Miami harassment of, 369–73
mistresses of, 179, 230–31, 291–92, 437, 499
Moran-Drucci-Weiss threat on, 137, 138–42, 205–6, 207
Ness compared with, 344
Ness’s efforts against, 342, 346–53, 355, 357–59, 408–13, 415, 425–26, 432, 436, 437, 453–54, 499
New York trip of (1925), 155–60
obituaries of, 19–20, 606–7
opera enjoyed by, 32, 189
parole conditions of, 571–72
peace conference organized by, 213–16
penicillin treatment of, 580, 587
Pennsylvania arrest and prison term of, 336–41, 353
physical appearance of, 19, 158–59
press conferences of, 212–13, 239–40, 261–64, 268, 356–57, 369, 418, 436, 509
prison medical examination of, 511–12
prison term of, 488–573
prostitution interests of, 87–88, 98, 99–100, 112, 117, 152, 170–71, 397, 511
racket stabilitv sought by, 204, 207, 212–16
rap sheet of, 661n–62n
reform considered by, 501–2
release of (1930), 353–54
release of (1939), 571–73, 577
retirement considered by, 188–89, 203–4, 216–17, 261–64, 336, 386
as scapegoat for social ills, 367
“Scarface” nickname of, 111
scars of, 20, 49–50 schvitz enjoyed by, 154
security concerns of, 16, 127, 138–39, 145, 150, 153–54, 158–59, 292, 582
soup kitchens of, 400–403
sports enjoyed by, 150, 178, 227–36, 285, 320–21, 375–76, 390, 439, 501
stroke of, 605
succession to, 428
surrender to authorities by (1926), 191–92, 193
Susie courted by, 52
swimming enjoyed by, 178
as symbol of immigration, 20–21, 343
syphilis of, 44–46, 54–55, 286, 288, 292, 331, 333, 339, 475, 511, 537, 544–45, 548, 550, 558–73, 577–87, 592–94, 603–5
tax debt of, after release, 570, 581
at Terminal Island, 567–71
transferred to Alcatraz, 534–36
transferred to Atlanta Federal Penitentiary, 506–10
transformation of, after Torrio’s retirement, 147, 148
vigilante attacks on, 152–53
visibility sought by, 147–52, 211, 217, 319, 357, 400, 591
in Wisconsin after release, 592
youth gang activity of, 35, 39–40
Capone, Amedoe (Matthew; Mitzi) (brother), 101, 102, 249, 494, 506, 554, 567
birth and childhood of, 40, 95
and Capone’s death, 605
after Capone’s release, 593
at Capone’s trial, 442
murder charge against, 586
Capone, Erminio (Mimi; John) (brother), 359, 494, 517, 568
arrest of (1926), 166
birth and childhood of, 40, 57, 95
and Capone’s death, 605
after Capone’s release, 583, 585, 593
congressional testimony of, 615
Capone, Filomena Marie Carmelo Moscato (Florence) (sister-in-law), 42, 166
Capone, Gabriele (father), 24, 27, 29–30, 31–32, 36, 40, 585
death of, 57
reburial of, 614
Capone (Maritote), Mafalda (sister), 506
birth and childhood of, 40–41, 57, 58, 95–96
and Capone’s death and funeral, 20, 605, 608
after Capone’s release, 586, 593
at Capone’s trial, 442
death of, 618
and reporters’ visit to Capone home (1929), 339–40
wedding of, 407–8
Capone, Mary Coughlin (Mae) (wife), 155, 264, 266, 274, 461, 493, 500, 506, 569, 584, 587
arrival of, in Chicago, 94, 95, 96
background of, 52–53
Capone’s Baltimore hospitalization and, 579
Capone’s courtship and wedding to, 52–55
and Capone’s death and funeral, 605, 608
during Capone’s incarceration, 552, 553–54, 559–60
Capone’s release and (1939), 571
Capone’s work unknown to, 56
death of, 618
in Florida, 270, 283–84, 290, 314, 320, 455
in Florida after Capone’s release, 583, 585
piety of, 586–87
theft of jewelry of, 320–21
Capone, Raffaele (Ralph “Bottles”) (brother), 27, 94, 98, 101, 102, 110, 120, 140, 188, 194, 223, 326, 377, 416
