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IL ALION
removed
rather circumstantial because,
"They, however, did appear before
was nearly impossible to complete
course, these do not commit
the chain leading to him
the substantive offense They do
the grand jury, but they were very
much alarmed.
DTO U.S.
The agents kept at work
not sell: they do not
gathering evidence and a special
they do not transport and usually
Jack Guzik case we had a
squad was organized, known as the
we never reach them excent under
gambler by the name of Reis. Aft-
Shumwa: left. Reis kept no
District Attorney squad.
may
the conspiracy statute.
"The agents had been at work on
books, but he testified they had a
add the grang had spies every-
bankroll and everything that was
ITE GROUP
where. It in-
the income tax case for long
formation they get. They have an
time.
may
add
they
were
prob-
surplus above the required bank-
the
most
capable
investigators
roll $10,000 which they kept in
intelligence that remar
ably
able. Sometimes thought they
have worked with and
these gambling places was profit.
would find out what I was think-
headed
by Madden and Frank
Then would buy cashier's
of the Intelligence unit.
check with that and turn it over to
Wilson
ing.
Career of Capone.
"For had daily con-
Jack Guzik.
ferences. here we encounter
tor, Who End-
Johnson told of Capone's ed fear, Every witness was relue-
markable career from bartender
tant.
March,
we
returned
the
Bowery of New York to leader
first
Indictment
and
suppressed
it.
Czar's Career
of Chicago's gangland, which
We did that to stop the running of
government traced in its effort to
the statute of limitations and then
send him to jail.
with our Investigation.
rison Term,
got much Information from
The District Attorney told the
of Capone's former bookkeepers,
committee the high spots Ca-
ifficulties That
and found that much gang
none's life during years in which
ster's was handled by Guzik,
he obtained leadership of Chicago's
one of his aids.
gangland.
fforts.
"Our developed at
rious times. Capone would buy
Started Career In Bowery.
things and with Jack Guzik's
"Ál Capone began his eareer
check," Johnson said. We were
bartender in the bowery of New
Murders, Terror Stalked
able to show that he would say,
York, Johnson said. 'He was
"Jack Guzik is my secretary Jack
member of the Five Points gang
ITNESSES
Guzil is partner.
New York. He came to Chicago
Path
Capone Inquiry
Describing the circumstances of
1920 or 1922, think, as bouncer.
the arrangement under which
bouncer rough man in these
N FOR RIDES
pone to plead guilty and be
disorderly places who push people
dontinued from Page One
pened and it was nearly impossible
sentenced to a moderate term, John-
out. Then got Into gambling in
son said the subject was broached
cashier said he did not know who
to complete the chain leading to him,
small way and in 1923 as we trace
to him Capone attorney
him down, he got point where
owned the account,
Special Squad Organized
He said he did not agree at first
e could buy a car for $4500.
and consulted Attorney General
193224
"Later he was very much broken
"In 1924 they operated three
"The agents kept at work on
ader Trapped
Mitchell at Washington, but finally
gambling places in this suburb of
down and I was very severe with
gathering evidence and a special
decided view of the great num-
Cicero and the system was briefly
him and he wept. Later his counsel
squad was organized. I may add the
ber problems the case'
this: When there too loud an
missions in
would be advisable to accept
told me every night when he came
gangs had spies everywhere.
outery of citizens they would move
plan and make a recommendation
to another place. They were in three
Johnson said he talked with Wil-
Within an hour after they were
GOT CAPONE
home some gangster was there and
"Then our purpose of finally
rogance Cost
Talked with Wilkerson.
places within short distance.
threatened him.
reaching Al Capone had been the
objective we sought after for the last
raided in one place, they were go-
"Eventually we got the information.
three years. He had one syndicate
kerson the agreement several
ht Penalty on
times and finally the Judge ap-
blast in the next place.
Generally, in dealing in these cases,
that was in the beer violations. You
proved
plan.
