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TO CAPONE HAid of Alcohol Dealer Bares Details of Protection and Payotfs; Expect Indictments Confession of arrangements :|for the protection of Capone liquor operations, revealed yes- terday, is expected to have a direct bearing on the return of income tax indictments against several police captains who have been under federal inves- tigation. The confession, made by Homer » | West, Negro chauffeur for Sam Ri- nella, convicted Capene distiller, tells of police convoys for deliver- tes of alcohol, districts in which the gang had immunity at all times first obtained by the special county grand jury a yeer ago, has tel-an over by the federal Ent, | 1 [adequate explanation wes ; [made by several of the captains ) |for large deposits made at their banks. ‘West's confession, made after he had served a short sentence for op- erating a still, wae disclosed by j Daniel Anderson, assistant United Btates attorney. It is expected to be a major factor in the Income tax COULD ‘DO ANYTHING.’ - “There were some police districts where we could do anything,” West stated in his confession, “I could drive sixty miles an hour through them. If a motorcycle ‘officer chased us, he would signal to go ahead when he saw thet Rinella was in the car. Other districts we had to be careful about.” ‘The “payoff” for police was made in @ barber shop in Twenty-second ist, St was stated and officers and 1| squads came there for thelr menay. -| CARRIES $56,000 IN CASH. “| Rinella’s business ree profit. tam wey we POLICE HELP, rte ——— L9-1f0-/2 SS Se