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subpoena in person as required. Special Agents of the United States Bureeu of Investigation, upon request, immediately begam am investigation for the purpose of establishing the truth or falsity of the affidavit. This investigetion disclosed that between Janusry 13 and March 5, 1929, Capone had freqently attended the races at the Miami Jockey Club, The Hialeah Race Track, Florida, and had frequently appeared in public in apparently good health during the time when the affidavit alleged he was in bed. The investigation revealed further that between January 13 and Mach 5, 1929, Capone, in addition to having attended the races regularly, hed made a trip by boat and another trip by aeroplane fror. Miami, Florida, to the Bahama Isla.ds and return. Special arents of the United States Bureau of Investigetion obtained affidavits from five police officials and an employee at the race track to the effect that Capone had attended the races on a number of occasions between Tanuary 13 and Ifarch 5, 19%, at which ‘imes he had appeared to be in good health. A pilot for a flying service at Miari, Florida, made affidavit that on February 2, 192, he had piloted a certain see plane from Mieni, Florida, so Bimini, Behama Islands, British West Indies, and return, carrying as passengers Al Capone ara three other individuals, end that Capone appeared to be in good health during the entire trip. An affidevit was obtained from an officiel of a steamship line operating betweer Miami, Florida, end Nassau, Rehama Islands, British West Indies, stating that on February 8, 1929, while checking the passenger lists of one of his compamy's vessels, he personally observed Alphonse Capone, together with Alfred Capone end severel other individuals on the deck of cne of the company's boats as it departed for the Bahamas. 7 ~ oy