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Vincenzo Gibaldi
Born	1905 Licata, Sicily, Italy
Died	February 15, 1936 Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

Jack "Machine Gun" McGurn (1905–February 15, 1936) was a key member of Al Capone's Chicago-based criminal organization known as the Chicago Outfit, and believed to be the principal assassin and planner of the 1929 St. Valentine's Day Massacre. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Licata ( Greek:; Latin: Phintias or Plintis; formerly also Alicata) is a city located on the south coast of Sicily, at Sicily ( Italian and Sicilian: Sicilia) is an autonomous region of Italy. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alphonse Gabriel "Al" Capone (January 17 1899 &ndash January 25 1947 commonly nicknamed Scarface, was an Italian American Gangster who Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. The Chicago Outfit shortened to " the Outfit " is a Crime syndicate based in Chicago Illinois, USA. AssassiNation is the sixth album by Krisiun, released in 2006 on Century Media. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Saint Valentine's Day massacre is the name given to the murder of seven people as part of a Prohibition Era conflict between two powerful criminal gangs in Chicago

1 Early life
2 Prohibition
3 Later years
4 In popular culture
5 References
6 External links

Early life

He was born Vincenzo Antonio Gibaldi in Licata, Sicily, the eldest son of Angelo and Guiseppa Gibaldi (née Verderame). Licata ( Greek:; Latin: Phintias or Plintis; formerly also Alicata) is a city located on the south coast of Sicily, at Sicily ( Italian and Sicilian: Sicilia) is an autonomous region of Italy. A year later his family emigrated to the USA, arriving at Ellis Island on November 24, 1906. Ellis Island, at the mouth of the Hudson River in New York Harbor Events 380 - Theodosius I makes his adventus, or formal Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Vincenzo grew up in the Chicago slums where he later took up a career in boxing as a teenager and changed his name to "Battling" Jack McGurn because Irish boxers got the better bookings. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States.

Prohibition

As a youth, McGurn did not run in gangster circles, however when his father was assassinated by members of The White Hand Gang after being mistaken for Willie "Two Knife" Altieri, McGurn, with Frankie Yale's consent, killed the three "hitmen" responsible and avenged his father's death. For other uses see Gangsta. A gangster is a criminal who is or at some point almost invariably becomes a member of a persistent violent AssassiNation is the sixth album by Krisiun, released in 2006 on Century Media. The White Hand Gang was a collection of the various Irish gangs operating on the New York Brooklyn and Red Hook waterfront from the early 1900s Willie "Two-Gun" Altieri, {b4 Mar 1891-d Oct 1970{?} was a New York Gangster who served as the chief enforcer for Frankie Yale's Italian-American Francesco Ioele ( 1893 - July 1, 1928) better known as Frankie Uale or the alias of Yale, was a Brooklyn gangster To kill, killing or to have killed means to cause the Death of a Living Organism. Contract killing occurs when a private contractor or a government hires someone to kill a specific person or people for a sum of money On hearing the news, Al Capone asked Yale if he could bring McGurn to Chicago and Yale agreed. Alphonse Gabriel "Al" Capone (January 17 1899 &ndash January 25 1947 commonly nicknamed Scarface, was an Italian American Gangster who

He was the assassin that fired the Tommy gun that killed Frankie Yale in 1928. The Thompson submachine gun is an American Submachine gun that became infamous during the Prohibition era Francesco Ioele ( 1893 - July 1, 1928) better known as Frankie Uale or the alias of Yale, was a Brooklyn gangster Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

