Frank Capone (January 1895 – April 1, 1924) was a Chicago mobster who participated in the attempted takeover of Cicero, Illinois by his brother Al Capone's criminal organization.
Born Salvatore Capone, Frank moved from New York to Chicago with his younger brother Al at the start of Prohibition. Although Al was prone to violence, Frank was reportedly considered much worse. Whereas Al usually wanted to negotiate, Frank opted to use violence immedia...
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Frank Capone (January 1895 – April 1, 1924) was a Chicago mobster who participated in the attempted takeover of Cicero, Illinois by his brother Al Capone's criminal organization.
Born Salvatore Capone, Frank moved from New York to Chicago with his younger brother Al at the start of Prohibition. Although Al was prone to violence, Frank was reportedly considered much worse. Whereas Al usually wanted to negotiate, Frank opted to use violence immediately, explaining that, "You never get no back talk from a corpse."
In 1923, the Torrio-Al Capone organization, to be known as the Chicago Outfit, moved its operations from Chicago to Cicero, a Chicago suburb, after being driven from the city by reform Mayor William Dever. Within a year, Cicero city manager Joseph Z. Klenha and the town committeemen were on the gang payroll. During the 1924 Primary election, Frank and other Outfit members went to Cicero polling booths with submachine guns and sawed-off shotguns to see that local residents ...
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