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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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CTOBER &, 1951, THURSDAY. f iad tol fo Sl on! {Mav cr 0. Mattnc-}erh @ statement br Mr. Ma‘tine caf totem he or. te ipl Serore pet emoet fo ..c3 emitne ragpaye; Piaxpc: er in ious sense eae ete me yt. a | toon osndé had feond itlpene aterm identifving but rot de +} ut an t': " jo wo te torn He hoa pren|scr.ptive of Mr. Capo..2, as = vasis for j } od .¢ unal.e to find complete records for|determining nus nei taxable income.” wt Bot be each year. Negotiations. “Tne next és: Matting!y came in Close of Nero ons tic cmp fs oer relatives any?? “Id rather now anewer." “Wher did yoy doe With your smoney?" “T carried it on my person.” “Have you any connection with the Hawthorne dog track?” “T'd rather not answer.” Next Talk in 1930. That ended that discussion. The ‘next hegotiation was opened on Sept. Mr. Capone and!19, 1930. when Mr. Mattingly came to bt peers es PY ‘The letier. £9 the nowes disclose. was i Tat f f ‘ and Fave me a TYpewr ven sheet, handed by Mr. Mattingly on Sept. 20, Le ft ias ii SWajboon terisled. He saicd to me. we 5 . . ep otngee ca fie 1930, to C. WW. Hert.cd, imterha: reve VTrece imeccce fisures ere the best ‘ 'we con co. Cesone is wilting to par |TBUe agent in Chicago at the time. taxes on these ne ai P2" lhringing to a close a long series of ALihosp court recessed to per- conferences between government egents, The overcures of reach an agreement with the United mia Cocuesion of facts contaumed in Macgir’s nudit, Mr. Capone to recive. hus office on 1930. He said that be Teeaey be ae: Vrs Biz Ideat. Ma - suberauee _ reese Acecre.na to ihe story tod thisleoct etizen and t2xparer Were) iT ‘eons ‘cap Be ™ r Capone Was no. sauicfied started. so the notes disclose. March Pere ing’ rad hey owiinse exact ownersh!pi2s, 1930. At this time came Mr. Ca- _ a elep om Ame TB TQ be pistied with precision.[none with vhe Uluminating state- first in bet efice on Apes 16, 780% to to have ideas for @ big cor - tatk ever the matter of C rs tax! ~~ a or & Core )ment: “My, Capone hes never filed an in- come tax return but wants to co-op erate with the goverment.” Afr) Mattingly represented that in {tus effory rencer to Ceesar the omeining bike the General 2 or the Ford Motor corpera- 209 on that would be the : ef ime alconol bur.- * formed what might delincucns: w wn re ” . ae we : rie @.rectorate Colsisi-jthings that presumed iy were Catar’s \Peaseg anf fon whirh Bas & Sing of Kitnectf and ¢hree asrocmatesi—a just and equiiable share of the jtained jHe outined his presesition to the! protits obiaining from viciatuens of Mr. Cian + len turned from Mr other cirectors admitting that he vasithe eightec amernt and such Wilson. pukeo up the Mot bevar : dete! + Eringi.” to tis stupendous organ-za- : “Lion rit mis brains and a] “The onty difficulty wu." gated Mr. Nty omnd £0 WR Moctingly, “that he fears prosecution sew oenmtity @itnrelmas fotlaw any disvtosures he may Take While tree vw agiostnittt 7 The work-! air. Capor: whe a ended this con syerreres am per ir-cated wnat Mr tly tech the Words ment out —Mr. Capone ~ war gincere.” tat no “woe oe 1G FI 43 hig mouth Micorlent eame aca e greatest pra Feank Woisen. special revenue er an : ‘ from) Warhcteten. aimitted te , ‘ 1 ott: . bad edoby Mir. Mat- iptiote wore cepee ma tone - tere 6 TAT #405, between tne nd bis cient Were wer prairet hom. [been eit a fear . Capee a bes three unnamed ast | erounded. miseen uct wre f. cia'es “Any siatement rou make.” he said, aNromee sy re : Dent what esnmamists mizh'}mor be the subject ef an inveshga-| t TTF hon. Anvihicg you fay that can bt aU pro - fused Against rou Bil ke.” Hly Frankness Suffers. . Capone's frarxuess suffeted & wi nla ’ and So pet