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Al Capone — Part 17

80 pages · May 08, 2026 · Document date: Jun 25, 1936 · Broad topic: Organized Crime · Topic: Al Capone · 78 pages OCR'd
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4 Bce eoaes aN or: 3 VE roe Be 5 fae _ “gelease’ from sie’ ‘peaitentiary,! ‘he. ‘feepuad te and decausé hé mas an oxpert prapo iqn . _ - puplic stenggraphio office, © ‘Re be rpicre no RS, tank. eurites ao _ nee use of his brother and advertised his Fripp onael ee one where * ae .v Fapher covld d@ procured. "Ho pzhibited bictters edvertiaing this eck, ‘which pete Ne mused to further the busindss started by his brother Frack, Yrank Gijman Of¢ i opledte 3 “publi atenogrephic Work immediately after his rélease, wptil abagt ene Ronth ~" “he got in trouble in Kingsport, Tennsaste, a% which Fine hp was srteytel fer wioase : ° + _ tion of the parole, Frank Guinan worked at this jov quite steadily and epens 2ome nights at the office typing. ‘he brother, Raymond, did not inow the nature ef tae. : material which he ws transcribing, or writing end 414 not inquire what 1% yas ‘qbeut. . . Raymond Guinan atated frankly that be 444 not daabt ‘Wat what.bhia Sothor wey bee 2 - XL written material which was net, of @ ‘bona fide oF legitimate sature,” desaise ascording _ to him, Prank was a very clever imiividuel who @id not earé to work. the mania # “@iffioulty with Frank Guinan, according to his brother was the matter of bis” sees elates, who always got his brother into trouble end got off without any penelty end. his brother ususily took the rape jn this. eonnectjon, pe stated | that Cari ‘Joansce oe had been a menace to his brother's freedom for many years, Carl Johnson apparently — had some nysterious power over Frank Guinen and whenever in Johnson's company, Guinan got into difficulty. Johnson had hung around the printing establishment to wome extent and it was Raymond Guinen's belief «hat he may have been. ip en the -. - . | story written about the atlante Penitentiary. Raymond Guinan erdered Oar) Johnson | = out of the store on one occasion while Frank wes employed there, because he felt _ ,” that Johnson would eventually get bis brother, into oes ‘Johnsen left “ena ata *y . : Pa ‘ tg ON oe at 2. , Ot Feeppeere =, sce a a - a ot a ty RSS a payaond Guinan further advised thet: Johngon was arrested with his ‘brother four or five years ago in Sioux City, Iowa, whereupon Johneon got out of the diffi- culty and his brother was punished. Raymoné guinan mew wery little about Johnson, | other than he was @ friend or relative ef the detift at Kingsport." ‘He cgujd-not - —.— ea oe ee +r moa a a give any further pertinent. informatioa eonscerning Deri wonnscn gud was of ms ee that the Sheriff et Kingsport would have suffictent isformtion to identity Qari: Johnsons It ie possible that Carl Johnson is noge’ rotper: | shar. oe Rasiis who” we . , arrested by Degaty Saerift George Plazes August, ue 18, “ne , Pal: 3 ; vs San oe .> gee et aie * 2 ¥ oe a t ah OS tas at es — Xa 8 ' . will contact the sheriti's office * ia Bet : the Laintivy of ceri “Jouneons* . _> * "Who fe alleged to be @ relative ef the sheriff, or ‘bo bo known to that officers This lead should he devaloned toward ‘the view af obtaining | a “photograph ef carl i i ahr = eS lens — hal Johnaon, who is an alleged friend of Frank Guinan, so that same may be exhibited to mambers on the staff of the Real Detective Story Magazine. = THE WASHINGTON FIELD OFFICE at BALTIMORE, MARYLAND
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