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Al Capone — Part 6

80 pages · May 08, 2026 · Broad topic: Organized Crime · Topic: Al Capone · 80 pages OCR'd
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Mr. Nathan Mr, Polson _ Mr. Ofeeg. ic, Haeuphiman. coEe® Clerk _. Mr, Goffey... Bir. Cowley 4. fir. Edwayde. dir. Epa... Mr Harboe... oi. cna. ler. Keith... Bir. jester... fer. Casini Keo copter Oa pm ae eRe £ th CAPONE LANDS IN ALCATRAZ) OVER PROTEST { Secrecy Cloaks Transfer of 43 Fefons to Island Prison; Heavy Guard Meets Train’ SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 22-1) ~-Scarface Al Capone, former Cni- eago gong lord, and forty-two other convicts were Imprisoned: amid wi moat secrecy today in the new fed- eral prison on Alcatraz Island. in Sun Fanclaco Bay, Official annountetnent that ar pone was In the group came from Sanford Bates, tederal prison dires- ior at Washington, shortly after the special traln bearing the pri: eners from the Atlanta Penitentiary arrived here, The train was shunted several times agit neared tts destination to tanta. atiorney, today said he had a Prevent any possible. attempt to es learned that the former Chica; ge eape and to aveld crowds which wa er was the Jast prisapér 2 wathered at towng along the route, funded wp. . * A group of heavily armed federat , ena ™s a men and guards from the new Ac: prison hastened to ‘Tiburon, a fawn y north of the island, a3 tha train firrived:” The care then were switched. to! aw large barge and 6 launeh towed it to the fland dock. Spectators, | who were warned by the guarde’ BRELARED AS PRECAUTION, WASHINGTON: Aug. 22° pone, ex-Chicago gangland king, war Todged today in Uncle Sam's new “Devil's: Ieland™ prison in San Francisey Bay, the Department of Juntive announced officiatiy. . “Just precautlonary,” eatd Ban- ford Bates, director of federai pri. ons, in explaining Capone's re movel from. the Atlanin pentten~ ’ fiery, Capone had not been Fiolent, Bates added. ~ Others inthe party with Capone, Baten dtecliwed, ineluded “Frisco ‘Bidie* O'Brien, a train robber, and James Qolscn. Alvin Crip, a. Chi cago: gunman and enemy of Ca- pone, Was not in the party. Batea declined to make public the entire Nat, but said most of the wien: Were, not well known, ‘ . CAPONE, FROTESTS. ~- ATLANTA, Aug. 9?.—UPt_Shaken from a sound sleep and hauled aut of his cell in the federst prison here at midnight, AE Capone -pro- tested vigorously, his attorney nid, againat such treatment: being ac- corded “a model prisoner.® Frank &, Doughman, Capone's At Seige a wy teed: we not to approach tap Sloaely, S| they observed gray-clad men “Bigg the gorken windowa. bb VF933 - A BBS AEH Chrcage Mall r LEA tunes é
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