The Scotsman
28 June 2015
ALISTAIR MUNRO
A SCOTTISH mansion where American gangster Al
Calpone’s [sic] car is purported to be hidden is on the market for almost £1
million.
It is believed the 1920s motor is buried somewhere in
the grounds of The Ley in Innerleithen, Peeblesshire.
The estate, which has been put up for sale for
£925,000, was once owned by a Scot, William Crockett Miller-Thomas, who was a
friend of Capone, and sold bootleg whisky to him during prohibition across the
Atlantic. […]