Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-06-12 | Page 1 | Capone's Gang is Indicted on 500 Charges

I GAPONE CAPONES E'S ES GANG GANGIS I I IS INDICTED ON i GH RGE I Federal Grand Jury Names Racketeer 68 Others in Rum Counts BEER BEER OPERATIONS CITED Allegations Mention Purchase of Liquor Trucks I CHICAGO June 12 Associated Press Alphonse Capone and 68 other defendants many of them members of his liquor and gambling syndicate were Indicated toda today by a federal grand jury for conspiracy to violate the national prohibition law V. r. The indictments charge members of Capones Capone's gang gan with offenses The gang leader was indicted just justa I a week ago for violating the Income tax laws Jaws the government charging that he owe owed on a lx- lx year Income of ot He Heal lal- lal al already already ready is under six months' months sentence for contempt of the federal cour count CONTINUOUS CONSPIRACY The indictment charges a continuous ous conspiracy from 1921 when the thela law la lawent went vent Into Inlo effect to and transport beer for beverage purposes purposes purposes pur pur- poses In the Chicago area on a large scale cale The extent of the business was es estimated estimated estimated es- es in the indictment at separate separate- offenses the unit of manufacturing manufacturing manu menu being a gallon 1500 vat of beer and the unit of transportation an automobile truckload of 30 barrels of or beer S United States District Attorney Geor George e E E. E Q Johnson said 19 overt acts had bad been set forth by the gov gov- The conspiracy law requires proof of at least one Capone was charged with purchasing ing trucks from from- the Betz Motor company com corn pany In Hammond Ind md which were used to transport beer and then re receiving receiving re- re by telegraphic money order payments for the beer A meeting was described In which Capone Joseph C. C Fusco George Georgc Howlett Bert Delaney and Jack JacI Henan Heinan Hei- Hei nan all were alleged to have discussed ways and means for forthe forthe forthe the accomplishing of the objects of Continued on Pace Pue Two CAPONES CAPONE'S GANG GANGIS INDICTED IS ON 5 CHARGES Continued from PlUtO Pate One Ont said unlawful and felonious acy DEFENDANTS NAMED NAl Fusco appeared from the indictment indictment indictment indict indict- ment to have been Capones Capone's second In command of the syndicate Others In the List of defendants were Michael PoIson who has b been n interested in I several Chicago cafes and roadhouses roadhouses roadhouses road- road houses Delaney Delane a a Capone leader I who was recently arrested when he attempted to reenter a L large brewery that had been seized b by prohibition agents Nick Juffra also known as Frank Ross and Joseph DAngelo Today's indictment was the second in n which Al Capone was named on charges of ot conspiracy to violate the prohibition law Nearly four years ago Capone his brother Ralph and more than a hundred others were In Indicted indicted indicted in- in in connection with an alleged syndicate operated In Cicero Stickney SUck Stick ney and other suburbs Nearly two years later the Indictment was dis dismissed dismissed dis- dis missed without the defendants being brought to trial