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les 0.! Detroit ; underworld boy!wantto seeruein actionjust
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sme-lirst betore dawn yester- "He boxed Don Burchard at Harry St. Louis seems to have
ls 1, rumor which was soon Harris Falrview Club. Mack and merged with the Detroiterr. mel- and
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medvis the grapevine of the Fairview avenues, and the mob saw combination being strengthened by FederalJudgeCharles C. Simob if is rlr
c world. The previous chief hlrn gel. decisively outpointecl in the addition of s dozen or so oi serve one year and .10 mob !-118 in" M1
in the l-loodlums delicatessen eight rounds. - accreditedtough ones from Ne r the Federal Penitentiary at Leaven- vii
York. * ".&#39; 1"K Y.
luarters- ~"they stuck up G01- It was from this ght, some say,
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to worli north,
Kan,andto pg rgrlci-lr,;,.,<&
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handbook and killed a guy"- that the name "Purple" origi- from the viewpoint that there is 1$5.o00 each. -&#39;f1_&#39;
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rnmedlately superseded. natei
gang
Fletcher roliowed the then
gr and Fletcher, inseparable popular New York prize ring cus- more protlt in levying tribute thany
coumowoon sm_ss.92crm_
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in being paid for bodyguard;
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and killers, were "biggies"of, seconds in colored jerseys. The pied
ational _
underworld: a suite in the Mira oree Apart-
color of the jerseys. on thin occl- ments. 106 East Alexandria avenue. her. 1931. At that time the Purple hr
with
thelaw
again
until
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Detroit theyhadearned
s reputations or Public Ene-,
No. 1 and &#39;2,
thatslon. ivas a bright purple.
respectively. MORE VICIOUS manna l
1 In this building they and their gang
was
accused
gang reputedly wiped out Frank, the Colllngwood massacrl!.&#39;f
ofperpetra l_._.
Joe lji
were sawed-oil Napoleons of- Adler never was a pug. His nose Wright,Reuben CohenandJosephNigger! Lebovlts, Herman l-iymleli
lnfqmous Purple Gang and. had not been knocked asitew ls Bloom, three opposing gangsters, in; Paul and Izzy Sullrer, members of
its rise te power in 1926 until J Fletcher&#39;s was and his sizable gang.
the rival "Navy" had beenl
dim with their shoes on, lead- ears had never been cauli what his become known as the}
lctors in its criminal i"li!iOl"§&#39; owerlzed, but nonethelesshis was ptMlrallores In
massacre."
the trio, reputedly l
gang-disposing
Chicago
story vicious enoughto cause the more sinister lace of the two 5islets. the Purplesintroduced ma-
aert Asbury, historian of Amer- He had an acquiline nose, high chlne guns in Detroit gangster war-
yimr. to call it the molt Q-F.cheek bones, deep shadows under fare.
, blamed.
shot
down
and
the
Purples
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ntly organizedgsng,,o1killer-all his small eyes, simlien cheeks, and FORGED DYEBS TRIBUTE Axlerand Fletcherwere_ques_--,"-
he United States. . ~": 1. _&#39;=&#39;-; a thin Light mouth which turned Axler and Fletcher, along with
CH IN COlVD iOi92&#39; r r . .,i up-at the corners.g ~-Fred =&#39;Klller"-Burke, were arrested itionedand released. Ray Bern-
&#39;stein, Harry Keyweli and Irving ,
qqrlire, gunmen. had much tn Rvrenuie he was a more vicious as suspects in the massacre. Police Miiberg were prosecuted. found

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Fletcher. It is said that once, when ll three were evnniunllv released. for life.
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--.n bad dark, turtive, beady. 1June, 1932. and again Fletcher and
1&#39; B th abnormal ears, Axlefs l Burke is no?"serving-pa life_sen-
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early rlnr career. And, above, e two klitaoia teathez-" d;jj§;T;*"&#39;%,J@
, tcher s ti ht against Burcbard.
so-on Lyn Detroit p.a,-.1;-steryif
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and VTheir
managers.
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boxers
of what police and "Purples"&#39; history. , ._ ,- $0 anoi er story porn ;- Iwue _1 _e veteran Morris $herrnan,
.ind..&#39;nce
.vspEi.pQ:&#39;l call "crazy lli
B£l nerve." 1*0n:ur:n FOR DEFENSE
The time was 1926. Axler was 25, gang : nen-re. ...--...
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ll. junior, but a --Bo-calied purple irangs"&#39;.

