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Al Capone — Part 33

110 pages · May 23, 2026 · Broad topic: Organized Crime · Topic: Al Capone · 110 pages OCR'd
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—<08 EP ment» waung- nese to surrender Capone for trial bere. . The writ will be sent by Warde Aderhols at Allanta to the Depart} ment of Justice at Washington fo approval. District Attorney Green} has already conferred with Wash. ington officials, who will cooperate: with the State. Capone, who is serving an eleven- year sentence for income tax eva- sion, will be accompanied from At- lente by deputy wardens, who will guard him twenty-four hours a day. Among thoes indicted with Ca-| pone were Murray Humphries, recognized as his succezsor in gahg- land; Benjamin M. Squires, econo- mist and labor arbiter; Alderman souhsal for severe] trade associa- tions. ~ 7 Von WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.—An ef- fort to obtain authority to remove Al Capone, gangster leader serving = Federal sentence in Atlante Prison, to Chicago for trial on State | charges was made today by State's: Attorney Courtney of Cook County, 1. ‘The request was received by the crimjnal division of the Department of Justice. It must be passed on by Attorney General Cuifmings {Connecticut the latter part of this Rock, Officials declined today to A forecast what action might be en. Capone and others were indicted in Chicago on charges growing out of a racketeering Inquiry and Cook County authorities want to get the gang leader.back for trial, feeling that he will recelve = heavier sen- tence, if convicted, than the Fed- eral sentence he is serving. _Polloy Favors Move. -| Justice in cases of this character \iras been to permit the State au- ithorities to take custody of a pris- - here heavier punish- 7 “| ment appears likely. There is some ” “(question in the Capone case, but it is thought possible that the State trial of Capone may be permitted while the evidence is fresh and con- viction more probable. Should Capone be convicted in Milinois, ft was stated that he might be returned to Atlanta to serve the remainder of Kis present sentence, after which would be turned over to the State authorities. 7
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