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Al Capone — Part 32

80 pages · May 08, 2026 · Broad topic: Organized Crime · Topic: Al Capone · 79 pages OCR'd
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‘N° sR inahenmeanidintionte: . » A ; ATALGATAA ? ‘Captured Fugitive Tells Se- crets of U. 3. islang Prison; ~ Prefers Death ito Return i — “BAN FRANCISCO, Dee. 16.—-GPF} —Bfome “ef the alleged secrets of Alcatraz Isiand, including en As- eerted hunger strike by Al Capone and other prisoners, were disclosed today by John Stadig, young coun- terfelter, before officials clapped him back inte the government's earefully guarded prison for arch eriminals, . " after belng captured near Mar- tinez, Cal, yesterday, he id: “Ja rather die than back | os + ¢ Al ‘ Mr. Kelth 0. Mr. Laster .. Mr. weniger Mr. Tamm WELLS OF Lirk : i The-2épancolé saute saped recently - “While déing re MNurned fo the’ prison ‘Erbin. Port- Sand, wher. ne had deer. taken to pear in court. |: are Telling of lite in prison, “he wid: “I wrote a letter to the Attor- ay General mtielvines the prisan. “My pal sud T had. ‘abkod ‘the wardén to allow a some news 4 ' @ungeon for this, and if we got | } two slices af bread @ day we were ic lucky. ee f “AECapone and other prisouers eat or come out of thelr cells, apd in three days we were re- “Seased from the dungeon. Ji was after that I wrote to the Attor- IN SEPARATE CELLS. _ Be added: . j “Capone, ‘Machine Gun’ Kelly and Harvey Baijey are confined ; as Each man is locked in his ' golitary cell at 2:30 p.m and | gtays locked up until 6:30 a. m. “We wear gray untforms dur- | ones on Sunday. The guards are plenty strict, but the treatment * 2 in the main jun't ao bad. We don’t _ ® week, spread ever seven days, ‘ There is no dope in the prison.” ‘ Stadig has figured in three és- ‘wapes, ene of which’ wee en ge re went on a ‘sttike and refused te 2 wey General” '' to separate cells like the rest of | tng the week and change to blue ~ get much exercise, dnly six hours i be Lea (2-16-30 bS Ain Lt-2Ult,
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