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Richard James "Two-Gun" Hart (born James Vincenzo Capone, Italian: [vinˈtʃɛntso kaˈpoːne]; March 28, 1892 – October 1, 1952) was an Italian-American sharpshooter and prohibition agent, who was noted for his cowboy style [1] and for being the elder brother of gangsters Al, Frank, and Ralph Capone.
Capone with his mother. Alphonse Gabriel Capone was born in Brooklyn, a borough of New York City, on January 17, 1899. [3] His parents were Italian immigrants Teresa (née Raiola; 1867–1952) and Gabriele Capone (1865–1920), [4] both born in Angri, a small municipality outside of Naples in the province of Salerno.
His mother gave birth to his half-brother Raphael in 1894 and another child, Gennaro, in 1896. After the seventh grade, he quit school and worked as a pinsetter, factory worker, and barber. Al Capone's family lived nearby, and Nitti was friends with Capone's older brothers and their criminal gang (the Navy Street Boys). [1]
Ralph James Capone (/ k ə ˈ p oʊ n / kə-POHN; [1] born Raffaele James Capone, Italian: [raffaˈɛːle kaˈpoːne]; January 12, 1894 – November 22, 1974) was an Italian-American mobster and an older brother of Al Capone and Frank Capone. He got the nickname "Bottles" not from involvement in the Capone bootlegging empire, but from his ...
Capone was born in 1895 in Brooklyn, and he was the third son of the Italian immigrants Gabriele Capone (1865–1920) and Teresa Raiola (1867-1952). He was the brother of Vincenzo, Ralph, Al, Ermina, John, Albert, Matthew and Mafalda Capone. [2] Frank and his brothers Al and Ralph became mobsters.
'This Day in History': 10/17/1931 - Al Capone Sentenced. Love him or hate him, Al Capone is a legend. The infamous mobster remains a household name more than half a century after his death.
From Al's imprisonment up until his death, Mae, along with Al's brothers and sisters, was in charge of his affairs: possessions, titles, and belongings. [7] Al was finally released from prison and arrived at the Capones' Florida home on March 22, 1940. [5] Mae was Al's primary caretaker following his release from prison.
Rocco Fischetti (brother) Al Capone (cousin) Charles " Trigger Happy " [ 1 ] Fischetti (March 24, 1901 – April 11, 1951) was a Chicago mobster who was Al Capone 's bodyguard and cousin.