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Al Capone — Part 6

80 pages · May 23, 2026 · Broad topic: Organized Crime · Topic: Al Capone · 80 pages OCR'd
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Held in Chicago Racket. heen unraly prisoner « Unfair, trestment.” he ebargi By Toe Anapeltled Prends et the f SAN FRANCISCO, Avg. m2—Al Capone, former Chicago gang 1842 proad gr and forty-two other coavicls | Cap were imprisoned with the ‘utmost Yes Tecreey today {n the new Federal prison on Alcatres Toland tn San tor » Francisco Bay- The announcement that Capone wan in the group came from Sanz | Jord Bates, director of the Federal Flinon Baresu at Washington, Tmortly after the special traln bea Springners from Atlanta ntiary arcived here. ‘The train was shunted several tines ag it peared ite destination to prevent any possible attesspt to escape and to avoid crowds which’ Sihered at towne along (be route, warden James A. Johnston, who arvural days ago informed AtOrDey Gaseral Cummings that “Aleatrax te ready,” personally superintended the transfer of the desperadoes from the mainland to the fortrent~ like island prison. } A group of baavily armed Fed- eral Hien end guards from the new Srison hastened to Tiburon, = tows Porth of the Island, as the train arcived "The care then were switched to a largo barge and 2 leunch towed, ft to the taland dock. Spectators, who ware warned by the guards not To upproach too closely, said they pbaerved gray-cied men behind he screen. windows : ‘Atter the barge docked at the Jalond, prison automobiles took the convicts up tha steep roads of ths saanig to the newly reintoreed cell. | The prisonere ware brought ere| in the goveroment’s pian to sogre gate the roore desperate characters Throng the convicla. Atlanta prison Citicisie also had reported ar er) cape plot waa brewing in the prison hers and the eonvicte were re foved Sunday night, four days ahead of schedule, Capone Protested Transfer. By The Associated Preae ATLANTA, Aug-22-—Shaken from a round sleep and havled out af bis celt In the Federal prison here midnight Sunday to be taken to Al feeM cutraz, Al Capone protested vigor GSM ously agalnet such treatment being Wed accorded "a model prisoner," hie Seed attorney said today. rank A. Doughman, the attor- BA ney, anid guards entered Capone's SM coil xe the hundreds of Inmates slept and gave bim only « few min- utes to prepere for the trip. Capone protested all during the {ravefer to the guarded coaches, according to the lawyer, asserting he had obeyed all the rules and get: Ling garde to admit he bad = pei feet record. Mr. Doughman declared prison nfficiaia were “tickled to death” te get rid of Capone, not thet oatsed trouble but because he w! the prison's ‘“‘moxt noted prisoner” Continued ob Page Fight. ——— ‘Buch ed, would “taint b y hag 8 year ani ve before he wil azole. ormer gangeter, fa prison which was ving ton years for tax Ae balt mora ‘the record’ ‘a. record) ‘above re 1h be eligible paiph Oapone 1s Arrested Ba ee sew Tea TOE. HAG, Aug, 24-Ralod Om; pone, brothar of pout ana poet. rer gen, several of WHOM Sie othel ata be former members Sr ba sig canna SRA ge of the May by pales from ted Lesey PE Getice in w Fale Btate Attorney’® Bias rat above « tavern in BarwyTy’ a western subst The state At mr | Hons. Srocedure by which Kale’, Cae eee ie muy, organiead Capen, Aa aged to evs anemia EDU Set atlooe weeps te WDE. ‘the beor is yerolniscent, according | the pest Bute Attorney of the Wo fhe, Eiad'py Al Capone ta the methods wee oorer, whee be WAS days of Mc deay owners to hazdle Brinks beer, is WISE Pom iavern keaperd do. nee Raighs “Capoue's vealee murred ria tonya a barral of $2; fore atl ppeictar te ume He aad tentog We PUR, euchorites a Nivea. Erg and neighboring ex oat, Ge Etpone men, taeowsn what thorltise, 01 werTtaking their beer to obey the or AL closing law, while compet Jog’ asloone, which took the best, WDE detay open later, it is charged. ‘Ralph Capone returned to Chicage after bis releans Feb. 27 from the SN it telana Federal penitentiary MeStattle, where be served & e0ne at Serfor income tax evasion, and tenet ported to have begus {mms Gately the fsation, of the remnants of bi
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