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JUL g eT? xembuen QRIGINAL-Reé ane ry cone Defense May Be Concluded Today; Race Losses Related = Gangster’s Bookmakers Testify That Al Dropped $262,000 on Horses; Torrico Fresent wy Colted Preas . CHICAGO—Al Capone counted today on the weakness for gambling bn horse races that cost him at least $202,000 in six years to Rave him from the penitentiary. His defense was a paradox, His attorneys had called witnesses to describe the gang leader as a colos- al dupe of race track bookmakers as his tria] on charges of income tax evasion in VU, 5. District Court swept toward conclusion. Coxe May End Tomorrow ! There was prospect that the de-- fense would rest its case before noon. With four hours allotted to each side for argument, the case eouli reach the fury tomorrow, Al Capone, owrer of the gambling ux, “gold mines” in Cicero with a yearly met of 2150,900 each, had been depicted in provecution testi- mon. Court Becomes Race Stand Al Capons, sucker, Who was bail fellow to the book:nukers, who pinced four or five bets a day on cach day of the racing seasons, bet as Much as $6000 on a sincle horse to win, and almos: always lost, “| Pictured yesterday by the defense, Federal Dictrict Caurt room took on the color of race stand and bet- ding booth as a preceszinn of book- mokers went te and frem the wit- agtand, Their testimony was in tended by the defense ta show that while Capone was a Plunging gam- bler and bet laree fums, he lost consistently and had no wealth on eich to pay income tie Good Credit Risk Xone of the bookmakers could re- call any of the “al. rans” on which Cavone wagered trom $190 to £6000. “on the nose.” All agreed Capote was a good credit risk. “T knew he was fair and nonest all his) business transactions.” said Gutter. “If he won, I usually tuok the money to him at the Metro- pole Hotel.” Besides the bookmakers, Pete! Penovich, manager of Cicero gam-, bling houses that the prosecution: contended helonzed to Capone, took the stand. He pictured Ralph (Bot-, tles} Capone, Al's brother, as the overseer. The prosecution, compar- ine his testimony «ith that he gave before the grand jury. attempted to impeach the witness Federal District Judce James H. Wilkerson reserved decision. Whetter Johnny Torrio, the man -who brought Capocre to Chiesgo in 1920 and started nit on the read to ganz dominance, would be placed on the stand hy the defense could not be! ascertained. Torrie sat with other) prospective Witnesses yesterday. :