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    "ocrText": "HARTFORD, CONN.\n4/8/3\nside $tory\nOfU. S. War\nAl Capone Spies Baffled Scarface's Nemesi\nOn Capones\nReporters' Aid\nof the machine gun--he was cred- sketchy, because, being a Big Shot,\nited with this.\nhe didn't actually sell, or manufac-\nprising Revelations at\nIn the McGurn case the state had\nture, or transport. His hands were\nBig Factor in\nbeen trying to get evidence of any\nmeant for finer work\nVashington by Johnson\nkind. Johnsod had to be called\nBut there is a conspiracy law\nVho Prosecuted Out-\nGang Roundup\nand the Mann act conviction fol-\nAlphonse is charged with \"conspir-\nlowed.\nw Gang\ning.\"\n\"In every case we followed we got\nFollowing is the third install-\nsome leads and some evidence.\" The\nThe amazing story of the rise and\nthe true story of the rise\nres Amazing\nplan was working\nfall of Alphonse (Searíace) Capone,\nand fall of Alphonse Capone, man\nAnother angle was tried, with\ncontinues in tomorrow's GRAPHIC\nof mystery, told for the first time.\ngreat\nsuccess\nower Of Rackets\nIt is compiled from unimpeach-\nThe district attorney's office\nable government sources recently\norganized a squad of young men,\nmade public and is based on the\nheaded by a youth named Ness, a\nplains Master Thug's\nrevelations made by the famous\nSecret Six of Chicago, George E\ngraduate of the University of Chi-\nInbelievable Arrogance\ncago. The squad's job was to cause\nQ. Johnson, United States attor-\nthe Capone beer business to lose\nver Attempted Com-\nney at Chicago, who prosecuted\nromise on Sentence\nCapone, and scores of skilled\nmoney by the simple expedient of\n\"knocking off' breweries and beer\ninvestigators.\ndrops, working from the district at-\ntorney's office without benefit of\nshington, April 2.-(AP.)-An\nBy LARRY LIPSKIN\npolice co-operation The police\ninding story of the power of\n\"The gangs had spies every.\nwere said to have had \"an under-\napone and his Chicago gang-\nwhere. Sometimes I thought\nstanding with the mob. whereby\ntold in the words of the man\nthey would find out what I\nthe beer shipments were permitted\nto slip through\nfinally made them surrender\nwas thinking. It is baffling.\nThe squad \"took\" brewery after\ne the strong arm of the Fed-\nThat is George Q.John\nbrewery, including thirty-fiv large\nGovernment was made public\nson, thinking aloud, ruminat-\nexpensive ones. And they con-\nby a Senate committee.\ning on the long, bitter fight to\nfiscated truck after truck, each cost-\ning from $4,000 to $5,000.\nvas the inside story of the Gov-\nput Scarface behind bars.\nThis branch of the enforcement\nent's long battle against Ca-\nJohnson lived in a quiet neigh-\nGEORGE E. G. JOHNSON\nwork ended with an indictment\nand his gang as related by\nborhood where decent, upper middle\nFrank Nitti, partner in the gam-\nagainst sixty-two men, including the\net Attorney George E. Q\nclass families dwelt in peace, the\n'biggest leaders of organized crime.\nbling and alcchol branches of the\nson, at Chicago, to the Senate\nobscure sort of life led by most\nCapone is one of the defendants\nwide Capone interests, fell. Ralph,\nThey are to be brought to trial\niary subcommittee considering\npeople who don't happen to be mur-\nby the way, was Al's right-hand\nshortly\nomination of Judge James H\nderous by nature or conviction\nman in the delicate tasks involved\nThe evidence against Scarface is\nerson to the Circuit Court.\nAround the corner from the John-\nin managing houses of prostitution\nWas Capone Judge.\nson home a worthy named Jack\nand the beer racket.\nkerson sentenced Capone to 11\nGuzik took a place. Guzik was Ca-\n\"Their overturn was very large\nWe traced about $700,000 to Nitti,\nin the penitentiary after over-\npone's man.\" He estab-\nnearly $2.000.000 to Ralph Capone\nhg an agreement by Johnson\nlished himself there. Nearly all the\nand over 1.000,000 was proved in\ncommend two and one-half\ngangsters, strange to say, are mar-\nthe Jack Guzik case, Johnson said\n,if Capone would plead guilty\nried and bring up families.\nOf course, it is money that gives\nsensational testimony at an\ntive session of the committee\n\"Guzik was the conniver and the\nthese people the power\nAll the convictions were upheld\nlay Johnson revealed what he\ncorrupter of this crowd. Capone\non appeal. Joining the procession\nwere the true circumstances of\nrepresented the force and spectacu-\nto jail were smaller fry like Gene\nagreement for the first time.