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~ 118/-pound preliminary ghter at more experienced gangster, having R11DW1=_i0ng ago. some historians to iheboxlngfraternity as "thefor- ;&#39;
> old Military A. C. in Brooklyn. been e. consortoi "mobs" while Cill1&#39;!l- they say, have been imgr rght.heavyweight
D!&#39;Ql&#39;!. champion;
- soon was taken into the stable Eddie was still a reputedly honest associated always with the purple for Jvclrson Prison."Other"lc5.:iil-i
a well-known manager, Silvey prizelighier.
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The Purple
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was organized covered hy the Phoenicia , whg en: Fletcher nally said, there :
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pposedly es a derensive organi- originated the art of dyeing_Pu.-p1¢_no dough here for me,&#39;_&#39;
atlon, employed by local gamblers therefore. has become the gyjnbr "ls
managers had better boxers
and retired"
from the managerial end. Fletcher
lnr-s a week if you&#39;d lct him to defend their establishments from I oi the dyer. Thus. according in this last seen in the ring at Arena
mi when he! gets plid OH he _being plliered by agang oi in- explanation. the "purple" Ian: be. &#39; 3ardens as a second tgr_ Louis
gang, &#39; Mays. " ~&#39;
rings his dough home to his vaders from St. Louis Known as comrs the "dye1"s"&#39;
ll-tilt-l&#39;_" - Egan&#39;s Rats." - I ._ CONTINUED ACTIVITIES 1 But shortly bwiore he Jwas er,-I
[.&#39;lT RING IX 19&#39;-33 . The St. Louis Rats were blamed The lucrative cleaners and dyery &#39;ested as a publtc enemy again. a
Around Brooklyn, where Fletcher, for the kidnaping in March, 1926, protectionracketwas brokenup by rm weeks ago. Fletcher begsn_is-
as known as a shy youth. i-he of Meyer Fish! Bloomfield, then A the police with the arrest of 12 gurtg circulars to promoters an-
wring fraternity wastremendously} "stick man" at Charles T. "Doc" iPu1-pies. Besides AxlerandFletcher, nm . cinghlrnseit as the manager of
1:-prised.when he eventually broke Brady&#39;s gambling place, 326 Grand those arrested were Abe Bernstein, 3=iFr: ~. Sherman and sec]-tingbouts
no print here as s notorious hood- River avenue, above the store reputed leader; his brother, Ray; i&#39;¢r
iie ghter.
Hostyled
aimed!
lm. - &#39; where Dr. Julius C. Harris was Abe Kaminsky, Abe Miller, Harry L "bozzlng manager" at the tme_o&#39;f&#3
Fletcher nallyreachedi_the main shot and killed during an attempted Keywell. Irving llliilberg, _ George his arrest as an "enemy."
class
vent in New YOIK, but was holdup oi "Golclle&#39;| handbook" Cordell, Joe ""l-loneyboy" Miller, gang Alien several members, of_____the_
--.er a great ghter. He quit in Saturday night. &#39; .&#39; Sarn Axier Abe&#39;s brother! and has been convicted on the
E3. and shortly after moved to TURNED T0 BACKET = Irving Shapiro. Public Enemy charge and were
They were acquitted after a sentenced to the House of Correc-
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was the rst of a lucrative series stormy trial. ~&#39; I&#39; tion tor 90-day sentences,Axler and
oi lrldnapings or rich gamblers for Although the edge bed been Fletcher, awaiting trial and under
ransom money, and it soon became taken off the proiection&#39;r_s,cket, Lhe a bond or $1.000each to appear be-i
doubtful as to whether thei Pur- Purples continued to operate as fore Judge John P. Scalien. lUmP@<i
lclrolt. He began fraternizing with llplcf taking a defen vernr
were bootleggers.rum runners. hijackers. their bond. They were "lemstcra f
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it Jealousy
and greed
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prosperity and eouldn t take o:riers.,&#39;
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5Abe Axler
and Eddie
