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Al Capone — Part 28
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Convicted ‘Gang Chi Chiet Orders|
Clothes for “Nice Rest” as,
His Counsel Plans Appeal
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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. {
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