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Al Capone — Part 30

81 pages · May 23, 2026 · Broad topic: Organized Crime · Topic: Al Capone · 81 pages OCR'd
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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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