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Al Capone — Part 32
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nal ‘Zurned to the prison Yrom. Port-
Se nd, where ne had been taken to
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a Ce f Melting of life in prison, ‘he pads
ov ““T wrote a letter tw the
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- watdén to alow us some mewn.
- Waptured Fugitive Tells Se-
| grets of U. S. Island Prison;
Prefers Death to. Return
a . . ———
‘SAN_ FRANCISCO, Dec. 15 —L)
—Some Wf the alleged secrets of
Alcatraz Island, including an a5
; serted hunger strike by Al Capone
ay nd other prisoners, were disclosed
T . today by John Stadig, young caun-
terfeiter, before officials clapped
him back into the government's
carefully guarded prison for arch
eriminais.
After being captured near Mar-
tinez, Cal, yesterday, be gaid:
.. “Pa rather die than Le bec
| KWEtrae”
“gnackled us and threw us in the
“@ungeon Yor this, and If we ‘gbt
y Swo slinns of bread a day we were
4 . egret
ie “Al Capone and other prisoners
y went on a ettike and refused to
eat oF come out of their cells,
‘and tn three days we were re-
‘Jeaaed from the dungeon. It was
after that I wrote to the Attor
wey General.” -
TN SEPARATE CELLS.
He added:
| “Capone, ‘Machine Gun' ORelly
and Harvey Bailey are confined
to separate cells Uke the reat of
us. Each man Is locked in his
solitary cell at 4:50 p. m and
gtays locked up until €:3 a. m.
. “We wear gray uniforms dur-
1 ing the week and change to blue
' ones on Sunday. The guards are
" plenty strict, but the treatment
+ in the main jan't so bad. We don't
> get much exercise, dnly six hours
_® week, spread ever seven days,
* where is no’ dope in the prison.”
i Stadig has figured in three es-
pes, ene of which’ w i-
reaper a camila
x
papers and motion pictures in the
“prison once « ovnth He .
|
Mr. Tatson ao +
Mr. Glegg 1-7. J a
Mr. -Baushma
Chisttierk
Mr. Coffey
Mr. Edwar
Mr. Egan
Mr. Kelth _.__.
Mr. Lester
Mr. Quinn
Mr. seniider 4
Mr, Tamm
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