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Al Capone — Part 29
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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
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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
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Ralph Capone Sends Selt
a Christmas Greeting! . -
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