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¢ ‘Mr. Mathen...... ‘Mr. Toleen ‘Mr, Edwards JOHN EDGAR HOOVER 9. §. Bureau of Inwestigation e WHDL:HCB Bepartment of Justice ie) Washington, B.C. January 6, 1933. ae ~ MEMORANDUM FOR THE DIRECTOR. ti9 , Ae In preparing an Interesting Case on AlphonseCapone, File #9-180, Contempt of Court, the writer noted that Capone's criminal record as con- tained in the Identification Division of the Bureau showed: "Alphonus Capone, #B-54%, received Philadelphia County Prison, Holnesburg, Pennsylvania, May 14, 1929; crime, carrying concealed deadly weapons; sentenced one year." The next entry showed: "As Alphonse Capone, #90725, arrested Philadelphia, Penngylvania Police Department, May 17, 1929; charges, suspicious character, carrying concealed deadly weapons; disposition not given.” Since these records indicated that Capone was received at Holmesburg, Pennsylvania, three days prior to hie arrest by the Philadelphia Police Department on the same charges, the writer commmicated with Division Six to verify these two dates, and was advised by Mr. Schilder that the dates as set out above had been received by tne Identification Division, but agreed that both dates could not be correct. He suggested that the Philadelphia Office should be called for the correct dates. Upon authority of Mr. Nathan, this was dome and Special Agent in Charge Harvey at Philadelphia checked the records at Holmesburg and Philadelphie and informed the writer that Alphonsus Capone was received at the Philadelphia County Prison, Holmesburg, Pennsylvania, on May 18, 1929, and that Alphonse Capone was arrested Mayl6, 1929, by the Philadelphia Police Department. These dates and this spelling of Capone's first name by the Philadelphia County Prison, as given by Special Agent in Charge Harvey, have been included in the Interesting Case on Alphonse Capone. mediately upon its receipt from Philadelphia. he - JAN 1 21933 BECORDED ZOHAY. + Divigion Six was furnished this information by telephone in- Respectfully, W. B.D. Lester.