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“| Chicago File 58-194. { rae | JEHs gm | eRe yan. ies. vate ne. a lags "for municipalities and not a bootlegger--you also know bf my efforts toward publishing a worthy Itelian newspaper--and not ea gembler. For years you know of my very altruistic efforts in behalf of the Italo- ne American National Union, for the good of 'my people' not a swindler or an. extortioniest. In my capacity as president, the assets of the society | “spel increased from roughly $150,009 to close to half million--surely not a ~ aos larcenist--for years I bore the responsibilities of pay-rolls, employers | i; me ye welfare and striving to build a legitimate business. For 30 yrs, I paid ° + taxes, Federal, State, County, City=-surely not a racketeer--My faith © gree in my God, my Church, my responsibilities to my family have made me guard my religious beliefs and my love for my family--not a muscle man or a . Capone body-guard.e Jack all these viscious accusations were bandied around af in the courtroom during my en-masse trail. These seeds were planted and * where their fruit fell, heaven only knows. You already have experienced vi... some of their results. Al] the ebterneys said then, was, those accusations Shee have no beering on the case. It may be possible that they may not have » bres meant anything to the defendents collectively, but I have and am suffering - _ the tortures of hell in not being allowed to positively refute them. s~ *- arty os There wero 15 witnesses ready to testify in my behalf at the trail--. ay who couled have shown very clearly by their uninpeachable teatimony as to “oat my dmnocence, but they or I did not testify--beceuse of the peculiar a legal logic used by the lavyers which pre+supposed that any testimony by » oh, them or I in my tehalf would be detrimental to the others. This has never made food sense to me, but it is the story. This peculiar legal... .. - logic is the father & mother of all aftermaths, all the paradoxes which. is.) , hurt me at the treil hurt me now, and will continue to do so, and act as .° 9.° barriers, until the truth comes to light. Surely after 2 yrs. of —- eae at imprisonment an individual defendant should be permited to isolate himgelf p67 °4 from this en-messe logics The 10 yre maximum that was given to all Oe eh without individuel examination or qualification might now be adjusted a5 * a you kmow the term -f court was left open for 3 yrs. This in itself should : be helpful in designing a plen for a reduction of sentence. If my = -- nee sentence coulc be cut to 5 yrs. I would automatically be placed in the oo es parole bracket. Surely the government has had its pound of flesh--the mae cutting of a long sentence is not unusual and I would not be compelled at to languish here for almost 2 more yrs. before parole tines. A visit mt would enable me to give you many details, which I find impossible to a - incorporate in this letter. pau oe “Thanks again and much: gobd health and good luck to -youe - Sincerely, Phili t