*They had bookkeeper by the
in the difficult cases, we encountered
might add the source of income to
The District Attorney said he
name of Shumway in 1924. In raid
knew Judge could 'bind'
made by police, these books had
been taken and turned over to the
IN TRAP ON
terrific violence."
these gangsters comes from gam-
bling and beer, distribution of alcohol
himself but coutended there
Describing the difficulties of ob-
sort unwritten inderstanding'
government.
being in small amounts but dealing
that a court will follow such
"The agents had succeeded in lo-
taining witnesses to testify against
with beer, they deal with bulk, They
recommendation unless conditions
cating but fearful
gangsters, Johnson said the "stock
must have understandings with the
Press.
are meanwhile changed
for his life His whole life had been
phrase" of those called was, "If you
police in order to distribute that.'
ON, April An
Johnson testified that
spent as bookkeeper. The books
"utter astonishment on the day
themselves were in key numbers
DEATH TRAIL
want to send me to prison all right
"This squad from the District At-
ory of the power of
Capone pleaded guilty an afternoon
and disclosed no names excepting
but I will not talk because you know
torney's office was led by a very ca-
d his Chicago gang-
paper story saying the
one instances, by this
I will be taken for a ride.
pable young man by the name of
he words of the man
judgment o the court would be two
process of investigation we built up
Witness Is Slain
Ness. The plan was to cause the
and half years.
lot of circumstances against
made them surrender
Then Capone did things to attract
Capone.
"That is true." Johnson told the
Capone gang to lose money and this
ong arm of the Fed-
attention himself, going the
"How we happaned to prove his
Prosecutor Says Mur-
committee. 'I had a rather painful
squad took brewery after brewery
ent was made public
races vividly colored clothes and
ownership these gambling places
experience when we convicted
and something like thirty-five of
nate Committee.
posing pietures with famous
which these books were kept was
this manner A young minister
ders Barred Path in
man by the name of Basile. He was
these very large, expensive trucks
ball players, Johnson said.
inside story of the
about to go to prison. He had been
that cost $4000 or $5000 apiece.
"Now these things were
the name of Mr Hoover, the
long battle against
blazoned the
president of the Real Estate Board
is gang, as told by
Smashing Gang
associated with the Juliano mob.
Leaders Rounded Up
stantly during that time. said.
and the Kiwani Club by the name
"They had sixty-two murders there
never discussed this with Judge
"They developed a system of de-
mey George E. Q.
Bragg, and man the name
Wilkerson but it seemed an affront
in five years and Basile gave evi-
secured help from the
tecting these violations and they pur-
chicago, to the Sen-
to
the
court
Kiwanis Club and the American
BARES INSIDE STORY
dence he was a partner of Juliano,
sued that relentlessly That ended
Subcommittee consid-
was right curious about how
Legion.
that he had quarreled with Juliano
in an indictment against some sixty-
mination of Judge
this information got about what
They organized a raid on Ca-
and Juliano had paid $5000 to
OF REIGN OF TERROR
two and later theinvestigations have
recommendati would be. The
kerson to the Circuit
pone's places, got searci warrant
gunman by the name of Schemer
defendant himself, am informed and went in there in the afternoon
been pursued. and I think we now
Drucci to kill him. And Drucci was
newspaper men, disclosed that and had consta able with them.
haye all the men who were connected
formation, so he brought this upon While process of making the raid
shot and killed by a policeman be-
entenced Capone to
with Capone crowd on that side of
in the penitentiary,
himself clearly by conduct
AI Capone rushed in one.
fore he could execute the murder.
the case, on the beer side.
inson
as
say,
places
have
ever
ing an agreement by
seen
"Basile gave evidence which was
publication
stories
him flesh and blood. He is very
very helpful to the Government and
A dozen of the big leaders of or-
eprehensible
and
just before Christmas in 1929 I took
ganized crime are under indictment
Capone would plead
administra of justice in this
"Capone came, his trousers
him before the Grand Jury and
and will be brought to trial in the
sensational testimony
country untold injury,
hastily over his pajamas, and
talked to him. We were getting ready
near future, and under this indict-
e session of the com-
Borah Asks Question,
rapped on the door and santed g-get
to return an indictment, but that
ment was Al Capone
and man at the door said:
y, Johnson revealed
to understand, Chair-
Who are you? and he said. This is
night he was murdered.
