Al Capone, who issued an invitation to perform that Wild Bill Davison could scarcely refuse. Capone (18991947), whose name topped the list of power in gangland Chicago, became leader of the best organised underworld operation in North America. Jailed for tax evasion in 1932 Capone spent the latter part of his tenure on Alcatraz in the prison hospital, and upon final release after a separate oneyear sentence elsewhere he had private treatment before his death on the family estate in Miami.
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81Al Capone, who issued an invitation to perform that Wild Bill Davison could scarcely refuse. Capone (1899- 1947), whose name topped the list of power in gangland Chicago, became leader of the best organised underworld operation in North America. Jailed for tax evasion in 1932 Capone spent the latter part of his tenure on Alcatraz in the prison hospital, and upon final release after a separate oneyear sentence elsewhere he had private treatment before his death on the family estate in Miami. Press, 18 February 1989, Page 25
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