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111106 in this arrest, and he desired to'get,£u:-ther ..__._
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mrtnln that the Federal agents were not our men,
mt suggested that he nako inquiry of the» 3;;-cotio
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LAST "PUBLIC" APPEARANCE OF EDDIE FLETCHER AND ABE AXLER
Arraigned nu public enemies," letclmr Ir-ft!
nml Axler urn shuwn in rnurl jlist n _92'r-nr ago.
Il1n_92"9292-urn found slain early _92'mil492.I'da_v In llm rrnr
of Axlcr'a cnr in |'92 lnnely Oakland Count_92? rnnd,and |'IuIl 'l: today are without clues lo flue lull:-r-I
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llu~ nppr-llntlnn nl 'm92nn1l9a, Axlr as An 1 and
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LEE DETROIT TIJUJS
November 2'? 1933
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RECENT RAID ~ '-V - '
lug them. The gang pair, slain on a ride in a
lone Oakland County road early yesterday. at this
time faced police together as they faced their
murderers yesterday. This is a Times picture!troit as °.-92he Gold as a
orderly person, dlschargrd
superinienrient. __ H p
Oct. 31. 1926. arrested in 4
trolt as "s.be.onl_cr;,lis a poll ;e
w1i.nl_-53, discharged by super?-I-I
Mgrnh 29, 1921, arrested in H,
troit as "Harry Iovinn robbery.. ti
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charged by superintendent.Aug, I8, 1927, robbery arn'Q£T
discharged by superlntenden
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/§YlNGS"LlE1i9292/E.LA'§TlilOF PURPLES lEAoER,Ll;§il?,;
awesome news that Abe
and Eddie Fletcher "_were
bumped oft" _eiec_trlIled
les 0.! Detroit; underworld
small. black hours. '7' .-
sme-lirst betore dawn yester-
ls 1, rumor which was soon
med vis the grapevine of the
c world. The previous chief
in the l-loodlums delicatessen
luarters-~"they stuck up G01-
handbook and killed a guy"-
rnmedlately superseded.
gr and Fletcher, inseparableand partners, pint-sized toughi
and killers, were "biggies" of,ational underworld: _Detroit they had earned that
s reputations or Public Ene-,
No. 1 and '2, respectively.
were sawed-oil Napoleons of-
lnfqmous Purple Gang and.
its rise te power in 1926 until J
dim with their shoes on, lead-
lctors in its criminal i"li!iOl"§'
story vicious enough to cause
aert Asbury, historian of Amer-
yimr. to call it the molt Q-F.
ntly organized gsng,,o1 killer-all
he United States. . ~": 1. _'='-;
CH IN COlVDiOi92' r r . .,i
qqrlire, gunmen. had much tn
mt ';y1,'i,aller than vl 351- ind 1.
. 1,. tsesaed the aggressive urge £1
e A say» Qhlgh is so oiten._gr_92,¢§iC ii -iC linen '
--.n bad dark, turtive, beady.
1' B th abnormal ears, Axlefs
.q;A...;_ and overgrown by na-
I. er». Fletcher: attened and
1 l'ili1i1' i close to his head by 13"
-.cl92cs_oi many pugllisis during
early rlnr career. And, above,
hotly are larceny-minded L
-.emers,' . killers with an
.ind..'nce of what police and
.vspEi.pQ:'lB£li call "crazy nerve." ll
ihorily after the close of the
arid War Fletcher was a popu-
~ 118/-pound preliminary ghter at
> old Military A. C. in Brooklyn.
- soon was taken into the stable
a well-known manager, Silvey
.in=, who .-aldt
"I tool; the kid l.il'ldci' my wing
myanso he's willing lo ght four
lnr-s a week if you'd lct him
mi when he! gets plid OH he _
rings his dough home to his
ll-tilt-l'_" -
[.'lT RING IX 19'-33 .
Around Brooklyn, where Fletcher,
as known as a shy youth. i-hewring fraternity was tremendously}
1:-prised. when he eventually broke
no print here as s notorious hood-lm. - '
Fletcher nally reachedi_the mainvent class in New YOIK, but was
--.er a great ghter. He quit in
E3. and shortly after moved tonine,-_-lioili were ngltivo !Q§_l_-5__ i __ . _ _ ., A _.P Gm iiaririt La EFLU1! '3 liii" H at? ~ > _."r_,;_'j~. N
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l=boy! want to see rue in action just once. - - - - ~
"He boxed Don Burchard at Harry
Harris Falrview Club. Mack and
Fairview avenues, and the mob saw
hlrn gel. decisively outpointecl in
eight rounds. -
It was from this ght, some say,
that the name "Purple" gang origi-
natei Fletcher roliowed the then
popular New York prize ring cus-
tom of dressing the lighter and his
seconds in colored jerseys. The
color of the jerseys. on thin occl-
slon. ivas a bright purple. 1
MORE VICIOUS manna l
Adler never was a pug. His nose
had not been knocked asitew ls
Fletcher's was and his sizable
Titears had never been cauli
owerlzed, but nonetheless his was
the more sinister lace of the two
He had an acquiline nose, high
cheek bones, deep shadows under
his small eyes, simlien cheeks, and
a thin Light mouth which turnedup-at the corners. g ~-
Rv renuie he was a more vicious
filler and I. rougher fighter than
Fletcher. It is said that once, whenpas]-ted by a_'°Junlur P ' what5.L.___92Rt92i_o-.dd.__do it police __ inlets;5
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, tchers ti ht against Burcbard.e two klita oi a teathez-" so-on
got together-' and began contribut-
ing major performances to the
"Purples"' lurid history. '
1*0n:ur:n FOR DEFENSE
The time was 1926. Axler was 25,
three years Fletcher's junior, but a
more experienced gangster, having
been e. consortoi "mobs" while
Eddie was still a reputedly honest
prizelighier. - .
The Purple gang was organized
pposedly es a derensive organi-
atlon, employed by local gamblers
to defend their establishments from
being plliered by a gang oi in-
vaders from St. Louis Known as
Egan's Rats." - I ._
The St. Louis Rats were blamed
for the kidnaping in March, 1926,
of Meyer Fish! Bloomfield, then A
"stick man" at Charles T. "Doc"
Brady's gambling place, 326 Grand
River avenue, above the store
where Dr. Julius C. Harris was
shot and killed during an attempted
holdup oi "Golclle'| handbook"
Saturday night. ' .'
