Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-28
CAPONE ATTORNEY
CLEARS2A ACCUSED
Says He Never Heard Pair
Held With Bowling Refer
to Plot on Governor.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, August a.
Vincent c. Giblin of Miami, an attorney
for "Scarface" Al Capone. testified to-
day on cross-examination at prelimi-
nary hearing for three men charged
with conspiracy to assassinate Gov
Doyle L. Carlton, that he had not
heard Fred o. Eberhardt, one of the
defendants, say anything about a MUIR
der plot.
Giblin, who related yesterday how
he played the role of an investigator
to prevent the assassination, said he
had neither heard Henry Halsema, an
other defendant, say anything about a
plot. In fact, said Giblin, he never
saw Halsema at all until after the
arrests.
Giblin testified yesterday that Frank
Rails, the third defendant, told him
three men were ready ito bump of
the governor"
Conferred With Associate.
He said Capone never knew that he
came to Jacksonville from Miami to
investigate the case.
After hearing reports that the plot
existed, Giblin said he conferred with
]. F. Gordon, Miami lawyer, who IS
associated with him in representing
Capone. He said they decided that
there wasn't anything TO the reports.
Giblin said Glen Bowling, Rails for
mer roommate, telephoned Gordon
about the alleged plot and both Giblin
and Gordon came to Jacksonville and
met Bowling. Before coming here, Glib
lin said, Gordon had discussed the re-
.ss-Na s..sNI FNan nIn L. At he
Criminal Court at Miami who took up
the matterawith the Governor.
Sought to Gain Confidence.
Giblin, in direct testimony at pre-
liminary hearing, related a story OF
counter moves to gain the confidence
of the reputed conspirators.
Glenn Bowling, former roommate OF
Rails, testified he first exposed the al
legged plot to the governor and then tC
J. Fritz Gordon and Giblin, both attpr-
neys for Capone. Giblin said the gAne
chief in telephone call from Chicago
asked HIM to look into the matter as hi
understood the plan was to lay the
blame on Capone's men.
Posed As Enemy.
Giblin said because of his known op.
position to Carlton he was able to pose
as an enemy of the governor. Th'
Governor last Winter attempted to ouSi
| Capone from Florida.
Giblin said he bought liquor for {
conference, and told Rails he had &
| plan to get control of gambling II
| Miami if the Governor would remove
| the present sheriff. He said he would
/ be willing to pay 100000, but that, III
supposed nothing could be done unit
after the 1882 election.
Giblin said Rails told him he knew o!
| three men who were sore" with thu
Governor and ready Ito bump him of.
Sheriff Spoiled Plan.
At a further meeting Giblin said
Rails told him it had been planned by
those three men to pay gunmaE
| $500"
Giblin said 1t had been prearrangeC
| that he was to make the gambling
proposition to draw out the alleged plot.
| tiers. He said at the instance Of friends
Of the Governor and officials who hac
been informed of the alleged plot two
secret service men were assigned to thE
case but before he could get them intC
room where he had arranged fol
voice-recording machine evidence, thu
sheriff's office swooped down, arrested
the three land spilled the BEANS"
Bowling testified Rails told him the
assassination of Carlton was planned
| for August IS while the Governor was
en- route from Tallahassee to Gaines.
Vile.