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subpoena in person 4s required. Special Agents of the United States Pureeu of Investigation, upon request, inmediately began an investigation for the purpose of establishing the truth or falsity of the affidavit. his investigation disclosed that between Jenunry 13 and March 5, 1929, Capone had freqmently attended the races at the Minmi Jockey Club, The Hialeah Race Track, Floride, and hed frequently appeared in public in apparently good health during the time wher the effidavit alleged he wes in bed. The investigation revealed further that between January 15 and Merch 5, 1929, Capone, in addition to having attended the races regularly, hed made a trip by boat and another trip by eeroplane fror Miami, Florida, to the Bahar. Isla.ds and return. Spetiel Arernts of the United States Bureau of Investigetion obtained affidavits from five police officisls and an employee a* the race track to the effect that Capone had attended the races on @ number of occasions betweer January 13 and March 5, 192, et which ‘times he hed appeared to be ir good health. & pilot for a flying service at Miami, Florida, made affidavit that on February 2, 192, he had piloted a certain see plane from Miemi, Florida, ‘to Bimini, Behena Islands, British West Indies, and return, carrying as passengers Al Capone and three other individuals, end thet Cepore appenred to be in good health during the entire trip. An affidavit was obtained from an officiel of a steamship line operating tetween Miami, Florida, erd Nassau, RPahama Islands, British West Indies, stating that on February 8, 1929, while checking the passenger lists of one of his company’s vessels, he persmally observed Alphonse Capone, toeether with Alfred Capone ond several other individuals on the deck of one Y % ‘ of the compeny's boats as it departed for the Bahamas,