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Charles Dean O'Banion (July 8, 1892 – November 10, 1924) was an American mobster who was the main rival of Johnny Torrio and Al Capone during the brutal Chicago bootlegging wars of the 1920s. The newspapers of his day made him better known as Dion O'Banion, although he never went by that first name.
- Charles Dean O'Banion, July 8, 1892, Maroa, Illinois, U.S.
- November 10, 1924 (aged 32), Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
- Homicide (gunfire)
Charles Dean O'Banion (July 8, 1892 – November 10, 1924) was an American mobster who was the main rival of Johnny Torrio and Al Capone during the brutal Chicago bootlegging wars of the 1920s. The newspapers of his day made him better known as Dion O'Banion, although he never went by that first name.
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Jul 8, 2015 · Dean O’Banion. Born: July 8, 1892, Maroa, Illinois. Died: November 10, 1924, Chicago. Nicknames: Deanie, Dion, Chicago’s Arch Killer, Boss of the 42nd and 43rd Wards, Gimpy. Associations: North Side Gang, Al Capone, Bugs Moran, St. Valentine’s Day Massacre.
- Organized Crime or Law Enforcement
For Chicagoans who craved hooch during Prohibition, Dean O’Banion was a savior. He and his mob, the North Side Gang, controlled nearly all the alcohol coming into the city. By 1921, the...
O’Banion found himself in trouble in 1909, when he was first arrested and convicted of robbery and assault. But his name with gangs grew, especially given his bouldering size and his reputation of being able to beat the living daylights out of someone. As 1920 arrived, Prohibition was on the rise.
A veteran of World War I, Samuel Morton was an early lieutenant of Dean O'Banion and served as his right-hand man during the early years of Prohibition. Following Morton's death in a riding accident, several gang members took the offending horse from its stables, led it to a field, and killed it.
He befriended the Irish-American Dean O'Banion. With Weiss and George "Bugs" Moran, O'Banion established the North Side Gang. Around that time Henryk started to use the name Earl, a name bestowing the prestige of British earldom onto its holder. [1] .
