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t say tet f ae ‘have boon offered as high as $2,000. @80, including movie, serial, and book righta But I am net going inte the Jobn M. Coroneas, a policeman from Hialeah City, was the first goverh- ment witness to combat Capone's fl ness plea, An affidavit from Capone's physician, Dr. Kenneth Pallips, w! gained a stay for the grand jury pearance from Mareh 12 to March 20, stated that Capone was convalescing from “brbncho-pneumonial pleurisy, with Suid effusions in the chest.” Dr. Philips first attended Capone en car . “When if you first see Capone?” Caoroneas was asked by Prosecutor Jacob Grossman. “On the first or the pecond day ‘et the opening of the Hialeah races: | They opened on Jen, 17, 1929,~ maid 1 (oronsas, ~ Q.—Which was tt, the first or the eecond day? A.—The second. J was patrolling the grounds and I saw dig yellow car pull up in « apace re eerved for the sheriff. I started to- _ Wards the driver, but somebody aid ‘that was Aj Capone, so I gave him : wervica, i Q—What 8&4 you éo then? A—! walked over to the ticket office and ‘waited for him. I aid “ Hello, Al,” and {Be eaid, “Hello,” banding me # $10 ‘ Dill, which he peeled off @ roll he took out, to buy the tickets with, Seen Frequently at Races. Q—Did you see bim after that? A— J saw bim frequently until the closing ef the races, March 9. bin A abovt ‘tpteen or” prenty a or times. “7 : eat a Q.—How 414 be look? Did he appear, in good health? A—Hoe was the pico , ture of health, always smiling and ta , 00d spirits. ~_ ~ Dim about his bealthr A—Na judg I _fust saluted, Hke this, and onid Hell, ALM re oi Gives Cop s $19 Tip. 3... ‘James 7, Wood and W. R. other" cy About 46 minutes each way. ‘Q—How jong were you ta Bimin!” &—About threes hours. . Prosecutor Grossman at this poin' introduced the manifest supplied im migration officials, which gave his pas wenger list as Alphonse Capone, Nich olaa Circella, Tomy Clarke, and Phili: Drandrea, | - & etemmship trip to Nassau wer pot described, but the records ef Ca pone’s arrival an@ @eparture from Miami with bis young brother, alfred were introduced through Sentificatior of immigration authorities and J. W Cooper, egent for the Munson ‘lines who mald be booked Capone tor th: passage on Feb. & The return man: fest was Gated Feb. 13. Asaistant United states Attorne Danfel Anderson, who represented th: government when Capone appeare Defore the grand fury tnvestigatin: doose conditions tn Chicago Height? took the stand for the government and a spirited colloquy between coun vel as to whetber Capone addressed © letter to “Hon. James H. Wilkerson’ wasued. Wanted to Avoid Contempt. ‘The government contended in th opening statement that Capone pent : letter with the a Mdayit ef Dr. Philip: wtating that he did not wish to be {: contempt of court, but desired @ cor tinuance on the advice of his phys cians. A continuance was granted b Jedge Wilkerson on the ith of Merc and Capone appeared on the 20th. Attorney Epstein insisted that th letter. which the prosecution claime tt could not find, and which the 4 fense did not produce, was addresse to bim and Attorney Waugh, retainin: them as counsel, ‘The controversy over the addressin of the letter regulted tn the tntrodu tion of @ part of Capone's teatimon when he Q@nally appeared before th grand jury, wherein the respondent a:: mitted that be wrote Judge Wilkerso & letter and gave contradictory test mony as to his confinement to bed 1. | Florida. ‘What Is “Bick in Bed." ‘The question of what ‘# meant t the term ‘confined to bed” figure prominently in the testimony of D Philips, who was the only defense w! ‘Ress introduced before court adjourn- ‘Q—When were you called to t? home af Capone at Palm Island? a- Qn Jan. 1%, 192, Satna ae