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Al Capone — Part 29

80 pages · May 08, 2026 · Document date: Dec 3, 1931 · Broad topic: Organized Crime · Topic: Al Capone · 79 pages OCR'd
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-f~ eae _ 8 _ hoa ale ran a ° ag a Le eR PY aR TOE Et nt 3a ee ance gt Bet : He denied peeing any othe prieonsré oat ag Thaikegiving ‘ater ab “at aa . Capone in the -ente~ehamber, and scouted Ene various. ¢ hey: ore allegations mentioned above were gone ito ae Roster / tut he \. < e : knowledge of any of them, and positively stated that. fapone 1 yecoiving Le no privileges or liberties act granted to other prisoners. He-.stated -. tw gt that the hospital is not ocommodiously ‘equipped ani that’ the ente-roog 3 * is not used by Capone exclusively, bat is sed by all the inmates of. the hospital. . When questioned concerning the fecr cdénnecting the anta-room i and the main room of the hospital, he stated that thib oor 15° apually 0 ~~ open, but could not edviae as to whether it is possible for same to : be lockad. He was rather hazy and wague on questions concerning the possibility of Capone locking the door connecting the ante-room and the mein room and indulging in liberties in. the ente+room, ‘Baster atated that to his knowledge, neither Philip D'an@rea nor three Fingered Jack White, who are inmetes of the Cook County Jail, had ever been permitted to visit Capone in the hospital ward. He states that Capone plays ~- cards with the other prisoners, reads, and does his share of the work; that Capone does not assume the attitude of master over the other prisoners. Bester d-nied that he had ever received wny money from-~ < - Cavone, Or Wes aware thet Cerone is distributing any money to prisoners or officizls o* the institution. Edward C\Nittell, assistant Superintendent, Cook County Jail, ~~ residence 1647 ling Street, Chicago, Illinois, advises that he warks at the institution from 7:45 AM. to 3:45 P.M. end has been on this. shift since the first of October; that one of his duties is to circulate — throuphsut the isil every morning amd take requests from the prisoners for special passes; that Capone usually asks for two or three a day. _ and thet sometimes these are granted 4nd sometimes not; that he is not acquainted with any of the visitors that come to see Capone other than Cavone'ts mother and sisters and brother; that Capone's mother usually comes once a day and Capone's sisters, three times a week; that he has never seen any other women come to visit Capone, and thet the length of the visit of Capone's mother and immediate relatives is uaually ~ from ten to forty-five minutes; thet while on duty he has never allowed “22 but one individual to see Capone without @ pass, end thet was Gapone's. “+ brother. Mr. Nittell states that he was bn duty on Thankegiving Day 5" "eng during the noon hour visited the hospital and found Capone ani the. ‘three other tamates of the hospital having dinner im the 2arge Toon’ of ‘the ward; that there were no visitors present, and likewise no whiskey being consumed. He states that he has never eaten with Capone, ani. to his ‘nowledse, no visitors have ever taken mefls with him. ¥ith regard
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