CONTENTS:
1. The Sharpest Thief in Stateville 15
2. Over the Wall 26
3. 82 Days AWOL 37
4. My Father Was a Cop 50
5. My Beer Was Bootleg-But Good 63
6. Al Capone Didn't Like Me 71
7. The Labor Skates and I 82
8. Jake the Barber Was Kidnaped??? 94
9. Nobody Questioned Me 104
10. Gone Fishing 115
11. Fiasco at St. Paul 123
12. Washington Gets Into the Act 134
13. What Jake the Barber Said 183
14. Alice in Factorland 192
15. A Hung Jury-and Hope For Me 199
16. The Witness Who Wasn't There 207
17. I Get 99 Years 216
18. My Stolen Years in Prison 227
19. Enter Johnstone — and Hope Again 239
20. My Vindication in Court 248
21. A Great Judge's Opinion 259
John P. Barnes-A Profile 276