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ede Chicago File No. 58~194 vole, JEG ARLE: BPA ee? PSILCT stated that ho personally did not contribute any money to the tax settlement case nor/did he have any kmowledce of anyons else contributing to the fund. Ue stated he knew of no other funds being collucted in behal*® of the subjects. PHILET stated that he was not acquainted with any of the faots dealing with any of the parole of the Oy subjects and he had no knowledge until he read about it in the newspaper. . ‘. PSILYT hae known RALPH PIERCE since 1928 and became acquainted with him as a result of PILR&s's making purchases in his haberdashery store, He states he has head no other busingss transactiane with PIERO PSILET ? er ose SO hat et a ee a ee he Wk we oe Wd Ce Lee) oe es a has also known CHARLYS GIO> for the past fourteen years. He stated that he posted no bond on behalf of GIOL and was not requested to do so. He has had no business transactions with GIOE, j * . PEILET then stated that he is also acquainted with the late AL ~ CAPONS, whom ho knew for the past fifteen years, JACKATUZIK, the FISCHETTI ee, brothers, JOABAT TERS, MURUSUMPHRBYS, RALPH CAPONS, and FRANK 7DIAUOND, ail ! . of whom he has mown over a period of time and with whom he became acquainted as 4 result of their making purchases in his store. PSILET's store is lecated one block west of Michigan Avanuo, the 4 former seene of opsrations of tha CAPON: mob where AL CAPONS had his head-= : uo quarters in the New AG chigan Hotel, PuILeT stated he was unable to furnish’ vt any information regarding the illegal, operations of mombers of the syndicate, ' ot He 4s acquainted with Attorney KUGEN.: BiRNSTEIN only as a result of seeing rol hind perform feats of magio at meetings of the Temple whera PEILET attonds, , PEILET was born May 25, 1896 at Chicago, Illinois. He states that he has never been engaged in any illegal operations in connection with the syndicate, that he had never been arrested and that he has enjoyed an excellent ‘* reputation among businessmen in the vicinity where he operates his store and has never been in trouble of any kind, PRILET admitted that he does opsrate a bookemalcing astablishment in an office where he has tyes televhonss installed r YS a ee Oe ed ie i a | wre we oe pa installed. PEILET atated ho did not desire to disclose the location of this office nor he the telephons numbers, Hoe refused to furnish information that he was operating so this book-making establishment under the sponsorship of the syndicate. He also eee stated that the Internal Revenue Department is fully cognizant of his earnings from-his operation of the book-making establishment as well as profits received. + from the operation of the haberdashery business. “PE es ' When Special cont CE... leaving the store of — r PsILsT, PAUL (SHEPPARD approache pecia rent and made the remark, "are ” . cae heal ; ed ; ; . , . ° al -w - 2 - - Laren Sane he vat ee ali cen ee Le eas ee _~- - a . - Se ee s py oe te aan tory ore et : rs * ee *. Pd vg ware : ak wor ‘ ey va lb nglX ge ie ate