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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.
January 25 – Al Capone dies of a cerebral hemorrhage in his Miami, Florida estate as a result of advanced syphilis. February 22 – U.S. mob boss Charles "Lucky" Luciano is arrested by Cuban authorities under pressure from the United States Government. Deported to Italy after World War II, Luciano had become a Cuban resident in October 1946.
Richard James "Two Gun" Hart (born James Vincenzo Capone) with his collection of confiscated stills, 1926. Ironically, while Chicago gangster Al Capone was one of the biggest targets of investigation for the dry agents of the Chicago prohibition office and their Untouchables, Capone's eldest biological brother was himself a dry agent, or ...
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.
While Capone's original jury had been bribed by his underlings, the presiding federal trial judge, James Wilkerson, switched the jury at the last minute. It was also reported that Capone's defense team was ill-prepared to protect him against the stream of witnesses testifying to the gangster's "lavish lifestyle".
Ralph Capone, "Bottles" (born Raffaele James Capone, 1894–1974) Antonio Caponigro, "Tony Bananas" (1912–1980)
The company also hired James C. Poland, who had worked in the Texas prison system, where Esmor was angling for new contracts. All of these recruits positioned the company for winnings. In 1994, Slattery and his partners cashed in with an initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange valued at $5.2 million.
The "Terrible" Genna brothers, as they were known, consisted of Peter, James, Angelo, Tony, Sam and Mike "The Devil" Genna. They were known for their ruthlessness and intemperate disposition. [ 21 ] In a fateful step, Torrio either arranged for or acquiesced to the murder of O'Banion at his flower shop on November 10, 1924.