California trip of (1927), 264
and Capone’s death and funeral, 605, 608
Capone’s Pennsylvania incarceration and, 340
Capone’s prison term and, 485, 553, 567, 569, 570
after Capone’s release, 585, 586, 589, 593, 605
Capone’s release and (1930), 353, 355
Capone’s release and (1939), 571
Capone’s succession and, 428
Capone’s trial and, 446, 466, 471–72, 481
childhood of, 29–31
congressional testimony of, 30–31, 615
death of, 618
Dillinger and, 532
federal investigations of, 273, 275–76, 302–4, 341–42, 351–52, 615–17
Hart aided by, 577, 591, 593
indictment and conviction of (1929), 341–42, 359, 363–65, 369, 400, 432, 450, 452, 494
indictment of (1925), 171
jazz music and, 244, 246, 247
later years of, 615–16
McSwiggin’s death and, 166
at Mafalda Capone’s wedding, 407
marriage of, 42–43
Mercer refuge of, 532
move of, to Chicago, 87
publicity shunned by, 152
release of (1934), 517
second marriage of, 290–91
Stockade built by, 99–100
surrender and prison term of, 29–31, 494–98, 517, 536
syndicate control handed to (1929), 338
wiretaps against, 351, 355
Capone, Ralph, Jr. (nephew), 42, 616
Capone, Rose (sister), 40
Capone, Ruth Casey (daughter-in-law), 584, 585
Capone, Salvatore (Frank) (brother), 27, 95, 99, 105, 214, 519, 528
funeral of, 109–11, 129
killing of, 106–9, 124, 125, 140, 173, 582, 593
reburial of, 614
Capone, Teresina Raiola (Teresa) (mother), 110, 124, 155, 290, 506, 579, 585
in Brooklyn, 27, 29, 30, 31, 32, 40, 56, 57
and Capone’s death and funeral, 605, 608, 609
after Capone’s release, 586, 593
in Italy, 24
at Mafalda Capone’s wedding, 407–8
move of, to Chicago, 58, 94, 95
and reporters’ visit to Capone home (1929), 339–40
Capone, Umberto (Albert “Bites”) (brother), 40, 57, 95, 567
arrest of, 516–17
after Capone’s release, 593
at Cicero Tribune, 124
in Florida, 324, 359
Capone, Valma Pheasant (sister-in-law), 290, 517
Capone, Vincenzo (James) (brother), see Hart, Richard Joseph “Two-Gun”
Carfano, “Little Augie,” 49, 51
Carrying a Gun for Al Capone (Bilbo), 528–29
Caruso, Enrico, 81
Casey, Ruth M., 585
Castellammarese War, 427
Catholicism, Catholic Church, 24, 31, 32
anti-Italian prejudice in, 34
CCC, see Chicago Crime Commission Century Magazine, 21–22
Century of Progress Exposition (Chicago World’s Fair) (1933), 406, 430, 489, 576–77
Cermak, Tony, 417, 422, 423, 424, 426
Chamberlin, Henry Barrett, 86, 368, 384
Chandler, Raymond, 529
Chapman, Lyle, 409
Charrington, Arthur, 549
Chase, John Paul, 541
Chicago, Ill.:
architecture of, 75
bombings in, 278, 280–81
business in, 76
during Capone’s incarceration, 498, 517
criminal organizations in, 77–79
description of, 71–79
1871 fire in, 72
election of 1923 in, 97
election of 1927 in, 218–24
election of 1931 in, 416–18, 420, 423–25
gambling houses closed in, 260–61
gang peace conference in, 213–16
gang preeminence gained by, 158–159
politics in, 77–78, 85–86, 91, 137, 149, 151–52, 159, 209, 218–24, 225, 236, 263–64, 276–81, 299, 300, 361, 416–18, 420, 423–25
reform efforts in, 86, 159
violence level in, 96–97, 127–28, 210–12, 237, 276, 278, 374
Chicago, University of, 345
Chicago After Midnight, 523
Chicago American, 282
Chicago and Its Cess-Pools of Infamy (Wilson), 79
Chicago Association of Commerce, 314
Chicago City News Bureau, 210, 310
Chicago conference (1931), 426–28
Chicago Corset Manufacturers’ Association, 401–2
Chicago Crime Commission (CCC), 86, 98–99, 128, 221, 236, 258, 293, 295, 365–68, 373, 384, 436, 494, 499, 531
