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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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agreement obit [Scarface Ars} 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 .... Nie, Tamm, é fees Pieler sec, “Fa 1 3Y
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