ALCAPONE

Hokitika Guardian, 10 October 1931, Page 5

ALCAPONE

“NAILED TO THE CROSS.”

ON INCOME TAX CHARGE.

(United Press Association.—By Electric

Telegraph.—Copyright.)

NEW YORK, October 8

A 1 Capone’s dark scowl was indicative of things going badly with him, at his trial at Chicago to-day. One witness yesterday, told of beatings lie had received at Capone’s hands, while another witness, was a minister of the gospel, and who had helped the priest to raid one of Capone’s gambling houses. His brother testified that the gangster had tried to make arrangements by which ho would restrict his rackets to a single suburb if the- authorities would not molest him. i

There was considerable laughter duE. ing to-day’s proceedings, when the defence alleged that Capone was only a respectable clerk, earning a modest seventy-five dollars weekly. Despite a strong protest from Capone, counsel’s evidence, however was adduced that the gangster had an income totalling over a million dollars for many years, upon which Jig had paid no tax.

His attorney at the end of the court session, said, tiredly: “They have got him nailed to the cross now!”

A gruesome undertone was given at to-day’s proceedings, when news reached the court that Frank McErlnne, it notorious triggmnan, who |jk 0 Clnpone had been interested in the south side beer-running, had shot to death his common-law wife, and her two clogs, while sho was sitting with the animals in an automobile,