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ATLANTA CONSTITUTION Atlanta, Ga. Oct. 19, 1932. CAPONE. LAWYERS {Washington Attorney, ‘ Government Men Here for Hearing Thursday. 4 In a ‘dimly-lighted emference room at the federal ‘prison Al Capone late Tuesday Igid bis fina] plone for his bh wi the United one mer Chicago eany czar conferred with hie’ attorneys, Wil Wiliam J. Hughes Jr., of Washing- fon, and put kis approval on the 4 course of action ther will follow bere : qhoraday wheo Capune 4 piea iur re- @uction in bia 11-year prison sentence do three and a half years is argued fore Judge E. Marvin Underwood in 1 distriet court. q, who defended former Bec- reiary qjvert B. Fail in the famous Teapot case, and Hughes ar- rived Tuesday morning from Washbing- fom and went to the prison for a con- ference with their chent after luoch- eon, Ther are aretine the reductian in the sentence on ibe ground that some of the charges ob which Capone Waa convicted were ouilawed br the statcte of limitations. The claim is based om a recent decision of the su- Preme ‘coort of the United States which reversed « district judge who had refused to sustain auch « plea made en behalf of a Boston lawyer, whose case, Leahy and Hoghes say, is identical witb that of Capone. Meanwhile, the government wea mar- shaling its legal braing to combat the former gangster's plea. . From Washington came Assistant Attormey-General A. G. YFotngquist and from Chicago came District Attor- wey Dwight Greene, brilliant $5-year- ald former football star, who won bis port through the assistance given for- mer District Attorney George E. Q Contlaued in Page 4, Cotamn 1. .- ow TE At rere yee were weary 3 ow peel rend GArbed in his prison devim, the for- |; liam E. Leaby end) ee weet ee | ' ——eqeenn ’ CAPONE, LAWYER MAP COURT. FIGHT Coaticned from Fiert Page. dohnscn in the premecntiog of tha Capone case. Johneon was rey: with a federal jadgeship.. ~ Youngquiet and Greene arrived late : fterncon and immediately Toeeday ie conf erence with District Attorney Giint W. Gager end bis ; Tisdset, who hare been pr the Atlanfa’ end of the easistant, S8s been preparing, Tb government att 7. ‘would take no stateme altin; the case other than to eay they felt certain that Capone's plea would be rejected y Judge Underwood. Attorney Haghes caf? Capone ap peared ia good spirits, waa optimistic concerning the plea bot not by any means confident of its success. - Capone, contrary to his former ac- tions, Waa not concerned with what he will wear when he cheres dowi- town to court, “Hughes seid. He was, the mses © and vas Poot bothered about the “show” big appearance in court is aure to make. Word came Tuesday that Mrs. Ca- pone, who had plaoned to be here for the hearing, could net attend. | Bhe is in Chicago with young Al, who t= cently underwent @ minor operation at Jobos Hopkins hospital in Balti- OS ——— ———