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Al Capone — Part 6
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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.
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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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