mere chan $1093) a /8h through iiis wa gE. but be went lycar, Faese vere some ercuctbie (8 far ms to adm. that hed been sted by Mr. Mattint- income - Prev.oUsiy aC™T: ik, that he hal never fied an He stated furihermare expentet afie reserced ¢ Mr. Capone rep ey that at rotine ¢ riod w2s he Jecr|2ax return. , I pith es ‘than £77 % be to hve associates [that he kept no bocks. had no check- founc.me 07 crate” The fo: Ais Flecida liome|Mg accounts and carr.ed ne property Mr. Wilson's office and told him be was having difficulty submitting the facts of the taxpaver’s (the words are States and discharce his duties as @/ str. Macttingly’s) income. “The taxpayer,” he sald, “fears that ithey may be used in a prosecution.” Mr, Wilson promised no immunitr, but did say that his office had noth- ing to do With prosecution. So. the next day, Bept. 20, Mr. Mattingly arrived before Mr. Herrick with the lengthy document outlined ;above—the intimate atery of the real Mr. Capone, Ard Mr. Herrick filed jit away against the day whe he could uze it to send Mr. Caf. _ a Leavenworth, a Bad News for AL [ It was general'y believed by dis- ‘interested spectaters about the court- room that Mr. Cosone mieht not sur- ‘e were this sory of his - boyish uegie presented to the jury. Ard ‘the defense attormers setmed to take the same view oi the rmiatter. : Michael Ahern. of counsel for Mr, Cepone. contends: that Air. Matting- lv's letter was a privillezed commun'- eaten, sabmitted ina particulzr con- troversy with [he gevernment and |therefere could rot be used agains: Mir. Capone in anccher case. | Judg: Wilkersor, didn’t think this {was the case. “You are wront.” he sald. “A cit!- zen {meanine Mr. Capone] who hat violated a federal law cannot escape ‘a federa! grand jury simply by pre- senting facts to a subordinate of the ‘ureasury department. And the facts 'so Submitted are not privileged as 1 ‘4eeu If a citizen comes to ® govern- iment atent as in inis case and gives | meome-tax firurcs to satisfy his full Jauties as & Cilzen under the jaw auch A was ta becom one af the fas. cos: hurr, cthipa like £20.00, hepn has own rare. i rv . steps a ; coe Be mee ik tha: he ase] "How Jong have you had a big in-| an array of facts cores hot comsiiture - _ prevety pa. off a sgduentcome?” ingured Mr. Wilson, a cone ane eet privileged. Capital te ins roivst mortrase en tie Reuse quel’, Durincsy “J never ¢.2 have much aoanine: at I see t y is instance, ime he Red bev: b all of tins he eopurentiy was able to [¢tme.” repicd Mr. Capone mesesty question . : were d iy ne ales Tor pouus ef presssie he “countenanee,| Mr. Mattincly interrupted et this 7 weed be Capone nis were Guy au- tier Be eR tere to be rpot fo serene in tin kuowledze that the Gr - te say——as has been previauci, Shorized By Capone. that ore-t M302 Ip te ete preecen opw + face fnepserp gang ist fortn—th § r 2 | Mr. Abctn Decialms, | we €a0l ef it! he gomewnere Just boca Ri. Anem showed sums of rising akfciate i represented im tmie ca fO-'choler, Heocue tort he wag ear wh ane a jarce boor- {ing empicver, ane hac made very hit-' But, your honor” he sald in & e2yeev owe corr on hit bo. : sj fio raener. - jitud. Clear votce,‘ 7 have long fourh: Fir ce - vond no the ces | Moo Wilson, assed: “Dad you furs rer gustice In the siatier of taxes. Ree dese thay 878 2% a deat te be s pea the morcy ta say} irda rer er we hat the Eoston tea wamoce bps! Arrived with Radygaatd~ i roti mis JawytT suswer”) “But this ts m= tne Boston ra St Wao cio test fee thet ors Y4 ros Dacre oan Mi. Carne led that M pare *ducge Wokerson remindes _— na . . went ne Mr. Mattingiy comtnouted ihat Mr. nym . . rer tte wersous Wi ,nasm, 19 Ma.-.n! aan hed been : q : seene hed furnished S100 ean Ne bbte wee teeete wet nt ad ge bed tere te 1 HT ent shee
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