TURNED T0 BACKET =
-The "snatching" or Bloomeld
was the rst of a lucrative series
oi lrldnapings or rich gamblers for
ransom money, and it soon became
doubtful as to whether thei Pur-
lclrolt. He began fraternizing with
he "mobs" and in 1925 he accepted"C92ii'l¬l" bout. because, he said, "ti-lei A few traltorous n1ember| oi theiin 1929. A11 , Fletch". 5uu°ni_ - "e92|92tlnuQd on page 13!llplcf were taking a defenvernr
Jan offensive part in the crlm92s.l
islets. the Purples introduced ma-St. Louis gang seems to have
merged with the Detroiterr. mel-
combination being strengthened by
the addition of s dozen or so oi
accredited tough ones from NerYork. * ". ' 1" K . Y
The new gang proceeded to worli l
from the viewpoint that there is 1
more protlt in levying tribute thany
in being paid for bodyguard;
In'l.92T Alxler and Fletcher occu- l
pied a suite in the Miraoree Apart-
ments. 106 East Alexandria avenue.
In this building they and their
gang reputedly wiped out Frank,Wright, Reuben Cohen and Joseph
Bloom, three opposing gangsters, in;
pt the trio, reputedly Chicago gang-
chlne guns in Detroit gangster war-
fare.
FORGED DYEBS TRIBUTE ,
Axler and Fletcher, along with
Fred ='Klller"- Burke, were arrested
as suspects in the massacre. Police
grilled them without result, and the
three were evnniunllv released.V
l
lwhat his become known as the}
Mlrallores massacre." In disposing l¢
and Mllber;-' were aentencerigifll
Federal Judge Charles C. Simob if
serve one year and .10 mob!-118 in"
the Federal Penitentiary at Leaven-
$5.o00 each. i " "."<.Q -'f1_'.§" 1.
coumowoon sm_ss.92crm_ '3-_" -
They served their sentences and?
did not get into serious trouble,
her. 1931. At that time the Purple
the Colllngwood massacrl!.'f Joe
Nigger! Lebovlts, Herman l-iymleli
Paul and Izzy Sullrer, members ofnorth, Kan, and to pg rgrlci-lr,;,.,<&l§
with the law again until _S_epteni__-e ._gang was accused of perpetratingi-5?
the rival "Navy" gang. had beenl1
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blamed. -' '
itioned and released. Ray Bern-
'stein, Harry Keyweli and Irving,
Miiberg were prosecuted. found
guilty, and sent to Marquette Prisonfor life. ' < -" "lI_
ldiltord Jones, at no_torious-
Louis gunman, was murdered '1-ii;
he stood at thebsr oi the swan '=
Stork Club, 41 Rowena street. l l
1 Burke is no?" serving-pa life_sen-
tence for murder at -'1iiaf-iquetlel
_ h and _d§ers_vriir
, ._ ,-$0 anoi er story porn ;-lie F-'-!llTl|1l'_ul9_,§i'_l_illin or thegang: nen-re. ...- -... ' -.=1'=-.;- -- ",2.-
--Bo-calied purple
R11DW1=_i0ng ago. some historians
Cill1'!l- D!'Ql'!. they say, have been
associated always with the purple
dye because it was the first dis-
covered hy the Phoenicia , whg
originated the art of dyeing_ Pu.-p1¢_
therefore. has become the gyjnbr
oi the dyer. Thus. according in this
explanation. the "purple" Ian: be.
comrs the "dye1"s"' gang, '
CONTINUED ACTIVITIES 1
The lucrative cleaners and dyery
protection racket was broken up by
the police with the arrest of 12iPu1-pies. Besides Axler and Fletcher,
those arrested were Abe Bernstein,
reputed leader; his brother, Ray;
Abe Kaminsky, Abe Miller, Harry
Keywell. Irving llliilberg, _ George
Cordell, Joe ""l-loneyboy" Miller,
Sarn Axier Abe's brother! and
Irving Shapiro.
They were acquitted after astormy trial. ~ ' I '
Although the edge bed been
taken off the proiection'r_s,cket, Lhe
Purples continued to operate as
bootleggers. rum runners. hijackers.
smugglers. handbook operators and irangs"'. were
IJune, 1932. and again Fletcher and
Axler were brought inter grill--us-_Prison.! *7" ,-". ,;'c-. -:~ Botgifxere releoiiiiji.-.ill'l:e; goats,'Dl.lrLri _' - Q '__Q,'$§t§lrn1,iI' r_ rjr-ma r: ' . .. I";jj§;T;*"'%,J@if'i¬';'¬s.,:?{=¬"§__oq:l§_r£ =01-as p. a ,-.1;-steryif :2 .¢,5;;d Lyn Detroit 'c.leai':'ers nail? 'L'est Win_.e_r Axicr eatrem Phtecllbnf m§uey:,§;-,§l- nttern rd to reenter pro!ess:'or..} 92.92.._,n§"m ll! charters 'l eiboxingsd managers. V Their boxers
Iwue _1_e veteran Morris $herrnan,
his brbher, Jackie, a nO'éiC','rl°UiI_
Mays; 4 Des Moines middleweight."
end zuzther boxer who was linowri _
to iheboxlng fraternity as "the for-;'imgr rght. heavyweight champion;for Jvclrson Prison." Other "lc5.:iil-i
imp.-_»," managers had better boxers
en: Fletcher nally said, there:
no dough here for me,'_' and retired"
from the managerial end. Fletcher
"ls last seen in the ring at Arena
3ardens as a second tgr_ LouisMays. ' " ~ '
But shortly bwiore he Jwas er,-I
'ested as a publtc enemy again. a
rm weeks ago. Fletcher begsn_is-
gurtg circulars to promoters an-
nm. cing hlrnseit as the manager of
3=iFr:~. Sherman and sec]-ting boutsi'¢r ii e ghter. Ho styled aimed!L "bozzlng manager" at the tme_o'f'
his arrest as an "enemy."
