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Lan WO co“) Ov us fh colony of that city were involved in the production of alcohol by home Votils. The casy money to be realized from bootlegging appealed to these le LReople snd was a major caves of conflict between the mony gangs of Italians 14 (54) (G5) (66) 2nd other nationalities, 1 17 18 5 opuard for Jobony Torrio, who had imported him from Brooklyn. Torrlo had 21 2eucceeviod “TY Uirw’ Calostma, the fon raneater of Cticarots Fouth Side, “Searfaen™ A) Caproa® boean hig vise to notorlety as the body- 23 (97) . . 24hen the Latter war morderat in 1°99, " 25 . ee Terrio proceed ta extend and to concolidote his bootlegging, ! oR : 2gambiing, and viee operations oyor the ontire metropolitan area with the ald af 30 s20urht poties and politica) preteetioa Pe woe aleo coocedrfiil in reaching 32 igreemonts vith differant eases by the footiiar Po ofie cystem of arnigning 35 (88) g¥erritorice for svirieal operetiones, 37 38 In 1924, Torrio was the vrictioy of an arcbush in which he nearly h, 39 jst his Hite, He saw f{ to retire” and to turn over bie reins to Capone. gor afew yerrs pftor Terriote retlremest, the political and police protectiva 4s 4€éiVhile evidences is not availabie to chow conclusively that Al Capone waa one KE the Mofingt, he was in contect with thom and he ured Mafia-type methods. herefore, a bricf reference to his criminal career Is made here to round . tt the picturs mf the Mofia,. » 51 52 53 34 - 4§ - 35 36 7 38 39 50 51 ene ee