FREEDOM OF INFORMATION AND PRIVACY ACTS

SUBJECT: PURPLE GANG FILE:62-HQ-29632

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LAST "PUBLIC" APPEARANCE OF EDDIE FLETCHER AND ABE AXLER Arraigned nu public enemies," letclmr Ir-ft! and |'IuIl today 'l:are without clues lo flue lull:-r-I nml Axler urn shuwn in rnurl jlist n _92'r-nr ago. It wn-92 In lhis Inst public" appc-nr:m<'e lhr-92 g um: Il1n_92"9292-urn found slain early _92'mil492.I'da_v In llm rrnr llu~ nppr-llntlnn nl 'm92nn1l9a, Axlr as An 1 and of Axlcr'a cnr in |'92 lnnely Oakland Count_92? rnnd, Ilclcllvr an No 2 This ls a. '1ilIIl'§ gncmro! - _i,-.-____

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'.92:"92r.--~-- ha;='I**%='-111$.-. -' '92v"'9292~'{!§;,-;§- : . 1- .--1.. ~'*' " '-* -. troit as "Harry Iovinn robbery.. nil"J tiI ' GANGSTERS, SL rocarnzx, caucur in .-'=-->'.-=-;=c~;=.-~.~z=-.$,_u=.__>..',»:.1 - ' > ----'~ " ...o:...... ;.w.92s>...-..----..< ~.>'.§s_~ re Axler' iieit! and FletchAIN gs-med, discharged by aupggp ~?r7.l 92'.0 '»an o Gang gunmen. are being taken to police RECENT RAID ~ '-V - ' lntendent. ' f. 5 .5- ii.-,u-re;-; |u'_ql,1|:sO!92il1§ alter a er, public diminutiveenemy lug them. The gang pair, slain on a ride in a 'May 9, 1921, robbery armed. {.-C~pi. lone Oakland County road early yesterday. at this charged by superintendent. il Deiitiva Mike Flannegari time faced police together as they faced their Aug, I8, 1927, robbery arn'Q£T la accompany p murderers yesterday. This is a Times picture! discharged by superlntenden 92-.2 Jt. ..-.i o. /§YlNGS"LlE1i9292/E.LA'§TlilOF PURPLES lEAoER,Ll;§il?,;1-»=lli§""' awesome news that Abe and Eddie Fletcher "_were ¢ bumped oft" _eiec_trlIled les 0.! Detroit; underworld boy! want to see rue in action just small. black hours. '7' .- once. - - - - ~ FI.W1"- sme-lirst betore dawn yester- St. Louis gang seems to have "He boxed Don Burchard at Harry merged with the Detroiterr. mel- ls 1, rumor which was soon Harris Falrview Club. Mack and and Mllber;-' were aentencerigifll,??"'d' mo med vis the grapevine of the combination being strengthened by Federal Judge Charles C. Simob if is rlr Fairview , and the mob saw the addition of s dozen or so oi M1 c world. The previous chief hlrn gel. decisively outpointecl in serve one year and .10 mob!-118 in" in the l-loodlums delicatessen accredited tough ones from Ner eight rounds. - York. * ". ' 1" K . Y the Federal Penitentiary at Leaven- vii luarters-~"they stuck up G01- It was from this ght, some say, north, Kan, and to pg rgrlci-lr,;,.,<&l§er or handbook and killed a guy"- l The new gang proceeded to worli l $5.o00 each. i " "."<.Q -'f1_'.§" 1. that the name "Purple" gang origi- from the viewpoint that there is 1 rnmedlately superseded. natei Fletcher roliowed the then coumowoon sm_ss.92crm_ '3-_" - gr and Fletcher, inseparable more protlt in levying tribute thany Z; .3; popular New York prize ring cus- in being paid for bodyguard; They served their sentences and? and partners, pint-sized toughitom of dressing the lighter and his In'l.92T Alxler and Fletcher occu- l did not get into serious trouble, and killers, were "biggies" of, seconds in colored jerseys. The pied a suite in the Miraoree Apart- with the law again until _S_epteni__-e hr if._..._. ational underworld: _ color of the jerseys. on thin occl- ments. 106 East Alexandria avenue. her. 1931. At that time the Purple Detroit they had earned thatslon. ivas a bright purple. 1 s reputations or Public Ene-, In this building they and their gangwas accused of perpetratingi-5?l_._. No. 1 and '2, respectively. MORE VICIOUS manna l gang reputedly wiped out Frank, the Colllngwood massacrl!.'f Joe lji were sawed-oil Napoleons of- Adler never was a pug. His nose Wright, Reuben Cohen and Joseph Nigger! 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's was and his sizable the rival "Navy" gang. 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"§'owerlzed, but nonetheless his was ptMlrallores the trio, reputedly massacre." In Chicago gang-disposing l story vicious enough to causethe more sinister lace of the two 5islets. the Purples introduced 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. shotdown and the Purples -' 'wereg-. ntly organized gsng,,o1 killer-allhis small eyes, simlien cheeks, and FORGED DYEBS TRIBUTE , Axler and Fletcher were_ques_--,"- he United States. . ~": 1. _'='-;a thin Light mouth which turned Axler and Fletcher, along with CH IN COlVDiOi92' r r . .,i up-at the corners. g ~-Fred ='Klller"- Burke, were arrested itioned and released. Ray Bern- as suspects in the massacre. Police 'stein, Harry Keyweli and Irving, qqrlire, gunmen. had much tn Rv renuie he was a more vicious Miiberg were prosecuted. found nine,-_-lioili were ngltivo !Q§_l_-5__ i __ . _ _ ., A _.Vgrilled them without result, and the filler and I. rougher fighter than l guilty, and sent to Marquette Prison P Gm Fletcher. iiaririt It is said La that EFLonce, when l three were evnniunllv released. for life. ' < -" "lI_ mt ';y1,'i,aller than vl 351- ind 1.U1! '3 liii" H at? ~ > _."r_,;_'j~. N l . 1,. tsesaed the aggressive urge £1 pas]-ted by a_'°Junlur P 'what ldiltord Jones, at no_torious- .- l Louis gunman, was murdered '1-ii; e A say» Qhlgh is so oiten. 5.L.___92Rt92i_o-.dd.__do it police __ inlets; l ~ l he stood at thebsr oi the swan '=s _gr_92,¢§iC ii-iC linen ' Stork Club, 41 Rowena street. l --.n bad dark, turtive, beady. 1 l June, 1932. and again Fletcher and 1' B th abnormal ears, Axlefs l Burkeis no?" serving-pa life_sen- .q;A...;_ and overgrown by na- tence for at -'1iiaf-iquetleAxler were brought inter grill--us-_ I. er». Fletcher: attened and Agxler purportedly came", here Prison.! *7" ,-". ,;'c-. -:~ Botgifxere releoiiiiji.-.ill'l:e; goats, 1l'ili1i1' i close to his head by 13"gin: New York a year or tvro alter'Dl.lrLri _' - Q '__Q,'$§t§lrn1,iI' r_ rjr-ma r: ' . .. I" Tit, tchers ti ht against Burcbard. -.cl92cs_oi many pugllisis during ;jj§;T;*"'%,J@if'i¬';'¬s.,:?{=¬"§__oq:l§_r£ =01-as p. a ,-.1;-steryif :2 .¢,5;; early rlnr career. And, above, e twoklita oi a teathez-" so-ond Lyn Detroit 'c.leai':'ers nail? 'L'estWin_.e_r Axicr eat hotly are larceny-minded Lgot together-' and began contribut- rem Phtecllbnf m§uey:,§;-,§l- nttern rd to reenter pro!ess:'or..} ing major performances to the iboxingsd managers. V Their boxers -.emers,' . killers with an 92.92.._,n§"m l e ll! _ h charters and _d§ers_vriir ' .ind..'nce of what police and "Purples"' lurid history. ' , ._ ,-$0 anoi er story porn;- Iwue _1_e veteran Morris $herrnan, .vspEi.pQ:'lB£li call "crazy nerve." ll 1*0n:ur:n FOR DEFENSE lie F-'-!llTl|1l'_ul9_,§i'_l_illin or thehis brbher, Jackie, a nO'éiC','rl°UiI_ ihorily after the close of the The time was 1926. Axler was 25, gang: nen-re. ...- -... '-.=1'=-.;- -- ",2.- Mays; 4 Des Moines middleweight." arid War Fletcher was a popu- three years Fletcher's junior, but a --Bo-calied purple irangs"'. were end zuzther boxer who was linowri _ ~ 118/-pound preliminary ghter at more experienced gangster, having R11DW1=_i0ng ago. some historiansto iheboxlng fraternity as "the for-;' > old Military A. C. in Brooklyn. ll.been e. consortoi "mobs" while Cill1'!l- D!'Ql'!. they say, have beenimgr rght. heavyweight 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. - . dye because it was the first dis- limp.-_»," managers had better boxers .in=, who .-aldt The Purple gang was organized covered hy the Phoenicia, whg en: Fletcher nally said, there: l= originated the art of dyeing_ Pu.-p1¢_no dough here for me,'_' and retired" "I tool; the kid l.il'ldci' my wing pposedly es a derensive organi- myanso he's willing lo ght four atlon, employed by local gamblers therefore. has become the gyjnbr from the managerial end. Fletcher lnr-s a week if you'd lct him to defend their establishments from I oi the dyer. Thus. according in this "ls last seen in the ring at Arena 3ardens as a second tgr_ Louis mi when he! gets plid OH he _being plliered by a gang oi in- explanation. the "purple" Ian: be.Mays. ' " ~ ' rings his dough home to his vaders from St. Louis Known as comrs the "dye1"s"' gang, ' ll-tilt-l'_" - Egan's Rats." - I ._CONTINUED ACTIVITIES 1 But shortly bwiore he Jwas er,-I [.'lT RING IX 19'-33 . The St. Louis Rats were blamed The lucrative cleaners and dyery 'ested as a publtc enemy again. a Around Brooklyn, where Fletcher, for the kidnaping in March, 1926, protection racket was broken up 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 was tremendously}"stick man" at Charles T. "Doc" iPu1-pies. Besides Axler and Fletcher,nm. cing hlrnseit as the manager of 1:-prised. when he eventually broke Brady's gambling place, 326 Grand those arrested were Abe Bernstein, 3=iFr:~. Sherman and sec]-ting bouts no print here as s notorious hood- River avenue, above the store reputed leader; his brother, Ray; i'¢r ii e ghter. Ho styled aimed! lm. - ' where Dr. Julius C. Harris was Abe Kaminsky, Abe Miller, Harry L "bozzlng manager" at the tme_o'f' Fletcher nally reachedi_the main shot and killed during an attempted Keywell. Irving llliilberg, _ George his arrest as an "enemy." vent class in New YOIK, but was holdup oi "Golclle'| handbook" Cordell, Joe ""l-loneyboy" Miller, Alien several members, of_____the_ --.er a great ghter. He quit in Saturday night. ' .' Sarn Axier Abe'sbrother! and gang has been convicted on the E3. and shortly after moved to TURNED T0 BACKET = Irving Shapiro. Public Enemy charge and were sentenced to the House of Correc- -The "snatching" or Bloomeld They were acquitted after a was the rst of a lucrative series stormy trial. ~ ' I ' 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'r_s,cket, Lhe a bond or $1.000 each to appear be-i doubtful as to whether thei Pur- Purples continued to operate as fore Judge John P. Scalien. lUmP@

