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Al Capone — Part 6
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aR STN Unitage Sand, The photogiaph shows he theee |
seniee wer among # group of fiflys]ssmored allroad ears et the right,
seer ers who was taken to the which were taken fo the Island on
core eee erententiary &a Alcattez |x car ferry. The prisoners, under the
ree casa Prenclico Bay reeentiy,|watchtul eyes of the guard carrying
Ten i. FMolng to let the outside world know
ISOLATION FOR CAPONE)’ Sycn ‘duties iney have been 5-
— . jeiened the warden commented
“The men are familiar with prison
EX-UNDERWORLD CHIEF - COM- joutine and there should be no diffi- J
PLETELY CUT OFF AT ALCATRAZ. !cuities encountered in establishing
: jsoyzal peltentlary le ese
cide Exents end San Quentin state priaons, be-!
came a grandfather today, with the
tirth of git] to his daughter, Mre
UNellle Parker, sl Merced,
AN Knowledge of Ont
Win Be Peahibited by Gavern=
ment in Aitempt to Break
‘Gangster Contn
cay the Asaociated Prose
aw Francisco, Aug. 2J.—Any po!
sible contact with the oulside workt
for A} Capone, former Chicago gang
Jeader, and fifty-two other prisoners
Drought from the AUanta prison, was!
eut off teday by Warden dames A.
Johnston of the new federal peniten-
ary on Alcatraz Island 1
isco Bay.
Birict orders to prevent the
ets from communicating with their
former underworld associates were Is-
aued by Warden Johnston in carrying
‘out the orders of Homer 5. Cummings,
attorney general.
Cummings, on a recent inspection
of the island prison, seid tt was the
plan of the department of justice to
“segregate” the so-called incorrigible
convicts, thereby preventing outbreaks
of trouble in ethcr penitentlaries.
“They are not-even going 10 have
sn opportunity to know what goes
‘on outside," Warden Johnston satd,
“Those men were sent here because
the government wants to break their |
contacts with the underworld, That |
te going to be done.”
Letters to relatives will be censore’
‘ae Spor Weune ALcarnan Ista
Now Convines Au Carawe AND
Orne Notorious Cerumats . . .
| ONCE A SPANISH FORTRESS «4
Butitany Prison Sivcr 1858 5 6.
Tie Ord Dunctoxs Have Toripro
Jo Movenn Cris. «
Oxe Svccessrvn Escare
Tsit oF Rock IN Saw FRanessco
Bay.
Johnston seid, and the vonviet
pot be permitted to heve rad
aneir cells.
‘The prisoners Will not be denied
recreation privilests, however,” the
warden added. i
“The new prisoners are belog as-
signed to their duttes, but we are not |
Tiles, are shown Weaving the conches
for transfer to the new cells on the
prison Island.
Te was announced that
would reenme mis prison
maker.
Capone!
2B ASB Bhoe
Johnston, former warden xt Folsom |i
nee ee
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