Al Capone and threatened to arrest his family. He was charged with perjury for making these statements, but was acquitted after a three-day trial in July. In September, a Chicago judge issued a warrant for Capone's arrest on charges of vagrancy, and then used the publicity to run against Thompson in the Republican primary. In February 1931, Capone was tried on the contempt of court charge. In court, Judge James Herbert Wilkerson intervened to reinforce questioning of Capone's doctor by the prosecutor. Wilkerson sentenced Capone to six months, but he remained free while on appeal of the contempt conviction. Assistant Attorney General
Ben Gazzara (1972), and "The Family Rico" (1972). He made "The Sicilian Connection" (1972) in Italy, and did a science fiction film "The Neptune Factor" (1973). There were more TV films "You'll Never See Me Again" (1973) and "Maneater" (1973). He starred in the television miniseries "QB VII" (1974), which won six primetime Emmy Awards. The six-and-a-half hour series was based on a book by Leon Uris and co-starred Anthony Hopkins, then played gangster Al Capone in the biographical film "Capone" (1975). Cassevetes was in the support cast. Gazzara appeared on Broadway in "Hughie" (1975) then worked again for Cassavetes as director