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The gang pair, slain on a ride In I May 9, 1921. robberyarmed. 2;!"- urpio Gang gunmen, are being; taken to police lone Oakland County road early yesterday. at this charged by superintendent. nnrte rs-or - questioning after - a public enemy time faced poll co together as they faced their Aug. 18, 1921, robbery or - EX;. 3 -1|-§'i|j;§L'1;_"I!g1,é;ti92-e- - - - --- ' ' Flannegan~ ' hcCOIIlpl.l'i}'- ls" '"7 ' ' ' Mikeyesterday. murderer! la Thina Times picture.! 1.~3',-.-; discharged by auperlntenrivv 4 .. . W J? LEADERL or. - §,l._AYlNGS LEAVELAST or PURPLES :1- s§;'I_'l1anews awesome that Abe boys want to see me in action just St. Louis gang seems to hav once ' -- - merged with the Deirolters. th 0 ._,{__ ller and Eddie Fletcher were r =92;..,_._..1-: _ r bumped oil electrified He boxed Don Burchard at Harry combination being strengthened Q Harris Fairvlew Club. Mack and the addition of a dozen or so .£0-,l>ituesDetroit: oi underworldyFalrview avenues, and the rnob saw accredited tough ones trom Ne the email. black hours. ' l York. - - ' §'§§2-?§!.Ibdious3.:.'k-Z ;. To! Public 'reputatlon.iEne- him get decisively outpolnied in s -',-92.-1-;1g game-rst beiore dawn yester-| eight rounds. » The new gang proceeded to worby gill-1.|[';y~g rumor u which was soon Kqnrmed via, the grapevine of the It was from this fight. some say, from the viewpoint that there ffacket world. The previous chic! that the name "Purple" gang origi- more prot in levying tribute the.oi! -rrg._-Q -~».- --1-7 --~,.- _., .,-»_..,.-----.--..--..,...L.,._ z... -1 -A»-,.-.~-. ,_,>.,. *1»-.. .

