The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-10-30
TAKES
THE COUNT FOR
ELEVEN&FIFTY
GANG CHIEF DENIED BAIL
AND is HELD IN JAIL A.
WAITING THE OUTCOME OF
FURTHER PROCEEDINGS.

Chicago, Oct. pa "Scarface"
Al Capone was sentenced to II
years Imprisonment and fined
$4,000 and court costs totaling
about 100000, today and was
taken Immediately by two United
States marshalls, snarling and in
humored to the county Jail to a.
wait final arguments by his attor-
neyS for an appeal.
Capone walked into Federal
Judge James H. Wilkerson's court
room at 10 a. m. today a worried
expression on his face. Thirty
minutes later he walked out a.
gain vicious and angry, a U. S.
marshal holding to each of his
arms.
Sentenced
In that brief half hour he his
tened to his attorneys being re-
fused a writ which would have
quashed the income tax indict-
meDts against him and thrown
out his conviction. Then he stood,
hands clenChed behind him, and
heard sentence pronounced.
The 26O pound gang chief made
no attempt to conceal his rage.
He started as if to strike an in
ternal revenue agent half his
size when the official presented
him as he left the court, with
liens attaching his property for
overdue income taxes.
Again at the county Jail, he
showed his wrath, Selling a water
bucket and attempting to strike q
newspaper photographer, shout
ing cpl knock your blankety
blank blank head off" Guards
seized the enraged gangster anC
hustled him away to a cell.
Judge Wilkerson first ordered
that Capone be taken tonight tx
Leavenworth to begin serving hi
sentence. Two hours after court
adjourned, however, the court is
sued an order that Capone be helt
I'm the county Jail until Monday
so his attorneys cour have time tt
file a writ of supersedeas witt
the circuit court of appeals.
If granted the write would ad
NIT Capone to bail while his con
viction and his sentence - NOR
than twice as severe as any othe
; pronounced in the gangster-incom
tax cases-were appealed.
! The gang leaders sentence wa
| five years in federal prison O.
, each of three felony counts charg
: ing evasion of income taxes an
one year each in the county ia
I on two misdemeanor counts charg
! ing failure to file tax reports
: Two of the felony and both mis-
: demeanor sentences will run cor
. currently, however. making the tt
4 tai IL years.
! With good behavior the max
mum reduction in the prison SCI
tence would be only three year
At the end of seven years, ther'
fore, he might begin serving h
jail sentence.
The fine was $4,000 and in a.
dition he was ordered t opay tt
prosecution costs estimated at o
er 100000. !,
The amount of income tax tt
government charged him with w
$215,O00 and that figure was e.
pected to be doubled by penaltie
fines and taxation on other 1
come. evidence of which was br
out by the government during e
trial.
Liens filed by the governme
attached his $4,000 winter hor
at Palm Island, Florida, and thr
safety deposit boxes in Chlcal
bank. His wife, Mrs. Mae Capo
was named in the liens with M
Government attorneys and q
cago civic officials were JuDlla
over the conviction and senten!
After Capone had finally setti
down in his cell in the Jail he sal
att was a bit below the belt Q
If we have to do it We can DO
I've never heard of anyone g.
ting more than five years Tor
come tax trouble, but l que
II when they're prejudiced agan
n you, you've got no chance, even
Il you have good lawyers.
The luxury with whihc Cape
lived on tn eprofits from his RAJ
cts was brought out in detail q
: ing his trial. Scores of his m'
u elaborate purchases including s
y eral $12,5O0 automobiles, p
leS S suits of clothes and $50 sn1l
' iSo were recounted to the jury. III
.ne his own attorneys brought "
. LOT nesses who testified he lost SSs
1ai 600 on horse racing bets IN l
,tv years.