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    "ocrText": "1931 36\nNCINNATI OHIO TIMES STAR\nSATURDAY, MAY 2, 1931.\nCrime\nCAPONE\nSOUGHT\nCHICAGO ILL TRIBUNE\nIN TORCH\nDAYTON OHIO JOURNAL\nTUESDAY, MAY 19, 1931,\nTHURSDAY, MAY 7,1931.\nCHICAGO ILL HEI\nFRIDAY, MAY\nSLAYING\nTAX NET CLOSING\ntention to the concomitant variation\nof the gang's receipts with the politi\nCHICAGO PROMISED\ncal administrations in Chicago, de-\nArrest of Chicago Gang Leader\nGANGSTER RULE WILL\nPOLICEON CAPONE, HINT\nclaring that the hard times of 1926\nwere due to Mayor Dever's efforts to\nOrdered by Officials.\ncurb lawlessness.\nBE SUPPRESSED SOON\nThen in 1927, when the policy of\nthe city was changed in this respect\nAPARTMENT IS RAIDED\nUnited States District Attorney Says\nthe syndicate's receipts were almost\norganized Crime Will Be\nDefeated.\nBRIBE\nOF U. S. ATTORNEY\ndoubled, said Mr. Johnson.\nMany Leaders Convicted.\nHenchmen of Racketeer Ar-\nNo mention of Capone was made,\nCHICAGO, May1.-(UP)-George\nbut Mr. Johnson obviously referred\nrested, but Chief Escapes.\nE. Q. Johnson, United States dis-\nto the Capone syndicate, for he cited\ntrict assured the busi-\nthe fact that most of the leaders\nCHICAGO, May 2-(INS)-\"Arrest\nness men of Chicago today at an\nAT\nJohnson Tells Yearly\nhave been convicted and others are\nassociation of commerce luncheon,\nCapone!\"\nunder investigation. Jack Guzik,\nthat a decisive defeat of organized\nFrank Nitti, Sam Guzik, and Ralph\nThat was the order issued today by\ncrime and gangs is impending in\nIncome of Gang.\nCapone, all captains in the Capone\nChief Investigator Pat Roche of the\nthis city.\n2 Accused as\nsyndicate, stand convicted of income\nattorney's office, after estab-\nDiffering with many so-called\ntax fraud.\n'Protection'\nthat the charred body of a\nreform organizations here, which\nMr. Johnson declared the income\nman found in an ice house pyre near\nhave maintained that enforcement\nof the prohibition laws and the\neasy Owner\nThat the government's income tax\ntax prosecutions are effective for two\nBarrington was that of \"Mike de\nnet is closing in on Al Capone was\nreasons-they put the gangsters in\nPike' Heitler, notorious gangster here\nclosing of all gambling and vice re-\nindicated-but not stated -by United\nprison and also tie up all their re-\nfor thirty-eight years.\nsorts is impossible, Johnson said\nTestimony that\nStates Attorney John-\nsources, for civil liability, converting\nRoche declared that Heitler's mur-\nthis \"open violation with immunity\"\nback and Sergt. son last night in a speech before the\nthe vice lords into penniless hood\nder came as a result of his break with\nfurnished the source of wealth of\nlums.\nformerly assigne Rogers Park Men's club. Mr. John\nthe West Side Capone liquor and vice\nthe gangs.\n\"The remedy,' Johnson said, \"is\nChicago police\ndi son spoke for the first time in terms\nsyndicate.\nto make it impossible for the gangs\ned bribes for\nin\nof dollars and cents on the total an-\nDetectives with information that\nto make money. This can be done\nto saloon keepers nual income of the Capone gang.\nthe gang chieftain was making the\nall right by the agencies of the\nfore Federal Juds\nCapone's contempt of court case is\nrounds of the cabarets early today\ngovernment the police and sheriff.\"\nyesterday.\nexpected to be disposed of in June by\nwere scouring the night haunts of\nThe charges wethe United States Circuit Court of\nCicero and Chicago.\nCHICAGO ILL POST\nPetljanski, a go Appeals, and federal authorities have\nCRASH INTO ROOM\ncover\nTHURSDAY, MAY 7, 1931.\nagent, who, predicted that before he finishes six\nIn one of a series of raids last night\npective liquor dimonth jail term he will be indicted\na\nsquad under Lieut. William Blaul\nconfidence of a for tax fraud.