Chicago Cubs, 227
Chicago Daily News, 83, 105, 108, 110, 165, 170, 260–61, 262, 263–64, 378, 404, 500
Chicago Defender, 245
Chicago Evening American, 148, 149, 312
Chicago Evening Post, 232, 375
Chicago Heights, Ill.:
bombings in, 350
Capone’s takeover of, 197, 199–203
description of, 196–97
Chicago Heights Star, 200, 201, 350
Chicago Herald and Examiner, 144, 168, 266, 350, 374, 378, 500
Chicago Journal of Commerce, 78–79
Chicago Motion Picture Operators Union, 569
Chicago Sun, 203
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, 136
Chicago Tribune, 106, 111, 113, 121, 136, 147, 153, 165, 167, 209, 211, 220, 230, 234, 263, 269, 290, 315, 319, 322, 338, 340, 354, 355, 357, 366–67, 372, 389, 400, 424, 495, 587, 589
Capone’s obituary in, 606–7
Capone’s trial and, 434, 435, 442–43, 457, 469, 479, 481
Colosimo’s funeral and, 83
comics in, 529
Frank Capone’s death and, 109–10
Lingle’s murder and, 373–85
ownership of, 76, 378–81
threat on Wilson reported in, 394
Chicago World’s Fair (Century of Progress Exposition) (1933), 406, 430, 489, 576–77
Christian Science Monitor, 441
Cicero, Ill.:
description of, 97–99
1924 election in, 104–9, 129
politics in, 99, 104–9, 117, 123, 129, 221
Cicero Life, 105, 117
Cicero Tribune:
Capone organization attacked in, 104–7, 117–23, 152
Capone’s purchase of, 123–24
Circella, Nick “Nickelodeon,” 271, 569
Circuit Court of Appeals, Seventh District, U.S., 489
Clark, James (Albert Kashellek), 308, 309
Clark, Louis, 583
Clark, Muriel Coughlin (sister-in-law), 53, 583
Clawson, Samuel, 442, 452, 471–73, 477, 479, 482
Cleaver, Charles “Limpy,” 541
Cleveland conference (1928), 334
Cleveland News, 595, 596
Cleveland Plain Dealer, 595, 599
Cleveland Press, 595, 601, 602
Cliffe, Adam, 146
Cloonan, Barney, 409, 507
cocaine, 116–17, 139, 329, 513, 560
Cochran, Mrs. William A., 578
Cohen, Mickey, 101–3
Cohen (bookie), 474
Cole, Nat King, 245
Collier’s, 367, 440, 441
Collins, Max Allan, 529
Collins, Morgan, 110, 111, 209–10, 213
Collins, Owen, 529
Collyer, William, 546–47
Colombo family, 427
Colosimo, James “Big Jim,” 58, 80–81, 86, 402
Torrio hired by, 81–82
Yale’s murder of, 82–84, 110, 158
comics, Capone in, 529–30
communism, 557
Conroy, E. E., 520
Converse, Clarence, 341–42, 397, 432
Conway, Bryan, 513, 536, 540
Coolidge, Calvin, 85, 223, 242–43, 274, 294, 322, 436, 574
Cooney, Dennis, 397, 455
Cooney, Duke, 271
Cooney, Mrs. Dennis, 455
Corcoran, Police Chief, 267
Cosmopolitan, 332
Costa, John, 85
Costello, Frank, 332, 333
Cotton Club, 98–99, 223, 244, 245–46, 258
Coughlin, Bridget Gorman (mother-inlaw), 52
Coughlin, Dennis (Danny) (brother-inlaw), 53, 585
Coughlin, John “Bathhouse,” 80, 91
Coughlin, Mike (father-in-law), 52
Coughlin (Clark), Muriel (sister-in-law), 53, 583
Coughlin, Winifred, 585
Coughlin, Winnie Mae (sister-in-law), 53, 56
Cowen, Louis, 123, 124, 359
background of, 119–20
Cox, James M., 85
Creedon, John, 336, 337
Crosby, Bing, 247
Crowe, Dorsey, 222
Crowe, Robert Emmet, 168, 169, 192, 196, 234, 279, 281
Croy, Homer, 505
Crutchfield, William, 134, 135
Cuiringione, Tommy, 142–43
Cullitan, Frank T., 596
Cummings, Homer S., 521, 532, 540, 542–43
Cunningham, Bill, 320
Cuthbert, W. S., 332
“dago,” 23
Daily Northwestern, 439
Daily Racing Form, 335
Dalitz, Morris Barney “Moe,” 333, 599
D’Andrea, Philip, 324, 392, 426, 450, 458–60, 491–92, 493, 615
