Word: coughdrops
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Sucking a coughdrop, Alphonse Capone faced Judge James Herbert Wilkerson in Chicago's Federal Court last week. Snorkey was nervous. Fortnight ago a jury had found him guilty of failing to pay an income tax during the years 1924-28, had decided he feloniously "attempted to evade & defeat" payment during three of those years. Now he was to be sentenced. As a concession to the solemnity of the occasion he had left off his jewelry, was wearing a comparatively sober pinchback suit of blue. He fondled a bandaged right fore-(trigger)-finger, sucked and sucked on his coughdrop...
Judge Wilkerson was nervous too. In a low voice he ordered Snorkey to stand up. Snorkey clambered to his feet, gulped, swallowed his coughdrop. Slowly, Judge Wilkerson sentenced him to the limit-17 years in prison, $50,000 in fines. Snorkey hiccuped, regurgitated his coughdrop...
Snorkey's 235-lb. body seemed to lose weight as he stood before the bar. Finally he got down his coughdrop, smiled weakly at his attorneys, Michael Ahern & Albert Fink. Up stepped Messrs. Ahern & Fink, pleaded for leniency. Said the Judge: "I think I will adhere to my ruling." Then he ordered Capone to jail. Sighed Snorkey: "Well, pal, I'm going on a long journey...
Judge Wilkerson was nervous too. In a low voice he ordered Snorkey to stand up. Snorkey clambered to his feet, gulped, swallowed his coughdrop. Slowly, deliberately Judge Wilkerson sentenced him to the limit-17 years in prison, $50,000 in fines. Snorkey hiccuped, regurgitated his coughdrop...
Snorkey's 235-lb. body seemed to lose weight as he stood before the bar. Finally he got down his coughdrop, smiled weakly at his attorneys, Michael Ahern & Albert Fink. Up stepped Messrs. Ahern & Fink, pleaded for leniency. Said the judge: "I think I will adhere to my ruling." Then he ordered Capone to jail "forthwith." The lawyers filed notice of appeal...