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Al Capone — Part 25
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( Kon CAO SUNDAY TRIBUNE fy
Gang Leader |
in Chicago |;
for Primary (pts 2 soca 4
= wure, that's Al Capone,” she |
d
* By on the train bas
al Capone, pubic enamy No. 1 and rere teas
reputed contributor of $160,006 to ait
primary caimpaign fot ot hare George HL Day of tha United States
Thompson, wae reported yesterday te public bealth sefrice ma owe that
have returned to Chicago from his 1} Capone and a boéyguard ur men
' winter estate at Miami. Dispatches ! 1 saanee rane arenas pet
from Miami parted rchased
. from there ae gt ee be-{ at Miami paid thet five men pe
: tickets for the flight but that Capone's
_{ Heved to be in seclusion in ope of bin} |} ems was not on the passenger bat.’
Chicago suburban headquarters. If Capone arrived in the Chicago
Coincident with these reports Judge] .| sree by plane, as the Danville re:
John H. Lyle, who is attacking the port indicated, be apparently landed |
Capone influence in the city ball)? | s+ some secluded spot to keep out of
administratien tn pis campaign for|: | the way of the vagrancy warrant
the Republican mayoralty nomination, {7 | which was festled for him several
was provided with m bodyguard of | | months ago by Judge Lyk.
two motorcych policémen who ars Loesch Backs Fund Charges, |
to accompany him night and day.) soageiLyle's charges of Capone con-|
Judge Lyle did not ask for the body- tributions to the Thompson campaign
ipwuerd, but sald he would accept ftla| rund have been supported by Frank
i} "in view of the interests which the, J. Loesch, president of the Chicago
jeane chief bas at a@take in the be) crime commission and formerly a spe-
qprimary.". - {eisai prosecutor o¢ fraud and violence
t was jed that) pone re-T'! pone had pou a 1 5
‘|turned to the city for the primary into the Thompeon fund for the pri-
election of 19277 and was seen in the mary and election of 1927.
loop accompanied by ten men on Mon- ‘City Bedler Dan BSerritelia, Capone
jaay, April «4 the day before the Heutenant and q member of the city
primary. For that primary Capone/! ‘hali cabinet, has been actively 1denti-
contributed $50,600 to the Thompson fed with the present Thompeon cam-
campaign chest, according to charges |'4 | paign, appearing with Thompson st:
made by Judge Lyla This year tha], |his loop theater meetings and sitting
“jgany chief's mbte to the Thompson /..jon thy stage during his speeches.
‘loampaign was $160,000, the judge| | Serritelle's affiliation with the Ca-
:] charges. ', Bone gang has not been disputed. Mops
There were divergent reperts of Volpe, another Canons Hewtenant,
the method ef Capone's departure |’ boasted at a bearing before tmmmigra-
from Miam{, one that he hed lett by! tion officials meeking bis deportation
plane and the other that he had gone! , | that Berritea sccompanted him on an
by train, The lgtier was considered lanes fight from Havana to Miami.
; the more likely since it had substan: |" A re rene
tlation at Danvilie, IIL, though it was
pointed out that the gang chief might to nowar't ny cr isons we
have boarded a train afler firing out f eae fotat wan
= TOT Uiai 1or contempt of court
Dispatches pores cael quoted fir.’
This charge grew out of his feigning
iinega in Florida two years ago to].
avold appearing before 2 federa] grand
jury investigating boore conditions tA
Chicago Helghta. The government
sontends that he was well encurh te
attend dog races and gambling houses.
Capone's attorneya, Wiliam F.
| Waugh and Benjamin P, Epstein, who
| bare gseured Judge Wilkerson that
\Gapons would appear im ceurt en
(Wednesday, seid last night they mad!
at
* Tremec Policeman Wiley Watson of
Capong & man who ieft the Dixie
‘¢Léamited of the Chicago and Hastert
“]Tilingls reflway at Danville yesterday
‘Imorning. The policeman Mantified
‘tthe gang chief from his pictures and
cin a
‘ewan M%_-- *
o¢ Miam!.
; Seen by Danville Policeman.
‘\ealled out, “Hello AL” The stratger |)
stopped, admitted be was Capone’
joe es. t and sal] be was
Paying te, , eccording “te
nm Wateost, FT ant oe yecand
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