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ij wt . ‘Sendpaper pudlicity - would 3a ald ‘probability be, aiteadeh ~ “of. this nature, and thus, {h the absence of any Y4forsation (evidentiary sheracter, or anything %6 positively Yatioate t “ allegations’ were true, ‘he pelioved d general ipvestigation ea Bs Accordingly, he suggested that Superintendent Moneypenny ami‘ the other officlels of the “Apsti tation be openly approached detor following tbe matter ‘farther, gy A Tena “ ; Accordingly, ee. David T. Monéypenny, Superintendent of the Cook County Jail, was questioned at the Chicugo Offices of the Bureau on ~*, Decenber 1s, 1931, by United States Marshal Laubenheimer, Assistant - ‘ United States attorney Clawson, Mr, Madden, ani Agent., Mr. Moneypenny’ stated thet Al Capone is confined in the hospital ward,” located of the Tift’ floor of the Cook County. Jail; thet this hospital | can accommotate - approximately twelve prisoners, but that the average - mumber of inmates ~ of the hospital since the incarceration of Capone therein has been four; ~ that Capone was pleced in the hospital ward rather than in a regular ell block beccuse a man of his character would untoubtedly cause - 29° * -- - considerable trouble if placed in a cell block with forty or fifty other prisoners. The ch.rges in question were celled to Mr. Monaypenny's attention, at which time he stated th.t he hed no imowledge of any - such privileges being grunted Capone or any undué Liberties being taken by that individual. He recited that visitors are allowed to see Capone om @ pass, which is issued either by himself or one of the Assistmt Superintendents; that these passes are a matter of recora for the past thirty days, but passes igsued prior to that.time are nof availabdie, «- in&asuch as when they become a month old, they are destroyed. “He recited thet visitors seeing Al Capone must talk to the latter through the wire mesh, and none other than his attorneys and possibly Capone's mother and Sisters are permitted to actually enter the hospital ani takk to Capone ather than through the wire mesh, He denied that D'andrea.or Three i. Fingered Jack White were permitted to visit with Capone or that Capone kept whiskey in his cell. Likewise, Mr. Moneypenny denied any knowledge ~ - of any women visiting Capone's quarters other than Capone’s mother and .sisters,. The various allegs:ions previously mentioned were all denied by . Mr. Moneypenny, end he stated that if such Conditieus were existing, thet it was without his knowledge, and certainly ‘yithous hin’ oonsent, Mr. | Moneypenny did state that food is sent in twice @ dey from the outside for” * Capone, but thut this is not an unusual practice, as all prisoners are permitted to receive food from the outside. Mr. Moneypenny was of the 7: opinion thet this food was being sent in by Capone's mother, but was . unsble to advise authoritatively.