Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-23
The Once Over
AL CAPoNE GETS THE BAD NEWS

quite dazed by the determination OF the court, has
pleaded guilty and a date is set for his sentence.
AL Co one OF his lawyers)-Did I hear that Judge
right7 Did he say sumpin about a sentence?
Lawyer-It sounded like sentence to me. too. Al.
but there must be some mistake.
Al-Sure there must be some mistake. Ask him
what ne said?
~Lawyer-Yerroner. did I understand you to say the
accused would be sentenced7
Court-You did.
Lawyer Oo ADJ guess he did, all right.
AL who can't quite believe It yet)-Sumpin's all
wrong. I tell you. This is the United States amt Il?
L~awyer-Sure It's the United States.
Al-werl you know as we'll as they do they don't
give no r~acketeers sentences in the United States.
Lawyer-It's certainly a violation OF precedent.
Al-Precedent. hell It's unconstitutional
Lawyer tsadly)-I never thought I'd live to see a
day like this. Imagine talking about jail for a man
as big in the racket as you arel
Aldo you think the Judge knows who I am?
Lawyer-Im afraid that's the troubled
Al-Does he know that nobody's ever sent Al Capone
to Jail before7 Huh?
lawyer dunno.
Al-You better tell him. He's treating me just like
I was an ordinary lavbreaker.
Lawyer-It's certainly strange conduct in an Ameri-
can court. I never remember anything like 1t.
All amt getting no more respect from that Judge
than II 1 was an honest citizen brought in for violat-
Ak NWf -NBANNi &tfNAN FFa"N
Lawyer-It looks to me as II the court was los
ing perspective.
Al-Its all your fault. You had me plead guilty.
Lawyer-You was guilty, wasn't you, Al?
Al mpatientlyl-S 7 was, but why should ]
admit it. I only pleaded guilty because you said i
would save time and I could get back TO business
Don't that Judge know that's the way it's done.
lawyer guess not. Al.
AL Cangrily)-Lissen. / amt gonna let no Judge get
away with that stuff. II they put me in Jail what1l
become OF the beer racket? Whatl the newspaper
photographers do on dull days? How'll the press get
along for news?
lawyer dunno. N. I'm all broken up about II. !
dunno what's gonna become Of lawyers If the courts
start falling clients with plenty Of money.
Al-Anybody'd think this was Russial
Lawyer-Its all pretty disheartening.
AL the terrible thought suddenly striking him)-
Lisson, I just had a terrible suspicion.
Lawyer-What was IL?
AL with a look OF horror)-Do you think things
have come to a pass where the GOVERNMENT HAS
CID TO GO STRAIGHT?
SURPRISE.
Washington. June-Prohibition officials announced
ups in Illicit liquor traffic VIII begin July l5'-News
Item.
Now II Mr.. Woodcock will be good enough 70 tel
the hour and give out a list Of names it will be just
dandy,
EXPLAINING THE NEW MODEL IDEA
Mr.. c. r. Kettering. vice president OF General
Motors. gave one OF the best definitions OF the year
the other day. Research, he said. Is a method Of keep
ing the customers reasonably dissatisfied with what
they have.
They Evidently Don't Need Any snowplows.
Threshing Machines or Button Hooks.
"Peiping. June 20-Outlaws who abducted Rev. Bert
Nelson are holding him for ransom. demanding $780,
900 feet Of telephone wire. a grand piano, a battery OF
printing presses and a quantity Of airplane thermo-
meters. Associated Press Dispatch.
It all looks simple except the grand piano.
Stock exchange seats are now down to the 100000
mark and II is understood a new model Is being
brought out with rockers and %foot-rest.
Evidently that Chicago court Is going 70 deal with
AL Capone just as II II didn't care whether he had
a nice. pleasant summer or not.
An old fashioned girl Is a girl who remembers
what man she was last involved in a scandal with.