The man that Capone attempted to kill, George “Bugs” Moran, was himself a notorious gangster in the streets of Chicago. Moran hid his life well, for historians have had a difficult time trying to uncover information about his life. Born in Minnesota in 1893, Moran quickly became associated with gangs at a young age much like Capone and became one of the leaders of the North Side gang when he moved to Chicago with his first wife. Like many other gangsters he acquired his money through bootlegging, robberies, and dyeing unions, but he also participated in dog fighting. Moran is viewed as a “pre-World War I” gangster, for he relied on his intuition and street smarts alone. Though he was involved in such brutal and savage activities, many of his contemporaries believe him to be a kind-hearted man. He did serve a significant amount of time in Ohio State and Leavenworth prison for bank robberies, but even his judge said this about Moran: “As a man Moran had interested me. In the many times he had been before me in court I had discerned contradictions in his makeup. He was guilty of many wicked acts. But also he was sharp-witted, had a keen sense of humor, and at times was highly emotional. I had long thought that of all the gangsters I had observed, Moran was the most likely to repent before he died and ask God's forgiveness” (www.bugsmoran.net). Moran died of lung cancer in 1957.