Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-29
REVENUE BUREAU STAFF WINS
PRAISE FOR TAX WAR ON GANGS
Capone Conviction Draws
PIaudits From All Sec
tons of Country.
Trey Accredited With Lead
ing Three Year lnveSti-
cation of EVaSionS.

With Al Capone behind the bars. the
Bureau Of Internal Revenue was re-
ceiying congratulations To-Day from all
parts Of the country on what has been
interpreted as final victory in the Gov
ernments battle against Chicago gang
sters
Previously six others had been caught
in the Federal income tax dragnet. OF
these two are serving sentences IN
Leayenworth Penitentiary and four
others are on bail awaiting Anal deci-
sion Of the courts in their cases.
The American people are not the only
ones interested In Capone's case, as,
according to reports reaching ofictal
Washington. the people OF Europe have
tween the Government and the Chicago
gangsters. European papers have given
considerable space to the Capone case.
While Capone waits in jail for his
appeal to be perfected, Il was pointed
out here the action OF the Court OF
Appeals In Chicago may operate, In
effect, merely to prolong the gang
chiefs Incarceration For II the higher
courts affirm Capones sentence all the
time he has spent in the Chicago jail
would be lost to him and he would have
to start serving his il-year sentence
from the time he entered the Leaven-
worth prison.
An Receive Credit.
There was credit enough for al in
the Internal Revenue Bureau In the
results SO far Of the income tax war on
gangdom.
responsibility for personal leadership In
the fight over TO Elmer l.. Trey, chief Of
the intelligence. unit Of the bureau. It
was Trey who had personal charge of
the intelligence unit and the campaign,
the commissioner explained, developing
the case over o period OF more than
three years.
Commissioner Burnet kept In close
touch with the matter as 1t progressed,
and as commissioners directed the CO.
ordination OF efforts which resulted in
the use Of different groups Of experts
Of the bureau.
The intelligence unit provided the
nucleus and the spearhead OF the drive
under personal management Of Trey.
1t was aided at various times by reve-
nue. agents under direction of G. w.
Herrick, agent in charge at Chicago,
These agents co-operated with A. p.
Madden. special agent in charge of the
once of the intelligence unit In Chi
cago. and Frank Wilson. special agent
OF the intelligence unit in direct charge
Of the Capone case.
Green Conducted Trial.
Dwight H. Green, representative Of
the ONCE Of general counsel OF the
bureau in Chicago, conducted the trial
OF the case in the courts In co-opera-
ton with the ONCE of the United States
district attorney, George E. @. john
son. Other representatives Of the bu-
reau In various parts OF the country,
particularly In Florida. where Capone
maintained his magnificent Winter
home, developed certain parts Of the
evidence And 1t was deputy collec-
tor of internal revenue who personally
served Capone on his way out from
court after the sentence with the liens
on his Florida home and Chicago prop
erty.
Burne. and Trey Confer.
Commissioner Burnet and Chief Trey
conferred for some time today on the
Capone case, reviewing the status not
only Of AL Capone, but also Of the six
other Chicago men who have been
rounded up through the income tax
laws. Messages OF commentator were
read from all parts of the country.
Some enthusiasts had even drawn car
toons to express their elation at the
victory Of the Government.
Reviewing the other cases, 1t was re-
called that Ralph Capone. brother OF
an ,.,I,1 nleo ~&evzAe N0rpyfrfaA NJ income