AL CAPONE
GAOL DOOR CLANGS. VANCOUVER, May 5. Roundly aibus'ing reporters wiliio sought to Interview him on the dismissal of his appeal, AL Capone said to-night, “Want to take me for a ride some more, eh?. Well, I’m not talking!” Trembling with rage, Capone’s faco was a sickly purple and liis body distorted by liis great weight which, during liis stay of more than a year _a.t the Cook County Gao], has increased to 2751 b. Ho was about to leave on liis drentiy l journey to Leavenworth Re.mtentiajy. “That’s the end of three bitter ydan f>r us. and 1 believe finis tor Capone,” said the prosecutor, Mr George Johnson. Capone was not allowed to charter a a private car for his last ride. His travelling companions to Leavenworth in a closely-guarded coach were sixteen common thieves, dope peddlers and counterfeiters. Capone was handcuffed and placed under a special guard of three burly officers.
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Hokitika Guardian, 16 May 1932, Page 8
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154AL CAPONE Hokitika Guardian, 16 May 1932, Page 8
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