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Chattonier, a nev suard is placed on the Rear Corridor, The Rear Corridor Guard stanis in a position tiat pe-mits hix to see ail prisoners passing fron their cells to their work and back, It is not an 1 able assignment becuuse it offers no opportunity to con- verse with the prisoners -- and recerdiess of how severe a guard is, he speeds his monotonous hours when the chatter of prisoners, their rumors and reports about others, is listened to. Konetheless, the position can prove s lucrative one. an imate with bulging pockets -- attempting to pass the Rear Corridor Guard -- is, generally, accosted. His pockets are duly examined and contraband confiscated. The innate, forthwith written-up. Today Capone pays fifty dollars for a racket brought in by Wr. Fenters. whether it was negligence on lr. Fenters part, or whether pre-arranged, he nevertheless left the racket on the tennis courts when he finished his game of tennis. Crattonier had observed him passing to the courts with it, and returning without it. Such things 6 these --~ incidents that might not attract another's casual glance --- are the things that the Rear Corridor Guard must see. Waturally, he mkes a wental note of it. Later the sane ‘day, nogroes,carrying soiled lines froc the Officers! k to the Laundry, ere stopped by Chattonier. The linens are thoroughly searched. Hackethal made it his duty to follow the negroes, and to sta-i by and see just whet method Chattonier used. Finding no contraband, Chattonier permits the negroes to proceed. Hackethal steps over to Chactonier and begins a converestion. While thus engaged in « friendly chat, encther bundle of laundry is con- veyed from the Officer's Mess. The negro shouldering it continues on his way unnolested. It worked! Reaching the Laundry the bundle is set aside from other soiled linens and the negro nods to a confederate. The confederate, who unpacks the bundies of Linens, removes two roasted chickens. Ho slips these urder a counter and walks over to Capone.