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~. ~:-oz-'?" 7* Z "W 7'f""a;'n' Abe Ailey and $2 qr § ' ¬<§»;=:-Z7? '§'+.'= . » -;;'="-xii 'no? are the records dlj; _ é -, _;; agf 33% ii . r Flglchpr, Purple gangsters: -* *" i , ».. " .» ror , -in Arietlwas nrrosled _ . .lB link» . , _ 3., m.,_ "bury ,,.,,,_,,,,_ W . .--.-.~- .--- *- -_ . .' ,__.. ".~~-a.x"'=i3.». ", '-j ~;;§ ;:.i..f,-Z-E-Q5 "win-{ZV¢g,York and Detroit, by sup-erlntendeii... "av §°"i= -'~= . -5? » i. c l**- 3'>a";192"r-''-W "* _. " ,5 ' " fwdq moiichrd three times. '_ _ P-ff! Z,;-of? 28. 192$. Pickbmiick ah- A b4....- ls.. P"_l- ;-!,. .- :. -l-. _-...W . - - - . H? '1' ' TA _F.,.;~_.L - ;;. _A -illsH Emilee 2| 1 record an folln'wlr:"" ted . A'§*Ip°a'-"3' ,- L zo_ 19:3, 5P°'h'end°n""""'1-ol,b¢-ry rpifed, Au.. .~. . cu...-§:==* ' -92 . Tin "F! 5 9 'an $1 1 diwtflllid by Judjearnnk --92 'A-4 My 92'- Q an- ~ :--. H1.-.. - -' I-_,V, - ark, .ro hery and ass: t, nib, _ _~ -.'.>."-~'= ~,": . ~11 %;_.J;=.< 1.1 '~ i. °"--3.-.~" .,;...':~'r'. o ,.-*' »;_ =-;.,.-, W ii-1 __ ,___ A t :1°' . i '" = "§,"fl°"ihb§,n}§§;st::::§re¢ 1.. 92',§.|.4 run, 1929, robbery lrmed. g . E £7} 1'l York, grand ~ . larceny, ~ | '-dischnrged . ..' liiifsggd _ y Judtg Thar-I¢§ : .- . _._.. -Int l"9a'$-"I... Q nrnwlnépnéq - - r LQ; :- l n I41 . ¢_. Ky, U; no uuusna-1--n.n , |"" - r - it! _ n i _ ' t-- ,' . s;..- y I1, 1939, sentenced to one . P§l' _- deal I Dec. 6, 1931 sentencrd 0 Q4 _ 1 3 _ and la mouth, in Lmwm . - .'=:=.-.;~=={?:<§-=~r. i Eli? i-.*i-'¥..*. '-R: -tr *~"~'=--- to 5 3-ears in Sing Sing Prison ion th, and lined $5.000 for viola- - 192i¥»;';§-¬'v"-927f iiiiiiiiiitbb I , " - .-15¢;-7 .»-'.,:.?,=' .burglary. ,'£ _ _. ' of the Unit-cd State! code. the 1.. 1. .-31. Duo. 7 1925, arrested in Brook;-L; -I2-;. -.=,-.1.-':'.F ." .'géj 3 " -. ;:-_92'- -;-- ;.-~.: ' , 'rs _ r-:- 92_ r-'- ' , =4-t ,_- _lconunl_l_r5l_rrpr;_:_ page It ,- 3 18, 158i, robbery armed. th§, police claim, the 11313 . ._. ..._-..:.._-.4'...I._§Z-§,_";__to ii notox-I535 gang ill VlV.1'I92.I,Bl:ylyn, "°""niempml '°"°d Qunclr 1* " " i 10 by ml upormkndentcharged with _1~.i»;+»-W. ovc -- .*. .'-<5: - . '1 . ...T __; _ =?___,_.;.4r :.,r,;-._:.-n'.".;=-,-..- -;f@£'l:<¬:'5 . '.'; 5*, ':"?5~'I'!r;£'!1i£;@'?"'--Y-V .5," = 5Z;. " -1':- 1§2¢. '....;-M in 'd"l-- 1!!! l. 'tchor ~°' WI] '" n-rented 1"-"*11 timrs. Q _'a§- _ '~ _, r - '~{¬:_?'.',-*{"'?,;,_$f_!=; . __ 3 »- -. N early all of its domln-int mem- ho u Abe Gold u ~ #3111: Detroit, ind WI! con- - »-...~..._. - . -,,.,,¥,,._;?;>§i~. ___.,, __-._i__=:k - .; bers have cithcr left D°"°' °" . . ?il1%} ;. -{*:'-;§"*" 5" °rd"U Fawn lust .."li'."- -ti only moowhen ho went. to ibeen killed or imprisoned- Ray mP"mumdmt' 5. A W 'en'wori'.lL H1: police record RS, st/mv rocrrnzn, mud Bern cl E_n' 1 1-{an-v -I 1.- Kcywell _-_.1 and -;.!F92v4HIn |,_j;-. ' Oct. 31. 1926. arrested in .-: E 921 .» I 0 W r _ Fletchcr, diminutive ing the mg _921i|L92 L0lil115'.'.'u::'1 }1'g, ~.|-*-.1:-.--_=* troit an "Al>e.Goid_. in s pl-l:B¢-1* being token to poiico lono O are life-tizrlcrs at Mixrqlltl. In the._ witness, '&§§cIn:|r;.~i by |upi'- .f92_- ;_ ; alter 1 public enlzmy tlrno in srlmc prison, Philip 1-{eywcll and § _. intendent. --it-'. - . ' mnegnn is ltx'0mp&n}- murder;'Biolris Raider are serving lilo or-_rl-t V March 29. 1927, arrested in _ 392_ ' for killing a Negro boy W110 ' , troit an Barry Lorine" robbor1i._i_- armed, discharged by ' Hr . 152;, orrcotod no onllce tcnccs released 22,, .'ll.lj>9!'i1il!.nd- camesci-ossone ot their liquor; intendent. '. . _ _ >- I} . plants. Ab . . ' __ In . - 'May 9, 1921, robbery armed, Bernstein stays aw?-Y i'1'0Y"i ,|_u,1, Dztrolt, and his brother, JO38]ih. is' me, Aug. 18, 1921, robhcry arrn¢d,5- ' said to have quit BaT1$d°m ¢I921"°iY- ml;-,4 discharged by uuperintondeni!._,_".'.=*.1.. .3. H25, robbery lrmod. !Joscp h " 1-{one 3' bog "' Miileri , i'92 .¢_-I-!"~'_..charged by superintendcnt. f-'S,a-'35;!!,§§ ariod by superintendent JEIQ[5Q home for the insane. ' Q 1;; _t oc. ll, D35, robbery Am-led. F} W i-RE LLFI f ll-Ifa by superintendent. iiFA92/F IA . r__j_ 1;; 1931, charged will |-L|,l92I'l- . I-In S ~ Fletcher, I-i'92'i'i1g "went Shapiro. out ilku the hard, A1-tic!WA!-,= WI-lrdrr. dlsclurred on writ. : ,Abc.i:|oys want to see me in colt Rcmainln ~ , police say, ark only hav _ ' ' * n inf r. May 9. 9210 av. 29, 1921 lnr rower 1 Omit. ' my Bcrrlstei. Harry Suimnilarrwl B.d92:I and Milberg were aentence<§f_;_-_8_j'iabrulry u _ I 1% o lfupcriniendenl.ii, robbery armed ,h.me4 _l He boxed Don Burchardé|92F] §i5he3,Sam Drapliin and-Davctr-: Federal AD Judgu ECharles RI.C. Simorii to Harris Fairview Club. M-l 3...... ; c --~.~ -',l_ no 1; 1!-£8. lrrelted as die . mi oi.aervl oncyenr and 10 months ini' mot iFairview avenues, and the '1 The delicatessen headquariqr. so of l int ny Ion no, dlichnrged by ... him get decisively outpol where the gang-moi. nd llYi'1992°vi the Federal Penitentiary at Leaven- ten-ieni. -- » 1 yo:ter- , New I J 800!!! 'eight rounds. » {riendiy gangsters from other citiéiW01 . ipt. I} and Nov. 11,1923. ml. of the It was from this right, s sat out the night withtho Pur.pl'es.. I mod, lhlliod by duper ha; bet;-n almost de_¢T.i§'!.1 Pmce Q39,TE Wflh, I- am,and to pa;_,zln5=.__l>r i"at dent. ' I=_- . - - 3 Chief,lthat the name "Purple" ga H . $5.000 each. F noted. Fletcher followed Fletcher and Astor, 1!¬l_l.t1iYd_!l}5l§a-i.than - 3' IL 1329-. oentencnd to on "atessen ; 0 ular New York prize. r ll cou.nmwoon_ uA_ss.92cn1t' r §*f;i_"_ up Goi-l P P _pcrIumed and g92-cr-bothered, won F . guy--___ 3 tom of dressing the ghter "On the lam" mid, nnknbwlnglyutnoccu- .They served tlicir s_entence&' cad pnrt l

~ ldld _not_ get'_'lnto- nirioug troutglql with the luv" agiid until Sept her, 1931. At thattima the Purplp l_ _ gm: WI-8:!-l;b_92.'l8Qd of pezpstra *r zparnble :0,_H_L__x___~-L__l__N,IZr.92Y-hr"|>92F}F V.' Yi.é.E£{IHG'lOItlC. PO{:-I D. Ft =14"-ry __;_,1931,.

Der1?0ir*ea1~;=ilse 92 -I » ,Ga11gL, Snrashed I t,By UwnGreed r }_l';'01iceLeaders Tnuld Say Not Stand Pr0s]1eril_92' .._.-r J*-* i 01" Take Orders. 92 I l , r it _. --- , f . Detroit, Feb. 24 !l",|.Ti1e Iu'rj . 92 92 ghle gang is deadby its own iwruiri. it Jealousyand greeddid theirv ori-1 Even beforerepeal prohi'hitiono mined the bootiegging and alcohol '.:§ool-ringsays bi1.=ine.-.5,Chiefoi Dc- gqectives W.Fred Frahm. 5 t.5"The Purpies crumbled from i within. Thebig shotscouldn't t stand prosperity and eouldnt take o:riers.,' iIhe nalblow camelast fall92vlion'i 5Abe Axlerand EddieFletcher. iypi-;i ;cal Purple gangsters. who rose to-4 tpower in a weakened organi/ation.. |- t were put on the spot in their own ear." Kicinaping, robbery, extortion. ai- I.:<.=!1-':l rookinz,an-'5 l:=oc*tl -,_,,_Zn_._,nint- J dereeail were written in the n1nh's 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. ,§ , "No one is certain how the gang ;rnt its name," said Frahm. "It may s ihave started when some merchants gun the East side called a hunch of 'pctty thievesPurple, 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." 1 In July, 1930. Jerry Buckley. tradio commentator,who had waged -a campaign against gambling, was ishot to death in a hotel lobby. The ¬. kcase stillis unsolved,'threemen having been tried and acquitted, tbut the police beganpushing the gang so hard that quarrels among its members were rumored, revenue fell off, and many of the members left town. I Police said the conviction of Ray I ,-,Bernstein withIrving Milhert: rind ;IT:u'1'yin Keywoll the C0i]i|u1'=u92'n0:i |Man0r Massacre would "whip" the t ,Purples. Three brothers, all-reed i ileaders ofthe gang.left Detroit, art"-v Y W .., . QDFJD - -, . .'-- ' :__ Axler and Fletc-her,whoge hriipgi t L.i.'~5.".i."e--e ,£~.»';.-2'11:/--~e a - . '1z i were found only a few month; Ram é were said by police to have i_m@|-1 9292 the last or 11ie__c-Id-time rm-|m~.<, 92- who tried to remain in Detroit and I 1-. - .re0r_;:an_i_2;§!__thegang, old {Tl---I--_1l'-I_ _._-.1. . . ézw¢4@9#

