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© Cencne Defense Be Concluded Today; Race Losses Related Gangster’s Bookmakers Testify That Al Dropped $262,000 on Horses; Torrio Fresent Pr Colted Pres CHICAGO—Al Capone counted tn horse races that cost him at least |, 32°2,900 in six years to save him from the penitentiary. His defence was a paradox, His attorneys had called witnesses to describe the gang leader as @ colos- bal dupe of race track bookmakers ‘as his (ria) on charge: of income tax evasion in U, S. District Court swept loward conelysian, nd Tomorrow There was prospect that the de- fense would rest its case before noon. With four hours allotted to ‘each side for argument, the ease’ Coxe May jury tom ‘Al Capane, 041 hous. row, of the gambling gold mines" in Cicero with @ met of 2155,060 esch, had mony Court Becomes Race Stand ucker, W9 Was bail the bovk-nakers, who a day on fellow to yinced four or five be cach day of the racing seasons, bet a Much as $6009 to win, and almo: single horse ala: y hy t Cov: ce at ; a plunging gam- bier ar large tums, he lost Cincicteatly and had na wealth on | * pay income fis } May}, today on the weakness for gambling im Good Credit Risk N None of the bookmakers could re~ o any of the “al. r.no” on which bt Curone wagered from $10 to $6000 it Mon the nose.” All agreed Capone was a good credit risk. T knew he was fair and nonest in all his business transaction: " ‘said Gutter, “If he won, I usually {ook the money to him at the Metro- pole Hotel.” Tesides the bookmakers, Pete! Penovich, manazer of Cicero gam-; bling houses that the prosecution coniended belonged to Capone, took the sand. He pictured Falph (Bot-, tics) Capone, AY 9s the everseer, The prosecution, comp! fing his testimony wth that he gave before the grand jury, attempted to us ch the witness cderal District Judve James H. Ww i on. r Johnny Te | ht Capace to Chicezo in} tarted ni.a on the read to ontinance, Would be and hy the defense could not de! Tortio sat other)