Gangsters in the 1920S

infamous gangsters

• Al Capone
• John Dillinger
• Dion A'Banion

Al capone

• Known as the most famous Chicago gangster 
• Born into poverty in 1899
• Capone took over Five points gang in 1925 and became the boss in 1925
• His net worth in 1927 was estimated at a colossal 100 million  
• After being indited for tax evasion he died located in a jail cell in 1947

John Dillinger

• Was known for robbing banks in the 1920s
• His first robbery was in Rockville using a fake gun
• They would use ruses and phony stories and act like alarm system salesman
• While traveling around the Midwest, John and his posse stole over 300 milli

Dion O'Banion

• Grew up in Chicago in 1892 
• Became a singing waiter at a saloon which was a mobster hangout
• A notorious gunman Gene Geary took him under his wing
• Soon enough O'Banion became the leader of the Five Points Gang
• He was murdered at a flower shop in 1924

Guns used by gangsters

• Crimanals used revolvers 
• Auto loading pistols
• Shotguns
• Submachine guns
• BAR or Bowning Automatic Rifle's 

Operations

• Bootlegging 
• Breweries
• Speakeasies
• Resteraunts
• Race Tracks

Bootlegging

• This was a good way for gangs and mobs to make money