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Al Capone — Part 28

69 pages · May 08, 2026 · Broad topic: Organized Crime · Topic: Al Capone · 69 pages OCR'd
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Yair RESs yan ein ne ‘reat hit TU \ }3 Ci ity aut BONO: Convicted ‘Gang Chi Chiet Orders| Clothes for “Nice Rest” as, His Counsel Plans Appeal Ona | i By FREDERKICH C. OTHAAN CHICAGO, Ort. 17 fU.P) | Instead of preparing for prison tonight, (Al Scarface} Capone Packed up to go to Florida for a “nice, long vacation.” | Although be was found guilty of enough income tax fraud: charges to assure him a maxi! Mum imprisonriert of 17 years and a top fine of $50,000; that apparently worried him not .at all. IN COURT TUESDAY } Capone will appeer in court [ Tuesday. when is attorners wall pPlhad with Federal Jucso* Wilker-s fon for an syrrested judgment. | “Whether the judre grants it, orl whether Capone is sentenced im- | mediately, he plans ta leave next | weekend for his *state om Palm Tsiand, near Miami Beach. Should he be sentenced, his lavyers merch: will appeal 3 case and he automatically wij] be freed oon the sane §50.000 bond | which has kept him out of prison ! these many months on a con- fempt chats, It was lezined meanwhile that, while his ca-- was being ateved last week, while witnesses were teliing about his gambling opera- tien. and his almiast absurd ex: Penciiures for jewels and lxuri ous motorrars.. Capone even then’ wes extibiiice Kis contempt for Prison threats He cater in a tailor to make two lsghtwrieht suits for use on Fictida beaches. When the tailor appeared gt gancster headguar- ters in the notorious Lexington Hovel, Frankie Pio, cohort of Ca- pont. said: “You don't need te be order. Ing faney duds. You're guing to prison: wny don't you have 8 suit tiade with stripes on 1%” Capone reniied: “The hell Fam. I'm ening to Florida far ao nice, Inne rest pad T need seme mew elothcs vo wsfuid 2 gu.” _— aoe; ~/ BETURN ASSURED “Ecarface" will leave Chicarco. the scene of his rise to Mlegal mriions. via the beer, gambling gad vice route, consequently, but eventually he will have to come feck, and finally he must go to Prison, prosecutors believe, In addition to tht income tax thatges, which were settled in compromise fashion by a jury Ihte last night, Capone faces $,000 Seperate beer charges. preferred by Federal authorities. { b/ asainc TeN se [15 /31. a eae ee al ‘ re RICOGRDED Hearuo bg - /To bp-/po-F 7X5
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