Dante Alighieri, 566
“Dark Dolores” (Runyon), 332
Darrow, Clarence, 81, 128, 570
Dattner, Bernhard, 45–46
Davey, Martin L., 598
Davidson, Lieutenant, 449
Davis, James E., 265
Davis, Volney, 541
Dawes, Charles G., 159
De Amato, James “Jimmy Files,” 286
Defoe, Daniel, 218
Delaney, James J., 56
Dempsey, Jack, 233–36, 320, 321, 462, 569
Deneen, Charles S., 278, 279, 281
Depression, Great, 361, 367, 523
crime in, 530–33
Dever, William E., 97, 106, 110, 132, 137, 145, 152, 168, 196, 214, 275, 277, 424
in election of 1927, 218, 219–20, 221
Diamond, Frank, 195, 407
Diamond, Jack “Legs,” 461–62
Dick Tracy, 529–30
Diebold Safe & Lock Company, 602, 610, 611, 612
Dillinger, John Herbert, 531–33, 543
Diseases of the Nervous System (Brain), 475
Ditchburne, Harry, 356
Divine Comedy, The (Dante), 566
dog racing, 388–89
Doherty, James (bootlegger), 163, 164–165, 166, 194
Doherty, James (reporter), 211
Domenica (Susie) (Capone’s girlfriend), 52
Doorway to Hell, 524
Dougherty, Patricia, 144
Douglas, Marjorie Stoneman, 269–70
Downs, George, 455
Drucci, Cecilia, 222
Drucci, “Schemer,” 136, 197, 208, 209, 314
arrest of, 204–5
Barko’s attack on, 204
Capone and Torrio threatened and attacked by, 137, 138, 140, 141–42, 147, 205–6
death of, 222, 238
Hawthorne Inn attacked by, 205–6
Thompson supported by, 221–22
Druggan, Terry, 315
Dry and Lawless Years, The (Lyle), 383–84
Dufíy, “Red,” 162, 164, 166, 194
Dunbar, J. C., 466
Dvorak, Ann, 526
Edison, Thomas Alva, 403
Egan’s Rats gang, 306, 385
Eighteenth Amendment, 62–63
Eisen, Maxie, 136, 214
elections
of 1920, 85
of 1923, 97
of 1924, 104–9, 129
of 1927, 218–24
of 1928, 223–24, 276, 279–80, 294–95
of 1931, 416–18, 420, 423–25
Eller, Emmanuel, 221
Eller, Morris, 221, 281
Ellington, Duke, 245
Ellis, Oliver J., 301, 303
Emery, Jimmy (Vincenzo Ammarati), 172, 347, 406
background of, 197, 198–99
Chicago Heights takeover and, 200, 201, 202
Emery, Josephine, 172, 197
Emery, Vera, 202
Enright, Richard T., 528
Epstein, Benjamin, 326, 453
Esposito, “Diamond Joe,” 278, 279
Ettelson, Samuel, 376
Europe, Capone’s image in, 528, 530
Everleigh, Ada, 80
Everleigh, Minna, 80
Federal Bureau of Indian Affairs, 66, 240
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), 128, 369, 579–80
Alcatraz and, 551
Capone investigations and, 225, 323–324, 373, 396–98, 420–21, 433
Capone’s interviews with, 568–69
Capone’s jail treatment and, 498–99, 520
Dillinger and, 531, 532
Florida surveillance by, 583, 584–87
Ness barred from, 594–95, 600, 601
Federal Bureau of Prisons, 497, 520, 536–37, 571
federal penitentiary system, 510
Federal Social Protection Program, 602
Fields, Jackie, 501
Fifth Amendment, 224
Fink, Albert:
Capone’s appeals and, 489, 490
Capone’s dismissal of, 516
at Capone’s trial, 446, 450, 456, 459, 460, 462, 463, 468, 469, 470, 471, 474, 476, 479, 480, 487
D’Andrea’s trial and, 491
Fischetti, Charles, 166
Fish, Mike, 311
Fisher, Carl, 270
Fitzgerald, F. Scott, 614
Fitzmorris, Charles C., 151, 277
Five Points gang, 38, 50
Florida, real estate market in, 269
Floyd, Charles Arthur “Pretty Boy,” 531
Flynn, John, 597
Fogarty, John, 251
football, 439
Ford, Henry, 403
Ford, John, 524
Ford, Pete, 247
Fortune, 378, 602
Forza del Destino, La (Verdi), 189
Foyle, Jack, 610–11
Fracastoro, Girolamo, 44
Fraley, Oscar, 343–44, 612, 613
Franklin, Aretha, 247
Freeman, Clyde, 206
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