# The Washington Times, 17 March 1930, page 1: "Al Capone Goes Free Today"

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International News Service report that Pennsylvania's governor signed Al Capone's release papers at 11:25 a.m. on 17 March 1930, as Capone was due to leave the Eastern Penitentiary.

Front page of the Washington Times, Home Edition, 17 March 1930. A column headed "Al Capone Goes Free Today" carries the dateline "HARRISBURG, Pa., March 17 (I.N.S.)": "Governor John S. Fisher today signed official release papers for Alphonse 'Scarface Al' Capone. The signing of the papers came at 11:25 a.m." A second International News Service dispatch from Philadelphia follows.

The page reports that Capone was due to leave the Eastern Penitentiary after about ten months for carrying a concealed weapon. A Chicago FBI letter of March 1930 also records his release at Philadelphia on 17 March 1930 ([Capone Part 24](/items/fbi-vault-capone-p24-philadelphia-release-letter-1930/)). The next day's Washington Daily News reports that he was moved to Graterford and left from there ([page 4](/clippings/clip-washington-daily-news-1930-03-18-p4/)).

## Sources

- Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn84026749/1930-03-17/ed-1/?sp=1
- Library of Congress OCR text of this page: https://tile.loc.gov/text-services/word-coordinates-service?segment=/service/ndnp/dlc/batch_dlc_adamsmorgan_ver01/data/sn84026749/00222254681/1930031701/0683.xml&format=alto_xml&full_text=1