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ee art chants, a country grocer, two pointers. a real estate dealer. an insurance salesman. 3 clerk, 2 hwbricating engineer, an ab- piracior, a wood patternmaker out of a All were more than 435; all but one were rustic. Mr. Ahern did not like the jury. Judee Wiikerzon sated: “Nothing ise be decided exch Ww auto une min evaded and attempted to detcay these tates.” He overruled most of Capone's objections, quickly filled the box. Most of the jury immediately began te. show signs of sleepiness. The grocer, A. E Maether of Prairie View, alone was all attention. For the Prosecction, first stat witness was Bev, Henry P Hoover. Congrerstian- mag AOY, Seo alist minister of Berwyn, Chicar-o suburhy He knew a good deal about the “gold- beiching pits of evil.” As a member pf the Western Suburban Ministers’ Associa- tion be took port in a raid-in 19:5 on a Cicero gambling house. “Felling about it, Minister Hoover's eves Mashed, his eich: lips bit off his words: “1 looked behind the partition and J saw this man [Capone] taking money from ihe wl, He was stut- ing i in his pockets Someone .. . said. ‘Who is this man?’ and he said: ‘Al Brown, Is that good enourh for vou?’ Then Mr Capone sid: Why ace vou fellows ahvays picking on me? Reverend. be said. ‘why can't you ond | get together?” 1 said: ‘What do you mean?” He answered. “HE youll let up on me here in Cicero 1 will withdraw from Stickhey.’” Scarface Snorkey snorted. as though OF “ he had never sel a able word where a one-syTlabie word would do. Chester Brags. snuther taider. seid Ca- pone had broken into oe place while it was being raided. “I asked hin: What the hel! do you think this is, a party?’ and he said. ‘Vm the owner of the place!” Im- mediately after the rit Raiter Braces bose was bruken with « blickjpack The Government. considering Capone's ownership ot gambling houses proved. set out te chaw how he hod spent the returns. holding that faree espenditures woul orogve the eonjste gi - tox ‘ort Prove ER Cxsfenie Gia Ci EOF While Snerkey dug o stubby forefinger into his mght ear. letters were tead from Lawrence P. Mattingly, Washington in- come tax attorney retained by Capone in 1930. to show that Capone oficred to com- promise with the Government and pay a delinnuent raz on €&::6 00 far the vears A Gecunguent tax ony: 1926-29. Capone. the “ktters showed, not one-sixth of the income cate's operations. As the letters were real over the strenuous objections of Snor- key's attorneys. who maintained a lawyer could not “coniess” fur his chent. Attor- nev Fink heaved a sich. “Oh. my con- * efaved 2 Sika. Sn. TAY Con moence!” be sighed. “They've got bim ntiled te the cross now!” Witnesses from Florida said Caponc had spent $40.000 for his Palm Islind home, $100.070 lo improve it, swore te a S6.200 meat hill. a $2,085 hotel hill. a Fi.6og tele Dhan ie Saaertag! RE Giat rie uted $5 tips and spent shousands of dollars on cakes and mavaroni. I'rize Miami wit- nets was one HF. Ryder, a garrulous ¢ar- 3-O0n pOF tile Vlars from bis syndi-, eae nap recta peater whose $1.01) pill had been paid by “Mr. Ab-Mr. leman there.” Witness Ryder said Capone's friends “gave me a sandwich sometimes.” thought “Afr. Al was a mighty fine man.” even thourh he still owed him $125. He 1eld of being paid S:<o from “a roll that would choke an ox --as big as Judge Wilkersoo’s ~iist. “There were money wrappers hy the handful around the place, All marked 31.900." Scarface Snorkey bad grown glummer & glummer. angrier & angrier. He scowled at Carpenter Rydet, whispered with his lawyers. mopped bis brow, The jury had waked up, was following the tertimony with wide syed interest. Leavins the courtroom one day Snorkey and his bedy- guard. Philip D'Andrea, brushed aside Federal Judce Walter C. Lindiev to get inio an elevator, Two days later D'Andrea was arrested. searched m the cornidor by Secret Service men before gaping police- men. charged with carrying &% concealed weapon (.33 calibre revolver). D Andrea showed a hadge reading “Deputy Bailiti of the Municipal Court.” was told it was nn good. Capone rivals began a war of suc- cession. kilked one James L. Quigley. minor ganester. Time sa freq {se a ee nee arene ge een mu, ‘7 we ne te ee = web