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were put on the spot in their own
ear."
Kicinaping, robbery, extortion. ai-
I.:<.=!1-&#39;:l rookinz,
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I record here, until the law and guns
in the hanzs of their own memilers
" t caught up with those around whom
the gang had been built. ,§
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one is certain how the gang
name," said Frahm. "It may s
ihave started when
some merchants
gun the East side called ahunch of
&#39;pctty thieves
Purple, rneaning oil-
-color. Anyway. this bunch of kids,
numbering 40 or 50, grew boirior as
they grew older, and in- I926 the
name Purple Gang had gained a
sinister aspect."
1In July, 1930. Jerry Buckley.
tradio commentator,
who had
waged
-a campaign against gambling, was
ishot to death in ahotel lobby. The ¬.
kcase still
is unsolved,&#39;three
men
having been tried and acquitted,
tbut the police began
pushing the
gang so hard that quarrels among
its members were rumored, revenue
fell off, and many of the members
left town.
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,-, Bernstein withIrving Milhert: rind
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police characters, wwerefound in an
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fingerprint information i please be advised that 1 Qetroit
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Abe Axler and Eddie Fletcher, machine I
gun terroristso__f»the Purple
gang andrecog-
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Enemies One andl
Two, had di&#39;ed&#39;"toda§
as theylived-by the:
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The Their bullebriddled bodies, returnedfrom their!
Debro it last ride inan isolated road inOakland County earl
Times
yesterday, layin the Lewis Uncle:-taking
Parlors, 77
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John R. street, awaiting shipment to New York s Eas ,
&#39; -&#39; 11/27 /as Side, their
former home, for burial. l
lllennwliile, policeof Oaklaml owl 9292&#39;il,92&#39;I1e
counties sought5
the motive oi Detroit ga:i;;laiicl&#39;s latest
slayings and girdedl
;=__ t-liemseivcs to prevent reprisals [1-om the few surviving
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marks therst; timePnrples have
ll l"ll taken{or a ride. 1
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F Detectives were ehcekinyr informalion today that a gang;
of alcohol distillcrs had the two lulled for donolr.-crossiii l
them lastSummer. Thereport is[ll3l!&#39;l1llB lhe_clistillcrs
were
in jail "or hidingfrom poiice.* * "r&#39;*
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Fletcher and charge ilieving it
&#39;Axler took to contain petlers, at 2~
of their distillerics but failed to a. m. _vestei-day. l
k --.r "- 92 _ _2 Several Detroit homicide Sqll dl
_&#39; &#39; &#39;_* turn over
the pro ts.
_ 3>1 I T-he two gunmen. inseparable detectives, Oakland County dep i
-tr. . since their arrival from New York utieg and underworld cronies of:
when they joined Fred "Killer" the gangsters believe Axlrir and!
Burke and the lale"Gu.= Winl<ler in Fl£!lICllf l&#39; w killed
re in reprisal for-
__ 92 iddnaping and hilaciaing, and who "an old debt."
t have been clmrged with practically &#39;l&#39;l92!&#39;_92
a great m:|.u_92&#39;
had ene-
,-II. _ _ every crime of record. were found lllllti nudhyhnd lieen accused of
one claspinq the other ! hand. their numerous murders. inclildlnp; the "
bodies riddled, in the rear seat of mnchiue gun massacre of three l
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a new car belonging to Mrs. Evelyn
Axler. wife_of Abe. . -1, - ~ln East
glexawe street
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ton road. 100 yards east of Telle- in"char&#39;ge the:-special
