Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-13
CAPONE'S GUARD
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rozzo, street sweepers' business agent,
who was carrying a weapon on the
strength OF a badge showing he was
fish warden.
Private detectives usually have spe-
cial police stars. The States attorneys
office issues stars to special undercover
investigators. Many business men like
to flash a star for the purpose of FIX
ing ticket"
Capone is on trial charged with in
come tax evasion.
The profits Of an alleged Capone
gambling house we're $l50,000 in 1927,
former cashier testified in the gang
ster's trial today
Fred Ries said Capone was a fire.
quent visitor at the gambling house
and always went to the private office
The profits were turned over to Jack
Guzik. whom Capone had described as
his financial secretary"
Ries Is the witness who was sent on
a trip to South America to hide" be-
fore the trial started. He was the
principal witness in a similar trial.
which resulted in q five-year sentence
for Jack Guzik.
The gambling house was the same
one Which figured in previous testi-
mony. Several witnesses, who once
conducted a raid on the house, said
Capone met them at the door and an
nounced, Il own the place"
Although 1t moved frequently, the
gambling house was in almost contin-
uous operation in Cicero under various
names, such as the Smoke Shop" the
The management was changed in
1927. Ries said. Ralph Capone, brother
Of the scar-faced gang leader, told the
employees that Pete" Penovich was in
charge from that day on.
Ries testified the next day Jack Guzik
told him (Ries) mot to turn over money
to any one but himself or somebody he
sent-not even to AL"
Ries Is a tall, thin man, with a sharp
nose and a bald head. He looked d.
rectly ahead as he answered the Gov
ernment's questions, never glancing at
Capone, who was busy consulting with
his attorneys.
In January, 1927, the witness said
he saw Capone and Guzik talking in the
telegraph operators room, to which the
public was not admitted.
The bank rolf which the house al
ways kept on hand was $4,000. Ries
said After deducting the days ex-
penseS, the witness said, he would take
the profits to bank, have cashiers
check made out to himself under an
assumed udL1e, sigh IL dIlU CIlcu give ii
to Guzik or one Of his men.
The Government introduced as ex-
hibits a batch of these cashiers checks
most of them for $4,000, and one made
out to "Al Capone."
Waters said he also talked to Capone
in 1926, asking the gangster about "a
newspaper story which stated Capone
had won 100000 on the races and
that he owned a string of horses. The
witness said Capone replied that the
story Of his race track winnings was "all
baloney," and that it was his brother
Ralph who owned the horses.
Quizzed About Memory.
The defense asked Waters If Capone
told him he understood he had to pay
no tax, as his business enterprises were
illegal. The witness replied Capone
might have" said that, but he could
not be sure at this late date.
Edward Waters, a former revenue
agent, told of interviewing Capone in
1922 or 1928 regarding income tax mat
tiers, but he insisted my brain is not
an adding machine" and that he could
recall nothing Of the conversation.
Judge Wilkerson questioned Waters
about his lack Of memory, and the de-
tense attorneys called him back after
he had been excused from the stand to
state he had not discussed the case with
defense attorneys or any one connected
with Capone.