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Director '__,.,__---4" T92-{qr-{rm-192v92 H4 LIL! LDLVM UJ. U. S. Depar Washington, Yv-92wv-no-Q-O~-E4-4 r92I-'92 .-. a. , ..LHVUi3h.l.,5E1 ULUU i tment of Justice Dear Sir: r,§ . L. '!r'~ D. C. l clippings taken from The Detroit - which concern the murder of two » =92Eurole Gene There ere being tr 5 % J t ' I L7! eneuitted herewith E newspaper | alleged membersof beylxler and Eddie;<1Times 1'- of November' _ 27,1985 the Detroit are allegedlyretognized astheDetré cr J.T 7.D'l"92nevi», Uh "aA92o' 1'11 -L4-.l_ T-nvb kw 92'!r't+.'|-'- 92/ _.92¢-' ,, It above will individuals also be noted ere set that out in it ioolic Enemies Hos. l end 2. iminql records of the two For the Livision's these clippings. fingerprint information i please be advised that 1 Qetroit , Police number of hxler is 29655 and

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Rumors that a white slave ring operating out of Detroit. Mich, controls a large portion 01' Wash- ington's vice are being investigated by Commissioner Melvin C. Haocn. The District head today received a. report Irom Captain William E. Holmes. commander of the First Police precinct. on the work of two detectives assigned to the investi- [gation of vice in the rlowntovrn section which revealed that of n. total of 1.453 arrests niacie off the pair in the last 20 months. 622 were women. First Precinct Bad Numerous complaints about 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 investigating the records of each person arrested on charges oi so- 92. liciting_ Most of those arrested are 1,. .,/' found to some from other cities. i and it is said that there is a con- stant intlux of recruits for the :1- r-.. i- licit trade. - The detective bureau is in con- 92»/ " stant communication by telegraph with the police of other cities in an attempt to_ get conciusive evi- dence of the local operations oi the Purple Gang. Law Seen VUeak ; One of the deterents to stamp- vi/4514 uneven! | ing out the social evil here, it was pointed out by District officials. fines I-I°3-5 is the local law which fixes the police collateral for soiiciiing at $25. - Corporation Counsel E.. F_-2'_".£l-T- P1'et=£.;,:_-.':.2.a.whas drafted a bill I01 congresisona! action which wilt in- lcrease this penalty to $100. ;1-;?é32 ¢ I .-. , - ~* 92_,," - I . 3 ~»-~ _ i

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Purple Gang Bandit Held. spevinl Ln Tm: Nnw Yon: TIMES. ii I NE92VARi N. J., April , 4=.Vict r . | v Connelian. 35 years old, of Detro t, it Ci- said to be our of the last surviv0.s ii M I-J of the Purple Gang" of that ci . 3 was arrest:-d ']luesda_v in Hoboken ¢ r by police and Federal Secret Ser- Ma 3 vice 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_ _, i m al of Cnnneilan to Detroit, i ' " ' " l w re he has been sought since Mi-.| -1 . la November on a counterfeit g 'c irge. Pending removal, he is being held at Hoboken Police He ci- r c quarters. < 1 | i i 1 F

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The Acting Captain of the Guard t-1e honed me this morning ""&"~"' advised that two men in an automobile were at the Ninth itreet ate; that - 1-vrr the driver claimed to be an ex-policeman and the man with him was dressed as a woman. This expolicemon states that thin men with him is a nether ~?' Detroit's former Purple Gang and he brought bi. to the Federal fureau of Investigation for questioning by our ggents. mhe Loting Captain of the Guard stated that the ex-policeman semned to Lniuk he had a roui thin? For the Bureau.

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

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! Special Agent in Chm-go " Trenton, New Jersey Pour am -7 _ 'kRoitu-once.la mono to your letteror Augu.at2, 1935, réla nthe to t an woman who rare2 soaking the' release of a prisoner, hold at the New Jersey State" 1 Prison,Trenton. at bx.-IYLX 1% E A thoroughmarch hasbeen madeof ta? rile in the E Y Detroit Otoo of all known members of Detroit'sPurple Gang and thenma_dooa not apps1 a asr _ a mambo r of thin i "' -7 » b IVILYD

that they o engr- nit the "Purple Gang" by the name or b11Y<-L5 - +____r1-on the deaoxiption 0.1 mg1Qu-_I,l1:1.rl192!iéu&l5 , seek! inoloano,H ' " Ln/-11¢! it 1| impossible 'to identify them t thewith -a

Very truly yours ,92

/ D. L. Nicholson Spacial [agent in Charge oo-Burtau RECORDEDK; 1:721:12.-;m_

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92 Octobor 2.5, 1935, ibtu-onco Ihnoln ll this mac ctoo to your In latter ndvlnod under that ht: tho at 2/ § U as lumbar! or "tho P Purplc dung an pruontly in C?|.u-anon uni I.-equating 1?? that this otoo usouftuln Itnthnr than an any outstanding '2 numbers at this gm; in no Iaatud. -- - u n. 0 u .l thinintend data, plum-by t J 1. Dopcrtncnt, X"'l~XC§ K of tho c:~1¢:u1 Furplc On; hr tho Dqtmit at, !!a_I!'!!;'- ' 1'9, that - are an not Philip-Browns,ruprdod as * who associated with unborn at that gang, an , 0. |... pmsez-.t1: =:t¥. t7 ta %%f.t mm: D-,'~.-%:t 1: ear...- __. with nu -um of n-um.-pun cl s-pen»: 21, mas, at A -. Detroit, Iiiehlgan. I t-_ . Q, p-;I "**;*--_*"-]1~_, 1 an-uh at tho £1,100 at the Dltroit Otn. IQ! - , . _ that 92 Ireuo1 tho Bureau to taking an bf-g} moth! up _ nu aqua,- - -§;=-;-,1,-;_,'g;-,= *._; |.. " ._¢;;,=~r~-- Ditroit Qppnhnsiau Téiioi ERIK! or * the 1, tun iéi-ii-mi above lontloaod cans *" iii . 6 ihotégnpan" 2 __,,* of -}:f;=_-Z, thatrunban __wdnndu~ob01.ngt:92u- »;;£,.-r'§§-_"- " :1? 1...... _ .._..__""* -T t J>v'..;=»-¢*;;2';"51 ,4 uuttod hornrith. _ "" 0611006 "' that "John F , pp Don;z1rq,».~- 0F §192'_¥§1,5~:=|¢-.-~. 92Y t"1t uarmnts auto an dnnltaly outs utabllnhlj er 0 at __ imsy! of k Imp Bx-anal Oloan a urinalad tht V Olson in an attouptd holdup. _@ foquoatrl that in tho oat -ll"- I ll 'v<_-Vl,|"lI- uolvlsc _' FOREIGN H VITIL VI| VILIGIIII PllLL"lTICl_.I DI! l.I'I'lIIDIZIIIIIDCIILI ru: P: "1-"* "mm no ~~--" ~="=~I ,.... wlllhtno ___i?_i;._ ..,.,,.. W '~-~-~--*no Imam uhuurlvecl rimoi klcr Onb, other-in! --, --1| n -mu-am u - 1-u-mP JMI-»--'==r 1- ' Send thefollowing men-age,4-abject to the term: on back hereo which are herebyagreed to I - Detroit, ;, l / . Oct. 25, 19:55 y %Federal D. Brantley Bureauof Inveatigation 7 U. S. Department 01' Justice = 224 Federal Building Oklahoma City, Oklahoma ' l92 NO OUTSTANDINGME1~¢BE1Eq>URPLE WANTED GANGAIRHAILINGPHDTDS FINGERP14;1.l3l'-E4 /1? ANHi'JN¬lllJU.ASAND PmLI%mWNE'0'lA.N'1'k.DMURDERDETHJ FORE-MTLY AT IT FOR