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gallon squad, said. "ll is likely -
graph road. facing. east, in the ex- some friends or relatives "of mur-
clusive Blooinfield Hill section, and
der 92-lctims caught up with
powder burns convinced police the them." _
guns;
death were pressed against
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the victims bodies.
Identification was traced first
Intimates of the two revealed in
the Tlntes that both hoodlums had
l
through the license number of Ax-
ear.
lnr&#39;s The identifications were
been hack Ln, Detroit the last 10
days after having jumped their
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quickly corroborated by police, long
familiar with the pair, and later by
$1,000 bondswhile awaiting trial as
public enemies. The real reason
the widows. they ll:-cl, the Times was told. was
that they feared arrest inconnec-
Fred Lincoln, Bloomfield Town-
tion with the 3~_year»old kidnapin:
ship residential policeman. found of Ah» Ft-in. sportsman. for whose
the bodies, still warm, when he ahdurlirm Joseph "Red" O&#39;Rlordan.
opened the door of the sedan, be-
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622 Women Arrested Here in
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in First Precinct Scored
Rumors that a white slave ring
operating out of Detroit. Mich,
controls a large portion 01&#39;
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by Commissioner Melvin C. Haocn.
The District head today received
a. report Irom Captain William E.
Holmes. commander of the First
Policeprecinct.on the work of two
detectives assigned to the investi-
[gation of vice in the rlowntovrn
section
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revealed
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total of 1.453 arrests niacie offthe
pair in the last 20 months. 622
were women.
First Precinct Bad
Numerouscomplaintsabout the
evii in the First precinct have
been made to Commissioner
Hazen, and police have been in-
structed to investigate the opera-
tions oi out-of-town persons en-
gaged in white slave practices.
Police heacicuarters detectives
are tracing the rumor tliat the
Detroit gang is operating here by
of
investigating the records each
person arrested on charges oi so- 92.
liciting_ 1,.
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and it is said that there is a con-
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licit trade.
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with the police of other cities in
an attempt to_ get conciusive evi-
dence of the local operations oi
the Purple Gang.
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; One of the deterents to stamp-
| ing out the socialevilhere,it was
vi/4514
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pointed out by District officials. fines I-I° 3-5
is the local law which fixes the
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Corporation Counsel E.. F _-2&#39;_".£l-T-
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Gang
Purple Bandit Held.
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, 4=. Vict
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Connelian. old,
35years of Detrot, it C
said to be our of the last surviv0.s iiM I-J
of the Purple Gang" of that ci . 3 ¢r
was arrest:-d &#39;]l uesda_v
in Hoboken
by police and Federal Secret Ser- Ma
3vice men, iL was disclosed today at
l the Secret Service office here. The 7.71:.I .
1of e hoide >- :1 warrant-for the re- - N_ _,
imal of Cnnneilan to Detroit, "&#39;
i &#39; "
l w re he has been sought since
la November on
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counterfeit g
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being held at Hoboken Police He ci-
quarters.
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The Acting Captain the

