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Al Capone — Part 13

73 pages · May 23, 2026 · Broad topic: Organized Crime · Topic: Al Capone · 73 pages OCR'd
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van, + “se! a. Ybe atlenta “pani ten tary ©: ore tary. ‘to. the yasord - elerk. of. ‘ pon Sorrespondgnee. “He ‘atates oajaen, wae | : a.while and Lived with hie mothe, tis, L111! “dyenns, Cathar Was esscbiating with'on bua probable parole violator fron’ another ‘alatrict,. * Freak Js Guinen and Carl Qrawford were errosted at’ ‘kingapaeh they were both held for the J, 8, Marshal, and that both ‘(ere returned to the Penitentiary, He states ‘that duinas weit, to: gent to, and that he is not eure that Crewford was_ the ‘prisoner"s porrect: i name. Guinan wrote Mr, Eddy from the Kingsport City Jail on sévaral . obeasions, blaming Qarl Crawford in being instrumental with Beas arrest, oF , \ 3 : s ‘ ad Yes macy. was ot the opinion that Barrett fas an an: ¥rakk he Guinan, since the duties of *F, Barrett” as described in bis letter to the Real Detective Story Magazine, dated april 2, coted stating in pertians - wae By EAE: "In order that you may better comprehend the story I give you a brief outline of its origin, While incarcerated in Atlanta I was secretary to the Record Clerk. In such position I had access to all correspondence and records ead" was cognizant of every incident that occurred withia the .‘f.; nan) , Walle, not alone concerning Gapone, but confidential matters * between she prison and ‘the ces heehee i of guatice in Weahington". ‘ur. ‘Eady states that the duties of Frank’ Ia Quinan when ry the Atlanta Penitentiary were reported to be stenographer or secretary to the Record Clerk; that Frank J. Guinan made his home after his release at 323 a. Fulton avenue, Baltimore, Maryland, where his mother stn re. ides ure aay furnished Agent with ‘ix pages of a letter written Freak J. Guinan to him from the Kingaport City Jail, Kingsport, Tennps and the writing of Guinan is quite similar to the letter written by *F. Barrett” on May 87, 1955. 4 photostatis copy of this and other, Je% ‘weitten by "F. Barret" wage forwarded to the Washington Field tise New York Office on 10/14/36. The lette: . writven on May 87, 1955 were ‘forwarded, “tthe Yashington "Field Office is requesting’ the Leno? ‘to make an examination of the letter written by F. Barrett on May 27, 1935 to the Real Detective Story Magazine in New York, and the letter of Frank J. Guinan to U. S. Probation Officer Eddy at Baltimore ba examined for the purpose of ascertaining whether Guinan wrote the letter signed F, Barrett. Since the writing of Guinan and Barrett look quite similar, and both of these persons
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