Gangsters and their activities are considered as a black hole and a threat to a society. As early as the time of coloniztion on north of America, organized crime had aldreay taken it root and managed to survive till today. Oftenly, immigrants, who were unable to find works, gathered themselves into an organization which use illegal ways to make money and survive. Below is the picture of a reputed gangster named Jack McGurn.
As the description of the picture say, Jack McGurn and his girl friend
are in a court. From this, I can assume that they were put on a trial for
some type of offense regarding to law. The room seemed not to be
occupied with a lot of people, perhapse, this case or the type of crime
was not that serious. From the picture, there were only ten person
visible, including Jack and his girl friend. Those who sat behind the two
main character might have been the juries or perhaps just the news
reporters. They all looked very intense and focus, perhaps they were
listening to the judge or the lawer about the case. Jack McGurn's posture
made him look calm. He was leaning on his left hand and sort of looking
straight at the judge. He wore suit which suggests his
wealthiness. Sitting near him was his girl friend Louise Rolfe. She wore
what appeared to be the style of her time. We can see the pearl necklace
embracing around her neck. Obviously, her dress could have costed a
fortune that normal people could not afford. Contrarily, she looked very
tense and awared of the camera. Perhaps she did not like the present of
the camera.
From the information I got from searching the web, Jack McGur was gunned down by his enemy. Historically, he associate with Al Capone and was responsible for a planned mass murder of his enemy. Jack quickly became the right hand of Capone. He was always at Capone side and offered protection for the big man. Jack also discovered and destroyed enemies' plan to kill Capone. Shortly after Capone was capture by the police, McGur was killed. Most people believed that it was an act of revenge from his enemy.