\nlar leadership.'\nOliver, Lawrence O'Brien and Sam\nsaid Judge Wilke: on approved\nGuzik, brother of Jack\ne agreement but later over-\nJohnson's plan of campaign was\nThen Jack McGurn fell Mc-\nd it after Capone himself had\nsuited to the peculiar craftiness of\nGurn, \"a big killer for the mob,\"\n1 his \"unbelievable arrogance\"\nhis quarry, the scarfaced one.\nwas convicted for Mann act viola-\naking the terms of the agree-\npublic.\nTo get to the center of things\ntion\nFighting with their backs to the\nnson testified he was \"em-\nJohnson had to work from the out-\nwall, and knowing the only way to\nssed\" when the agreement was\nside.\nreach Scarface was through his un-\ned but had begun to believe\nWith the aid of a newspaper man,\nderlings, the Federal men got their\nIf it was a \"mistake\" and felt\nwho furnished material for a card\nconvictions on any possible offense\nrson had \"not done anything\nIncome tax violation, Mann act of-\nally improper.\"\nindex of all gangland figures, with\nfenses, illegal entry into the United\nGangland Power Bared.\ntheir relationships, alliances and\nStates. They used them all.\nmost amazing part of John-\npartnerships clearly*marked out, au-\nMcGurn was an unusually vicious\nsensational testimony was his\nthorities began their work\ncold-blooded exterminator,\n\"He is the man who in that St\nption of the power of gang-\nRalph Capone, brother of the Big\nthe intimidation of witnesses.\nValentine's Day massacre is said to\nwas convicted first. Then\nhave killed seven en at one stre\nhe forces the Government had\nercome in administering jus-\ngave the committee the de-\nof how the Government\nbed\" the Capone brothers on\ne tax violations.\nChecking Bank Accounts.\nthere\nare\nhomes\nand\ning of checking the many bank\nhomeloving\nvery large, expensive trucks\nthat\npeople and he established himself\ncost $4000 or $5000 apiece\nand had a constable with them\nnts maintained by the gang-\nin a very nice home just around the\nof conferences with Capone's coun-\n\"They developed a system of de-\nWhile in process of making the raid,\nsel.\nI am informed by newspaperme\neaders, Johnson said:\nke the matter of violence. In\ncorner from me and nearly all the\ntecting these violations and they\nAl Capone rushed in. It is one of\npursued that relentlessly That end-\nthe few places we have ever seen\nJohnson then told of his confer-\ndisclosed that information, so\ntalph Capone case, which may\ngangsters strange to say, are mar-\nried and bring up families. He is\ned\nelusive.\nhim in flesh and blood. He is very,\nences with Judge Wilkerson over the\nbrought this upon himself clear\nin an indictment against some\ncompromise plan, which the Judge\nby his conduct.\nsed as an illustration, because\nthe conniver and corrupter of this\n62 and later the investigators have\nfinally rejected.\nWhen the case opened before th\na typical gangster case of the\ncrowd.\nbeen pursued and I think we now\nCapone Admits Ownership.\nPointing out that the pleas of\ncourt, Johnson said, Capone's at\nwe have prosecuted under the\nAl Capone represents the force\nhave all the men who were con-\n'Capone came with his trousers\nguilty were entered about June 16.\ntorney claimed he had an agree\nnected with the Capone crowd on\nand the spectacular leadership. To\nhastily pulled over his pajamas and\nhe\nsaid:\nment that the gangster would not\nne tax laws, the agents discov-\nbank accounts There were\nthat side of the case, on the beer\nVery early in June I first went\nbe questioned. Johnson said he had\nor 10 and the peculiar thing\nmake the story short, we had dis-\nside,\nrapped on the door and wanted to\nto see Judge Wilkerson I told him\nentered no such agreement and\nit was about every three\ncovered these partners. First we\nMore Trials Slated,\nget in and the man at the door\nabout the difficulties we were\nwhen the Judge insisted on hear-\nconvinced Ralph Capone, then\nAll of them were leaders, not\nsaid: 'Who are you?' and he said,\ncountering before the Grand Jury\ning some evidence Capone with-\nhs one account was closed\ntold him about the things\ndrew his guilty plea and the case\nCarter, James Brown and so\nFrank Nitti, who was a partner in\nall of these, but there is a dozen\nThis is my party; I own this joint.