# Indianapolis Times, 18 May 1929, page 1: Fear drove Al Capone in jail, officers say

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United Press front-page report from Philadelphia, 18 May 1929, quoting Mayor Harry A. Mackey's view that Capone was glad to go to jail.

Front page of the Indianapolis Times, Noon Edition, 18 May 1929. The story is credited "By United Press," datelined Philadelphia, May 18, with the deck "Glad to ‘Take Rap’ for Security, Philly Mayor Charges." It opens: "Peace and security which Al Capone says he has been seeking for three years came to him today behind the thick walls of Moyamensing prison."

The report says "Mayor Harry A. Mackey said he believed Capone “really was glad” to go to jail," basing that on how easily Capone "submitted ... to arrest as he was leaving a motion picture theater," on his guilty plea, and on reports of a failed gang meeting at Atlantic City. It says Capone denied this, and quotes him at the arrest: "I’m on the mark, you know—marked for death."

The mayor's view is an opinion, printed as one, and Capone's remark is quoted speech. This archive cites the page for the place and circumstances of the arrest as reported, not for Capone's motives.

## Sources

- Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn82015313/1929-05-18/ed-1/?sp=1
- Library of Congress OCR text of this page: https://tile.loc.gov/text-services/word-coordinates-service?segment=/service/ndnp/in/batch_in_goldman_ver01/data/sn82015313/00383349175/1929051801/0103.xml&format=alto_xml&full_text=1