'We are going to try that case and
were the true circum-
man Borah asked Johnson, "in all
my party own this joint.
Johnson told of a conspiracy in-
want to say this-that the evidence
t agreement for the
probability if these things had not
There were' some more
dictment against twenty-one defend-
against A1 Capone was rather cir-
happened judge would have car-
ants in which six of them were mur-
cumstantial because. of course, these
ried out recommenda
draw this conclusion from the
dered before the case came to trial.
leaders do not commit the substan-
Arrogance Costly.
hison replied. think
He added that eight of their as-
tive offense. They do not sell; they
e Wilkerson approved
point is the one that stands out
sociates also were murdered, includ-
do not manufacture; they do not
ent, but later over-
over the record. that the thing
ing some witnesses.
transport and usually we never reach
r Capone himself had
made up his mind to do
them except under the conspiracy
defendant
that
"unbelievable arro-
Tells of AI Capone Case
statute.
he himself could not announce the
aking the terms of
judgment that was to be imposed
Describing the Al Capone case
"The agents had been at work on
public.
Johnson said:
the income-ta: case for a long time.
tified that he was
Johnson testified that Wilkerzon
'We had ascertained who Capone's
may add they were probably the
had treated Capone with great se-
when the agreement
partners were. There was a very
most capable investigators I have
verity in court, but agreed that he
dangerous underworld character by
ever worked with and were headed
out had begun to be-
"could not too severe on Ca
that it was "mis-
pone.
He
added:
the name of Jack Guzik. I live in
by A. P. Madden and Frank Wil-
"Every time that man came Into
a quiet neighborhood. where there
son, of the intelligence unit.
that Wilkerson had
when was up for his con-
are homes and home-loving people,
'For a year had daily confer-
thing judicially im-
proceedingi everywhere
and he established himself in a very
ences. Everywhere we encountered
there about his dress
nice home just around the corner
fear. Every witness was reluctant
hazing part of John-
manner that just an af-
al testimony was him
to the of jus-
from me, and nearly all the gangsters,
In March we returned the first in-
strange to say. are married and
dietment and suppressed it. We did
the power of gang-
the trial Johnson said it
E.O. JOHNSON
bringing up families. He is the con-
that to stop the running of the stat-
idation of witnesses,
found that had list
niver and the corrupter of this crowd.
ute of limitations and then we kept
the government had
from whom his
Washington, April 2.-(AP)-The
Al Capone represents the force
on with our investigation."
and
so
the
administering jus-
with
"inside story" of how the Govern-
and the spectacular leadership. To
another
ne powerful racket-
of the
ment obtained the conviction of Al
make the story short, we had discov-
Describes Capone's Life
many :
ered these partners. First, we con-
The District Attorney told the com-
Capone and his brother, Ralph, for
mittee the high spots of Capone's
léd to testify against
jurors were We had
victed Ralph Capone, then Frank
the
lobby
income tax violation was revealed
Nitti, who was a partner in these
life during the years in which he
"stock pbrase,' he
halls. Many
: "If you want to
were made
today by District Attorney George
gambling enterprises. Ralph Capone's
obtained leadership of Chicago's
son, all right; but I
E.O. Johnson of Chicago, in secret
work was in prostitution and in sell-
gangland. He told of a gambling raid
purpose of finalis
hing Capone had been the
ing beer and in gambling. Nitti was
in which Capone said he "owned the
because you know I
testimony before a Senate Judiciary
ective sought after for the
Lon the alcohol side of the racket
joint." minister named Hoover, the
'or ride.