\ncrashed through the doors of Ca-\nproprietors in th\nTells Income of Gang\npone's private suite at the Lexington\ndistrict.\nThe yearly income of the gang as\nHotel on the South Side and arrested\nD., COONEY CASH\n\"PROTECTION\" learned by the government auditors\nDUBUQUE IOWA CATH TRIE\nfour of the gangster's armed aides.\nACCOUNT EYED\nPetljanski testitwas set forth by Mr. Johnson as fol\nSUNDAY, MAY 10, 1931.\nThey were:\nWilk, on trial befelows: 1925, $1,717,552; 1926, $930, 492.\nPhil D'Andrea. Capone's body-\nBY U. S. AGENTS\nboasted of the $1,787,436; 1928, $1,641,979.\nguard; Tony Capezio, \"Circus Gang\nwhich he operated The federal prosecutor called at\nleader:\" Lewis, brother of \"Machine\nGreen Bay road. The witness said:\nGun\" Jack McGurn, and Fred Petilo.\nFederal Court Issues\n\"Wilk told me that he paid Lieut.\nTwo raids preceded the invasion\nDuback and Sergt. Reid on the\nthe Capone suite, when four, in-\nOrder on Bank for\nbasis of his profits each week.\nOFFICIALS NOW HAVE\nluding\\ Tony Accardo, a Capone\nBefore Petljansici could com-\nenchman, were arrested\nIts Records.\nplete his testim\nIn ordering the arrest of Capone\nCHICAGO ILL HER & EXAM\nhis plea of not go\nTUESDAY, MAY 19, 1931.\nMUCH INFORMATION\nPat Roche declared the mystery sur-\nThe income of Dennis J. Cooney,\nother defendan\nrounding the identity of the torch\nvictim had been solved. Roche seized\nalleged south side vice lord, is un-\nproprietors, ple\nFOR FIGHTING GANGS\ndocuments in the Heitler home. which\nder the scrutiny of the internal rev-\nother South Ch\nenue department, it was revealed\ners were foun(>\nwere believed to contain evidence of\nPolitico-Criminal Alliance\ntoday when Federal Judge Barnes\nmainder of eigl\nissued an order directing the First\ndicted will be\n.S.Estimates Capone\nIt was believed the papers may re-\nBy OWEN L. SCOTT\nveal a murder motive.\nNational bank to turn over to the\nMORE EVIDE\nIncome Over Million\ndepartment's special intelligence unit\n(Copyright, 1931.)\nHeitler's disappearance was noted\nall records pertaining to Cooney\nFurther evide The yearly income of the Capone\nyesterday when his lawyer appeared\nwill\nbe\nAccording to the petition, filed at\npresen gang from 1925 to 1928, as reckoned\nCHICAGO.-(CP. - If officials\nin Criminal Court to ask a continu-\ning to Assistant by government auditors. was dis-\nbecome inclined to bother seriously\nance of a perjury charge against the\nthe request of United States District\nDaniel Andersor closed last night by United States\nthe country's organized gangs dealing\nracketeer. He said Heitler had been\nAttorney George E. Q. Johnson\nPetlianski, he District Attorney Johnson before\nbooze. narcotics, rackets and white\nmissing since Vednesday,\nCooney's income tax returns. for the\nthat Joseph the Rogers Park Men's Club. It\nslaves, they now appear bulwarked\nyears 1920 to 1930 inclusive have\nwith plenty of information for the\nBURNED CAR FOUND\nbeen under official scrutiny for some\nseph Korpolski 1925- $1,717,552; 1926 $930 492;\nsimilarly boaste 1927-$1,787,436; 1928-$1,641,979\njob.\nAlmost simultaneously Police Chief\ntime,\nhad obtained througa\nOne after another, gang strong\nW. MacClay of Itasca, fifteen miles\nOn May 4, according to the peti-\nboxes have come to light, giving UD\nfrom Barrington, reported the find-\ntion for the order, an agent of the\nlice.\ndepartment called for the records,\nThe undercover agent also is ex-\nsecrets of the underworld explaining\ning of a partly-\npected to name a city license in-\nsyndicate operations, naming officers\nHeitler had\nbut the bank refused to turn them\non the payroll, telling of the definite\nMelcher, with whom he had resided\nover until Cooney had given his per-\nspector who promised protection\nconnections maintained with the\nfor twenty-three years. A gun with\nmission, This could not be ob\nfor $400 a month and cautioned\nforces of the law.