Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-24
CAP0NE
LODGED
IN JAIL
Gets Eleven Year Term
And $4,000 Fine From
Federal Court.
STARTS SERVING
No. l Gang Leaders Long
Career Halted By Gov
ernment OF i. S.

FEDERAL BUILDING, CHICA-
GO, Oct. "a. (U.P)-Al Capone was
sentenced today to IL years impri-
sonment and fined $4,000 on
charges of evading payment of
s2l5 900 federal income tax on his
underworld profits.
The sentence, pronounced by Fed
eral Judge James H. Wilkerson,
marked the elimination of the gov
ernment's drive TO rid Chicago of
gangsters by striking at their Illicit
stores of wealth, derived from gam
bling, liquor and vice. Capone. the
real objective of the two-year cam
paign that sent the flower of the
nations law enforcement into the
underworld of Chicago for evidence.
was the seventh gangster to be con-
victed or plead guilty to evasion of
income tax.
Under the sentence, Capone was
ordered to spend five years in the
penitentiary under conviction Of
count No. l of the indictment. five
years under count No S, those two
TO be served concurrently. and five
years under count No. 9, to be served
consecutively. The felony count
sentence totaled 10 years.
On each Of the two misdemeanor
counts, he was sentenced to a year
In the county Jail. They are to run
concurrently.
The fines were $4,000 on each of
the counts, amounting to $4,000 in
all.
A writ of supersedeas was denied
by Judge Wilkerson, who had pre-
ceded sentence by denying the de-
Tense motion for arrest of judgment
Capone was ordered to jail forth
with"
Capone was markedly nervous as
he rose and walked before the bench
for sentence. He kept twisting his
fingers behind his back and finger
ing the bandage on cut right index
finger.
When sentence had been spoken.
he gave a short nervous laugh.
more like a hiccough. He seemed
relieved when Defense Attorneys
Fink and Ahern stepped to his side
10 dispute about the sentence.
Jewelry Missing
The big gangster wore a pepper
and salt blue suit of pinch-back
effect His flashing Jewels and
platinum and gold ornaments were
not in evidence.
Until the moment he was called
to step before the judge and hear
the penalty for his decade Of do
minion over underworld rackets that
have contributed reported millions
TO his Golfers, Capone sucked on a
cough drop.
He gulped it down hurriedly when
Judge Wilkerson summoned him to
step to the bench
When Judge Wilkerson ordered
him to Jail forthwith" the gang
leader seemed TO sag His thumbs
twitched and he fingered his cut
finger. Finally after gulping a. cou-
Pile of times, he forced a smile as
his attorneys, Michael Ahern and
Albert Fink came to his side.
Fink addressed the judge:
Your honor, won't you show a
llUtle ltlDcIlSy W Oul Sllclltf HS
asked
II think l will adhere to my rul-
ing" Judge Wilkerson said.
Goodbye, you did your BEST" Ca
pone said to his attorneys. He shook
hands with both Fink and Ahern
and then was led to Marshal II. c.
Lauberheimer's office preparatory to
going to cell, the first one in Chi
cago he has ever occupied during
his 10 years of heading the rack
cts.
Marshal Laubenheimer said he
was prepared to take Capone to
Leavenworth penitentiary tonight
or early tomorrow, if the govern
ment officials so order.
In the meantime, Capone was put
into a cell that ordinarily is used
for young criminals, built especially
to keep youthful offenders from
contact with hardened criminals in
the regular Federal building bull
PEN"
Capone marched behind the heavy
screen without saying a word and
sat down alone to await the gov
ernments pleasure. &c