Massacre s p&+licity %as the $ost any "an" e(ent had e(er recei(ed. !* all the $&rders) the ca&se o* $any $ay lie in the hands o* the prohi+ition act. -he act started on 0an&ary 16) 1920. It stated that li@&e&r that is a +e(era"e can not +e $an&*act&red) nor sold) nor +e ha&led on the *ace o* the earth) +&t there %ere $any people a"ainst this) a lot o* those people %ere "an"sters and other th&"s. .&t they didn t 7&st tal, a+o&t it) $any $en +eca$e +ootle""ers and rac,eteerers. -he pro*its $ade +y this %ere enor$o&s. .ootle""in" led to a tre$endo&s ri(alry +et%een a lot o* "an"s. Al Capone %as in constant dan"er +eca&se he %as one o* the top +ootle""ers. <ichard 1pe" le"2 5oner"an %as one o* Al Capone s ri(al +ootle""ers. Al Capone %as in(ited to =ran,ie ;ale s 1926 Christ$as party. ;ale %as tipped o** that 5oner"an and so$e o* his +oys %ere "oin" to crash the party. -he party %as "oin" to +e canceled +&t Capone re*&sed. -he party happened and 5oner"an and his +oys sho%ed &p aro&nd 9C00) Capone had a s&rprise o* his o%n. 'hen Capone "a(e the si"nal 1pe" le"2 didn t ,no% %hat to

e>pect. -he thin" is) ;ales Christ$as party %as held in :e% ;or,) and +y $&rderin" these $en Capone %as sho%in" his s&periority. As Al(a 0ohnston said in the :e% ;or,er 3. 4an/order 6 1Chica"o is the i$perial city o* the "an" %orld and :e% ;or, a re$ote pro(incial place.2 -he incident %as ,no%n as -he Adonis cl&+ $assacre. Prohi+ition $ay ha(e ca&sed the hi"hest cri$e rate e(er in or"ani#ed cri$e. =ran,ie yale %as a lon"ti$e *riend o* Al Capone and 0ohnny -orrio. He %as &sed in (ario&s hits incl&din" the $&rders o* 3ion ! +anion and 1.i" 0i$2 Colosi$o. In 1928 Capone *o&nd o&t that ;ale had +een hi7ac,in" $any o* his 1+oo#e2 tr&c,s. Soon a*ter) ;ale %as shot do%n. :o other sin"le "an"ster co&ld +e as in*a$o&s as Al Capone. Al Capone %as the $ost po%er*&l "an"ster to e(er li(e. :o one co&ld stop his rei"n o* cri$e) and anyone that "ot in his %ay) he %o&ld ta,e o&t) D(en %hen it ca$e to his *riends. He %as ne(er con(icted *or any o* the h&ndreds o* cri$es he co$$itted) this is one o* the $ost i$portant *acts that sho%ed ho% $any connections Capone had. It %as &ntil the 1990 s %hen Capone %as con(icted o* -a> in(asion. 'hile ser(in" his 7ail ti$e Alphonse Capone +eca$e a (icti$ o* the deadly disease Syphilis. Al Capone died +&t his cri$e le"acy %ill al%ays li(e on.