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Jury convicts gangster Al Capone, reported in a Chicago newspaper...
Jury convicts gangster Al Capone, reported in a Chicago newspaper...
Item # 710301
October 18, 1931
CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, October 18, 1931
* Al 'Scarface' Capone guilty
* Infamous tax evasion conviction
* Best title to be had - very rare
* Inventor Thomas Edison death
The front page has the perfect headline for any collector of gangster-era newspapers, particularly being in a Chicago title: "U.S. JURY CONVICTS CAPONE". The sub-headline: "Gang Monarch Guilty On 5 Tax Fraud Counts" "Faces Possibility of 17 Years in Cell."
The article begins: "Al Capone was found guilty of income tax evasion by a jury in Federal Judge James H. Wilkerson's court last night & faces a possible term of 15 years in Leavenworth penitentiary..." with much more. The detailed article carries over to pages 2 and 3 where are found 5 related photos captioned: "Capone Waiting for Jury to Decide His Fate." and "Two Snapshots of Capone After Guilty Verdict."
Also on the front page is a five column heading: "Thomas A. Edison Dies in Sleep at 84" (see images)
Always great to have Al Capone in a headline of a Chicago newspaper.
The complete Sunday edition with all pages and sections, including the comics. This is the "rag edition" printed on very high quality newsprint meant for the requirements of institutional holdings consequently in great condition. Four small binding holes at the blank spine.
Category: The 20th Century
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