The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-15
i involved. I cannot understand the origin of the story"
 Al Capone Is Afraid at Last
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v 4-s.-. @ l.aa a way from the post of Brooklyn saloon bouncer to the head of 8 bill llion dollar crime syndicate, has met Ithe only power he ever feared and. lgangster-like, was reported asking for mercy.
 Both of the indictments are back led by mountains of evidence, gath cred secretly and painstakingly by Ithe largest force of government lagents ever brought to bear on a single criminal organization.
 To-day Capone's battery of high priced attorneys were reported try ling to compromise with the govern ment on the charges that carry 34 lyears in prison and $90,00O in fines lin case of conviction.
 At the office of District Attorney George D. o. Johnson, to whom goes most of the credit for running Ca- pone to earth, there appeared no dis position to compromise. Instead
 prosecutors were whipping into shape the last bits of evidence they
 rely on to remove Capone from the
 nations crime picture once and for all.
 The government prosecutors are veterans in the business of convicting gangsters of evading income tax
 laws. Within two years six rich lgangsters have come before the fed eral court and the government has not lost a case.
 "Nor will we lose this one" prosecutor told the United Press.
 "No jury in the world would acquit Capone."
 And Capone can't escape a jury
 unless Johnson agrees, according to a recent ruling of the supreme court. Johnson says he'll never agree. | Capone is the last big prize among
 his gang leaders to fall victim to the governments drive.
 His brother, Ralph. was convicted
 of income tax evasion and sentenced to three years; Frank Nitti, his cou- | sin, was sacrificed by Al and pleaded guilty to IS months without fight. 1t was reported at the time that
 Capone hoped to sacrifice his cousin
 to stop the governments drive. Jack
 Guzik, Capone's "business manager"
 was convicted and sentenced to i've
 years. the longest term ever meted out to an income tax evader. Sam lGuzik, Jacks brother, got one year. Frankie Lake and Terry Druggan be- came panicked and hurried in to Iplead guilty. their sentences to de- lpend on the outcome of Ralph Ca
 pone's appeal, still pending.
 Bit by bit the whole story of how |the government agents delved into 1.-the 10 years of Capone lawlessness land pieced together the evidence that Islands against him is becoming known. The drive was headed by lAttorney General Mitchell in Wash lington. The chief figures in Chicago
 were Johnson. A. P. Madden, chief investigator of the internal revenue department and eight young college graduates. working as a special pro lhibition detail. In addition there land other employees engaged In the ldrive at one time or another.
 In the end, the various groups re- lvealed that the Capone gang income from beer alone in ten years amount led to $2O0.000,000. The $500.000.- 900 estimated receipts in hard liquor. brought the gangs income to $700, 100000, or almost within the billion dollar class. not counting the
 flow of gold that poured into the lCapone coffers from his vice resorts
 and gambling enterprises.
 That staggering sum was taken
 from the legitimate channels of com- merce and used to buy immunity in lCnlCdSO anu III thS AoaA ~SAHSAo VI lthe nation, government prosecutors lsaid. for the gangs activities extend led from coast to coast and from the lakes to the gulf.
 Johnson especially pointed out fol praise one quiet unassuming 2S-year. old agent who played a prominent bart in the smashing of the gang a' l lthe risk of his life and in the face of bribes that in some cases repre- sented a years salary. $2,s00. Ths Iagent Is Eliot Ness, a University o' Chicago graduate. He with ths seven other college graduates per fected the conspiracy case agains Capone. Several times while trailint
 beer trucks or waiting outside ICapone breweries to get evidence Ness and his fellow agents were or fered brlbes to move on q block or st land not ''see" the beer trucks entei land leave the place. The gangaters employed ell theiI tricks of intimidation to drive awai lthe agents. Their lives were throat ened by telephone and letter. TheH automobiles were stolen. once ths Ifront wheels of Neeg car were stolan as the maehine sat ovsrnieh in front of his home. Private in'
 vestisators were put en h's .riaI s: ': get something on" him. once n'
 was ambushsd but disarmsd ana az
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