McGurn also owned a speakeasy, the infamous Green Mill, at 4802 North Broadway -- ironically, in the middle of the rival "Bugs" Moran gang's territory. A speakeasy was an establishment that surreptitiously sold Alcoholic beverages during the period of United States history known as Prohibition (1920-1933 inFamous is an upcoming sandbox-style Video game for the Sony PlayStation 3 video game console George Clarence "Bugs" Moran was born Adelard Cunin on August 21 1891 according to his biographer (see BugsMoran Gangsters redirects here For the computer game see Gangsters (video game. In the mid-1920s, McGurn gained a 25 percent ownership of the jazz club. Manager Danny Cohen gave McGurn the stake to "persuade" comedian/singer Joe E. Lewis from moving his act south to the New Rendezvous Café, at Clark Street and Diversey Avenue. Joe E Lewis ( January 12, 1902 &ndash 4 June, 1971) born Joseph Klewan in New York City, was an American McGurn managed to convince Lewis by slitting his throat, cutting off a portion of his tongue and leaving him for dead. Miraculously, Lewis recovered, but because of the injuries to his mouth, his songs never regained their lush sound. The incident was later immortalized in the movie The Joker Is Wild (1957), with Frank Sinatra as Joe E. The Joker is Wild ( 1957) is a film starring Frank Sinatra, Jeanne Crain, and Mitzi Gaynor, and Eddie Albert which Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra (December 12 1915 &ndash May 14 1998 was an American singer and actor Lewis and a Hollywood soundstage as The Green Mill. While the club was located in the heart of Moran territory, it served Capone's booze and beer and Alphonse Capone himself was a frequent patron. Alphonse Gabriel "Al" Capone (January 17 1899 &ndash January 25 1947 commonly nicknamed Scarface, was an Italian American Gangster who

McGurn is best known for the infamous instance of violence on St. Valentine's Day, in 1929, where he planned the attempted killing of the North Side gang leader George "Bugs" Moran. Valentine's Day or Saint Valentine's Day is a Holiday celebrated on February 14 Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. George Clarence "Bugs" Moran was born Adelard Cunin on August 21 1891 according to his biographer (see BugsMoran The incident became known as the St. Valentine's Day Massacre. The Saint Valentine's Day massacre is the name given to the murder of seven people as part of a Prohibition Era conflict between two powerful criminal gangs in Chicago McGurn remained free from suspicion, largely due to his "blonde alibi" - the nickname of girlfriend Louise Rolfe - who claimed they spent the whole day together.

Later years

In April 1930, when Frank J. Loesch, chairman of the Chicago Crime Commission compiled his "Public Enemies" list of the top 28 people he saw as corrupting Chicago, McGurn's name was fourth on the list, which was published nationwide. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Frank J Loesch (1853-1944 was an American law enforcement official reformer and a founder of the Chicago Crime Commission which attempted to combat the widespead corruption The Chicago Crime Commission, founded in 1919 is an independent Non-partisan Civic Watchdog organization of business leaders dedicated to educating Public enemy is a term which was first widely used in the United States in the 1930s to describe individuals whose activities were seen as criminal and

This notoriety caused him to be shunned by the Mob, because he now was among the first to be arrested for any crime worse than spitting on the sidewalk. An arrest is the act of depriving a person of his or her liberty usually in relation to the investigation and prevention of crime In the sociological field, crime is the breach of a rule or Law for which some governing authority or force may ultimately prescribe a Punishment So McGurn, who had great eye-hand coordination, attempted a career as a professional golfer. According to the July, 1996 and June, 2003 issues of Chicagoland Golf magazine, McGurn was a silent partner in Evergreen Golf Club, at 91st Street and Western Avenue, in Chicago. It was a known mob hangout where McGurn usually could be found playing, practicing, giving lessons or playing cards in the clubhouse.

On August 25, 1933, the Western Open golf championship began at Olympia Fields Country Club in the far south suburb of Olympia Fields, Illinois. Events 1248 - The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III the Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Western Open, a professional Golf tournament was first played in 1899 Olympia Fields Country Club is a prestigious golf club in Olympia Fields Illinois, which is a suburb of Chicago about twenty five miles south of The Loop Olympia Fields is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. A reasonably skilled golfer and flashy dresser, McGurn entered the competition under his birth name Vincent Gebhardi (the correct spelling, although he used "Vincent Gebardi", "Vincent Gibaldi" and "Vincenzo Demory" at times) and carded a mediocre 13-over-par 83 on course No. 4 (today's North Course). The next morning, seeing the name "Gebhardi" on the day's pairing sheet didn't fool an alert Chicago police detective, who put his own group together and headed out to the course. McGurn was accosted on the seventh green and told he was under arrest. Greeting (also called accosting) is a way for human beings (as well as other members of the animal kingdom to intentionally communicate awareness of each other's With his usual smugness, McGurn politely asked to finish his round, as he felt he was playing much better golf than the day before. Amused, the plainclothesmen agreed and became part of his gallery. But the police presence began to unnerve McGurn and his game suddenly went sour. He came in with 16-over-par 86 for a 36-hole total of 169, 14 strokes above making the cut. As McGurn strolled off the 18th and final green to join his girlfriend, a burly detective snapped on the handcuffs and McGurn was carted off to jail.

