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CAPONE RUSHED TO NEW ‘DEVIL'S (SLAND' CELL HOUSTON, Tex, Aug, 20— (By International "News Serv ice.)—The train bearing forty ; two federal prisoners from At lanta to Alcatraz prison tn San Francisco Bay alipped quietly tarough Houston early today. It was not known that the train had passed through Houa ton until several hours sfter- ward, NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 20.—UP— Al Capone, America’s publis enemy No. 1 long before the world ever heard of John Diuinger, is on’ bis way to a new prison bom | He 1 being transferred, with! Ereat secrecy, from Atlanta penie fentlary to the new Alcatraz prison In San Franclaco Eay—which the federal prison authorities call “ime pregnable.” With forty-two other prisone Capone was whisked out of the penitentiary in Atlanta in the early| hours Sunday. Guarded by federal! agente carrying automatic zhot~| guns, the prisoners were placed in two ‘specially built eereened and barred railroad cars and started on thelr way to Aleatraz—the fsland Prion fortress designed for con Veta considered too dangerous to be kept in.atdinary prisons, Although — fedétal authorities mialntained & Ughtlipped alience about reports the former Chleago gang Ieader was being sent to the Pacific coast prison, bis. presen In the group waa established by newspapermen when the convict care errived hers. When the two cars were stopped for a charge of trains » prisoner Who strongly resembled Capone just grinned when some one called: “fs that you, AIT" | While the cara waited to be fer | Hed actone the Mlaniesippl River the guards kept the curious at = distance, but newspaper ‘men got | within hailing distance. Onb called out: “Ta Al Capone tn there?” 62-2 79RR A Ceong }SiGMrED IN WINDOW. ‘The occupant of window No. looked just Uke the exgang lord. Ha grinned when the reporter! jealied to nim and ducked hurtlediy’ —aa Capone Aid in days gone by— when a photographer aimed « cam- tra fn file direction An unidentified official wai neked if Capone had apecial drak- Ing room Accomodations, He replied beatediy: mn “Of coures be hasn't” ‘hen he checked hituselé and ‘sded burried: “That ix, If he was on here he' bbe fronted Jost Uke the rest of ‘them. Files and paraphernalia tor’ jail break found in te cella. of tome of ths forty-three ‘prisonere speeded plans to send them ta Alea tren. - CAPONE ENEMY ABOARD. ‘The only other known prizoners reported in the group were "Braco" Edgie O'Brien, Eddie Colson and Alvin Crip, “O'Brien and. Coleon were train robbers and Crip was & Chicago gunman, once an enemy of Capone. . Warden A. C. Aderholt of Attan accompanied the prisoners. Extreme measures were taken to Prevent news of the transfer froma becoming known. Nothing was done tuntlt midnight Saturday. ‘Then, im the darkened cell blocks, guarde awakened each man separately and” gacorted iim silently to the prison oor, ‘There four guards tock him to the railroad care, where he was assigned quarters for the trae. tontinental Journey, : Capone is serving eleven years for income tax evasion, Hew lodged in the Atlante, penitentinr’ Or Max 4, 1982. & Wintleaa, = F 20-2