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ate vig s wi. gion. iM Man; Threaten ed U.S. WITNESSES ca re obey a hes SAY GANG CHIEF ATTENDEDR RACES at. Makes’ Defense ‘in | Sourt t Today. rhe" severament eomainded . its con Ito Kill Him : Harry Kaplan, “ase Boutin Harding lavenue, & wealthy retired pigar man. i facturer, was kMnaped on ‘the eve of his echeduled apptargnce as compialn- Ing Witness againsl two men and two women who are charged with rebbing him. “He was held eaptive for @ tine and threatened with cremation in the boilers of an abandoned Terry Drug- gan brewery at West Roosevelt road and Seuth Campbell arenus unless he paid $10.000 in ransom. : Kaplan escaped from the kidnapere yesterday morning when thay took htm Mito the Continextal Illincts Bank and Trust company, 241 South La Malle street, where he told a teller he wanted “Alphonse $5,000 In cash from hia account to pay | Capone fer ransom. The bank teller, by the Chicago's use of & private bank signal, called sut foremom the bank's guards and Naplaa‘’s &ld- bife” ane ‘Hapers fied ‘before they could be ar. ' em “ne | rested. ' my. « Witness te Robbery Case, : trial that “The cigar snanufacturer was eched- brought uled to appear yesterday morning in thrills for Judge Peter Schwabe's Criminal court every clerk against Hans Bowmen, Gilbert Tosch, and stenog: Jessie Welch, and Mary andrews on ‘yapher in eer ieee Deindieies the federal an. tT. - The robbery charge grew out of s SS cna dine visit by Kaplan ‘to the Welch woman's @nd disp home at 3322 Michigan avenue to see _ pointment gpwaRD , wrmaianeam. ‘te tahoe {avigor who teetidles against sands whe Capone. 1 ; “were turned away be “the street entrances. Fed- 4 era] Jodge Whkerson, who sentenced ATs brother, ‘Ralph; to three years ia the penitentiary, hearing the case. The fiefenss began’ inte ts ‘the “ aad wih be! contluded today. ‘Phe government acousds ‘(upone oe by Yeigning Hinees the Andrews woman. He charges|. that Bowman and Tosch followed him from the fiat, dragged bim inte a barh at 114 East sth wtrest, and robbed him of $736. | atoy When the case was called for total Assistant State's ‘Attorney, at Rovell dskod for. continuance om the ground : myaia'g: boletcs fiend ory om . eke ee rr.ce ce wn ‘the a he: i hee vf came ee ee