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1931 47
MILWAUKEE WIS LEADER
SATURDAY, JUNE 6; 1931,
AIM NEW BLOW
ATCAPONE VIA
U.S.DRYLAW
Indictment U nder
Prohibition Act
Looms.
BY THOMAS L. STOKES.
Staff Correspondent
The United Press
WASHINGTON-Indlictient of
A1 Capone, Chicago gang leader, on
charges of conspiracy to violate the
prohibition laws, thus striking di-
rectly at his far-flung bootleg rack-
et, is expected to follow the federal
government's first blow in securing
indictment for alleged income tax
law violations.
Government agents, it was
learned today, gathered a mass of
evidence against the grangster's liq-
uor operations in the investigation
which brought his indictment yes-
terday at Chicago on charges of 22
income tax law violations.
Al Is "Up Against It."
Officials believe a successful
move against the giant liquor rack-
et which, the chunky little Italian
has built up, on top of the income
tax move, would wipe out the or-
ganized bootleg ring which has
made him known from coast to
coast.
The indictment of the liquor
charges is expected momentarily,
the United Press learned.
Capone, according to word from
Chicago, is to plead gailty to the
income tax law violations, and
thus will be in the hands of the
government. Undoubtedly he knows
what the government has on him
and is ready to end the amazing ca-
reer that has to go back to the
days of the early wild west for. a
parallel.
"Beginning of End."
CHICAGO-The indictment and
surrender of Scarface Al Capone on
charges of evading income tax pay-
ments was hailed today throughout
un
Chicago as marking definitely thet
E
Turn to Page Two, Column Seven
un
staff said they knew they could
prove he had earned. The gangster
never has paid any income tax. Lo-
eating his wealth was a work of
years, officials said, because he
dealt always in cash and kept no
bank accounts.
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