 Self-conscious of his deformed hand, White would wear a white glove in public with cotton stuffed in the empty fingers.In 1919, he was convicted of robbery and served a prison sentence in Joliet Correctional Center until winning parole within four years.An early member and much respected gunman of Johnny Torrio-Al Capone organization, White would be declared a public enemy in the Chicago Crime Commission's first published report in 1923 of those ""who are constantly in conflict with the law"" along with James "Mad Bomber" Belcastro, Edward O'Donnell, Jake Guzik, and Al Capone.