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Al Capone — Part 28
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* @opriction in Chicago of Alpbonte
Gepone of viola:io: of the Federal in-
seome tax lav mas perhaps be vlewed 85
® “trfumpl of justice.” 90 chat it isa!
step towand the Imprisonment af a man‘
‘who has defied the laws brascnly and!
Brutally, aod has heed by erime and |
grown rich by murderous banditry. But!
- : Mt Ss ODE thr Ins a aad reflecticn upon
the State and wie uty in which be be:
Practiced his thieving. murderous pro-
fesaion. 2t 16 & Wavesty upon the WE
bal apperentl; the only way in whic
us mareudes, gene lender, assassin by
Proxy, Tacketeer acd Diackmatier can
‘be reached for punishment ts throuzh
the echuealiy of SriRing with the |
atatule Which requires & statement of
feceme fer purposes of taxation :
Capone's guilt of the charze Browzht
gains: him in this case was virtueity
ecatessed in his unsucerssful efforts to!
Tadjuse” 1 ¢ teres, The tact teat he!
epioved an ecormmus revenue from his
Sarit eree'eg tnd criminal enter-
b Briss WAS paces nnd thore wag no dos
pute as to his fa'lur: to make retura
16 the Government. Yet even in this!
which sermed to de mercy &
ity, effert was impudently made
ny thal the revenue ‘as
sunte.” on the std (iuat M wae from
yambling ead furthermore that a qreat
Pert of it wes squandered in losing =|
on the horses. Now Capone's slicrorsa,
ere making @ motion to set aside the
‘rerdiet on the ground of meonsistencs— |
based upon the fact that he was ace!
quitted of some of the charges but con-'
t wieted of others of « etmilar nature—
Teed whee this mote te anled, wo
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precumaily will be, they wil tee an
x! and 99 encrevcr to proio=g the
erst, eerie the bideous etrature at
Meerty for an Indefieite prod. leering
and grinning at the lav in emtemptu-
one defence
Tae rbrms we that CP het not
seught this brizand in ja owm Jezel
net en€ Jeng since evot him to Bs de-
served puniivrent. The rhame fs that
the Etate of Ulinols bea not mmasied
the eare of @ common felon The
c ie tMat the Jaw hae feed ut.
hinelings have #!
mrutiistes offensers ermine
banc*t rule. No mattcr how satis’: ctory
wi be the eventual tncereeratim of |
Capere in aw Federel prean fot the!
follure to mek: an inerme fax return,
axa techmizs] me:ne to the end of get-
ting him tp je), there will rematm the
reove that the ins hos fated.
oO Werner ve Ata vo\ralst
NCT ROOORDED
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