Alien several members, of_____the_
gang has been convicted on the
Public Enemy charge and were
sentenced to the House of Correc-
tion tor 90-day sentences, Axler and
Fletcher, awaiting trial and under
a bond or $1.000 each to appear be-i
fore Judge John P. Scalien. lUmP@<i
their bond. They were "lemstcraf
at t.iie,ii:er.*ct their sudden deaths.lshot down and the Purples wereg-.
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Rena Axler left! and Fletcher, diminutive
urpio Gang gunmen, are being; taken to policeRECENT RAID - '
gang pair, slain on a ride In I
lone Oakland County road early yesterday. at this
co together as they faced their rs- - --1|-§'i|j;§L'1;_"I!g1,é;ti92-e Mike Flannegan ls hcCOIIlpl.l'i}'- murderer! yesterday. Thin la a Times picture.!3 - - - - --- ' ' ~ ' " '"7 ' ' 'by 5 magistrate.
Dec. 6. 1931. sentenced tn
to 5 years in Sing Sing Prismburglary. '
Dec. 7, 1935. Brrroled in
I311, attempted attack
woman, discharged by airate. ~
- Oct. 27, 1926, arrested
troit ea Abe Gold as .-|
orderly person, discharged
superintendent. - '.
Oct. 31. 1926. arrested in
troll as "_.92be GnId'I'_il a pi
Witness, discharged" liy er
lntcndent. -" _
March 29, 1921, arrested in
troll: as Harry Levine" rolv
armed. discharged by 51
intendent. - _, . .
May 9, 1921. robbery armed.
charged by superintendent.
Aug. 18, 1921, robbery orB1
nr
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§,l._AYlNGS LEAVE LAST or PURPLES
s§;'I_'l1a awesome news that Abe
ller and Eddie Fletcher were
r bumped oil electrified£0-,l>itues oi Detroit: underworld ythe email. black hours. ' l
-1-;1g game-rst beiore dawn yester-|
|[';y~ u g rumor which was soon
Kqnrmed via, the grapevine of the
ffacket world. The previous chic!boys want to see me in action justonce ' -- -
He boxed Don Burchard at Harry
Harris Fairvlew Club. Mack and
Falrview avenues, and the rnob saw
him get decisively outpolnied in
eight rounds. »
It was from this fight. some say,
that the name "Purple" gang origi-St. Louis gang seems to hav
merged with the Deirolters. th
combination being strengthened
the addition of a dozen or so
accredited tough ones trom NeYork. - - '
The new gang proceeded to wor
from the viewpoint that there
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Bern E_n' -I 1.- _-_.1 -;.!F92v4Hmg _921i|L92 }1'g, L0lil115'.'.'u::'1 ~.|-*-.1:
are life-tizrlcrs ._prison, srlmc
' Biolrisiiiiiiiiiitbb .
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th§, police claim, the 11313
notox-I535 gang ill VlV.1'I92.I,Bl:y
early all of its domln-int mem-
bers have cithcr left D°"° ' °"been killed or imprisoned- Ray
cl 1 1-{an-v Kcywell and In |,_j;-. '£7} 1'_._.. -Int l"9a'$-". ¢_.
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-.--_=*at Mixrqlltl. In the
§ Philip 1-{eywcll and _.
Raider are serving lilo or-_rl-t Vfor killing a Negro boy W110 ' ,I I ..-..92 .,..
5'le*icher _s
7* Z "W 7'f""a;'n' Abe Ailey and $2' no? are the records dlj; _ é -, _;;Flglchpr, Purple gangsters: -* *" iArietlwas nrrosled .lB link» . , 3., m.,_ "bury ,,.,,,_,,,,_
York, grand larceny, dischnrged _I... Q nrnwlnépnéq - -U; no uuusna-1--n.n , |"" - r -_ ' t-- ,' . s;..- y I1, 1939, sentenced to oneDec. 6, 1931 sentencrd 0 Q4 _ 1 3 _ and la mouth, in Lmwmqr § ' ¬<§»;=:-Z7? '§'+.'= . » -;;'="-xii agf 33% ii . r " r, ».. .» or , -in _ . _* -_ ,__.. 3.». ", '-j ~;;§ ;:.i..f,-Z-E-Q5 "win-{ZV¢g,York and Detroit, by sup-erlntendeii...-'~= _. " ,5 ' " fwdq moiichrd three times. '_ _ P-ff! Z,;-of? 28. 192$. Pickbmiick ah-;-!, .- :. W . - - - . H ? '1' ' TA - -ills Emilee record folln'wlr:"" A '§*Ip°a'-"3' 5 P°'h 'end°n""""'.. _l- . -l-. _-... _F.,.;~_.L ;;. _A H 2| 1 an ted . ,- L zo_ 19:3, 1-ol,b¢-ry rpifed,Au ' . Tin "F! 5 9 ' an $1 1 diwtflllid by JudjearnnkMy 92 Q - -' I-_,V, - ark, .ro hery and ass: t, nib, _ W . i ' " = "§,"fl°"ihb§,n}§§;st::::§re¢ 1.. 92',§.|.4 run, 1929, robbery lrmed. g . E l ~ . ~ | '- . ..' liiifsggd y Judtg Thar-I¢§r L Q; l n I41 Ky, it!
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to 5 3-ears in Sing Sing Prison ion
burglary. ,'£ _ _. '
Duo. 7 1925, arrested in Brook;-L;th, and lined $5.000 for viola-
of the Unit-cd State! code.
3 18, 158i, robbery armed.
"° "" '°" °d 1* " " i 10 ml charged with
5Z;. -1 1§2¢. '....;-M in 1!!! . ~°' '" 1"- "*" ':- 'd"l-- l ' tchor WI] n-rented 11 timrs.lyn, niempml Qunclr by upormkndent- . ' 1 .
ho u Abe Gold u ~ #3111: Detroit, ind WI! con-
mP"mumdmt' 5. A W 'en'wori'.lL H1: police record°rd"U Fawn lust .."li'."- -ti only moo when ho went. to
E 921 I 0 Oct. 31. 1926. arrested in .-: .» W r _troit an "Al>e.Goid_. in s pl-l:B¢-1*
witness, '&§§cIn:|r;.~i by |upi'- .f92_- ;_intendent. --it-'. - . '92_ ' March 29. 1927, arrested in _ 3
troit an Barry Lorine" robbor1i._i_-armed, discharged by '
I} Abtcnccs
came sci-ossone ot their liquor;plants. ' . . . __ In .