three years. He had one syn-
Committee, which is considering the
Traced Millions
president the Real Estate Board
Johnson comment-
acate that was in the beer viola-
nomination of Judge James H. Wil-
and the Kiwanis Club, a man 1
of a man who "gave
tions. You might add the source of
kerson to the Circuit Court bench
"I might add their overturn was
income these gangsters comes
very large. We traced about $700,000
Bragg sponsored the raids on Ca-
was very helpful to
Wilkerson is the Judge who sen-
from gambling and beer, distribu-
"about the Juliano
to Nitti, nearly $2,000,000 to Ralph
pone places. The minister was
tion being in small
tenced Al Capone,
amounts, but dealing with beer they
"In the Ralph Capone case, he
Capone, In the Jack Guzik case we
threatened. Bragg was maimed and
credited with many
deal with They must have
proved more than $1,000,000,
Morgan was "taken for a ride" and
said, "the agents discovered eight or
shot.
with the police in
sen bank accounts. About every
"Of course, it is the money that
itness Slain.
order to
that.'
three months one account was
gives these people the power These
Johnson then told of the "compro-
"We that many
cases all resulted in convictions and
mise under which Capone was
Christmas, 1929,
closed, James Carter, James Brown
to
times,
"This from the District At-
appeals were allowed and all cases
plead guilty and get a comparative
took him before
and so on: It was rather odd that
and talked to him
torney's was led by very
each first name began with James
were affirmed and they were denied
short term for income tax evasion
We were getting
capable man by the name of
"I subpenaed the bankers. It was
certiorari, and the last ones I think
Capone's attorney sought the com-
an indictment, but
Ness. who graduate of the Uni-
smail bank, with not more than
are going to the penitentiary this
promise, he said. He reported the
versity of he selected
as murdered before
.000.000 in deposits and I person-
week That is. Jack Guzik and Gene
matter to the Attorney General who
the squad. plan cause
Ay conducted those examinations
Oliver
directed him to keep Assistant At-
e had many experi-
the Capone gang to lose money and
before the Grand Jury and the
torney General Youngquist advised.
nd.
this squad took brewery after
brewery and something like thirty-
cashier of the bank was frightened
"Bill Killer" Convicted
Johnson told of his conferences
Attorney Cold of a
five very large, expensive
to death.
"Lawrence O'Brien is there and
with Judge Wilkerson over the com-
against twenty-one
trucks that cost $4000 or $5000 a
Sam Guzik, Jack's brother, is there.
promise plan which the Judge finally
six of them were
piece.
Bank Allowed Overdrafts
A man by the name of Jack McGurn
rejected. Finally, he said the Judge
the case went to
"They developed a system of de
tecting these violations and they
"I was pressing him as to Who
who is said to be a machine gunner
told him he could make some recom-
of their associates,
pursued relentleasly. That end-
owned these accounts. In one of
and one of the big killers for the
mendation.
witnesses, were
ed in a indictment against some
these three-months periods there
mob, has been convicted. He is the
He said Wilkerson knew he was
sixty-two later the investiga
was an overdraft of $4000 and an-
man who in that St. Valentine's Day
planning to recommend a sentence of
tions have pursued and think
other overdraft of $6000, which they
massacre is said to have killed seven
two-and-a-half years. He then read
Capone case, John-
now the men who were
permitted and in this small bank the
men at one stroke of the machine
Wilkerson's statement in court re-
w the government
connected the Capone crowd
gun,
en him by first
m that the case, on the
fusing to be bound by any agreement,
beer side.
This process of breaking down
guilty which led Capone to withdraw a
associates and put-
these partners was a plan to reach
plea.
11,
All Indicted
"All were leadera, not
Al Capone. In every case we prose-
Previously, he said, he had told
victed Ralph Ca-
cuted we got some lead and some
the Court he had the Attorney Gen-
evidence.