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advised that two men in an
automobile were at the Ninth itreet ate; that -1-vrr
the driver claimed be
to ex-policeman
an and the man with him was dressed
a
as woman. This ex policemon states that thin men with him is a nether ~?&#39;
Detroit&#39;s former Purple Gang and hebrought bi. the
to Federal fureau of
Investigation for questioning by our ggents. mhe Loting Captain the
of
Guard stated that the ex-policeman semned Lniuk
to had
he a roui thin? For
the Bureau.

I telephoned Ir. Ladd the

of Taehinrton Field Lfficc
rirht away
and received instructions that they mere be
to held at the Ninth Street Taft
and that would
he have two Lgents come down ri*ht away to contact then. I
transmitted this information the
to Acting Cnykuir the
of Guard Jno st"tvV
that would
he have these wait
non until the Aiouts showed up.

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telephone
call which had been traced to Woodward and
Lothrop from someone stating that she possessed considerable
information relative to the workings of the7Purple Gang
in Detroit and wanted to know if we would be interested
in chasing this matter down
e§ "1Yc.§
some violation
I inforrne.dFth:.|t
over
which
unless
e
it was eoerul
Bureau of Investigation
has primary investigative jurisdiction, the Bureau wee
un-
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nation that
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were operating night
at club between I
&#39; Tulsa and Claremore,OI<la,92_ Photographs
_ani&#39; fingerprints
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and T hi&#39;li1bB1&#39;owne.were-.obtaine
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alias of Harry Miller nae tentatively id.entified&#39;_aa-being ~e "-.-;
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? one of the personain the vicinity of Ifulaa.: __Bronne
and _r&#39;_
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Thomas wantedfor murder by Detroit Police Department. -&#39; I:--&#39;
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At Ol<lahoma,.
cu, had information to the e1 i ect.that. two_,n1_eln1J>erB..,t :&#39;;t
;&#39;.,--1-roit Purple
Gang are presently in Claremore, Oklahoma. He requested that in-T
$ ;.&#39;m;".tion beobtained as to whether any of the outstanding members of this gang *
w;g,},_£_.&#39;,&#39;Lf;
t-.3,-ht bepresently wanted. Aletter directed
was the
to
that there"wer&#39;e"preaent1yj"&#39;nofjge
stating Detroit Office on ." 92
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25, 1935 requesting infoznmtion concerning
a memb6I _oi&#39;_5
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mi pie Gang whowere wanted_for any of fp es wi
F-,olioe Departman&#39;t, Pho
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the original Purple Gang,
but that they were associated with membersof t *
Bang, and are presently wanted by
the Detroit Police Department in conne
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alias Ialias Harry

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vicinity of lea and Cleremore, Oklahoma reee * "

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thenfby name 31-otherwise . He
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the Sheridan N1g,ht
seaeral andO1db&#39;
&#39; ago operated
are as dancinr&#39;
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gambling house and th t Purple ang had
3. come to Tuls &#39;
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located on
stopped
at the
the main
Mayo Hbtel.
highway between
plhese
Tulsa and
leased
men Willow
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the
Claremore outside
Club, QQRE
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stated that he not been L

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the
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a acomplete gambling equipment

had beeninstalled ?
the Willow Night Club; that these men were supposed to have obtain e d a l e I, |
with some silent partner who was e resident of Tulsa or Claremore, and wt
identit is &#39;
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taken in the operation of the Willow Night Club ,pera-
and that after 0ti rg
about two or three weeks the partner attempted foreclosure proceedings, c"
least t 0 c l ose up the club, in order to force asettlement; that aDepntv
Sheriff from Olaramore went out to the club to close it, whereupon he wr-
taken into custody the
by members fos thi gang, who kept him confired at "~
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b they loaded all the gambling equipment inuatrucks and
I took it
some unknowndestination. The club was than closed, the Deputy Sheriff re
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the purpose 01 reopening the Willow Hm. f. -

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Club, but that been
had not able to verify this information.
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Reference 1a made to mport of Special Agent

