| − | In 1919, Capone's assassination was decreed by [[William Lovett]] the boss of Brooklyn's [[Irish Mob]]. As a result, Yale arranged for him to be sent to Chicago, where he became a trusted lieutenant of the gang boss [[Johnny Torrio]]. and in 1923, by bribery and intimidation in municipal elections, the Torrio-Capone organisation took over the Chicago suburban municipality of Cicero, making the district a safe haven for them. Torrio retired in 1925 after an [[assassin]]ation attempt and turned over his crime interests - largely based on the illegal [[alcohol]] trade which prospered as a result of [[Prohibition]], but also including [[gambling]] and [[prostitution]] - to Capone. However, Capone was vulnerable to attacks by his enemies, notably the Chicagoan 'North Side' gangs. In 1929 he turned on these enemies, organising the [[St. Valentine's Day Massacre]] in which seven North Side gangsters were murdered by Capone gunmen posing as police, although the main target, [[George Moran]], escaped. | + | In 1919, Capone's assassination was decreed by [[William Lovett]] the boss of Brooklyn's [[Irish Mob]]. As a result, Yale arranged for him to be sent to Chicago, where he became a trusted lieutenant of the gang boss [[Johnny Torrio]]. and in 1923, by bribery and intimidation in municipal elections, the Torrio-Capone organisation took over the Chicago suburban municipality of Cicero, making the district a safe haven for them. Torrio retired in 1925 after an [[assassin]]ation attempt and turned over his crime interests - largely based on the illegal [[alcohol]] trade which prospered as a result of [[Prohibition]], but also including [[gambling]] and [[prostitution]] - to Capone. However, Capone was vulnerable to attacks by his enemies, notably the Chicagoan 'North Side' gangs. In 1929 he turned on these enemies, organising the [[St. Valentine's Day Massacre]] in which seven North Side gangsters were murdered by Capone gunmen posing as police, although the main target, [[George Moran]], escaped. He was also notorious for having a ruthless temper, as one time during a dinner meeting, he proceeded to bring about a baseball bat and infamously beat three members of his outfit to near death with it for trying to sell him out to a rival gang leader before finishing them off with bullets. |
| − | Capone also liked to pose as a public benefactor, organising the distribution of free milk for Chicago schoolchildren and starting free soup kitchens during the [[Great Depression|Depression]] years. | + | Capone also liked to pose as a public benefactor, organizing the distribution of free milk for Chicago schoolchildren and starting free soup kitchens during the [[Great Depression|Depression]] years. |