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Al Capone — Part 6
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Capone's “home” for the next stx years
here, along with $6 other Federal, confiscated when newsmen ap-f 25 1034
prisoners. Eventually, the number| proached too close. ‘Train guards
will be increased to 200, were heavily and astentatiously
Gloomy old Alcatraz stands’ mile | armed.
sand one-fourth from the nearest Boats Patrot Bay
whore. Watch towers project trom| Here the train was maneuvered
the castlelike battlements of its| across Martines Bridge to the freight |
: ments of isl ferminsl at Tiburon: Fvom the Sey
Brison bulidings. In those towers.on| o's ‘claimer Of histog as, Cost |
ceaseless vigil. are erack-shot guards! Guard patrol boats and. prisan|
with high-powered rifies, imunches cruised between the island
No bost, no swimmer, no alrplane|ind the mainland. | Small boats,
y a ‘steamers and even passenger ferries
may approach within 300 yards Of| ere diverted from thelr courses.
the island. Signs inthe day and| "Machine guns and 2 small cannon
Ughts at night warn visitora not to} were tralned on the Alcatraz sector,
come near. Sub-machine guns and shotguns’ i
‘The Department of Justice took were in the patrol boats.
ver the prison to house two types) Shortly later the prison’s steel
of felons—those it considers incor-| doors clanged shut on the nation’s
ngfble, whose sole thought ts of | worst eriminals,
escape, und those who attempt to
maintain contact with friends out-
Bide.
‘apone, already the No, 1 prisoner
of old Alcatraz, falls into the latter
class.
Few Visitors Allowed
Visitors will be few at the new
prison.” rigid system of permits
Fras been set up anil if the visitor
mitted to enter he will be uncer |
supervision of the gutds every |
Infnute during ls presenoe on the |
Bands Pritale conversations. wits |
the prisoners are forbidaen,
ipone snd the 82 other prisoners
nt neve Uy special ain yess
were “dveed In goon after
their erival. After thelr ght
mover outils nad been exchanged
{or heavier” weat—cook toga end
Cooler winds sweep this lonely island
“tte prisoners were fed In the Rew
frees Bal
in the celling stove them were
sire! kets: From thove hinobe can
Dour suffocating floods of tear eas
for ii'is the Federal theory” that
Jest prison lola tart inthe meas
Tint hi the authorities seek ta pre=
ent disturbances Bt Alcatraa,
Talde Ganrdn Unarmed
Foliowing this same plan of pre-
venting outbreaig, the thalde guide
carry bo erms. But the men on the
Sttlementa are auld to be the Feene
ri aharpahootera in Federal crea
rae of Capone wil be ag
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