Al Capone: The Life Of Al Capone

Al Capone was born in Brooklyn, New York, January 17, 1899. His parents, Teresina Capone and Gabriel Capone, immigrated from Italy to America in search of a better life. Capone lived a normal childhood; although, his parents were poverty-stricken. Teresina was a seamstress, and Gabriel was a barber. For income, they did not have much which made it difficult to raise a family; especially, a family with nine children.
Al was considered a good student. Once he started hanging around Brooklyn docks, his attitude at school changed dramatically. Introduced to obvious bad behavior by hanging around the Brooklyn docks, these ‘bad behaviors’ became apparent in school. Capone would be disrespectful and rude to his teachers. During one altercation,
He was making minimum wage, but it was enough for him to manage. During this time in Capone’s life, his bad behavior had vanished, that was until he met Johnny Torrio. Johnny Torrio lived near Capone, but while Al was trying to straighten his ‘act’ up, Torrio on the other hand was running an illegal gambling business. These two became close friends. Close enough that Capone began running small errands for Torrio. In the end Torrio offered Capone a side-job since Al was running numerous errands.
During 1909, Johnny left Brooklyn for Chicago in search of more work. Al and Torrio remained friends. And since Johnny left, Al was now working in factories as a paper cutter. Capone still would hang out with other gangs, but he was not a part of any gang activity. In 1917, Torrio introduced Capone to Frankie Yale. Frankie Yale was a Brooklyn mobster. After meeting, Frankie employed Al as a bartender and bouncer at the Harvard Inn. While working there, Capone earned the nickname ‘Scarface.’ One night Al made derogatory and offensive remarks towards a woman. For the remarks, the woman’s brother punched Al, and then the brother slashed Capone’s face. Thereafter three noticeable scars decorated Capone’s face thus earning him the name