On St. Valentine’s Day of 1928, Alphonse Capone made a move on his cross-town rivalry in the mafia business (Lindop 32).
Capone is the most well known illegal alcohol dealer in Chicago and a big time criminal. Capone was in fact so powerful in his position of work that law enforcement is afraid of him. On this day he made a move against his enemy, George “Bugs” Moran, who controlled all of the prohibited alcohol trade of the north side of chicago (“The St.”). Capone saw Moran as a threat to his business and his success, so he set up a plan designed to take him and his crew out. Capone hired some of his men to set up a delivery of a false alcohol sale to Moran’s headquarters, a garage. Capone’s men arrived, but not in the normal mobster
Capone is the most well known illegal alcohol dealer in Chicago and a big time criminal. Capone was in fact so powerful in his position of work that law enforcement is afraid of him. On this day he made a move against his enemy, George “Bugs” Moran, who controlled all of the prohibited alcohol trade of the north side of chicago (“The St.”). Capone saw Moran as a threat to his business and his success, so he set up a plan designed to take him and his crew out. Capone hired some of his men to set up a delivery of a false alcohol sale to Moran’s headquarters, a garage. Capone’s men arrived, but not in the normal mobster