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Te Wee, Bir, Jocson ...-. ... Mir, Ec poman....... thhef Cierk oo... ...- Wer. Cotloy. .. eeee- Mr. Cowley ooo... he. Eciwe ct QS... Mr. Egon... 2. ++ “MAIN To eer | - FREEDOM FOR SELF | ..| Washington, D. ¢ Aug. 38.—[Spe-, | cial.J—The United States Supreme. -.| court was petitioned today to review <. | the judgment of lower courts danying : Al [Scarface] Capone, former Chicago “gang chief, a writ of habeas corpus filed against A. C. Aderhold, warden of the Atlanta penitentiary. Al Capone Is now in Alcatraz Island prison, off the Pacifie coast. The petition, filed by Attorneys Wii- | E. Leahy end William J. Hughes pee eveeee sneeen a eee Tere of Washington, contends that Capone was tried in the federal dis- trict court in Tlinois and convicted on three charges of violating the internal revenue laws after expiratign of the statute of limitations, The legal limitation excepts cases in: which defendants defraud or attempt - to defraud the government, and it was, on that point that Capone was prose- cuted. ; Capone filed hia habeas corpus peti- “4 f&tion in the federal court of northe” Ayes It was denied there “| bs Circuit Court of Appeals, ; “a NN Mr, Coffey....-..---+-- Mr. Bdwards.......- Mr. E@an.....-.-- 00 Mr Harbo. ...-. ...--- Mr, Keith —..--....----- Mr. Leater . ...... --s26- Mr. Quinn . Mr Schiider Mr. TAMIM.~. 2.0 -+55-