The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-06
ARREST seen
AS FINISH FOR
CAPONE REIGN
Long Prison Sentence Is
Deemed Certain for
Tax Violations.
CASE CALLED ALRIGHT
Gang Gar Posts Bond and
VaniSheS Back Into
Underworld HauntS.
BnEnited Press

CHICAGO, June 6.-Indictment
and surrender of Scarface Al Capone
on charges of evading income tax
payments was hailed today through
out Chicago as definitely marking
the downfall of the most powerful
and elusive gang chieftain in local
or American history.
Federal, state, and city officials, as
we'll as all newspapers, agreed
Capone's chances of escaping con-
viction and Imprisonment are slight.
Such predictions were based upon
the record of George E. o. johnson,
United States district attorney, who
brought about Capone's indictment
after three years of work, during
which many lesser gangsters were
captured.
Gang Chief Surrenders
Capone, chief of all gang chiefs.
was the ninth gangster indicted.
Johnson has been successful in his
prosecution of the previous eight
It was considered safe to predict he
would be successful in the ninth.
Capone's surrender came late Fri
day, three hours after indictments
against him were made public. He
was accompanied to the United
States marShals Office by his at
torneys. A surety bond for $50, 900
to cover the amount previously set,
preceded him.
The gang leader was in the Office
only short time, signed his bonds,
then disappeared again into the I'M
derworld which he controls.
The two indictments, one voted
in March and kept secret, charged
that Capone owes the government
$215.03048 on a total income of
$1,038,654.84 from 1924 to 1929, in
elusive.
No pretense was made that this
was Capone's total income for those
years. It represented instead the
amounts which Johnson and his
staff said they knew they could
prove he had earned
Never Paid Tax
The gangSter never has paid any
income tax.
Locating his wealth was work OF
years. officials said, because he dealt
always in cash and kept no bank
| accounts.
The yoluminous- indictments did
not specify that any of the income
designated had been derived from
the extensive liquor or vice syndi-
Gates Capone is said to have con-
trelled and from which it was said
he made millions annually.
1t revealed after Capone's surren-
der that much Of the income speci-
fed represented money sent to him
from Chicago when he was living
at his estate in Florida.
Other evidence was gathered.
johnson revealed, by questioning OF
ether gangsters who "squealed" on
their big boss" to save themselves.
Some Of these gangsters were mem
bers Of Capone's elmer circle" the
cabinet" of lieutenants who were
said to have ruled the gang world.
Case Seems Alright
During the three years that Ca
pones income was under investiga-
ton, scores Of stills, roadhouses and
vice resorts were raided. Every per-
son arrested was questioned regard
ing money paid to Capone from
these enterprises"
Bit by bit, working day and night.
sometimes with half a dozen men,
sometimes with fifty, Johnson gath
cred his evidence. Never, he said,
did he consider indicting Capone
until he was "sure" that he could
win in the courtroom.
Because of this sureness on John
sons part, predictions were made
freely today that Capone might
plead guilty.