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Al Capone — Part 28
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The recent ‘‘anveiling”’ of a! Capone in tha Federal Oourt
in Chicago must have been a sbock to those who pictured
“Public Enemy No. 1"’ as a ‘bold, bad man, rough and tough
to the core.
+ ‘The city and Biate governments of Chicago and Dlinois had
never been able to penetrate the onter laver of the famoms
sportsman, but the Feders] Government au:horities went
right down to Capone's skin—acd next to it they found
Gainty garments of pink silk.
- Imagine the consternation and amazement af the vice lord's ’& 1
fouph followers when tbe Federal authorities removed— ~
fignrativele, of course—Cavone’s $150 guit, his expensively .™
moncerrammed shirt, tmhooked ine $275 beit buckie and lert -~\
the mighty err of C.ccro standin? 1 & court toom arrayed
awnohis cest!. pork {ropperies. :
For this had bis coborts strvgclea, for this hand they faced
the machine pers and shot gun fire; for this bed they ran
whickey and beer.
ey 14°] tottered and fell when those intimacies ware
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