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cra ove, Man GK Flaks April 20, 1935 7 } a ae Real vet -ctive “tors Larccine, qo Vedisen avalury, ; ten York Cities avtertion : Secretary, to 2 ASL AA \ kr. Re 4. Mickan, Edstor. Se a ta Dear “irs: : . _— a Ae : : ; < 3 - oO ‘ Friduy noon, anril oetre 1935, I called on Br. Mickam witha. -. j qanenerdcl own Latled "sdoecaphr 41 Capone's Life in the Atlanta Peniten= 7: * 300 | tien’, acd beint efvisec Mr. vse) "om Was out of the city, and you were not “EL expacted back vcefore on four, I took the liberty to place the manuscript LOS var? tecer?s and photegraphs, 2tc. with the young lacy with whom I conversed” i. rezmardin, the ~os:4b! lity of the story's acceptance by Real Detective Story ~* rarerine. At that tino I informed her it was compulsory I return to Balti- an me oe the Pallaowivr Aa. ts ardaw that To mare meaboan oer nawsnta pier a in more before ue TOLaC1 Teh, Gay» UU Vile fo Sy AO My POO Oe rerson, and for thet reason could not remain, since I was _Sepending chiefly: en free trausportetion hoz.e. _ -- a eee. aod i’ ~~ . Ti: order that you may better comprehend the story I give - you a brief outline cf i's oricin. ‘hile incarcerated in Atlante I was secretary to the hecord Clerk. In such position I had access to all correspondence ‘nd recoris, and was cocnizant of every incident that occurred within the walls, not alone concerning Capone, but corfidential matters between the i prisen and the Department: of Justice in “ashington. Recoghizing my position .- Capone bid for and obtained my services as his prison secretary, even pur=— clasin= and civing to mo « typewriter to use in the evenings with which to do his correspondence. Naturally, I was aware of every thought and desire that vas born within hin. iz services, of course, were to be rewarded, but John, his brother, disagreed vith Al concerning the lump sum I was to receive at the time I was paroled, and as a consequence I have been the loser. , ey a . 4. The stor; is absolutely authentic. There is no fabrication what~ soevor. Insifn ificant turidents, of course, have been omitted. Otherwise ¢ aa it gives in detail his daily life, his aspirations and so on. -No significant. .° occurrence hat been overlooked, since I made it my duty to code all incidents’. on a and “kite" them out to a place where J could obtain them upon my release, kncwe A LE. {nc as I did that John would not consent to Al's wishes so far as remuneration aan Was concerned. FO “re Ay « Any question you desire answered I shall be glad to answer. course, I am still on parole and as a paroleo forbidden to write of the inet . oe, tution, its inmates or officials. To wait until my parole expires may be too’; *" late to be of interest to the public since Al is due to go before the Parole = / | Board in September, The article by Hearst (Tarleton Collier) left with yu f is a paid article and a grose fabrication, which the mameoript provetig The desire to sell this information arises from the fact that employzient. - out of the question. If it is worth anyth to ay ek, discuss it either personally or by mail, ing zn “7 r ghedh be hed cat? ae 323 H. Fulton Avemea