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Al Capone — Part 6
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agreement obit
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Whereabouts |
a Big Mystery
(Picture on Page 2)
Ban Francisco, Cal, Aug. 2—[8pe-
cfal.]—Conaiderable mystery developed
tonight ax to just where Al Capone, |
supposed to be serving an eleven year{
sentence in Atlante federal peniten:
dary, might be,
Attorney General Cummings, who la
in San Francisco at the present time,
was quoted by a dally newspaper to.
day as saying the former gang chief
of Chicago was not on bis way with
forty-two othere—tomAlcatrax Island,
the government's new “Devil's Tx
land,” in San Francisco bay. At the
same time be refused to say where
Capone ts; that “we never dlacuas
such matters,”
‘Two Cars of Men on Wi
‘Two closely guarded and steel barred
cars are now en route to the island
from the Atlanta penitentiary. The
cara left Atlanta night before lant, the
[Prisoners having been transferred one
by one from their cells In the dark.
ned Institution to the train,
| Capone was believed to have been
{definitely recognized when the traia
|reached New Orleans yesterday. A
j convict said be was on the car, pointed
him ont, and the person. pointed ont
Wan sald at Teast closely to resemble
Capone, He ducked, uz of yore,
© camera was almed at him. In @
“altp” a guard on the train practleal
Ty admitted that Capone waa one of
the group of “incorrigibles" being
transported te the new prison.
Guns Bristle In Texas
Today at De Rio, Tex, a guard
threatened to shont ‘when speetuturs
[Crowded too close to (he train bearing
the 42 men, ‘The convicts Jeered at
Vthe guard, ‘but the crowd fell back
when rifles and machine guns bristled
throughout the two cars,
* Capone le not headed for Alchiran,”
Cummings was quoted aa aaying bere
tonight. “That's all I can say at this
Mime. But that's one point on which |
the “newspapers are wrong.” Later |:
‘he’ denied taking any. statement
whatavar.
At the pew prisay Warden Jamea
A. Jotnston maid?
If Capone's coming here we are
tondy to take care of Bim
+} Mt om schedule, the train bearteig
[the 43 should arrive boty Wedneeday.
Bi te expected the prisuners wall be
taket from the trate al seme amu
Jetation and breast In armed care fo
8 potat on the hay Where ther wi
4 tney and carried to
Te
Me. Nathan
Mr. ‘Tolson
Mr. Claaz
tr. Baughman.
Chief Clerk
Mr, Coffey
Mr. Cowley
Mr, Eewards.
Mr. Egan,
Mr Harboe
Mer. Kerth
Mr. Lester
Me. Quinn
Wr Sehtiaer ....
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