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I I: f i3{E213I < J 51EHSOF nation thatmam ere oi the11%! A I were operating at night club between I -1 ' Tulsa and Claremore,OI.:;.o.-- ' troitoffice, and the photograph of Philip Browne underthe';_-.- . .. _ ..~_;. 7 alias of Harry Miller nae tentatively id.entified'_aa-being ~e"-.-;;,o-'-9'Zé:s'l.§ one of the personain the vicinity of Ifulaa.: __Bronneand _ r '_;f___j_;Tj:f ? Thomas wantedfor murder by Detroit Police Department. - ' QI:--' 92 9292 c § 1».o.-L-m.s:Oklahoma At Ol

cu, had information to the e1iect.that. two_,n1_eln1J>erB..,t:';t___the ;'.,--1-roit PurpleGang are presently in Claremore, Oklahoma. He requested that in-T $ ;.'m;".tion beobtained as to whether any of the outstanding members of this gang * w;g,},_£_.','Lf;t-.3,-ht bepresently that there"wer'e"preaent1yj"'nofjge statingwanted. A letter was directed to the Detroit Office on ."92 "Lni-iZe1'. - - 25, 1935 requesting infoznmtion concerninga memb6I&__oi'_5 1! P1-l1P '' -Qullg. anda letter was received from the Detro_itkofi_i

mi pie Gang whowere wanted_for any offp es wi F-,olioeDepartman't, Pho' a ha and hot ..'.:';LY1OnY-J ThOl'.'18S§,__Phf1%,P_.: _ _ were traxzemittedto the.;Qklahome:C1ty_ - ; I .

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alias I alias Harry Brown had been ten rely identit as that of a persov vicinity of lea and Cleremore, Oklahoma reee*" _ _ At Thlae,_0klahoma. H.,_. I o -- ~-." ¢-- ~.-#5:---»'-'-":».-T.9"'-'--r.-t--=- i ~ "1 - 'M-- '

alias Percyf:

¢1 inn! v s. | *'*iitt.iiieetiiiiiilllllIlllll otw.5"92I.-.;and'haaidentify notbee'n'able-to thenfbyname 31-otherwise. Hestated t92.=,r '1.1~="¥'"~the'Iilldw'Nighfclub¢ 92 the Sheridanseaeral N1g,htO1db' ' and ago operated are as dancinr'4 1 = gamblingthey house stopped at andthe thMayo t Hbtel.plhesePurple angleased men had 3. comeWillow Nightthe to Tuls Club, 'W Tr he QQREI >41 located on the main highway between Tulsa and Claremore outside

stated that he not been L individual'sat the May: Horn]

a a complete gambling equipmenthad 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 y unxnown;' that they aid not share with this partner the pfOflZi taken in the operation of the Willow Night Club , pera-and that after 0 ti 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 a settlement; that a Depntv Sheriff from Olaramore went out to the club to close it, whereupon he wr- taken into custody by the members fo s thi gang, who kept him confired at "~ '92 e 1 uuntilb they loaded all the gambling equipment inuatrucks andI took it some unknowndestination. The club was than closed, the Deputy Sheriff re - leased, and these have --2- KORE 1" - cm!- ~p 92 p v -- _*_4...-_..___...... _ _ .5 .,. ;._...- -,A..._.....__._- -=, _ _ . _ - ., 4 .. .kn_4__._ n_-n..._.___,_H__.,,.,_._,.J___-,-_$;.-__ '0 5 s $ 1 -_ _ K

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Ra: U1§KHOWI~I SUBJ'EC1'S N/,~92 lkllaggd Iéombomquwlo Gang, Detroit,_M!.oh1gun! _ |. »9292~ * Identification {Fingerprints} H a Reference 1a made to mport of Special Agent Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, dated 11/2':/55. Pleasate cmtained in reference rem 92» ,. ,.'_ :7, 14'92 E ul city or Detroit more _ _ r 92- .__-,"_,>1 - .'*¢V. ins the-duorzmiso oh orima salted 1n__tho arrest o1___Jv.,- -_-va - é /'.=-.. Anthem. ihozaas I alao bean nrreated , G111-L -1 kn And.-4Lana ULIIJIL n'l92no~n.|_a-J" BLLGLJIGBU-q4'."|-| Illllll 9292I92_!lI921.l_QlA92J'lnJ-UJ|92A92lI oulunuoown unwou- mat - '39rJ"'a':b0r 1°35 "~=rc 1"-o 1we~n$.=n|! mrdlor at 54'? Hood- 1§=~1a.;-: st;-55¢, Detro 1:, iI¢h1§Q§; -that Antgony Thoma had been idontitiod as he r 1 ' in that rurde:-' 3 0 also that it is believed Phil! P Browne r . i .. wos tho man who drove tho oar in this b.oldnp.; ;-._,_¢_;'-.~;-£'_.i murder. rm wauks,ogo, Ln rare * o *rtato6. min-or, that ihioh lnamlob. hapianod n.:l_ Anthon%onas.." apirr92o" ' ~- f;__::;*if.='t-'-3;, -Y ma Phi.l1p'§'31-owns _. as I ler ,r have _ boon V asaoolatod. . V ., in Yuri.. 1 '9 V . 3" 'l 5 1 ::- cine:-1 in the city of Detroit, .. ' it is quite possible Browne rat urned to" {strait and was also involved in the second murder, as t_ho_ <1r1_1o1._'_ f 1," .1; car has not boon identifimi to data. r bl/-;*I¢VX:b_ - 1-.--when

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J. ' -' , i -.92..'.'.'-1. t ,' 92" -I-.=~_-=1-"--H. 1.v'£-.-,- '_¢- I -, FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION I < I! Q_Ig1ghr_§_@g gggy, '1-Il'4hm.,,'_. .:. , I. . .- T:-us CA$.;F. OHIGINATED A1 _ FILE NO.

I I ¢lEi*'..F.|" MADE AT DATE WHEN MADE PERIOD FOR REPQRT MADE BY WHICH MADE oz-<1 z. . City, Okla . 1/10/as 12/19, 20, so/a . _ A :1'|_|r. CHARACTER 6|? G152 _ U1'i1{1~I0'II11>,__i£i_<=hie1-H11 _ 17, _ I _ I I I - ~

Emm's OF FACTS All gambling establishments in Bile; County, 'O1_:le. have been I closed due to e G1-and Iury investigation 1n.?_eenneetion with . the death of two men occurringet the S:eride.n;01921b in the 'I early-pert or December, 1915-Ere Qficere oi--the' Stete Queen'- or Criminal Identification and Imy_eetigetion"st'ete that-1-"_ __ I 3 there has been no indication that}th_e pe1"a'c§1e_Ianted tor-Y "~ = i murder at Detroit have been. in.the Vicinity __ of Tulsa." v. . I V r -1 II1 ' c_ I ." i I _'.»'3.HE!92TCE:,iLetter from Detroit; office dated December 2, 1935, A F :- " » -n92.--I 92-_,.-.- , '1 . - 92 I,5 .~ - _ ". I = V ft 1 I1E:,*.ILS: it ihlse, Oklahoma. ,-_I*,"";;;,-.'..-,:_ "H - 1 ' ;,1I .. .|'",-' - - _ . ._ ,_.I,92_.., ., _- __. I '1 ' For the general informetitin oi the B11-ean; and the Detroit or- E 1::-e, gambling activities in Tulsa County, Oklehoxy were suspended in the early 1,e:L of December, 1935, and ll hubituesynot-hei arrested have departed for ;:rrfs unknown. Eneee ectiv ties were suepen due to e Qrend Jury investiga- '_92-. , 11 I.-{'1 in connection with t I murder of Geor tewart, 1omer_poiioe_}_;oiticer at .!O. ' T-nee, Oklahoma; end Lani ppen, special-=amp1oyeeIot+the __ _92 I "'Interna-may 1. I Fiwenue Bureau, occurring e. the 3heride.n-_C1ub.- Three'_' ' 'c1ubI '-I .. I have been indicted . by the .I ». Grand Jury -.wr 1'01";-these -92" mureem; ~92 angl '. .» I ..da1edthe closing of the Sheridan Club and all similar '.':1"=

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1£"v»e1nbargem;-&3_ invest 27, l935. 18 io ere of actively Stewart and engaged I-appan in re1a- the DL' - e time to gambling activities, and they have contacted many many confidential ' informants and others connected with the underworld and particularly gambling _ :a1:11vities in Tulsa County. They stated that they had exhibited the photograph - or T:mr.'n alias Harry Miller to many or these informants, but had not been able 1 Bu secure any information indicating that Browne nae in the vicinity or Tulsa, ,3 . t1l1 retains -the photographmland stated that 11' Browne should ,:.:__-Ill I-J':i.,s.: _ eerance in '1u1ae.,_ he vould _oauee.hie_ app:-_eh_eneio_n,iand

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Deptoof 1h'¢JeEgerJuetloe Hoover /B. l.-X;-9; G wI.8hiI'Jgl'»OI'leB QC 0" 1 NIe -~ 1:;E3§OU»:. A..|L VEL--J?"ETJ UOHT[email protected]'UIrA'll.é1O'*i.?.EIH Deer Sir-; How can you expect us to run our busi.nes so that we 0l992pJC incense tsozee. if you allow this mu Robert92Eishe_r,roputod front mm for b110'_'E1;rP~1,Q__T§a1_.g,_t0 violate the Federal 1a.1rs- by bringing in here seven-.1 prints of tho gzht p zlotures. and then holélng; us up for theme?