Oklahoma
City, Oklahoma,dated 11/2&#39;:/55.
Pleasate
cmtained in reference rem
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and was also involved
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in the second murder, as t_ho_<1r1_1o1._&#39;_
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II MADE AT|"DATE
¢lEi*&#39;..F. MADE
WHEN PERIOD
FOR MADE
REPQRT BY
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SUBJECTS I<I Identification
[AllegedManhers
Pu_r_p1e
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OFm&#39;s
FACTSAll gambling
establishments
in Bile;County,
&#39;O1_:le.
havebeen
I closed
due e G1-and
to Iuryinvestigation
1n. ?_eenneetion
with
. the death of two men occurringet the S:eride.n;01921inb the
&#39;I early-pert or December,1915 -Ere
Q ficere oi--the&#39;
SteteQueen&#39;- I
or CriminalIdentification andImy_eetigetion"st&#39;ete
that-1-"_
__
3 therehasbeenno indicationthat }th_e
pe1"a&#39;c§1e_Ianted
tor -Y"~ =
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murderatDetroit
have been in.theVicinity
ofTulsa."
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iI Letter from Detroit;
_&#39;.»&#39;3 .HE!92TCE:,i dated
office December
2, 1935, A F
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and the Detroit or-
E1::-e,gambling
activities in Tulsa County,Oklehoxy
were suspended
in the early
1935,
1,e:L of December, and ll hubituesynot-hei arrested have departed for
; :rrfsunknown. Eneee ectiv ties were suepen due toe QrendJury investiga- &#39;_92-.
, 11I.-{&#39;1 t
in connectionwith I murderof Geor tewart, 1 omer_poiioe_}_;oi ticer
at .!O.
&#39; T-nee, Oklahoma;
endLani ppen, special-=amp1oyeeIot+the
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Bureau,occurring &#39;
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the information
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and
PhillipBrowne
wes he had obtained previously relative to the oeaible

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in the
report orthietagecnt
or ALL
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27,l935. ere
gem;-&3_ invest 18
actively
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time to gambling activities, and they have contacted many many confidential
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:a1:11vities in Tulsa County.
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they had exhibited the
photograph -
or T:mr.&#39;n
Harry
alias Miller
to many or these informants, but had not been able
1
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secure any information indicating that Brownenae in the vicinity or Tulsa, ,3Ill .
t1l1 retains
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photographmland
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this S was s.
member of in Detroit, and was
purposely arrested with a stolen possession at
Deadwood, S. Dak-, in order that he might be given a prison sentence
keep the Purple
to Gang from
putting him
on thespot.
Silverthorn
was later
paroled about December, l9Z5§¢
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I That in l932_or 1955&#39;
Silverthorn was the driver of
getawq; oarsfor the Purple Gongand that Kennethl hompson and
a
men by
the nameo£]1ShaJ_qr" 1grere members
of the Purpang
ls G also, and
are presently living at 2021414 Keating Ave., Detroit, Mich. That
S11 vs
rth om 161*: Sioux Falls on a.bus April , 193.5, for his mother :
omo
11 Midway,
in Pa.bY1] ¢ wig
i a negro
named Vigliamehee,
s." &#39;*&#3
former inmate of the South Dakota ison, is present
at residing at
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510 Stockton Street East, San Franq soc, Calif. That Lee is also a
. ° memberof the Purple Gang and isas so for this
gang, smuggling dope,
Jy F3;
Chins. guns,
jewelx-
That I iiooi
bilet vestsi
steel helmets
etc-,Ds._v
to
and bena
from_/b3 &#
Q; Beach, Flas, iss. cou owe om an sa ro or who is
s. /
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who makesexplosive pills that kill instantly upon being
F -§"7> thrown
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was fonserly c--;-mooted with a munte"»-
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siting ringat
.1 602 Monroe Street,
Minneapolis QMimi
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P
there isat
the present time
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en P1 tenntiary, but e there is supposed to be some counterfeit
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coupe and abandoned the automobile at Beulah, and he was
7. returned to Deadwood, S. Dak., and sent to prison. According to this
L
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1 _ inf Ornnnt Silverthorn was supposed to be connected with a kidneping
1: in Detroit, where a 19 year old girl was kidneped and transported.
to Canada, later being released on teh pa1_nne _000r, _, to
nt of $18
K-. Silverthom and other membersoi the Purple Gang. That Silverthorn
was apprehended and brought to trial on this kidnaping charge.
1 . However, the t the Victim had fallen in love with him during the time
that she was held, and would not identify him es the kidxmpor, and
accordingly Silverthorn was released. _,
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N presem s wit e,
That
three
days
after
Silverthorn
married
n, amedBertha.
his his fe.th.er-in-law was slain, and $16,000 .
of insurance was paid to Bertha. That Silver-thorn was questioned
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regarding the death oi his father=in=1s.&#39;vT
at }92C{J,I.I.TIi92y
re. nonever,
having e. perfect alibi, he was released.

