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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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LC apone Is | on Way to New. ‘Devil's Island’ (Pizsure on Back Pogs.} . Atlanta, Ga, Aug. 18—10)—The — _. vee Constitution saye thet 4} Capone wae wm—denvleis. af New Orleans: Lemons 43 prisoners transferred today Rew Orteans, Da, Aug. 19--F)— from the faderal penitentiary here te Two heavily guarded rejiroud coaches ‘ene: government's new Alentray Inland carrying two score er more. prisoners “prison in Gan Freuciacs bay. .. jeer the federal penitentiary at At. ‘The treneter was tmiede threes Jaye vlanty passed ghraugh hers late today shead of achéduie becduse of the die ee nee tend at pavers ment « covery of Sles ta the cells of some of : ° { “sgenta armed with automatic shot: the prisoners selected for removal. igiug géarded the two spaclally eon.. in tha. spetlal car attached te 2 latrueted wteel barred coaches, | vegular peswenger train leaving here | ‘No one wig showeil wear the cara et LG wm. were I priscuess wha las they stood for ten minutes shunted arrived laste night from Penneyivanin loft to « siding fn the Louisville and en. route to the new prigdon ta which Beshville yirde wafting ta be ferried the government hag announced tia | across. thay Mississippi. river. west notorious prisoners will be sent, 7 Bystanders: werg able to get within hailing distance, “we Says. Al's. Among Them. “Ye Al Capone in there? one called Serves in Shoe Shop. Capone, former Chicags gang chief-| taln, hea been doing a turn in the i foul. brison shee: shop te which ha ‘wan A prisoner nodded his head and azclgned updn entering the prison yelled back: “in thie car-—by the threa years ago to serve LL years for alxth window.” * in¢ome: tax evasion. . The prisoner. at the sixth window. Last nildnight two paseenger coaches closely resembled Capone, were shunted onto. the federal pent Unable. ig distingvish the prisoner tentiary aiding and = few minutes | because of the poor light, the by. tater the guards began marching the ° ‘shander called out again: prisoners, ane by une, trom thelr celts "75 that you, Al?" to the cars, $ "AL? or whoever ff was, grinded The only prisoners whose pemes | back, but ducked out of sight when Were warned besides Capone were! & Camere wis aimed at inim, Frisco Eddie O'Btlen, Eddie Celson,: a.’ : ; + ; ns i At the same thine a uniformed prison and Abin Celp. @Brlen and Colsan : ° ; : ‘guard standing on the trala ateps _wete Wentified ag noterfous teafn. rob- ‘Sateen hie: gum and: commanded the bere and Crip wag aatd 86 be & former photographer to “get away, Irom Chicago guimag and A Pitter enemy ‘ ' “bere,"* . ot Capone belore they ware Bent to { Another man asked an onidentisied the penitentiary, lomfietal 4¢ Capone bad. speckak “draw: Kesp Convicts in Ignoranes. ‘lag roe accommodations, « ‘Working aenity sng under cover of “Of courses he haent-’ exciaimed ‘darkness, (he guards took every pre tha official, Checking Nirsselt. he add- ;PAULION. to keep the news of ihe trace ed hucrledigy “That fs, if he waa on, fer from other prisoners, and! it was ‘here he'd be thated Juet itke the reg! breemmet the 43 selected wera ot oe a aware of the fect gat ther were tapped an ihe Ghevlder and told te arate. Rack prisoner Wan pwabened oth ariisly, Warche? through the dark- weed cel) bigeks and escorted fret the [Bt teoet dear to the garg ley feet ganrite, 38. the saeco: they wrens aaetemed be wediviety t¢ gunzters fat the ots. octint the enthnent be the “Eerie " a¢ the Walked. @tatsa, Ve Ring, cocape tp nonatdored Wnpowpnt. | : COE
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