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Al Capone — Part 30
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lence against witness, Mr. Johnton
told of the indictment agalnst Capone! 4
for 104 Locome tax violations, which
was inter suppressed,
Nevertheless, Capone frind ant
ebout it In some mysterious way, and
his course! approached the govrern-
ment for’ a esttlement. Capone's
counse) first approeched Johnsen in| 9
May of lest year. These facta wera
recited to the committee, as follows:
ver.”
As BD example of preasure that was
Pu. on witmesem, Jobnoson cited the
tape Of & Ciiluw, woe awe vane
that heid the famous “James” ac-
counts, which were supposed to be
cannetted with Ralph Capone. The
cashier, called before the rand jury,
Was very reluctant to talx.
‘“There were eight cr ten of these
accounts.” Johnson said = “Every
_ threa months one was closed and an-
other opensd. The odd Part wes that
im each instances the first Gawe ul ie
depositor was Jame+—tames Oarter,
James Brown, and 9 on
“Bometimes there were
. overdrafts
of as much as 0,000. But the cashier
inaisted ha did not know who owned
the sccaunt. Iwas very severe with
him und he broke down and wept. He
was pearly frightened to death Later
hls counsel told me that every night
when ha went home some rs
wes there and threatened him”
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The Horse Is Coming
Back fate its Ows.
Our AFIOY were just up here at
ranch. They are our tepre-
Hires in the Otrmpdes.
Chamberlin hag Tepresented us
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