Starting His Life of Crime Early
Capone attended a parochial Catholic school. He was known to be a good student but struggled with the strict rules. After hitting a female teacher in the face, he was expelled at the age of 14. He worked various jobs, such as a bowling alley and a candy store.
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He also played semi-professional baseball for a while until he was acquainted with Johnny Torrio, a gangster who would eventually become his mentor. He married Mae Josephine Coughlin, who was of Irish Catholic descent. They had a son named “Sonny” and were known to have a happy marriage.