Bernstein stays aw?-Y i'1'0Y"i ,|_u,1,
Dztrolt, and his brother, JO38]ih. is' me ,
' said to have quit BaT1$d°m ¢I921"°iY- ml;-,4intendent. '. . _ _ >-- 'May 9, 1921, robbery armed,
Aug. 18, 1921, robhcry arrn¢d,5-
discharged by uuperintondeni!._,_".'.=*.1h 1-{one bog Miileri i'92 I-!"~'_..
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rower 1 Omit.,h.me4 _l He boxed Don Burchard
Harris Fairview Club. M. mimot iFairview avenues, and the
yo:ter- ,J 800!!! '
of the
3 Chief,
"atessen ;
up Goi-lP Pguy--___ 3 tom of dressing the ghtereight rounds. »
It was from this right, s
lthat the name "Purple" ga
noted. Fletcher followedS I-i'92'i'i1g Shapiro. ilku A1-tic!. ~ Fletcher, "went out the hard, WA!-,=: ,Abc.i:|oys want to see me in colt Rcmainln , police say, ark only
é|92F] §i5he3, Sam Drapliin and-Davc-l 3... ... ; c --~.~
him get decisively outpol
0 ular New York prize. rt!Joscp " 3' "' , .¢_-JEIQ[5Q home for the insane. ' Q 1;; _
F} W i-RE LLFI
~ hav ' my Bcrrlstei. Harry Suimnilarrwl .d92:B
'1 The delicatessen headquariqr.
where the gang-moi. nd llYi'1992°{riendiy gangsters from other citiéi
sat out the night withtho Pur.pl'es..
ha; bet;-n almost de_¢T.i§'!.1 Pmce Q39,Fletcher and Astor, 1!¬l_l.t1iYd_!l}5l§a-i.
_pcrIumed and g92-cr-bothered, won"On the lam" mid, nnknbwlnglyutnW01
TEso of l
New I
than
occu-
pnrt l_ ' ' * n inf r.
and Milberg were aentence<§f_;_-_8_j'
Federal Judgu Charles C. Simorii to
aervl oncyenr and 10 months ini'
the Federal Penitentiary at Leaven-I
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$5.000 each. F
cou.nmwoon_ uA_ss.92cn1t' r §*f;i_"_
.They served tlicir s_entence&' cadH .
llcharged by superintendcnt. f-'S,a-'35;
.tr-: AD E RI.
Wflh, I- am, and to pa;_,zln5=.__l>r i"152;, orrcotod no onllce Hr .
released 22,, .'ll.lj>9!'i1il!.nd-
.. .3. H25, robbery lrmod.!!,§§ ariod by superintendent oc. ll, D35, robbery Am-led.
f ll-Ifa by superintendent.
r__j_ 1;; 1931, charged will
WI-lrdrr. dlsclurred on writ.
May 9. 9210 av. 29, 1921 lnriabrulry 1% ii, robbery armedu _ I o lfupcriniendenl.
-',l_ no 1; 1!-£8. lrrelted as dieint ny Ion no, dlichnrged by ...ten-ieni. -- » 1
. ipt. I} and Nov. 11,1923. ml.
I mod, lhlliod by duperat dent. ' I=_- . - -
- 3' IL 1329-. oentencnd to on
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~ ldld _not_ get'_'lnto- nirioug troutglqlwith the luv" agiid until Sept
her, 1931. At thattima the Purplp
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Der1?0ir*ea1~;=ilse
,Ga11g SnrashedL,
t,By Uwn Greed
}_l';'01ice Say Leaders Tnuld
Not Stand Pr0s]1eril_92'
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ghle gang is deadby its own iwruiri.
it Jealousy and greed did their v ori-1Even before repeal o prohi'hition
mined the bootiegging and alcohol
'.:§ool-ring bi1.=ine.-.5, says Chief oi Dc-
gqectives Fred W. Frahm. 5
t.5"The Purpies crumbled from
within. The big shots couldn't stand
prosperity and eouldnt take o:riers.,'iIhe nal blow came last fall 92vlion'i
5Abe Axler and Eddie Fletcher. iypi-;i
;cal Purple gangsters. who rose to-4
tpower in a weakened organi/ation..
were put on the spot in their own
ear."
Kicinaping, robbery, extortion. ai-
I.:<.=!1-':l rookinz, an-'5 l:=oc*tl -,_,,_Zn_._, nint-
dereeail were written in the n1nh's
record here, until the law and guns
in the hanzs of their own memilers
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
ihave started when some merchants
gun the East side called a hunch of
'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."
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 still is unsolved,'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.
I Police said the conviction of Ray
,-,Bernstein with Irving Milhert: rind
;IT:u'1'y Keywoll in the C0i]i|u1'=u92'n0:i
|Man0r Massacre would "whip" the
,Purples. Three brothers, all-reedileaders of the gang. left Detroit,
:__ Axler and Fletc-her, whoge hriipg
were found only a few month; Ram
were said by police to have i_m@|-1
the last or 11ie__c-Id-time rm-|m~.<,
who tried to remain in Detroit and
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bodies of Abe Ax]:-r, 34, and Eddie
Fletcher, 33, Detroit and New York
police characters, wwere found in an
automobile near fn.=-hinnable Bloom-
eld Hills today. Both had beu
el-iot to death.
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qbodies of Abe Axier, 34, Dei-rnit!
public enemy and Song known to!