Formerlythe prints were made here which gave somebody some work n-"L least but nmr they are so greedy that they bring them all in endl when -rm offer to do the seine they threaten as with Vile

Hon come that you p rotoct them by letting, them do this in v1r:].e='t5-0:1 of the law if we are not protected. against them.

We think that this is an outrage and you should im:estig,e.te this .'-11" 'fr.f¢"_.y right now and not let these gangsters make thousands every year at this racket end pay no income ta:r:,get away with ltd

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We are thusting you will not lot enyon e see this letter beoause we rlon-L want no stink bohba put in our theatres or else the back blown up ,or evm: 'l'IOIS6e' , Everybody here seems to know that is going on except your men who nhou..h;: be giving us protection and we dont dare to complain to them locally. Que of these days there is going to be something serious happen end. there will he Ir. fine stink about it-

If they can bring in the prints why cant we? We can buy them v.'.1.1#.g1r-t but they wont stand for us bringlng; them 1.n',so it is by your department +..he.1:. they have ue where they want us»:

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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 to keep the PurpleGang fromputting himon thespot. Silverthorn was later paroled about December, l9Z5§¢

J I That in l932_or 1955'Silverthorn was the driver of getawq; oarsfor the Purple Gongand that Kennethlhompson anda men bythe nameo£]1ShaJ_qr"1grere membersof the Purp ang ls G also, and are presently living at 2021414 Keating Ave., Detroit, Mich. That S11 vsrth om 161*: Sioux Falls on a. bus April , 193.5, for his mother: 11omoMidway, in Pa. bY1] ¢ wig i a negronamed Vigliamehee,s." '*'*;.-' former inmate of the South Dakota ison, is at present residing at ' 510 Stockton Street East, San Franq soc, Calif. That Lee is also a .° memberof the Purple Gang and is as so for this gang, smuggling dope, F3; guns,jewelx-I biletiiooi vestsisteel helmetsetc-, to and from Q;Jy Chins. Beach, Flas, That iss. cou o we om an s a ro orDs._vbena who iss. _/b3/ 'B c! _ |f*'ohemist,who makes explosive pills that kill instantly upon being F-§"7> throwni onI¬.i£92'UlllJ1ii!&INl!92-.XEI! the floor. l 62¢ /292 'lhs.t 5ilve:'*.=hornwas fonserly c--;-mooted with a munte"»- I .1siting ringat 602 Monroe Street,Minneapolis Q MimiG, Qmi on -I6 "_,P partyformerly livingthere isat the present timeiuoaroerated in "92° Leaven wor then P 1 tenntiary, but e there is supposed to be some counterfeit money buried in the basement of 602 MonroeStreet. '1 ii - i _.§_:. -.¢....a.;. . ___...._~.__.. i

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Silverthorn came to South Dakota in s. stolech Chevrolet .5 coupe and abandoned the automobile at Beulah, Wyo., and he was 7. returned to Deadwood, S. Dak., and sent to prison. According to this k. L1 _ 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 t eh pa1_nne nt of $18 _ 000r, _, to K-. Silverthom and other members oi 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 N~s> accordingly Silverthorn That three was days released. after Silverthorn married his _, presem s wit e, n , amed Bertha. his fe.th.er-in-law was slain, and $16,000 . of insurance was paid to Bertha. That Silver-thorn was questioned regarding the death oi his father=in=1s.'vT at }92C{J,I.I.TIi92y I! re.T!- II nonever,_._..-_...- having e. perfect alibi, he was released. T t i , 117 Forest Street, Lead, S. Da.1c., o be a member of the Purple Gang also, and is at e present time at Midway, Pa.., vi.sit.'u:1g Silverthorn.

Silverthorn has s. machine at Midway, Ps.., and that he is supposed to be an expert shot. That Silverthom is practicinggun buried shooting every day, and is supposed t9_92be e. killer of the worst type. ILV--A/r 92/T3 92'-IL DU-*'/92"" / .- ; E y ' J is very muo n ores e __ _ __ I -ft» V. Silverthorn as he is suspected of having murdered one Joel_Kl!J-the . } $-1 on March 27' 1956. at Sioux Falls, S. Dodo. That a bullet removed ;_ Vx ' from the murdered man's heed had been fonvarded by the Sioux Falls 3 J Police Department to the Technical: Laboratory in Washington, and that, 9 it being known that Silverthorn had e. .32 automatic, if the fatal T!

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bullset is found to be from a gun of such calibre, murder charges 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. .

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

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The Burucu is in receipt of information obtainud from a confidential source to the effect that a counter- i'aiting":-ing noformerly operated at 602 Ilonroc Street, r .linnoapc}ia, lincccota, - -" -

- - 'Itin furthar indicatod that although tho lctivitiea of this ring have been greatly curtailed by reason of the tact that the party living at this ndiroaa is, at tho present I I tine, incarcerated in92the Lcnrunvorth Penitentiary, thera is supposed to be sons counterfeit Rvtj buried in tna basement 8' at this address. 1 I - !1though the-Burocu is uoubio to vouch ior the f authenticity of thin ctatemont, came in being furniahed you for your information and any attention you may deem appro- priatoi '

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that 1 I t, resides at -.. Florida and has a J . am] :7? fl n:1 In V f WY 1-A 1 1 n uh! xiii ah F cauu instantaneous death upon thrown on the floor. 1 92 . . - , . . In V10! of this statement the Bureau desires that an ! appropriate chock be nude at 335 South atlanta Avenue for tho purpose of d tho identity of I-Ia;-mi i="o%.2oi..|. , as W11 Q. an the veracity of these atataaenta. i Very truly yours,

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_.. During the com-no of this int-v1v1e'=*.* EITYKYD info rnq-tion to the ofteot that a form-r innate cl Ea !outh Da.!o1.a .301! . , V ¢- .Prison, one I!.J.11m I-go, is at the present time residing at 510 * ,1, ..; _ Stockton Btroat Sn-at, Ban Francisco, Guhrornia. Ea further ,,_ 3-. .1nd!.cu,tod that Loo in a-Ilegodly 2. somber of and a fence for th _ _ Purple Gang is wgaged _1n_ snuggling dope, guns, juIalry,' "r '¥"- ""*"bu1J.at-proof vests, and steal helmets to and from Chino.

IQ view of 1:-hie; stat-.-root the Buroru éerirca f.-2-at an appropriate check he made by your office at 510 Stockton -Street East. , for the pu poaor o." ' determining t...e P veracity o1_ ntatiuaonts. _ "1'>Y"»> Q6 T57 Very truly yours, o

John Edgar Hoover, -' irector. . _ __,,--' ' '1 0/ _ _/ r - {J M-.-x

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I I wzgcc tor t1:e;mn-do: of one -Joe £1.22-2:.ci Z2 is tartar: .4 Lndioatod therein that the bullet renewal from the murdered no-n'c A --__ had no torrarded by tho Bioux Falls Police Department to t-he Technical Laboratory of hia Bureau to clatcrninc whether some was a .32 caliber automatic bullet. You are advised that a chock zawio in the Technical L8-boratory tails to reflect any rucord of this Ioro bullet desire: aver baing that vrricaz-iv» received the: for re-cun'0-1-ctc-d oxmninction. in The regard Bureau to thisthere? nutter.

It in further desired that your office make an 8pp2O;JI'1kt--h effort to ascertain chetlmr any process may be outzstanding for tho arrest oi Silverthorn in connection with the nu:-dcr of Joe Kluthe, with a view to instituting an appropriato invantigntion under the Unlnuhil Flight to Avoid Proaacution trituto.

