In Brooklyn - New York, in 1899, Alphonse Capone was born. Johnny Torrio, a bootlegger in Chicago, recruited him when he was at the age of 22. Torrio was one of the many people who had established his business after the passing of the National Prohibition Act in 1920. Capone's job was to persuade proprietors to buy Torrio's illegal alcohol.
Within three years Capone had taken over Johnny Torrio's business and controlled 161 illegal drinking establishments. In an attempt to expand his business, Capone developed the policy of killing his competitors. After the killing of “Don O'Banion” in 1926, gang-warfare broke out in Chicago. There were 130 gangsters murdered in just one district of the city in just on year. This included the famous St Valentine's Day Massacre when six leading members of the “Bugs Moran” gang were executed in a garage by gangsters dressed in police uniforms.
Few of the murderers were arrested and convicted of their crimes. Gangsters like......
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