- New York police and _E"Ir1ic
Fletcher, 33, iilcntiii _;w:Lh AzuerJ in underworld ac he:'e sinee
o 1 .1926, were foun ,, _ today in ' ' ' an automobile dashionable92
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Director
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U. S. Depar
Washington,
Dear Sir:
clippings taken from The Detroit
- which concern the murder of two
» =92Eurole Gene% ' I L7!J t
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ZQcpnrhncntnféursguih. " fits; F
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Detroit Michiucn c H
November 28 1933
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tment of Justice
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There ere being tr
the cr
above individuals ere set out in
WL:MED
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fingerprint information please be advised that 1 Qetroit i
, Police number of hxler is 29655 andeneuitted herewith
alleged members ofbeylxler and Eddie;<1 1'- '
are allegedly retognized as Detré
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informetion with regard to
Fletcher,
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Abe Axler and Eddie Fletcher, machine I
gun terrorists o__f»the Purple gang and recog-
nized as Detr_oits Public Enemies One and l
Two, had di'ed'"toda§ as they lived-by the:
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Their bullebriddled bodies, returned from their!
last ride in an isolated road in Oakland County earl
yesterday, lay in the Lewis Uncle:-taking Parlors, 77
John R. street, awaiting shipment to New Yorks Eas ,
Side, their former home, for burial. l
lllennwliile, police of Oaklaml owl 9292'il,92'I1e counties sought 5
the motive oi Detroit ga:i;;laiicl's latest slayings and girdedl
t-liemseivcs to prevent reprisals [1-om the few surviving
members oi the once powerful lurples. The double slayingmarks the rst; time Pnrples have ll l"ll taken {or a ride. 1
:£iLi.r;n isnasnrs Pars
F Detectives were ehcekinyr informalion today that a gang;
of alcohol distillcrs had the two lulled for donolr.-crossiiil
them last Summer. The report is [ll3l!'l1llB lhe_clistillcrs were
in jail "or hiding from poiice.** "r'* " 1
ilieving it to contain petlers, at 2~ Fletcher and 'Axler took charge
of their distillerics but failed to
turn over the prots.
T-he two gunmen. inseparable
since their arrival from New York
when they joined Fred "Killer"
Burke and the lale"Gu.= Winl<ler in
iddnaping and hilaciaing, and who
have been clmrged with practically
every crime of record. were found
one claspinq the other! hand. their
bodies riddled, in the rear seat of
a new car belonging to Mrs. Evelyn
Axler. wife_of Abe. . -1, -
It was parked just off the Query
ton road. 100 yards east of Telle-
graph road. facing. east, in the ex-
clusive Blooinfield Hill section, and
powder burns convinced police the
death guns; were pressed against
the victims bodies.
Identification was traced first
through the license number of Ax-
lnr's ear. The identifications were
quickly corroborated by police, long
familiar with the pair, and later by
the widows.
Fred Lincoln, Bloomfield Town-
ship residential policeman. found
the bodies, still warm, when he
opened the door of the sedan, be-l
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a. m. _vestei-day. l
Several Detroit homicide Sqlldl
detectives, Oakland County depi
utieg and underworld cronies of:
the gangsters believe Axlrir and!
Fl£!lICllfl' wre killed in reprisal for-
"an old debt."
'l'l92!'_92 had a great m:|.u_92' ene-
lllllti nudhyhnd lieen accused of
numerous murders. inclildlnp; the "
mnchiue gun massacre of three l
men l_o the Miraor s Apartment |~ln East glexawe street in 1
l929."".lolln 1-To man. lieutenant
in"char'ge o'l' the:-special investi- ,
gallon squad, said. "ll is likely -
some friends or relatives "of mur-
der 92-lctims caught up with
them." _
Intimates of the two revealed in
the Tlntes that both hoodlums had
been hack Ln, Detroit the last 10
days after having jumped their
$1,000 bonds while awaiting trial as
public enemies. The real reason
they ll:-cl, the Times was told. was
that they feared arrest in connec-
tion with the 3~_year»old kidnapin:
of Ah» Ft-in. sportsman. for whose
ahdurlirm Joseph "Red" O'Rlordan.
also an &ll'§$?ed former mernber o£iY-e 4* "ii l ~ ',tl1e~Kill~:'r Burke kidnap mob, isii
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622 Women Arrested Here in
Past 20 Months; Conditions
in First Precinct Scored
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 rlowntovrnsection 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-
liciting_
Most of those arrested are
found to some from other cities.
and it is said that there is a con-
stant intlux of recruits for the :1-
licit trade. -
The detective bureau is in con-
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-
| ing out the social evil here, it was
pointed out by District officials.
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.
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Purple Gang Bandit Held.
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Connelian. 35 years old, of Detro t, it C
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advised that two men in an automobile were at the Ninth itreet ate; that
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.
II' Respectfully,
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operator for the Attorney General had just received o
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.§I inforrne.dFth:.|t unless it was
some violation over which e eoerul Bureau of Investigation
has primary investigative jurisdiction, the Bureau wee un-
; authorized to take any action.
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the to t an woman who rare soaking the release réla n 2 '
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7 U. S. Department 01' Justice
= 224 Federal Building
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma ' l92
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were operating at night club between IJ 51 EHSOF
' Tulsa and Claremore, OI<la,92_ Photographs _ani' fingerprints oi
-- Anth0n3F'"Ihcmaa. and T hi'li1bB1'owne.were-.obtaine. frun.Vti1e-=De- .>.:;.o.--
' troit office, and the photograph of Philip Browne underthe';_-.-. .. _;. 7n
_ ..~alias of Harry Miller nae tentatively id.entified'_aa-being ~e"-.-;;,o -'-9'Zé:s'l.§
one of the persona in the vicinity of Ifulaa.: __Bronne and _ r '_ ;f___j_;Tj:fThomas wanted for murder by Detroit Police Department. - ' I:--'Q 92
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cu, had information to the e1iect.that. two_,n1_eln1J>erB..,t :';t___the
;'.,--1-roit Purple Gang are presently in Claremore, Oklahoma. He requested that in-T
;.'m;".tion be obtained as to whether any of the outstanding members of this gang *
t-.3,-ht be presently wanted. A letter was directed to the Detroit Office on ."92
Lni-iZe1'. 25, 1935 requesting infoznmtion concerning memb6I&_ _oi'_5 1! P1-l1P ' '
-Qullg. and a letter was received from the Detro_itkofi_i
wi mi pie Gang who were wanted _for any offp es
F-,olioeDepartman't, Pho ' a ha and hot
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'1.1~="¥'"~ the' Iilldw'Nighfclub and the Sheridan N1g,htO1db' are operated as dancinr' 4 1 =
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the original Purple Gang, but that they were associated with members of t *
Bang, and are presently wanted by the Detroit Police Department in conne
with the murder of Frank Olsen on Septemher 25, 1935 at Detroit in an at-
tempted holdup; 6 Y - b 1>
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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 *"
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Purple ang had come to Tuls ' he 3. W Trthey stopped at the Mayo Hbtel. plhese men leased the Willow Night Club, QQREI >41
located on the main highway between Tulsa and Claremore outside
stated that he
a a complete gambling equipment had been installed?
