Al Capone: Leader of the Illegal Alcohol Trade
"Al Capone became one of the most motorious gangsters and bootleggers in American History. Capone's fights with rival gangs over control of the bootlegging industry brought bloodshed and meyhem to chicago." (Hansen 35)
Al Capone was the leader of a huge gang controlling the bootlegging industry. He had more than seven hundred men, controlled more than ten thousand speakeasies, and oversaw bootlegging activities from Florida to Chicago. He bought politicians and judges, journalists and police brass, until he was in full control. This shows that the 18th Amendment wasn't going to stop those most motivated by alcohol.
Al Capone was the leader of a huge gang controlling the bootlegging industry. He had more than seven hundred men, controlled more than ten thousand speakeasies, and oversaw bootlegging activities from Florida to Chicago. He bought politicians and judges, journalists and police brass, until he was in full control. This shows that the 18th Amendment wasn't going to stop those most motivated by alcohol.
THEN...
On the morning of February 14, 1929, a group of gangsters gathered in a liquor warehouse on Chicago's North Side. They were apart of Capone's rival, George "Bugs" Moran's crew. Capone's group tricked them into waiting for a delivery of whiskey, and the members of Maran's group ended up getting murdered by Capone's crew dressed up as policemen.