\n\"feared and I did explain to him my\nwent to trial.\nIt was rather odd that each\nthese gambling enterprises. Ralph\nof the big leaders of organized\nThere were some more admis-\nvery great anxiety and want\nPreviously he said, he had told\nname began with James.\nCapone's work was in prostitution\ncrime They are under indictment\nand in selling beer and gambling\nsions to that effect. That was our\nsay that my great objective was to\nthe court he had the Attorney\nsubpoenaed-t) bankers. It was\nNitti was on the alcohol side of the\nand will be brought to trial in the\nevidence of his ownership of the\nAl Capone in the penitentiary\nGeneral's authority to make the\nbecause my experience had always\nrecommendation and the Assistant\nnear future and under this indict-\nnall bank, with not more than\nracket.\nment was Al Capone.\nplace with which in the trial we ex-\nbeen that once these leaders have\npected to connect up the books\nbeen imprisoned they neyer\nNof revenue had coneurred\nSecretary of the Treasury. in charge\n00,000 in depos 's and I person-\nCites Huge Incomes.\nWe are going to try that case\nconducted those examinations\nmight add their overturn was\nand want to say this-that the\n'Here was the great difficulty\namounted to anything\nre the Grand Jury and the\nevidence against Al Capone was\nabout that. These men were very\n\"Judge Wilkerson then I do not\nvery large We traced about $700,\nier of the bank was frightened\n000 to Nitti, nearly $2,000,000 to\nrather circumstantia) because,\ncourageous but after this raid. Mr\nknow what consideration he gave\ncourse, these leaders do not com-\nHoover, the minister, was threat-\n-but he said: You had better think\neath. I did not know why.\nRalph Capone. In the Jack Guzik\nened and rough men were placed in\nthat over carefully It was some\nmit the substantive offense They\nExplains Cashier's Fright.\ndo not sell; they do not manufac-\nfront of his house. Bragg was as-\nremark like that and You can see\ncase we proved over $1,000,000.\nme\nwas pressing him as to who\n'Of course it is the money that\nture: they do not transport. and\nsaulted and brutally beaten and\nagain.\nWe were very informal. I talked\nd these accounts,\" he contin-\ngives these people the power. These\nusually we never reach them except\nkicked and maimed by having his\n\"and I thought he must know\nunder the conspiracy statute.\nnose crushed. Morgan was taken for\nto him along those lines probably a\ncases all resulted in convictions and\ncouple of times until finally after\nuse the bank was small and in\nappeals were also allowed and all\nThe agents had been at work\nride and shot and Capone told\nof these three months period-\nthe income tax for a long time.\nthem \"This is the last raid you will\nthe indictments were returned or\ncases were affirmed and they were\nabout the time they were returned\ndenied certiorari, and the last ones\nmay add they were probably the\never make,' and they were very\ntold him that felt by reason of\nlly the account shifted in three\nmost capable investigators have\nmuch afraid.\nthe great difficulties that confronted\nhs-in one instance there was\nI think are going to the peniten-\never worked with and were headed\nAppeared Before Jury.\nus, that wanted to make a rec-\nverdraft of $4000 and another\ntiary this week That is, Jack Guzik\nby A. P. Madden and Frank Wilson,\nommendation\n000, which they permitted and\nand Gene Oliver.\nof the Intelligence unit\n\"They. however, did appear before\nthe Grand Jury but they were very\nFinally, Johnson said. Wilkerson\nis small bank the cashier said\nSeveral in Prison.\n'For y year had daily confer-\nmuch alarmed\ntold him he could make a recom-\nd not know who owned the ac-\nences. Everywhere we encountered\nmendation\n\"Lawrence O'Brien is there and\nfear. Every witness was reluctant.\n\"In the Jack Guzik case we had a\nter he was very much broken\nSam Guzik, Jack's brother is there\nIn March, we returned the first in-\ngambler by the name of Reis, After\nBorah Interrupts.\ndictment and suppressed it. We did\nShumway left. Reis kept no books\n\"As I understand it.