the Willow Night Club; that these men were supposed to have obtain d l , e a e
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 and that after 0 ti , pera- rg
about two or three weeks the partner attempted foreclosure proceedings, c"
least t l0 c 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 f thi o s gang, who kept him confired at "~
1 be u until they loaded all the gambling equipment inuatrucks and took it I
some unknown destination. The club was than closed, the Deputy Sheriff re
leased, and these have KOREalias Percyf:
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flB_.?ft1:_l!_' Pettoittfolice Pe_part_n_av.t tohcause their apprehension. 92 __92'_'-._-I»,-A_-".;_-r;~_,;._.-;";_;;n-jo '.-me._atat_au tnatg;-ne§.D_e.L1eveq';__n§.T!l1811?;<be a_bJ.e to ascertainetne p;feB6nfbU_}i-Y92<_ 1.9!F-f:L¬;,. 1 . ;Wh1¢b011¢.l_ Of_.»1=he_-men .who.opera_ted"' the Willow N1 ht Club as he ad
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i".- ' might beb é tain sorrathing definite as 0 _ esen w ex-o-=t abouta. stated that them was a rumor that two of th-=':rr::=
- men bad ga n come aa. for the purpose 01 reopening the Willow Hm. f. -
Club, but that he had not been able to verify this information.
1" ' S1noa:'i't appaara: thhtou Federal violation is involved, and th *1-
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Identification {Fingerprints}
Reference 1a made to mport of Special Agent
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, dated 11/2':/55. Plea
cmtained in reference rem
E ul city or Detroit more _ _ rins the-duorzmiso oh orima salted 1n__tho arrest o1___ é
Anthem. ihozaas alao bean nrreatedsate
I-1 kn Lana n'l92no~n.|_a-J" -q4'."|-| 9292I92_!lI921.l_QG111-L And.-4 ULIIJIL BLLGLJIGBU Illllll lA92J'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 in that rurde:-' also that it is believed Phil! Browne 1 ' 3 0 P r ... wos tho man who drove tho oar in this b.oldnp.; ;-._,_¢_;'-.~;-£'_.i murder. Ln rare * o *r min-or, ihioh hapianod apirr92o" ' ~- -'-3; ,rm wauks,ogo, tato6. that lnamlob. n.:l_ Anthon%onas.." f;__::;*if.='t-Y _. ,r _ V . V ., . 1 '9 V . 3" 'l
::- .. ' urned to" ma Phi.l1p'§'31-owns as I ler have boon asaoolatod. in Yuri.
1 cine:-1 in the city of Detroit, it is quite possible Browne rat
{strait and was also involved in the second murder, as t_ho_ <1r1_1o1._'_1," .1; car has not boon identifimi to data. r bl/-;*I¢VX:b_a
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T:-us CA$.;F. OHIGINATED A1 _ FILE NO.
I I ¢lEi*'..F.|" MADE AT DATE WHEN MADE PERIOD FOR REPQRT MADE BYWHICH MADEoz-<1 z. . City, Okla . 1/10/as 12/19, 20, so/a . _ A
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_ U1'i1{1~I0'I<I SUBJECTS Identification[Alleged Manhers Pu_r_p1e iieng, Fingerprints! A
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E mm's OF FACTS All gambling establishments in Bile; County, 'O1_:le. have beenI 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-"_ __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. .. __ IV r
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' 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-
, 11 I.-{'1 in connection with t I murder of Geor tewart, 1omer_poiioe_}_;oiticer at
' T-nee, Oklahoma; end Lani ppen, special-=amp1oyeeIot+the __ _92 I "'InternaI Fiwenue Bureau, occurring e. the 3heride.n-_C1ub.- Three'_' ' 'c1ubI '-
I have been indicted by the Grand Jury 1'01";-these mureem; angl '
..da1ed the closing of the Sheridan Club and all similar' .':1"=
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the information which he had obtained previously relative to the oeaiblepoo rence in Tulsa of Anthon Thunaa and Phillip Browne wes
i J c Iae contained in the report or thietagecnt or ALL1£"v»e1nbar 27, l935. ere actively engaged in the DL
gem;-&3_ invest 18 io of Stewart and I-appan re1a- ' - 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 ,:.:__-I-J':i.,s.: _ eerance in '1u1ae.,_ he vould _oauee.hie_ app:-_eh_eneio_n,iandrt--. chtha Po1ice'Departn|ent' atjDetroitbi_"y-fijfg;;__"I
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1h'¢JeEger Hoover /BDeptoof Juetloe . l.-X;-9; GwI.8hiI'Jgl'»OI'leB QC 0" 1 NI 1:;E3§OU»:. UOHT[email protected]'UIre -~ A..|L VEL--J?"ETJ A'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
Gent 1:9 here so prot-eotiongpleese 9
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:
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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 sentenceto keep the Purple Gang from putting him on the spot. Silverthorn
was later paroled about December, l9Z5§¢
That in l932_or 1955' Silverthorn was the driver of
getawq; oars for the Purple Gong and that Kennethlhompson and amen by the name o£]1ShaJ_qr"1grere members of the Pu ls G rp ang also, and
are presently living at 2021414 Keating Ave., Detroit, Mich. That
S11 rthvs om 161*: Sioux Falls on a. bus April , 193.5, for his mother:
11omo in Midway, Pa. bY1] ¢ wig
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a negro named 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
.° member of the Purple Gang and is as so for this gang, smuggling dope,F3; guns, jewelx-I bilet iiooi vestsi steel helmets etc-, to and fromJy Chins. That Ds._vbena _/b3 'B c!Q; Beach, Flas, is s. cou o we om an s a ro or who is s. /
_ |f *'ohemist, who makes explosive pills that kill instantly upon being
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'lhs.t 5ilve:'*.=horn was fonserly c--;-mooted with a munte"»-
I.1siting ring at 602 Monroe Street, Minneapolis Mimi Qmi onPQ G, -I6"_, party formerly living there is at the present time iuoaroerated in
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coupe and abandoned the automobile at Beulah, Wyo., and he was
returned to Deadwood, S. Dak., and sent to prison. According to this
inf rnnnt Silverthorn was supposed to be connected with a kidneping _ O
in Detroit, where a 19 year old girl was kidneped and transported.