\nsix discharged cartridges was tound\ntained.\nPetlianski that every official in the\nin the rear seat of the machine. The\nThe government contends that the\nward could be \"fixed\" except/\nDiamond's Records Seized\nheat of the car is believed to have\nbank is required to turn over its\nGeorge E, Q. Johnson, U. S. attor-\nReports from New York saying that\nexploded the cartridges.\nrecords to the department on de-\nney.\nJohn J. Bennett. Jr.. attorney-general\nThe charred body was buried ves-\nmand, with or without the permis-\nof that state. had seized records of\nterday, but was to be exhumed to-\nsion of the depositor, without a\nJack Legs' Diamond, showing his\nday and brought to the county morgue\ncourt order. If the bank fails to\ngang's connections and ramifications.\nhere, where efforts will be made to\ncomply with Judge Barnes' order by\nprovide only the latest link in the\nmaké a positive identification.\nMay 14, it is expected contempt pro-\ndocumentary chain.\nThe United States Government\nceedings will be instituted, which\nThis causes George E. Q. Johnson.\nstruck another blow against Capone\nmay be carried to the United States\nUnited States district attorney\nand gangland in general here today\nSupreme court for a final decision.\nnorthern Illinois, and the country's\nwith the indictment of twenty-three\nmost successful gang fighter to be\nalleged followers of Capone, charging\nhopeful of the prospect for elimination\nthem with violation of the national\nof the hoodlum organizations.\nprohibition law.\n\"One of the hopeful signs in the\nLEADERS INDICTED\ncrime problem,' he said, is that in-\nPrincipal figures named in the in-\nvisible government is becoming vis-\ndictments are Bert Delaney, said to\nible. Organized crime cannot live ex\nbe in charge of Capone beer manufac-\ncent by an alliance with corrupt pol-\nturing; Steve Svoboda, brewmaster\nitics and corrupt police. When we\nMartin Accardo, brother of Tony, and\nfully grasp this fact and become suf-\nJohn Mattheis.\nficiently angry about it. organized\nThe indictments were based on re-\ncrime will shrivel up and die. for\ncent raids, two of which were on Ca\nthere will be nothing left upon which\nnone breweries, where beer valued at\nit can be nourished.\n$75,000 was seized. They are regarded\nHelping to make this underworld\nanother step in the purpose of\nsystem visible, Pat Roche, chief in-\nS. District Attorney George E Q\nrestigator for the state's attorney\nJohnson to smash the Capone trust\nhere, now has come into possession of\nMartin-Acca/do and Mattheis are\nthe papers carefully kept by \"Mike\naccused of to force Capone al-\nDe Pike\" Heitler, for twenty-I\nSeifert, a saloon-\nyears gambling and white slave ezai\non Chicago's south side. Heitler is be-\nlieved to have been the victim of e\ntorch murder a few days ago.\nZuta's Papers Important\nPreviously. Roche had seized three\nstrong boxes of Jack Zuta, vice chief\nof the Moran gang. who was killed\nafter the murder of Jake Lingle\nThese papers were most detailed and\nspecific, giving a vast amount of in-\nformation on gang operations.\nFederal men seized the records of\nDennis Cooney, head of the Capone\nvice organization, which showed\namong other things. that gangs had\na funnel into highest police quarters.\nIn addition, treasury department\nagents, prying into various corners.\nto get information on which to base\nincome tax violation indict ments, ran\nacross a fund of information.\n\\ethorities are supposed to be sup-\nplied amply with inside information\nand facts on which to base their drive\non gangs when they get ready to act\nin concert."
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