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Al Capone — Part 33
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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.
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