\" Chairman\nand I was very severe with\nA man by the name of Jack Mc-\nGurn who is said to be a machine\nthat to stop the running of the\nbut he testified they had a bankroll\nBorah asked, Judge Wilkerson in-\nand he wept. Later his coun-\ngunner and one of the big killers\nstatute of limitations and then we\nand everything that was surplus\ndorsed the recommendation?\nold me every night when he\nkept on with our investigation.\nabove the required bankroll of $10,\nhome some gangster was\nfor the mob, has been convicted\n000 which they kept in these gam-\n\"He approved of the making of\nHe is the man who in that St. Val-\nDescribes Capone Rise.\nbling places, was profit Then\nthe recommendation Johnson re-\nand threatened him,\nentine's Day massacre is said to\nThe District Attorney told the\nhe\nwould buy a cashier's check\nplied, 'and of course here is the\nentually we got the informa-\ncommittee the high spots of Ca-\nwith\nGenerally, in dealing in these\nhave killed seven men at one stroke\npone's life during the years in which\nthat and turn it over to Jack Guzik\nunderstanding I think all prosecu-\nof the machine gun.\n\"Our evidence developed at vari-\ntors have when a court says to the\nir the difficult cases, we en-\n\"This process of breaking down\nhe obtained leadership of Chicago's\nprosecutor that he may make\nngland.\ntimes that Capone would buy\nered terrific violence.\nrecommendation No judge can bind\nthese partners was a plan to reach\nthings and pay with Jack Guzik's\nhimself\nWitnesses Feared Rides.\nAl Capone began his career as\nAl Capone. In ever case we prose-\nbartender in the Bowery of New\ncheck were able to show in this\nReplying to questions from Borah.\ncribing the difficulties of ob-\ncuted we got some lead and some\nYork, Johnson said. was\ninvestigation that he would say\nJohnson said that Wilkerson knew\nag witnesses to testify against\nevidence.\nmember of the Five Points Gang\n'Jack Guzik is my secretary: Jack\nhe was planning to recommend a\n\"We were confronted with this\nNew York He came to Chicago\nGuzik is my partner and we in-\nsentence of two and a half years\nters, Johnson said the \"stock\nin 1920 or 1922, think as a boun-\ntended to show that by these\nJohnson then read Wilkerson's\n\" of those called was \"If you\nkind of a situation-that Al Capone\nchécks.'\nto send me to prison all right\ncer. A bouncer is a rough man in\nstatement in open court announcing\nwas very shrewd in one way. He kept\nthese disorderly places who push\nExplains \"Compromise.\"\nhe would not be bound by any\nwill not talk because you\nno bank account. We neyer could\nI will be taken for a ride.\npeople out. Then he got into gamb-\nJohnson then told of the much\nagreement, which led to Capone's\nfind a bank account. He kept no\ning small way and in 1923\npublicized \"compromise\" unde\nwithdrawal of his plea of guilty\nat is true. Johnson told the\nbooks. He signed no checks. In all\nas we trace him down, he got to\nwhich Capone was to plead guilty\n\"The defendant Capone) is\na\nittee. \"I had a rather pain-\nour investigation we had one check\npoint where he could buy a car for\nand receive a comparatively short\nman of unbelievable arrogance,\n$4500.\nJohnson\nhe indorsed.\nterm,\nsaid.\nperience when we convicted\nby the name of Basile: He\n\"He never did anything first\nOpened Gambling Places.\nCapone's attorney came to him\nAgreement Revealed,\nbout to go to prison. He had\nhand. The system was he was al-\nIn 1924 they operated three\nJohnson said, about May, 1931 and\n\"He knew this plea of guilty in-\nassociated with the Juliano\nways two or three removed from gambling places in this suburb\nsaid the gangster knew he had been\nvolved penitentiary sentence\nwhat happened and it was nearly Cicero and the system was briefly\nindicted and wanted to know if the\nThe first thing that happened to\ney had 62 murders in there\nimpossible to complete the chain\nthis.\nWhen\nthere\ntoo\nDistrict Attorney would consider a\n/my utter astonishment was this.\nwas\nloud\nan\nyears and Basile gave evi-\nleading to him\noutery of citizens they would move\nplea of guilty with a recommenda-\nhad never stated publicly what this\nhe was a partner rf Juliano\nSpies Unbelievably Acute.\nanother place. They were in\ntion.\nrecommendation would be nor had\nplaces within short with\ntold him,\" Johnson testified\nany of my assistants or the agents"
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