Nitti, who was
- gambling enter-
mendation and the Assistant Secre-
eral's authority to make the recom-
We were confronted with this
said. "Ralph Ca-
kind of a situation-that Al Capone
revenue. had
tary of the Treasury, in charge of
in prositution and
was very shrewd in one way. He
and in gaubbling.
kept no bank acceunt. We never
alcohol side of the
could find a bank account. He kept
no books. He signed no checks. In
all our investigation we had one
heir overturn was
check he indorsed.
traced about $300.-
'He never did anything first hand
arly $2,000,000 to
The system was he was always two
in the Jack Guzik
or three removed from what
over $1,000,000.
m Money.
a the money that
the power.
of breaking down
sa plan to reach
arly
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I may add the\nber problems the case'\nthis: When there too loud an\nmissions in\nwould be advisable to accept\ntold me every night when he came\ngangs had spies everywhere.\noutery of citizens they would move\nplan and make a recommendation\nto another place. They were in three\nJohnson said he talked with Wil-\nWithin an hour after they were\nGOT CAPONE\nhome some gangster was there and\n\"Then our purpose of finally\nrogance Cost\nTalked with Wilkerson.\nplaces within short distance.\nthreatened him.\nreaching Al Capone had been the\nobjective we sought after for the last\nraided in one place, they were go-\n\"Eventually we got the information.\nthree years. He had one syndicate\nkerson the agreement several\nht Penalty on\ntimes and finally the Judge ap-\nblast in the next place.\nGenerally, in dealing in these cases,\nthat was in the beer violations. You\nproved\nplan.\n*They had bookkeeper by the\nin the difficult cases, we encountered\nmight add the source of income to\nThe District Attorney said he\nname of Shumway in 1924. In raid\nknew Judge could 'bind'\nmade by police, these books had\nbeen taken and turned over to the\nIN TRAP ON\nterrific violence.\"\nthese gangsters comes from gam-\nbling and beer, distribution of alcohol\nhimself but coutended there\nDescribing the difficulties of ob-\nsort unwritten inderstanding'\ngovernment.\nbeing in small amounts but dealing\nthat a court will follow such\n\"The agents had succeeded in lo-\ntaining witnesses to testify against\nwith beer, they deal with bulk, They\nrecommendation unless conditions\ncating but fearful\ngangsters, Johnson said the \"stock\nmust have understandings with the\nPress.\nare meanwhile changed\nfor his life His whole life had been\nphrase\" of those called was, \"If you\npolice in order to distribute that.'\nON, April An\nJohnson testified that\nspent as bookkeeper. The books\n\"utter astonishment on the day\nthemselves were in key numbers\nDEATH TRAIL\nwant to send me to prison all right\n\"This squad from the District At-\nory of the power of\nCapone pleaded guilty an afternoon\nand disclosed no names excepting\nbut I will not talk because you know\ntorney's office was led by a very ca-\nd his Chicago gang-\npaper story saying the\none instances, by this\nI will be taken for a ride.\npable young man by the name of\nhe words of the man\njudgment o the court would be two\nprocess of investigation we built up\nWitness Is Slain\nNess. The plan was to cause the\nand half years.\nlot of circumstances against\nmade them surrender\nThen Capone did things to attract\nCapone.\n\"That is true.\" Johnson told the\nCapone gang to lose money and this\nong arm of the Fed-\nattention himself, going the\n\"How we happaned to prove his\nProsecutor Says Mur-\ncommittee. 'I had a rather painful\nsquad took brewery after brewery\nent was made public\nraces vividly colored clothes and\nownership these gambling places\nexperience when we convicted\nand something like thirty-five of\nnate Committee.\nposing pietures with famous\nwhich these books were kept was\nthis manner A young minister\nders Barred Path in\nman by the name of Basile. He was\nthese very large, expensive trucks\nball players, Johnson said.