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Al Capone — Part 30
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this course. The Derby came about
that time, at Washington Park race
track, and Al Capone has a manner
ot dressing tn vivid colors that at~
tract auention to himself. Me le
fellow with » big, bulking figure, 6
‘Deming scar on bis cheek, and every
body recognizes him. He had « tox
out’ in front that everybody could
see, and that was beralded in the
newapepers.
“Then be went acrom the lake te
Benton Harbor. There be took '&
hole floor in & large hotel and dise
ported himself. Then be went to &
Daseball gume and shook hands with
the famous baseball players, and pie
tured around him were bls body-
guards, Everywhere he goea there
Is & crowd of men, and It is dane
‘openiy, with thelr hands is
thelr right-hand pockets. In collecte
Ing the evidence against him there
were large expenditures by him for
such things aa diamond belt buckion
fand things Like that.
Bought Clothes Lavishly.
“He ordered a suit of clothes every
other day, and the specification of
these orders always was that the
right-band pocket be extre large and
double Uned,
“Now, al ‘these things were bias
oped constantly and Judge Wilke
eran called thie to tbe attention af
the officers of the court and asked
the officers of Ube court to consider
whether it would not be sdviuable te
deprive him of Uberty end take him
lato custody. As I mated before, f
ever discussed this with Judge Wilke
eroon, but it seemed an alfropt to the
court bow this information got out.”
‘The wartlaig extent of gangdom
to Chlcage was discovered by Johnvoa
‘when he first started after Capone, be
elated to the committer. He didn't
know where to Deis,
Made Up Gang Card Inder
st finally made up a card index of
gongs” be sald “Newspaper men
have amazingly accurate information,
Tt was rather astonishing. Tt was not
evidence but tt waa very eccurate In
formation as to the names of tbe
rungs and thelr leaders Bo 1 bad ©
Dewrpaper man make up the card ip
dex. TDat gave me an understanding
of the mang”
“[ learned who Capone's pertnern
were and. want after them first,
Among them were Jake Guaix, Ralpt,
Capone and Frank Nit, to whom we
traced millions of doilare
Money Gives Power,
“Ot course, ft te the movey thet
wives theme people tbe power. These
cases, al} rerultet in convictions, ap»
peala were allowed, and al] cases were
affirmed and they were denied cet~
Uorart, and tbe last cues, T think, are
going 1 tbe penitentiary this week,
Unat le, Jake Gurl and Gene Olver,
Lawrence O'Brien is there, and Sant
Guns, Jakes brother, i there. &
man wy the name of Jack MoGum,
Os.
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