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Al Capone — Part 17

80 pages · May 23, 2026 · Broad topic: Organized Crime · Topic: Al Capone · 78 pages OCR'd
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.¢ Federal Bureau of Investigation < . : Rnited States Bepartment of Justice a. Washington’ Field Office, Rocm 4244, Washington, D. C, November 10, 1936 Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation, . Washington, D. Cc, Oo . Re: ALPHONSE CAPONE, w. a., et al CONSPIRACY TO RECEIVE aRD SEND Dear Sir: CONTRABAND OUT OF THE U. S, PENI- TENTIARY, ATLANTA, GA. Reference is made to Bureau letter dated June 15, 1936, (file $62-39128), to the report of Special agent a. G. Berens, dated st hington, D. €,, Septenber &, 1956, and to the letter from thy’ atlante Office, dated October 12, 19356, in the above entit oase. fynond butnen, 217 West ATrecent interview with Mr. established that CartCrew- lin Street, Baltimore, Md., has ssociating with FrenkCouinan who may have approached Mr. eal Detective Story Magazine. + Raymond Guinan advised that he knew Carl Crawford es Carl John~ son and that he now recalls that these two individuals are identical. In view of this information, the Nashville Office was advised by teletype to discontinue further investigstion. The leads which the Nashville Office had set out in report of Special agent H. K. Johnson, dated at Nashville, October 1, 1956, were terminated by the letter dated October 7, 1936, addressed to this office by the New York Office, copies of which were indicated for Nashville and Cincinnati, In view of the information contained in the Atlanta Offiee letter to this office dated October 12, 1936, adviaing that Frenk Guinan would not admit the authorship of the lettersto the Real Detective Story Magazine, amd due to the fact that the Technieal Laboratory hes definitely established that these letters were written on a typewriter which was used by Frank Guinan, it appears that no further leads which might develop pertinent information in connection = t TORERU CF INVESTIGATION 12 1936 A.M. CF YS TICE PRDENE: avled Yd veto fiyod rx CERI TET —_— {ene
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