Organized Crime Figure. He was the leader of the violent Five-Points Gang and a powerful political figure for Tammany Hall in New York City during the first two decades of this century. His Five-Points Gang included Al Capone and Johnny Torrio. After many bloody battles with other gangs his power decreased, and by the 1920s he was reduced to leading gangs of strike-breakers during New York City union fights. He died of natural causes in 1936.
Organized Crime Figure. He was the leader of the violent Five-Points Gang and a powerful political figure for Tammany Hall in New York City during the first two decades of this century. His Five-Points Gang included Al Capone and Johnny Torrio. After many bloody battles with other gangs his power decreased, and by the 1920s he was reduced to leading gangs of strike-breakers during New York City union fights. He died of natural causes in 1936.
Bio by: Bill Heneage
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