"LEGS" DIAMOND
Convicted at Last DRY LAW BREACH. CAtis. & N.Z. Cable Assn.) (Received 'August 9 nt 7.5 p.m.) .'NEW YORK. August. S. <f Lcgs” Diamond, the ghhg leader, whose woundings were cabled on Octob<” l?th. and April 27th last, was finally convicted r.f fclorrf, after many contests with’ the law. ■ He was found guilty io day of vitdating fhd Prohibition Act by maintaining ‘an illicit still, and he faces ft sentence of four years, and a fine of eleven thousand dollars. Diamond ivn s recently acquitted of a charge of torturing a farmer during his beer running activities. The gangster will probably appeal against today’s conviction.
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Grey River Argus, 10 August 1931, Page 5
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