\ninside story of the\nabout to go to prison. He had been\nthat cost $4000 or $5000 apiece.\n\"Now these things were\nthe name of Mr Hoover, the\nlong battle against\nblazoned the\npresident of the Real Estate Board\nis gang, as told by\nSmashing Gang\nassociated with the Juliano mob.\nLeaders Rounded Up\nstantly during that time. said.\nand the Kiwani Club by the name\n\"They had sixty-two murders there\nnever discussed this with Judge\n\"They developed a system of de-\nmey George E. Q.\nBragg, and man the name\nWilkerson but it seemed an affront\nin five years and Basile gave evi-\nsecured help from the\ntecting these violations and they pur-\nchicago, to the Sen-\nto\nthe\ncourt\nKiwanis Club and the American\nBARES INSIDE STORY\ndence he was a partner of Juliano,\nsued that relentlessly That ended\nSubcommittee consid-\nwas right curious about how\nLegion.\nthat he had quarreled with Juliano\nin an indictment against some sixty-\nmination of Judge\nthis information got about what\nThey organized a raid on Ca-\nand Juliano had paid $5000 to\nOF REIGN OF TERROR\ntwo and later theinvestigations have\nrecommendati would be. The\nkerson to the Circuit\npone's places, got searci warrant\ngunman by the name of Schemer\ndefendant himself, am informed and went in there in the afternoon\nbeen pursued. and I think we now\nDrucci to kill him. And Drucci was\nnewspaper men, disclosed that and had consta able with them.\nhaye all the men who were connected\nformation, so he brought this upon While process of making the raid\nshot and killed by a policeman be-\nentenced Capone to\nwith Capone crowd on that side of\nin the penitentiary,\nhimself clearly by conduct\nAI Capone rushed in one.\nfore he could execute the murder.\nthe case, on the beer side.\ninson\nas\nsay,\nplaces\nhave\never\ning an agreement by\nseen\n\"Basile gave evidence which was\npublication\nstories\nhim flesh and blood. He is very\nvery helpful to the Government and\nA dozen of the big leaders of or-\neprehensible\nand\njust before Christmas in 1929 I took\nganized crime are under indictment\nCapone would plead\nadministra of justice in this\n\"Capone came, his trousers\nhim before the Grand Jury and\nand will be brought to trial in the\nsensational testimony\ncountry untold injury,\nhastily over his pajamas, and\ntalked to him. We were getting ready\nnear future, and under this indict-\ne session of the com-\nBorah Asks Question,\nrapped on the door and santed g-get\nto return an indictment, but that\nment was Al Capone\nand man at the door said:\ny, Johnson revealed\nto understand, Chair-\nWho are you? and he said. This is\nnight he was murdered.\n'We are going to try that case and\nwere the true circum-\nman Borah asked Johnson, \"in all\nmy party own this joint.\nJohnson told of a conspiracy in-\nwant to say this-that the evidence\nt agreement for the\nprobability if these things had not\nThere were' some more\ndictment against twenty-one defend-\nagainst A1 Capone was rather cir-\nhappened judge would have car-\nants in which six of them were mur-\ncumstantial because. of course, these\nried out recommenda\ndraw this conclusion from the\ndered before the case came to trial.\nleaders do not commit the substan-\nArrogance Costly.\nhison replied. think\nHe added that eight of their as-\ntive offense. They do not sell; they\ne Wilkerson approved\npoint is the one that stands out\nsociates also were murdered, includ-\ndo not manufacture; they do not\nent, but later over-\nover the record. that the thing\ning some witnesses.\ntransport and usually we never reach\nr Capone himself had\nmade up his mind to do\nthem except under the conspiracy\ndefendant\nthat\n\"unbelievable arro-\nTells of AI Capone Case\nstatute.\nhe himself could not announce the\naking the terms of\njudgment that was to be imposed\nDescribing the Al Capone case\n\"The agents had been at work on\npublic.