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Al Capone — Part 30

81 pages · May 08, 2026 · Broad topic: Organized Crime · Topic: Al Capone · 81 pages OCR'd
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ty per pu «the sentence would be. Johmace he later was informed Ospone him- self had disclosed the agreement. The Tecord continues: * To the Races. ' i‘, “Then the defendant eet out upan , this course. The Derby came about of dressing in vivid colon tha: at- tract attention to himself. He is a Tellow with a big, hulxing figure, a : . Taming ecar on his cheek, und every- + ~ . : \ ‘body recognizes him. He hed « bex . jout in Jront that everrbody could fee. and that was heralded in the _ Dewspapers. * i “Then he went acrows the lake to .f : Benton Harbor. There be took a ’ a7, whole floor in a large hotel and dis- a ported himself, Then he went to « am ° beseball] game and shook bands with , the famous baseball players, and pice . tured around him wete his body- “guards Evxertwhere be goes there _u & crowd of men. and it is dope brazenty, openiy, with their hanods in then right-hand pockets. In coliect- ew ite the evidence agelnst him there wert iarge expenditures by him for fe Such things as diamond belt buckles _'od things Uke that. . al Bought Clothes Lavishly. wt ordered « eott of clothes every jmbher day. and the specification of =4these orders always was. that the “Now, all these were bie { ned constantly and age Wdik- eracn called this to the attention of “|the officers of the court end asked: . ithe officers of the court to \ drether tr would net be ectrinabhe to deprive him of Liberty and take bin , into curtody. As I stated before, I ‘never discussed thia with Judge Wilk. erson, but jt seemed an affront to the cours how this information got out.” | Fhe starting extent of gangdom i in Chicago was discovered by Johnson i Shen he first started after Capone. be t related to the committer. He didn* know where to begin. Madc Up Gang Card Indes. “I finally made up # card inden of gangs.” be said “Newspaper men have amazingly accurate toformetion. Tt was rather astonishing. It was noe evidence but it wea very accurate Ln- formation as to the names of the gangs and thetr leaders. Bo l had a newepaper man make up the card in- dex That gave me an understanding of the gangs" “T learned who Capone's partoers were and went after them first. Among them were Jake Gueik, Ralph Capene and Frank Nitti. to whom we | treated miltions of dallark H Movey Gites Power. . . f) “Of courne, it i toe money that LCoS ~e (gives these people the pawer, These ‘ - ~~ a . ory cases all resulted in convictions, ap~ ~ 'peals were allowed, and all cases were ‘affirmed and they were denied cer- “tiorart and the last ones, 7 think, are Beetig lu int Pruistentuary thug week, at is. Jake Gu7ik and Gene Oliver, aukicnce O'Blien is there. and Bam Guat, Jake's brother, is there. A man by the name of Jock McGurn, -.* ‘* ae + 3 ne Fag tai ae th . i ae oa X a mg
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