Thin utter should be given your prompt ottonnion.

Q- V A K W ery truly yours, _/ J _ r.L,r.~;"92§9292@9292*- ii J1 _ John Edgar Iioowr, oi 923 Director. - 92 - K1711 '1. J - .------_,: ,__, _- -:_= " 1 -" i._.4______f* __ ii t . ,__ _ __.____ _ V _ . . V ._- _~..-.__..._.._.._.-_.._.....____....._._.:4.-un-

Reference is made to Bureau letter dated August 10, 1956, 2-29652!. Please b advised that Special Agent A! » 'views at her home loc at lorida. stat ve n or or a number . of years, a hough she would not state where she had re dedill:Téi.lvert11or|1, evious to that but didtime. not She L-now stated his bx.-IYC! . sen 31311531-1~1Ei ; hat she resides nt the home of her father, sne = - 0 one rother hose occupation and one sister she ='_-.'ave who Aeengbservedas beinw :1 Jrinter; andthat 2 I estimated their ages to be approximately five an s x ears, respectiv»=~- ly.

stated that she had no immediate relatives who whatsoever and that the o other occupants e her uncle, and her mother, An examination of the e-e t Directory 'ere on, printer; an i;>§ "192[¢.> Dayt each Police Department, c. h eons d his recor s an a v s gent that he had no inforrnat-ion con- cerning either cf the aforemen oned parties. p

Rhl-lI Very r':J92v't:tKn1 !HUHT3trnl;¥ yours, Ea " GK 3,- I 2|"/-t,;_,1.',"i~t»-~---._, __ R B Nathan SpP.C5.£3.l.:92.9nt in Charsge, 9292 "f, TWBIEEJ ' 1, n _, .-_.'1 I sill 1" " I-J H»! - _ I I.

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. 1 ' . ' During July 1936 0iiic'>' 0.1. *1 1.0 ..> "11"-C4» 0. Falla,bullet South removed Dakota from Police the head lepm'i:e'.zi-. oi J9q92lf:1.u -"- s'ni::hec1 2139, believed infozmat-ion 2». murderi;.~.:'.'L: victim, had been forwarded to the Teci-:r.i-zal Laboratory of the E.92::'0-'-us ' A nln alrnull II _ 92 . 1 Cllql-kl}-I 1'4-Ian -I-n UT 92V92l'92lll{§ll$ Jn'92'n1I»-alt-:|'4'col Ill? pi-1-|_n92II BLLEII -|.92l -1'l-'IlA92I 9.4-an I5 n '_'-19' Id!I.|, L-ii-J,J-L-IIA 0-n'I§'!924-1!bI|Ii.92n92llIZ92||L92ln9292~?-Anna;-E-Ia U ballot; ..i3y letter dated August 10 193%» the Bureauvadvizad the . '3 -" -' Abcrdoen oice' the. _ t th e 1 bu let no+ Lucia received at the I.a1~e:-a- > , .."I:92 - tryll ¢;392l1m9quen1i £5.-ow: i~a.11s failed to locate tho Y-M1 bullet and no believed i,ha*'.; she: bullot had been forwarded '-'¢31':ne:'1y B. mean-u>::z' of the }92~:~1ic~ department and no-1*: -'-venue, I.z:.r':c:1, 1:19-_.~.?.~:.1:1. I, It in roquosted t11utFa into;-vierrrcd fr. aucrrtain whether ho forwarded the bullet to .. ae oohnioal Luboruin:-;,' of the ; _Bureau anci, if not, whafhor he imows whore it is loaatom I - ~ - . Very i::'u1;r yours,

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LN October 7, 1936

Director , I Federal Bureau of Investigation g Washington, Do Ive '_ n Dear Sir; RE: umoqown susascrsw ' Alle ed Members Purple Gang, U] g Detroit, Michigan! .1? Identification - Fingerprinte F 1'7 _1_3_u_x:ea_u file 6f27-297632" ' 7 - '1 Reference is made to Bureau letter dated August 10, I936 92 a! . w W the SiouxSpecial Falls, Agen Sou intewim%edo o ice Deparjcment Officorqand was a - v se by Office at he did not forward thsiullet himself but was of the t the bullet had been forwarded to the Bureau by ormerly an officer of the alls '! Police De or inter"rie'.'rin;Agen . 5 int-er- 7 - fly/ , Q viewed oux s ,County South Dakota Prosecutingand neither ey, could an furnish epn. y infor-heriff on as to the location of the bullet. Each searched their files and each inquired of the coroner without results. Officer-Nrther advieedlggent-that no process henow doubts had been that issued the information for the arrest furnished of Bil bSilverthorn as and that of value engined recently furnished information to e o ie-1: which mentalwhim upon e ofi -n eoked ad been found to be false and merely a Y0O92 B _YC' is now located e Oklahoma requestinga E and that a letter officeis tointervievrasoertaining ein addr d to e a oma whether heo 1-we forwarded the bullet to the Bureau or owe its location- 'N1*1..w:r,~ Q Very truly yours, _,_ Special Agent 1n Charge WHH:G 92.?~*~- .. 1 cT201::2t= 11$,-s ti ~ _i___.-__.i.Z." "' ' 1.. I, -f v I c V ;!

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Ma; Uu.:~»; ¢uuIsGT5;§ Alla qa xambara Purple Qanr, , . L7. -'1 .» a 2 . :1-.'-1;? +13; ".l- .-j:-%at1"1t . - - ;._ ~ _ ._* ;§g§@jf£9a$}On - {f1pnq§g;i$$§L "*-" _ L . 5 .» ~ I -'~ -1| :1 "' Tr A V ' PH - "if! : Y.--'.:"-'1 H-_'|1 . " _'L.'.'_:-__ _ _ _ .,- .":r_"_»§,_-.92g;;_;-'J- 1:1. ,_=-31.1,.! . .»§ -, ;--- .- . : -' -~. - ~,- 1- -'. __-,,, ," "",""i92"59'92F.'1.; .__,, _..._., 1-_,1f.==92 _,_--Pf - _. _ _ ' With reforonce to your l*%' tar 0" ¢ Octave -éi '7, 19513 in this mat t er, there is trnnsmi tci Pmrurith a lcztar date: ~3L0L2r 22, I936, sent to ma by I-11'. -ancaruinw thc .32 c Ztbv bullet of interest in the J { . l."U I ,,[,...,, .,-..§}I-,1:-.-0* , . »'¢-. --- J - . -Q- . . , Q». UOX-NC/3 A . -- __ = . . . .. _, - Very truly yours, _-__ W 92 »;'_ .__ _ -_ '; ,1 ,_ _ _ ' "' '* 1 ; _ ;_,-,,_,___;_ ' - _'.'__; ---,1: _ _, -~ L: '92'*l4- . _,1 >.-.1-_.. P _..__ R, -1 ._i __ 4-_ ; --I . - ' v . .-*- .=' --. 3 *7 -~ '.".;'~ -.7 - " ¢-; r 1 _92_,-92-;_-__ v '- 92 - 1g- 71:. v 92"n_-g;-»| -Ea .--133-,-_:¢, '_'n - ,- .< fa --

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:1 l"'*""i""i"""''*g""='' ll '.""'#11-:21."-¢;"5§=>.11a in which @1115 bulletins forum-::.Lc-3. 1'!'-'1-I-o-¢im=a1m ;;':-'l- twotoot bulloto Ii:-ed i'1':ma .33 caliber revolver,*..:~+ ;!*.a292J:g-;"i.*92-"had-boon " toun in-tho ditch e1ongan outlying atroot the next day aftw! 1?-P 92'_¢.-vrI ,1,-.tnrrinaing or Elutho--in tn. =-1_nr.-~ Thosebullet: rare,p;'QJ{01'lY..1?i*."3-1 for information at Woohington, D.G. '

*r92"'92 . r- In connection, the bullet rzmovod from Iluthos head H29 Pr- parontly identical to a number or carzridg Iund in the OVEIQQP? P§"14I " I I . 6 thotK1utho Ionwearing at the timeof bio removal fromtho rivoz. 11» 92-av-I!-J0'92-.L ,| -ore -<._missing rrartha box. -Thou-foundin ti1o_ovuz-ooat Pooifot zzoojovof £4¬%??% rage,qqi!§Q:y°akQ gtP35 1mpQ551hl8to obtain q toot ouiiot rrum.»u trovolnr motioned abom and,s1m_1_:_1orcnrfgri *9" "4 "=° °b?*=1 *5" toot bullets-cont forward. =»o;~~. -. i .._ H._ § _w _,_ V ; uoo ti-o;L5i'§_.I___l1the iontification rm office shortll-" """"."'.v- after and although I nnntioned it oovornl times thoro at the depqrtm~1@ no one aoomod toknow whether or not n reply had boon received fro" ingtom 92~92w -F . n you need that 1 can oopply K1E»3' -" _ write no Box 21, Fbrt Sill, any further inf ~ - . ..