\nJohnson said:\nthe income-ta: case for a long time.\ntified that he was\nJohnson testified that Wilkerzon\n'We had ascertained who Capone's\nmay add they were probably the\nhad treated Capone with great se-\nwhen the agreement\npartners were. There was a very\nmost capable investigators I have\nverity in court, but agreed that he\ndangerous underworld character by\never worked with and were headed\nout had begun to be-\n\"could not too severe on Ca\nthat it was \"mis-\npone.\nHe\nadded:\nthe name of Jack Guzik. I live in\nby A. P. Madden and Frank Wil-\n\"Every time that man came Into\na quiet neighborhood. where there\nson, of the intelligence unit.\nthat Wilkerson had\nwhen was up for his con-\nare homes and home-loving people,\n'For a year had daily confer-\nthing judicially im-\nproceedingi everywhere\nand he established himself in a very\nences. Everywhere we encountered\nthere about his dress\nnice home just around the corner\nfear. Every witness was reluctant\nhazing part of John-\nmanner that just an af-\nal testimony was him\nto the of jus-\nfrom me, and nearly all the gangsters,\nIn March we returned the first in-\nstrange to say. are married and\ndietment and suppressed it. We did\nthe power of gang-\nthe trial Johnson said it\nE.O. JOHNSON\nbringing up families. He is the con-\nthat to stop the running of the stat-\nidation of witnesses,\nfound that had list\nniver and the corrupter of this crowd.\nute of limitations and then we kept\nthe government had\nfrom whom his\nWashington, April 2.-(AP)-The\nAl Capone represents the force\non with our investigation.\"\nand\nso\nthe\nadministering jus-\nwith\n\"inside story\" of how the Govern-\nand the spectacular leadership. To\nanother\nne powerful racket-\nof the\nment obtained the conviction of Al\nmake the story short, we had discov-\nDescribes Capone's Life\nmany :\nered these partners. First, we con-\nThe District Attorney told the com-\nCapone and his brother, Ralph, for\nmittee the high spots of Capone's\nléd to testify against\njurors were We had\nvicted Ralph Capone, then Frank\nthe\nlobby\nincome tax violation was revealed\nNitti, who was a partner in these\nlife during the years in which he\n\"stock pbrase,' he\nhalls. Many\n: \"If you want to\nwere made\ntoday by District Attorney George\ngambling enterprises. Ralph Capone's\nobtained leadership of Chicago's\nson, all right; but I\nE.O. Johnson of Chicago, in secret\nwork was in prostitution and in sell-\ngangland. He told of a gambling raid\npurpose of finalis\nhing Capone had been the\ning beer and in gambling. Nitti was\nin which Capone said he \"owned the\nbecause you know I\ntestimony before a Senate Judiciary\nective sought after for the\nLon the alcohol side of the racket\njoint.\" minister named Hoover, the\n'or ride.\nthree years. He had one syn-\nCommittee, which is considering the\nTraced Millions\npresident the Real Estate Board\nJohnson comment-\nacate that was in the beer viola-\nnomination of Judge James H. Wil-\nand the Kiwanis Club, a man 1\nof a man who \"gave\ntions. You might add the source of\nkerson to the Circuit Court bench\n\"I might add their overturn was\nincome these gangsters comes\nvery large. We traced about $700,000\nBragg sponsored the raids on Ca-\nwas very helpful to\nWilkerson is the Judge who sen-\nfrom gambling and beer, distribu-\n\"about the Juliano\nto Nitti, nearly $2,000,000 to Ralph\npone places. The minister was\ntion being in small\ntenced Al Capone,\namounts, but dealing with beer they\n\"In the Ralph Capone case, he\nCapone, In the Jack Guzik case we\nthreatened. Bragg was maimed and\ncredited with many\ndeal with They must have\nproved more than $1,000,000,\nMorgan was \"taken for a ride\" and\nsaid, \"the agents discovered eight or\nshot.\nwith the police in\nsen bank accounts. About every\n\"Of course, it is the money that\nitness Slain.\norder to\nthat.'