By: Nicole and Emily

(Alphonsus) Al Capone Born: January 17, 1899 - 1947

Best known gangster in the 1920’s

In 1918, met Mary "Mae" Coughlin at a dance.

December 4, 1918 Albert "Sonny" Francis was born. (son)

December 30, 1918 married Mae

Mug Shot 1931

Mary “Mae” Coughlin

The Massacre of February 14,1929

The morning of Feb. 14, 1929

2122 North Clark Street. “S-M-C Cartage Co. Shipping - Packing - Long Distance Hauling”

Five Men showed up in cop car, two in uniform, three in civilian clothes

Lined up on rear wall of garage

Shot with machine guns

Faces to the wall

C.L. McAllister went to go see why dog was barking

Landlady Mrs. Jeanette Landesman called the cops

Six men died right awayFrank Gusenberg survived for a few hours

Total of seven men died

George Moran was supposed to be dead

Al Capone was blamed by Moran

Moran was blamed by Capone

Four out of Five of shooters were caught but never went to jail

May 1929 Al Capone leaves Chicago

Al Capone and Frankie Rio sentenced to a year in jail for concealed weapons

Al Capone was “haunted” by James Clark

George “Bugs” Moran

People who died

The Five Men who killed Maron’s mob

All men arrested

McGurn, Scalise and Guintta were never tried

John Scalise died May 7, 1929

Albert Anselmi

Died May 1929

"Machine Gun" Jack McGurn

Died Feb. 15, 1936 Joseph Guinta

People who were killed

Pete GusenbergFrank Gusenberg

James Clark

Adam Heyer

Reinhardt Schwimmer

Al Weinshank

Johnny May

A brick from the wall were the murders took place

Bricks would supposedly be cursed Newspaper article of the

massacre

George Patey with bricks from the wall of the garage where the massacre took place

Web Sites

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