Frank Capone worked in the businesses with his brothers Al Capone and Ralph Capone.
11 Facts About Frank Capone
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Frank Capone was born in 1895 in Brooklyn, and he was the third son of the Italian immigrants Gabriele Capone and Teresa Raiola.
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Frank Capone was the brother of Vincenzo, Ralph, Al, Ermina, John, Albert, Matthew and Mafalda Capone.
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Frank Capone's job was to represent the gang in its dealings with the Cicero town council.
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Frank Capone was mild-mannered compared to his brother Al, projecting the image of a respectable businessman, and always dressed in a neat suit.
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Frank Capone sent South Side Gang members to the polling booths with submachine guns and sawed-off shotguns to make sure that local residents "voted right".
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Frank Capone led an attack on an opponent's campaign headquarters, ransacking his office and assaulting several campaign workers.
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At the later inquest, the police claimed that Frank Capone shot first; they produced a pistol with three missing rounds that they swore he used.
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Frank Capone allegedly thought these officers in civilian clothing were rival gangsters.
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In either event, Capone was fatally shot many times by Sergeant Phillip J McGlynn in the ensuing melee.
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Out of respect for his dead brother, Al Frank Capone closed the gambling dens and speakeasies of Cicero for two hours during the funeral.