Theresa Capone
Filed and swore to a 1938 habeas corpus petition in the federal court at Chicago on behalf of Alphonse Capone, then at Alcatraz, as "his mother and duly authorized agent."
- Source
- National Archives Catalog: Alphonse Capone v. United States, habeas corpus case 39 (N.D. Ill.)
- Rights
- Biography on this page is limited to what the cited records state, each labelled by kind.
On the record
- 1 April 1938 — Petition for Habeas Corpus No. 39 (NARA 401029959, page 1): "Your Petitioner, ALPHONSE CAPONE, by THERESA CAPONE, his mother and duly authorized agent, residing in the City of Chicago, County of Cook, State of Illinois." She signs it for him and swears to it before a notary on 1 April 1938.
- April 1938 — The National Archives catalog dates the case file 2 to 9 April 1938 and describes it as her petition against the United States and the Alcatraz warden for his release for good behavior. The outcome is not in the pages read.
The petition is the only record filed here in which she acts, and it records only her relationship to the petitioner, her role as his agent, and her city. No family or role in any organization is set. The petition gives no address, and no record filed here gives her dates of birth or death.