Less than three years later, McGurn, by then impoverished and abandoned by his fellow gangsters, was assassinated on February 14, 1936, at the second-floor, Avenue Recreation Bowling Alley, at 805 N. Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Milwaukee Avenue (at Chicago Avenue). McGurn, wearing rented shoes, was shot and killed by two men with machine-guns. They left a note near his body that read:

"You've lost your job, You've lost your dough, Your jewels and handsome houses, But things could be worse, you know, You haven't lost your trousers. "

It is not known for certain who McGurn's killers were, but research and speculation by criminologists suggest two equally likely theories: That George "Bugs" Moran, the very man Jack had tried to kill years before, gunned him down in revenge of the murder of his gang exactly seven years later, to the day, or that the South Side mob under Nitti murdered him, as McGurn (a heavy drinker and a braggart) had become a source of constant bad press and embarrassment to the mob, which, under Nitti, was striving for a much lower public profile than it had had under Al Capone. Revenge (also vengeance, retribution, or vendetta amongst others consists primarily of retaliation against a person or group in response

In popular culture

McGurn has been portrayed in several movies including The St. Valentine's Day Massacre (1967) by Clint Ritchie, Capone (1975) by Carmen Argenziano and The Verne Miller Story (1987) by Frank Costa. The Saint Valentine's Day massacre is the name given to the murder of seven people as part of a Prohibition Era conflict between two powerful criminal gangs in Chicago Clint Ritchie (born August 9, 1938) is an American Actor. He is most notably known for his role as Clinton "Clint" Buchanan husband Capone ( 1975) is an American crime film directed by Steve Carver and the film stars Ben Gazzara, Harry Guardino, Susan Blakely Carmen Antimo Argenziano (born 27 October, 1943) is an American character actor who has appeared in over 50 movies and around 100 television movies or episodes Frank Costa OAM (born 1938 in Geelong) is an Entrepreneur, 1997 Order of Australia Medal recipient and Philanthropist. He was also played by K. L. Smith in the original The Untouchables television series and by Paul Stevens in the Playhouse 90 episode "Seven Against the Wall", depicting his role in the St. The Untouchables is the name of a television series that ran from 1959 to 1963 on the American Broadcasting Company. Paul Stevens (born 17 January 1921 in Los Angeles California - died 4 June 1986 in New York New York) was an American Playhouse 90, a 90-minute dramatic television anthology series was telecast on CBS from 1956 to 1961 for a total of 133 episodes Valentine's Day Massacre.
McGurn was one of many organized crime figures to be featured on the documentary series American Justice. American Justice is an hour-long criminal justice program on the cable channel A&E Network, hosted by Bill Kurtis. One theory is that McGurn was killed by The Outfit for failure of the murder of Joe E. Lewis. Joe E Lewis ( January 12, 1902 &ndash 4 June, 1971) born Joseph Klewan in New York City, was an American When Lewis no longer wished to play at the "Al Capone" Club, McGurn threatened to have Lewis "whacked". Lewis, however did not take this threat seriously. One night three men came to Lewis's apartment in attempts to kill him. They slashed his throat, cut deep gouges next to his ear and sliced off part of his tongue. The three men left him for dead. Fortunately Lewis was able to get help and survived. But bad news for McGurn who was "whacked" by the outfit.

References

Parr, Amanda J. [2005]. The True and Complete Story of Machine Gun Jack McGurn. Matador. ISBN 1-905237-13-8.

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