fingers and diamond-studded belts and buckles, was a true product a Chicago society --handsome, generous, and larger than life. Johnny Torrio grew very jealous of Colosimo and soon sent for his most loyal hit man, Frankie Yale. Big Jim Colosimo was killed on the night of May 11, 1920 in his own nightclub. The reason for his death was mostly due to the prohibition act to be passed in 1920. The prohibition act was a law that forbid alcohol to be distributed to all the bars in Chicago. Torrio, the nephew of Colosimo, often asked him to start an underground operation that could supply all the bars with beer and liquor, but Colosimo would never let him. After Yales hit on Colisimo, Torrio agreed to give Capone control of his new alcohol distributing operations, since he had such big plans for it. Al Capone's mob ran the streets of Chicago. While Capone's street mob was at its peak, it had over 1,000 members and half of the Chicago police force. Capone's payroll at the time consisted of police officers, state's attorneys, mayors, legislators, governors, and even congressmen. At the time Capone was known as the "King of Chicago". Being the king of Chicago had its downfalls. There were numerous threats on his life caused by rival mob members. Capone was shot at in the streets, and even had poison slipped into his food at clubs. In a near death experience a rival gang member, Dion O'Banion, shot 1,000 rounds into the Hawthorn Inn where Capone was staying. After he had cheated death, the arranging of O'Banion's death would be marked as one of Capone's greatest accomplishments. Capones two best hit men, John Scalise and Albert Anselmi, performed this assassination. Unfortunately for Al Capone, the hit on Dion OBanion was not very successful. The killing of OBanion led to hostility between one of OBanions fellow leaders, Bugs Moran. Capones sought to strike first on Moran and his gang before it was too late. The plan to knock off Morans ga...