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Dear Sir: - __ _ ' °'with reference to tn» letter or October so, loan, concerning the evidence and test bullets reported to have beenTechnical forwarded to the laboratoryby Bureau n for former examination in r.cmbar its oi the G1 0 " ux .211 la Police. -' De , ond - presently. residinr -, £{H}fEL at Fort S111, Oklahoma, you are advised that additional search has been made oi the Bureau'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 Bnru a _

It is d-.-sired that this information be furninhcd to the Sioux Fnlla, South nukota Yolice epnrtmcnt.

Very truly yours,

John lid;-or Hoover, Director.

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? §; unnomumunr-111.. n11vra192N%F"92; FOR i} Re: Unknown Subjects; Alleged I.-ZembersPurple Gang, Detroit, Michigan! Identification - Fingerprints! - Bureau file #62-29632. '

Reference is made to the attached letter from the Aberdeen E11?-.-'"~ .92 Office relative to a questioned bullet removed from the heed of one Joe _;< Kluthe, whichs ted to ave beensent to the TechnicalLaboratory; of _ this Bureauby I the SiouxFells, South Dakota Police .. napar tnlent some 1 g me n . <.e92 -We B Althougha check had previouslybeen madein the laboratory larb Augustthe instant forsuch letter a questioned hadI fbullet the with negative laboratory results, upon a conductreceiptsecond of specimen.search inan fort ekegain sure reportsthat we were not bulletthisis overlooking notthe the inquestic-'.-H1 Tech:-Y. 1 Laboratory ammunr.on iles. 1'-"oreover,search .2: of both the laboratory s»-1 ' I investigativecorrespondence fileswhatever on the a ve- ledfrom matter fails _;submitting tosuch reveal any evidenceto the Bureau, theFiles Sectionhaving a v "sat they havesearched underev'"1'} possible referenceavailable. Accordingly,it would appear thatthe quesl-#1:-ne_d bullet referred to has never been received by this Bureau. bY"Y<1_v Respectfully, $- _ If.1? If E. P. Cof ey.

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October 30, 1956.

Director, F5 r Federal Bureau of Investigation, I Wshington, D. C. 92[ D681 Sir: RE: I.T}'?1II'IU¥'l'H SUBJECTS 3;! _ Alleged Members Purple Gang, 92 Detroit, Michigan! s r,! - Identification - Fingerprintc! i/ __P}1leau V ll 1" e 7 j!6_2-2_9*6i5,2 7 _ 0 i 1W 7 AU __ " Reference is made to a letter from the Aberdeen B1'.rc::=.:' Office dated October 7, 1,36. o byqyczw On October 25, 19756, the Aberdeen Bureau Of cam ii ceived from the Oklahoma. City Bureau 0ifice' a letter signed by of Fort Sill, Oklahoma, who was formerly t member of the sioux Falls, out: 1 which Dakotawas Police removed Department. from the headIn this of let Jo oWmrdedadvises that to the the» Ball-ullct istic Department of the Technical Laboratory, Federal Bureau of Investiga bion, T:'as11ington, D. C.! last spring, exact date not furnished. J That the bullet was forwarded in a small box, and that this box else contained two test bullets v-'}~.:1c}-1 had been red from a .52 caliber revolver, found-on an outlying street, the day after Kluthes body was found in the river.

The letter further advises that the bullet removed fl'f.!|1 ' Kluthe's head was apparently identical with a number of cartridges found in Kluthe'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 had been impossible to make a corn- parison test of the revolver which was previously mentioned. ,_ 92,_ 92 , _.92 r vs $0 Xi ! _ [ If further information is desired relative to the bullets asBox 1, forwardedFort Sill, to the Oklahoma. - Bureau,has furnished his 9address f PLmo L r é$?.»&¢0 2/ J 3; _ Very truly yours, . mD1_...,E,IJ '

- __'r;;; mzsmms mun-:1.,'.~..$i ' J . , ' Special Ag _ Charge. WEI: 11Ew.92* ,_ =92zit !

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No further investigation is being conduct- ed by the Sen Francisco Bureau Of fice, unless specific request is received from the Bureau.

Very truly yours,

/If 17-" _... 'l'T.I92 RT ll; Ll; Ll JJ.92.|.U|.l1_l92, Special Agent in Charge.

FCD:IST Refer file #6 2-1456 0

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Director, ri- J FederalBureau Investigation, of + Washington, 13.0.

Dear Sir: Re: UNKNOWN SUBJECTS, - / [Alleged Manners PurpleGang, .--'/ '1 92.1}e..ro..- +. it. , M-c..-c,_.., -i 'h1omn92 6 S-' b3C"~92g¢13>!_ Idejnt ifi cat ion 3 S Fi§1_gerpr:i}ij;BL. Reference is made to ter date August 10 1956 - e= n-erven y enereen - Q _ e, a a nished informationthe to effectthat one 1- WiI|_lianT"Lee,'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 will advise that there is a Stockton .0 I Street in San Francisco, which street runs in a North and South Direction, and there is no street designated as Stockton Stree East nvestigation at~5l0 Stockton Street by Special Agent Q apartmentof this house. office Q revwe sled that same is a amenrather respec Agent_ - -~- hat she has been e manager or over a period of two years, ....a...... ing resided that at she canthat recallplace no oneduringthat by the nameperiod. of William Lee hav- b92 _ -19292 Q! At the San Francisco Police Department it was determined that that Department has a record of more 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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:"92_I ,.l»'UliES.UPjSI1¬iFYT[*?I?3.48 nuns?we-1 - 92 . _,;;{ __/3;» S, * n92G92° it F 1 . - __ _, _-_~ __._.__...._,__...... ____..i. ~< _ 1 -m92|~|m-m row!N0. 04 . r. A .0]jliC6]92/.[677201/'7326ZZd772 E - UN'lTEDSTATE'S'!GOVERl92JMFI" T n To Director, FBI - DATE; npril 15, J .¬;%_FRONI, = SACf92 J Miami Simple ion: ldentifiction Piw~~rnrint.. _rl Division_J - 5°CfiO1, . soB]Ecr= sol:-_.' A_EJ._naP1so0.-mo Ni-~T*om.L STOLEN P.".OP?JR'TY ACT

According to information rcocfved by the Kiami Office, the following individuals are presently members o? the notorious SLTROIE PURPLE GANG: . Hp..=anY92FLs1scH1sn,,,2§Q ;>,>"3 1-.-3.5 Harry§F1eisher, Hnrr§92Flnish, Herrykflaisk, Harnywlcish, Hen1'y92F:Lr11~:; Michigan State Police No. 1557A] Detroit PD No. 16151

FLEJ srum, wa. .99//PUZ7 Semlfleish; Michigan State Police No. l1Tél6 ;;,1lU.B1=_oioL.'l1z, was.//661 Samtnamourtz, Samlnlpert, Sa.m92.s'925a.".i1'L'or hover, mo?-.'ii;z, Loui&,'=.b:'o*.':itz s , Louig,£a.br;::.::"' 2.; , Michigan State Police No. 31 Detroit PD No. 32178 ci:La_1<,_L_3§¬l~;1T>;zz,//i Z2"/I V38-Q Charles ieter; Kichigan State Police No. 9312? Detroit PD No. 3256A IIEGGHKDEHD 1sA1io12§}t_c!r~'A:zTz;//£5 3°? /76 Michigan State Police No. 1.i1S1?¥192EP Detroit PD No. 2lhS3 EQQRISERAIDER, w Maurice92Raider; MichiganState PoliceNo. 69610 Detroit PD No. 10320 f Q2-2.%39w 21 nu. LU R148 Director, FBI

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April 15, 195%

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