Al Capone Gets 1 Year In 1929...
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May 18, 1929
THE DETROIT NEWS, New York, Michigan, May 18, 1929
* Al Capone (Scarface) - Chicago Beer baron - 1 Year Jail term - Avoids murder for hire
* Rare photo
This 20 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "AL'S JAIL TERM IS NOT SO TOUGH" "Capone Can't Be Shot at in Prison, and It May Be He 'Engineered' Own Arrest" "Gang Peace Pact in Doubt" with smaller heads a rare photo of Capone and his bodyguard walking to prison covering their faces from camera.
Other news of the day throughout. Light browning with little margin wear, otherwise good.
source: wikipedia: Capone arranged to have himself jailed in Philadelphia for a year to avoid numerous "murder for hire" outfits that were hunting for him. McGurn was gunned down at a bowling alley on the anniversary of the garage slaughter, and two others involved in the killing disappeared.
Moran eventually ran out of resources and fled to Ohio, allowing Capone to return to Chicago, where he quickly found himself in the legal quagmire that effectively removed him from power. It is generally thought that Capone precipitated his own decline with the garage killings. Graphic photos of bodies lying in pools of blood were plastered all over the papers.
* Al Capone (Scarface) - Chicago Beer baron - 1 Year Jail term - Avoids murder for hire
* Rare photo
This 20 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "AL'S JAIL TERM IS NOT SO TOUGH" "Capone Can't Be Shot at in Prison, and It May Be He 'Engineered' Own Arrest" "Gang Peace Pact in Doubt" with smaller heads a rare photo of Capone and his bodyguard walking to prison covering their faces from camera.
Other news of the day throughout. Light browning with little margin wear, otherwise good.
source: wikipedia: Capone arranged to have himself jailed in Philadelphia for a year to avoid numerous "murder for hire" outfits that were hunting for him. McGurn was gunned down at a bowling alley on the anniversary of the garage slaughter, and two others involved in the killing disappeared.
Moran eventually ran out of resources and fled to Ohio, allowing Capone to return to Chicago, where he quickly found himself in the legal quagmire that effectively removed him from power. It is generally thought that Capone precipitated his own decline with the garage killings. Graphic photos of bodies lying in pools of blood were plastered all over the papers.
Category: The 20th Century