T ti , 117Forest
Street,Lead,
S. Da.1c.,
o be a member of the Purple Gang also, and
e
is at present time at Midway, Pa.., vi.sit.&#39;u:1g
Silverthorn.

Silverthorn has s. machine

at Midway, Ps.., and
that he is supposed to be an expert
gun buried shot. That Silverthom is
practicing day, and
shooting
every is supposed
t9_92be
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type.
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asheis suspected
of having
murdered
oneJoel_Kl!J-the
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27&#39;
1956.
atSioux
Falls,S.Dodo.
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abullet
removed;_
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man&#39;s
heed
had
been
fonvarded Falls
bytheSioux 3
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Police Department to the Technical: Laboratory in Washington, and that,
it being knownthat Silverthorn had e. .32 automatic, if the fatal
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bullset is found to be from a gun of such calibre, charges

murder
will be brought against Silverthorn by the Sioux Falls Police
Department.

Photographa oi Silverthoni and of William Lee are

being enclosed with this letter to -the Director. The numbers on the
photographs are
South Dakota Penitentiary numbers.

This information is conveyed to the Bureau for

whatever action it deems advisable. .

truly
Very yours,
4 ,/
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WERNER HANNI
Special Agent in Charge

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dope,guns,juIalry,&#39;
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""*"bu1J.at-proof vests, and steal helmets and from Chino.

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in
arrest oi Silverthorn connection with the nu:-dcr of Joe Kluthe,
with a view to instituting an appropriato invantigntion under the
Unlnuhil Flight to Avoid Proaacution trituto.

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SUBJECTS?
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Alleged Membersf urplg__§_-_
Detroit, Michigan.!
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re Identification Fingerprints!
Reference is made to Bureau letter
dated August 10, 1956,
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October 7, 1936

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furnish infor-
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Dear Sir: - __ _
°&#39;with reference to
&#39; tn» letter or
October so, loan,
concerning the evidence and test bullets reported have
to
been forwarded the
to Bureau for examination in its
Technical
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the G1
laboratory
la Police
by
De
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,ond presently residinr
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at Fort S111, Oklahoma, you are advised that additional
search has been made oi the Bureau&#39;s record» upon the bah"i
oi . the intonation turniahed in your letter, but it would
not appear that thin evidence was ever rooeive-1 in the
Bnr u a_

It is d-.- sired that this information be furninhcd

the
to Sioux Fnlla, South nukota Yolice epnrtmcnt.

Very truly yours,

John lid;-or Hoover,

Director.

cc -- Oklahoma City.

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FOR
}i Re: Unknown Subjects;
Alleged I.-ZembersPurple Gang,
Michigan!
Detroit,
Identification - Fingerprints!
- Bureau file #62-29632. &#39;

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Reference made to the attached letter from the Aberdeen E11 ?-.-&#39;"~ .92
Office relative to aquestioned bullet removed from the heed of one Joe _; <
Kluthe, whichs ted to ave beensent
to the Technical
Laboratory; of _
this Bureauby I the SiouxFells, SouthDakota Police ..
ar tn
nap lent
some
1g me n. B
<.e92 -We
Althoughacheck had previouslybeen made
in the
laboratory larb
August for aquestioned
such bullet with
negative results, upon
receipt of
the instant
letterhad
I eke sure
f the laboratory a
conduct
second
specimen. gain reports
search inan fort
Laboratory ammunr.
that bullet
this
is notthe
on iles. 1&#39;-"oreover,
search.2:
in Tech:-
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we werenot overlookingthe questic-&#39;.-H1
ofboth the laboratory s»-1
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correspondence whatever from
Iinvestigative files on the ave-
Bureau, theFiles Sectionhavinga v"sat
_;submitting
such evidenc
to
they havesearched under
the
led matter fails to reveal any
ev&#39;"1&#3
possible reference
available. Accordingly,
itwould appear that
the quesl-#1:-ne_
bullet referred to has never been received by this Bureau.
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October 30, 1956.