h nt of $18 000 to to Canada, later being released on t e pa1_nne _ r, _,
Silverthom and other members oi the Purple Gang. That Silverthorn
was apprehended and brought to trial on this kidnaping charge.
t the Victim had fallen in love with him during the time . However, the
that she was held, and would not identify him es the kidxmpor, and
accordingly Silverthorn was released. _,~s>N That three days after Silverthorn married his
s wit amed Bertha. his fe.th.er-in-law was slain, and $16,000 . presem e, n ,
of insurance was paid to Bertha. That Silver-thorn was questioned
I! T!- II _._..-_...-regarding the death oi his father=in=1s.'vT at }92C{J,I.I.TIi92y re. 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 ispracticing shooting every day, and is supposed t9_92be e. killer of the
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' J is very muo n ores e __ _ __-ft» Silverthorn as he is suspected of having murdered one Joel_Kl!J-the . } V.
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
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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
photographs are South Dakota Penitentiary numbers.
This information is conveyed to the Bureau for
whatever action it deems advisable. .
Very truly yours,
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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 no formerly operated at 602 Ilonroc Street,
.linnoapc}ia, lincccota, - -" -
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of this ring have been greatly curtailed by reason of the
tact that the party living at this ndiroaa is, at tho present
tine, incarcerated in92the Lcnrunvorth Penitentiary, thera is
supposed to be sons counterfeit Rvtj buried in tna basement
at this address.
- !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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John Edgar lioovcr,
Director.
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Identification - flnggorprinto!
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purpose of d tho identity of I-Ia;-mi i="o%.2oi..|. , as W11
an the veracity of these atataaenta.
Very truly yours,
John Edgar Hoover,
Director.
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tcrvier had. rith one
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During the com-no of this int-v1v1e'=*.* EITYKYD
infornq-tion to the ofteot that a form-r innate cl Ea !outh Da.!o1.a
. , V Prison, one I!.J.11m I-go, is at the present time residing at 510.301! ¢- .* ,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 r " ' P , pu poao o. determining t...e veracity o1_
ntatiuaonts..1;
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Very truly yours, o
John Edgar Hoover,
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Identification '- Firngerprints!
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. r l. RQIQYCHCO is ado to your letter of July 25, 1935
lotting
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Falls, South Dakota the De-
wzgcc tor t1:e;mn-do: of one -Joe £1.22-2:.ci Z2 is tartar:
Lndioatod therein that the bullet renewal from the murdered no-n'c
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
bullet aver baing received the: for oxmninction. The Bureau there?Ioro desire: that vrricaz-iv» re-cun'0-1-ctc-d in regard to this
nutter.
It in further desired that your office make an 8pp2O;JI'1kt-
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,_ r.L,r.~;"92§9292@9292*- oiii J1 _ John Edgar Iioowr,
923 Director.
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Jacksonville, F1o=.~ir_.-11, _
September 18, 1956.
%QM Director, s
-Federal Bureau of Investigation,
Washington, D. 0. -
Dear Sir: - RE: unxnown SUBJECTS?
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Detroit, Michigan.!q Alleged Members furplg__§_-_ ,
re Identification Fingerprints!
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
or a number of years, a hough she would not ve n or .state where she had re ded evious to that time. She stated bx.-IYC!ill:Téi.lvert11or|1, but did not L-now his
. sen 31311531-1~1Ei ; hat she resides nt the home of her father,
hose occupation she ='_-.'ave as beinw :1 Jrinter; thatsne = - 0 one rother and one sister who Aeengbserved and
estimated their ages to be approximately five an s x ears, respectiv»=~-
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stated that she had no immediate relatives
who whatsoever and that the o other
occupants e her uncle,
and her mother,
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his recor s an a v s gent that he had no inforrnat-ion con-
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victim, had been forwarded to the Teci-:r.i-zal Laboratory of the E.92::'0-'-us
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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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October 7, 1936
Director, I Federal Bureau of InvestigationI g Washington, Do ve ' _
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. w Special Agen intewim%ed Officorqa! W the Sioux Falls, Sou o o ice Deparjcment and 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 int-er- fly 7. 5 - /, viewed County Prosecuting ey, an epn. y heriffQ oux s , South Dakota and neither could furnish infor-
on as to the location of the bullet. Each searched their files
and each inquired of the coroner without results.
Officer-Nrther advieedlggent-that noprocess had been issued for the arrest of Bil Silverthorn and thathe now doubts that the information furnished b asof value engined recently furnished information to e o ie-1:which upon e n eoked ad been found to be false and merely a Ymental whim ofi - 0O92 _YC' B
is now located eOklahoma and a letter is ein addr d to e a oma o 1-wea Erequesting that office to intervievrasoertaining whether he
forwarded the bullet to the Bureau or owe its location-
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_,_ Special Agent 1n Charge
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had-boon toun in-tho ditch e1ongan outlying atroot the next day aftw!
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for information at Woohington, D.G. '1
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parontly identical to a number or carzridg Iund in the OVEIQQP? P§"1thotK1utho Ion wearing at the time of bio removal from tho rivoz. 11»
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after and although I nnntioned it oovornl times thoro at the depqrtm~1@
no one aoomod to know whether or not n reply had boon received fro"
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Dear Sir: - __ _
iluv Lnlvd . 3 P' °' with reference to tn» letter or October so, loan,
concerning the evidence and test bullets reported to have
been forwarded to the Bureau for examination in itsTechnical laboratory by n former r.cmbar oi
0 " la Police De , ond presently residinr £{H}fEL the G1 ux .211 . -' - . -,
at Fort S111, Oklahoma, you are advised that additional
"i search has been made oi the Bureau's record» upon the bah
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.
cc -- Oklahoma City.
