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Al Capone — Part 14

73 pages · May 08, 2026 · Broad topic: Organized Crime · Topic: Al Capone · 72 pages OCR'd
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Capors's repeated skirmishes on the tennis courts resulted in rusors of Lane's demotion to assistant, and the promotion of Riddell --* . parcece truck driver +o- to the position. Riddel? had been on interne in tre hospital, gut cecause of an unupgrevated and murderous assault on 66 b necosciteted the surpecn using seventeen jnmmlia, the invalic!s would, Riddell was doubly punished by beyne confined in the rove and ascigned to the disagreeable task of removing, gurbage- How, hor- eer, because of the intimacy and frequent umsual conversations petween -idgell and Guard Claude seiser ~~ the Stockade Guard -- Biddell de assigned to the tennis courts con wary to the protests of Guard Simpson, the Stadium Thase assigmeentc, it mist pe borne in mind, are not made at tia request of the imate. ITnnates frequently submit & crlar apcicmoert, = oaly on the reconnendation of a guard, civilian cr ti je ftuentia] invete, are their requeste granted. In thig instance, 1% will be observed, Guard Simpson's objections worg overruled by the Deputy Nerden, and Guerd selsor’s request granted. Simpson Was #0 hebitual cigar smoker. Lane was never without cigars, keeping & fall box on the courte at al} times, Simpson naturally ted gecoLs to these. Eatred existed between Kelson and Capone. It had ite jreeption wher. Capore wes ordered to step a little faster (about a month ter nis urrival), since he was delaying other men (his bodyguards) reaching tneir cells and being counted. Telson, it was know, “stood in" with Captain Fead, Simpson and Lane frequently discussed these phases of the existing selson, it seems, Mev of tne reservations on the courts. + « he thew af the censpirecies and connections. « « He mew of --- since hs sav itf --- the exchange ef tennis balls evar the welll & perfectiy new temis ball, bearing the mmber 4-O-G-8-6 (munbered with on indelible perei?,to prevent confiscation by others, of course), Would be hit #0 hard ty Capone tnat it would go over the insurmountable well, Directly, and
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