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CAPONE, Alphonse
CAPONE, Alphonse. (Naples, Italy, Jan. 7, 1899--Miami, FL, Jan. 25, 1947). Notorious gangster. Occasionally finding the "atmosphere" in Dubuque and East Dubuque friendlier than Chicago, Capone reputedly stayed at the Julien Hotel (later HOTEL JULIEN DUBUQUE) during PROHIBITION.
Though suspected of ordering numerous murders, Capone was never found guilty. In 1931 he was convicted of income tax invasion, sentenced to eleven years in prison and fine $70,000.