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November 13, 1936.IwC:0N
62-29632
unnomumun FOR r-111.. n11vra192N%F"92;
Re: Unknown Subjects;
Alleged I.-Zembers Purple 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, which s ted to ave been sent to the Technical Laboratory; of _
this Bureau by I the Sioux Fells, South Dakota Police ..ar lent some me n . B nap tn 1 g <.e92 -We
Although a check had previously been made in the laboratory larbAugust for such a questioned bullet with negative results, upon receipt ofthe instant letter I had f the laboratory conduct a secondsearch in an fort eke sure we were not overlooking the questic-'.-H1specimen. gain reports that this bullet is not in the Tech:-Y . 1
Laboratory ammunr. on iles. 1'-"oreover, .2: search of both the laboratory s»-1
I investigative files on the a ve- led matter fails to reveal any' correspondence whatever from _;submitting such evidence to the
Bureau, the Files Section having a v "sat they have searched under ev'"1'}possible reference available. Accordingly, it would appear that the quesl-#1:-ne_d
bullet referred to has never been received by this Bureau. bY"Y<1_v
Respectfully, $-
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610 Alonzo ?'.'ard Hotel Building,
Aberdeen, South F71-.}=,cta.
October 30, 1956.
Director,
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
- Identification - Fingerprintc!
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" Reference is made to a letter from the Aberdeen B1'.rc::=.:'
o Office dated October 7, 1,36. 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
Dakota Police Department. In this let advises that the» ullctwhich was removed from the head of Jo oWmrded to the Ball-
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 $0 Xi !
_ [ If further information is desired relative to thebullets forwarded to the Bureau, has furnished his addressas Box 1, Fort Sill, Oklahoma. - 9f mo é$?.»&¢0 2/ PL L r
J 3; _ Very truly yours,
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No further investigation is being conduct-
fi unless specific request is ed by the Sen Francisco Bureau Of ce,
received from the Bureau.
FCD:IST
Refer file
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_lVery truly yours,
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'l'T.I92 RTll; Ll; Ll JJ.92.|.U|.l1_l92,
Special Agent in Charge.
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220 Bush Street | '
San Francisco, California , -'._.?_ __November 9, 1956. ' " "
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Washington, 13.0.
Dear Sir: Re: UNKNOWN SUBJECTS, -
/ [Alleged Manners Purple Gang,.--' / '1 +. it. -i 'h1omn92
Reference is made to ter date
August 10 1956 -
e= n-erven y enereen - Q _ e, a a nished information to the effect that one
1- WiI|_lianT"Lee,' allegedly e. member of, and a "fence" for the Purple
*. " Gang, engaged in 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
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
of this office rev sled that same is a rather respec - -Q apartment house. Q we amen Agent_ ~-
hat she has been e manager or over a period of two years,
....a...... that she can recall no one by the name of William Lee hav- _ 92ing resided at that place during that period. b92 -192 Q!.0I
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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n To Director, FBI - DATE; npril 15,
ion: ldentifiction DivisionJ FRONI = SAC Miami Simple Piw~~rnrint 5°CfiO1 .¬;%_ , f92 J .. _rl _ J - , .
soB]Ecr= sol:-_.' A_EJ._naP1so 0.-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, 1-.-3.5 ,,2§Q ;>,>"3Harry§F1eisher, Hnrr§92Flnish,Herrykflaisk, Harnywlcish,
Hen1'y92F:Lr11~:;
Michigan State
Detroit PD No.Police No. 1557A]
16151
wa. .99//PUZ7
Police No. l1Tél6FLEJ srum,
Semlfleish;
Michigan State
;;,1lU.B1=_oioL.'l1z, was.//661
Samtnamourtz, Samlnlpert,Sa.m92.s'92 hover, 5a.".i1'L'or mo?-.'ii;z,Loui s &,'=.b:'o*.':itz , Louig, £a.br;::.::"' 2.;
, Michigan State Police No. 31
Detroit PD No. 32178
ci:La_1<,_L_3§¬l~;1T>;zz, V38-Q //i Z2"/I
Charles ieter;
Kichigan State Police No.
Detroit PD No. 3256A9312?
IIEGGHKDEHD
1sA1io12§}t_c!r~'A:zTz; /76 //£5 3°?
Michigan State Police No. 1.i1S1?¥192EP
Detroit PD No. 2lhS3
EQQRISERAIDER, w
Maurice92Raider;
Michigan State Police No. 69610
Detroit PD No. 10320f Q2-2.%39w
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Director, FBI
Fiike xsalik, r.1y1~oP92n Se]. lik;Michi;an State Poiice No. 51676
Detroit PD No.
!92.TT'.'. -1." "7'-I!'92lI'1IX. mmJ;-UL V 2-Ll'92Yll4' 92l_1-Lk/I 1' , WU. I
Qéle Killer-£1572
3Michigan State Police No. 7}3lO
Detroit PD No.
ti ,HYMl_EI_~_.e1_L'F_I-.f1LN , was. J 5h076hi
Harr§92A1tman, Harr§<Stein; '
Michigan State
Detroit PD No.
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Harry."elcher,
Michigan State
Detroit PD No.
lIi;:1:.3;;92iocl-;;=.;Michiga State
Detroit PD No.
_il92i.__
LEOEBAEE, vus.Police No. 7553
6637
mom ,g3!iu0Chuckielchor;
Police No. 250560
73118
e/44%/
Police No. 9lL3L
H3813
]5"7,1...¢/'!/_-'~,/I./»'
Henry§Lukas, Henr§92Lukes,Hennytuks, Leo¥lokes;Michigan State lolice No. 101A73
FDetroit PD Ho h5!95
JOSEPH 92sor.::-m1To, wa. 5 .9 9% y/
-Michigan State
Detroit PD No=
.._L_§@i_'lD ";uP1i3R;
Michiga éState
Detroit PD No.Police No. 9A896
hQl23
.2 Ax 1"//5!
Police No. 257J69
7-M58April 15, 195%
IMRIIY Pl llL}CllI-I11 and I~:1lK1Jl ;3-~11 111 are r3g'920rt-"ad to Ixavc b»,-on 1:
Hollywood, Florida, during the l9L6h7 winter sognon. Hnnil FLLIQJHMR "
also reported to have been in Kiami Beach with two associates durinf Lh:
present winter season. This information has not been verified as yet, ~ l
/. K? 92 ,--- ..... .w.-->& r
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Miami area in recent years. However, in view sf their reputations as
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Date received: 4-9248 H1111
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