\nthree months one account was\ngives these people the power These\nJohnson then told of the \"compro-\n\"We that many\ncases all resulted in convictions and\nmise under which Capone was\nChristmas, 1929,\nclosed, James Carter, James Brown\nto\ntimes,\n\"This from the District At-\nappeals were allowed and all cases\nplead guilty and get a comparative\ntook him before\nand so on: It was rather odd that\nand talked to him\ntorney's was led by very\neach first name began with James\nwere affirmed and they were denied\nshort term for income tax evasion\nWe were getting\ncapable man by the name of\n\"I subpenaed the bankers. It was\ncertiorari, and the last ones I think\nCapone's attorney sought the com-\nan indictment, but\nNess. who graduate of the Uni-\nsmail bank, with not more than\nare going to the penitentiary this\npromise, he said. He reported the\nversity of he selected\nas murdered before\n.000.000 in deposits and I person-\nweek That is. Jack Guzik and Gene\nmatter to the Attorney General who\nthe squad. plan cause\nAy conducted those examinations\nOliver\ndirected him to keep Assistant At-\ne had many experi-\nthe Capone gang to lose money and\nbefore the Grand Jury and the\ntorney General Youngquist advised.\nnd.\nthis squad took brewery after\nbrewery and something like thirty-\ncashier of the bank was frightened\n\"Bill Killer\" Convicted\nJohnson told of his conferences\nAttorney Cold of a\nfive very large, expensive\nto death.\n\"Lawrence O'Brien is there and\nwith Judge Wilkerson over the com-\nagainst twenty-one\ntrucks that cost $4000 or $5000 a\nSam Guzik, Jack's brother, is there.\npromise plan which the Judge finally\nsix of them were\npiece.\nBank Allowed Overdrafts\nA man by the name of Jack McGurn\nrejected. Finally, he said the Judge\nthe case went to\n\"They developed a system of de\ntecting these violations and they\n\"I was pressing him as to Who\nwho is said to be a machine gunner\ntold him he could make some recom-\nof their associates,\npursued relentleasly. That end-\nowned these accounts. In one of\nand one of the big killers for the\nmendation.\nwitnesses, were\ned in a indictment against some\nthese three-months periods there\nmob, has been convicted. He is the\nHe said Wilkerson knew he was\nsixty-two later the investiga\nwas an overdraft of $4000 and an-\nman who in that St. Valentine's Day\nplanning to recommend a sentence of\ntions have pursued and think\nother overdraft of $6000, which they\nmassacre is said to have killed seven\ntwo-and-a-half years. He then read\nCapone case, John-\nnow the men who were\npermitted and in this small bank the\nmen at one stroke of the machine\nWilkerson's statement in court re-\nw the government\nconnected the Capone crowd\ngun,\nen him by first\nm that the case, on the\nfusing to be bound by any agreement,\nbeer side.\nThis process of breaking down\nguilty which led Capone to withdraw a\nassociates and put-\nthese partners was a plan to reach\nplea.\n11,\nAll Indicted\n\"All were leadera, not\nAl Capone. In every case we prose-\nPreviously, he said, he had told\nvicted Ralph Ca-\ncuted we got some lead and some\nthe Court he had the Attorney Gen-\nevidence.\nNitti, who was\n- gambling enter-\nmendation and the Assistant Secre-\neral's authority to make the recom-\nWe were confronted with this\nsaid. \"Ralph Ca-\nkind of a situation-that Al Capone\nrevenue. had\ntary of the Treasury, in charge of\nin prositution and\nwas very shrewd in one way. He\nand in gaubbling.\nkept no bank acceunt. We never\nalcohol side of the\ncould find a bank account. He kept\nno books. He signed no checks. In\nall our investigation we had one\nheir overturn was\ncheck he indorsed.\ntraced about $300.-\n'He never did anything first hand\narly $2,000,000 to\nThe system was he was always two\nin the Jack Guzik\nor three removed from what\nover $1,000,000.\nm Money.\na the money that\nthe power.\nof breaking down\nsa plan to reach\narly"
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