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~CAPONE'S PLEA WaseNcTON, Sept 29. ane! The government, fn w briet filed | in Supreme Court today, ridiculed! the piea of A! Capone, former Chi- cago gang Jeader, tor freedom op the ground that the Btatute of Lam- Itations prevented bis conviction! for income tax fraud. Capone, now | ‘p Alcatraz Prison, is seeking his release on a writ of habeas corpus. Solicitor-general J. Crawford), Biggs said: H “as shown hy the record In the October term, 2931, when the case was previously before this court, petitioner raised the precise and enly question he pow secks to have reviewed. “The petition for a writ ef cer- fdorari is without merit on any theory.” ‘Capone's lawyera contend that a} [three-year statute of Limitations ‘ expired before his indictment ent denied thle, _ SP O- B st