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Director,
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Bureau
ofInvestigation,
I W shington,
D. C.
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Sir: RE:
I.T}&#39;?1II&#39;IU¥&#39
SUBJECTS
3;!
_ Alleged Members
Purple Gang,
92 Detroit, Michigan! s
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Reference is madeto letter from the Aberdeen B1&#39;.rc::=.:&#39;
Office
dated
October
7,1,36. o
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OnOctober25, 19756,the AberdeenBureauOf cam ii
ceived from the Oklahoma.
City Bureau0i fice&#39;
a letter signed by
of Fort Sill, Oklahoma, who was formerly t member of the sioux Falls, 1
out:

which
was
removed
from
the
head
ofJo oWmrded
totheBall-
Dakota Police Department. In this let

istic Department of the Technical Laboratory, Federal Bureau of Investiga

advises that the» ullct

bion, T:&#39;as11ington,
D. C.! last spring, exact date not furnished.
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That the bullet was forwardedin a small box, and that
this box else contained two test bullets v-&#39;}~.:1c}-1 a
had been red from .52
caliber revolver, found-on an outlying street, the day after Kluthe s
body was found in the river.

The letter further advises that the bullet removed &#39;

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Kluthe&#39;s
head was apparently identical a
with number of cartridges found in
Kluthe&#39;s
overcoat pocket, and that five of these cartridges were missing
from the box of bullets in the pocket. Further that the bullets found in
the pocket were so water soaked that it a
had been impossible to make corn-
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received from the Bureau.

Very truly yours,

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Dear Sir: Re: UNKNOWN SUBJECTS, -

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Reference is made to
L.
ter date
August 10 1956 -
e= n-erven yenereen -
Q _e, a anished informationthe
to effect
that one
1- WiI|_lianT"Lee,&#39;
allegedly e. member
of, and a"fence" for the Purple
*. " Gang, engagedin smuggling dope, guns, jewelry, bullet-proof vests,
and steel helmets, to and from China, was allegedly living at 510
Stockton Street East, San Francisco, California.

This advise
will that there is aStockton
I
.0 Street in San Francisco, which street runs in aNorth and South
Direction, and there is no street designated as Stockton Stree
East nvestigation at~5l0 Stockton Street by Special Agent
of this office rev sled that same is arather respec - -
Qapartment
house.
Qwe
hat she has been emanager or over aperiod two
of years,
amen Agent_
~-
....a...... that she can recall no one by the name of
William Lee hav- _ 92
ing resided
at that
place during
that period. b92 -192 Q
At the San Francisco Police Department it
was determined that that Department has arecord more
of than
twenty William Leos, and it was impossible, on the information
furnished the San Francisco Bureau Office, to determine any furth-
er information regarding this particular individual-

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According to information rcocfved by the Kiami Office, the

following individuals are presently members o?the notorious SLTROIE
PURPLE GANG: .

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Detroit PD No. 16151

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Michigan State Police No. l1Tél6

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Detroit PD No. 32178

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Charles ieter;
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Kichigan State Police No. 9312?
Detroit PD No. 3256A
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Detroit PD No. 2lhS3

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Maurice92Raider;
Michigan
State Police
No. 69610
Detroit PD No. 10320

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Hollywood, Florida, during the l9L6 h7 winter sognon. Hnnil FLLIQJHMR "
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Director, FBI &#39; RPPi1

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Miami area in recent years. However, in view sf their reputations as

etick=up men and burglars, itis requeeten that
their fingerprints be con»
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