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Richard James " Two-Gun " Hart (born James Vincenzo Capone; Italian: [vinˈtʃɛntso kaˈpoːne]; March 28, 1892 – October 1, 1952) was an Italian-American sharpshooter and prohibition agent, who was noted for his cowboy style [1] and for being the elder brother of gangsters Al, Frank, and Ralph Capone .
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The general public learned of Richard Two-Gun Hart’s true identity in 1951 when Ralph Capone was brought up on tax evasion charges. Hart was brought in to testify during the trial, and he was outed as James Vincenzo Capone. Two-Gun Hart died the following year, in 1952, at the age of 60. He is buried in his adopted hometown of Homer, Nebraska.
Dec 1, 2011 · In 1937 Al Capone was still imprisoned at the notorious Alcatraz Penitentiary in San Francisco Bay when Hart, poverty-stricken and suffering from the loss of his eyesight, finally broke down and sought financial help from brother Ralph, who had served his time in prison and been released.
Despite being outed as Capone’s brother, the former lawman continued to live with his family in Nebraska as Richard J. Hart, the chosen name that adorns his tombstone in a cemetery...
Sep 18, 2020 · As author Jeff McArthur reveals in his 2015 biography Two Gun Hart: Lawman, Cowboy, and Long-Lost Brother of Al Capone, the Capone brother who took the side of law and order would go on to garner fame for his own daring exploits.
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Two-Gun Hart. Al Capone's oldest brother, James Vincenzo Capone, left his home in Brooklyn at the age of 16 in 1908. Always a strong-minded and independent boy, he wanted to escape the crowded city and go west where the prospects were better.
Jan 8, 2015 · This is the story of Vincenzo Capone, who is Alphonse “Al” Capone’s oldest brother and how he left home at the age of 16 and completely reinvented himself as Richard “Two Gun” Hart and ended up in Nebraska on the opposite side of the law than his younger brother who was famous for his bootlegging.
- Jeff McArthur
