VIolence
After his brother's death Al was enraged and escalated the violence by kidnapping officials and stealing ballot boxes. One official was murdered. When it was all over, Capone had won his victory for Cicero, but at a price that would haunt him for the rest of his life. Mad as he was, Capone managed to control his anger, preventing a full scale war with the police and federal government. His temper stayed under control for about five weeks. But then, Joe Howard, a small-time thug, assaulted Capone's friend Jack Guzik. Guzik told Capone and Capone tracked Howard down in a bar, and shot him in the head.
In 1925, Capone returned to New York to briefly do business with his old friend Frank Yale. When a Christmas party thrown by Yale was crashed by gunmen from an enemy gang, Capone's forces opened fire, killing and wounding many of the attackers. This demonstration of power made clear how much control the Chicago gangs had in New York. Later that same year, another shooting took place when one of Al's bootlegging trucks was raided by lawmen, leaving the driver and one officer dead. Capone was forced into hiding for three months, but then reemerged to find there wasn't sufficient evidence to connect him to the murder.
For the next few years Capone moved around a bit, considering the idea of retirement, before finally ending up in Florida in 1929. From there he organized one of his most brutal attacks. When it was all over, The Saint Valentine's Day Massacre as it came to be called, left seven men dead. Six of the seven were members of the Moran Gang for whom the hit was intended.
In 1925, Capone returned to New York to briefly do business with his old friend Frank Yale. When a Christmas party thrown by Yale was crashed by gunmen from an enemy gang, Capone's forces opened fire, killing and wounding many of the attackers. This demonstration of power made clear how much control the Chicago gangs had in New York. Later that same year, another shooting took place when one of Al's bootlegging trucks was raided by lawmen, leaving the driver and one officer dead. Capone was forced into hiding for three months, but then reemerged to find there wasn't sufficient evidence to connect him to the murder.
For the next few years Capone moved around a bit, considering the idea of retirement, before finally ending up in Florida in 1929. From there he organized one of his most brutal attacks. When it was all over, The Saint Valentine's Day Massacre as it came to be called, left seven men dead. Six of the seven were members of the Moran Gang for whom the hit was intended.