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Al Capone — Part 29

80 pages · May 23, 2026 · Broad topic: Organized Crime · Topic: Al Capone · 79 pages OCR'd
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evant neeye SEA aswee - 328-35 CG "CAPONE RUNS i UNDERWORLD FROM CELL, {), 8, REVEALS Gangsters Daily Visitors at Jail, Tipster Wires Wash- ington; Al Living in Luxury MYSTERY CALLS TRACED \ —_—— Warden and Aids Questioned; | Politicians Linked; Ban on Passes Ordered by Marshal (Pioture on Back Page) .°” Officials of the Department of Justice and officers of the United States District Court here have conducted a search- ing inquiry into reports that Al Capone has been accorded special privileges in the county jail, it was admitted in Wash- ington last night. ‘The investigation, it was revealed, began ten days ago when three snonymous telegrams, all worded the same, were received by Federal Judge James H. Wilkerson, United Btates District Attorney George E. @. Johnson and Warden David Moneypenny of the fail. HOODLUMS ‘DAILY VISITOHS.’ ‘They asserted that Capone was receiving hoodlum henchmen daily as visitors, that he was allowed to make phone calls and send tele- grams and, in short, was running fis underworld machine from be- bind the bars. ! ‘The order came from the Depart- ment of Justice a1 vy asuingion toat he inquiry must be pushed to the ‘Vmlt to determine whether the in- bie” “Of the Capdhe ts Fébinn, that flewts the thw, Mf giet than that of the government, jwhich makes that law. . i “Edward 4. King, im rf Hi | fe nf | | if i E iG t ge Muncfficial” report that Capone,’ in! P or temporarily out, had held oom’ erence, with Me gang tatinates at t ” Continues From First Page. shower, Buch comforts are not ab Aowed to the ordinary run ef prie- tienes ater a occupy cells in the jers and find restricted relaxation in the “bull pens.” STREAM OF CARS NIGHTLY. | They discovered that late at night expensive automobiles were parked within the jall shadows. iSaa were men who had every pearance of hoodluma, The eee ence of these cars hes not yet been explained, and federal investigators would not reveal whether any of the men hed been questioned. It was learned definitely, how- ever, that Warden Moneypenny, Deputy Warden George Gibson and Exceptions were made in Sie aon end’ bie lewyarn, “Albert ak and Michael J, Ahern. an when the order fesyed, the determination to roy Capone peralated, ax shown im the flood of requests for these tickets. POLITICIANS INVOLVED, | 1 Laubenhelmer said he had been [atteralty beeviged with reyessie Wer ee nana [CAPONE PASS PLOT NIPPED| fears, may turn them over to Als Heutenants Btrengthening better known TY ers oe ae me Ralph Capone Sends Selt a Christmas Greeting! . - pa ten Gl
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