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Eliot Ness — Part 2

25 pages · May 09, 2026 · Broad topic: General · Topic: Eliot Ness · 25 pages OCR'd
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ears i ee! ; b + ty ARROWS Tears June 6, 18 6. o> 2 a . S > KL V4 Glbo- 34K ie , * thy s Mr, EL de, C onnglley» hae vs Federal Bureau of Investigation, U. 5, Dew rtment of Justice, Post Office Lox B12, Chtearo, Illinola, Ret ALVIN KARPIL, with aliases, ot al; A | Victim - 7 Dear Ulrs.- ee " Thore is bein; transmitted to you herewith one coxy of . | e omesorandum prepared by the Lureau disclosing all Anform-4or Com \e fn th, soesesaton of the Bureau in repard to ey Ls memorandum is subsitted r your Anformation at this. ‘ines to yo _ OT am Likewtee transmitting herewith. a. copy of a’ ‘mémorandun fy ¥ ae “iy, - ‘prepared’ ‘by the dures ae ncernirig, corruption in fhe Toledo, Ohio’: ,- we Police Dapartmerit.” This is: Alkewiap. p tumished to you for your’ information. It, is my desire that agenta attached to the Lnveatteation press virorously to « Logical conclusion all leads outetandins in iat... Toledo, Cleveland, and vicinity, with regurd to the. harboring of members of the Karpis-Barker gang, ‘and further that vigoroun attention’ tee be given to obtaining furthsn: ,nform tion: Andicating: additional tae we cle Swe corruption onthe part: of thé Poledo;. "Oh46(Police® Departaanty 7° 006 ww Pe ae Aa “together with the ‘possibility that cextadn’ members of the Toledo, | . sat Ohio Pollee Departsent may have been inatrumentel {n harboring end *'. °° goneealing meabers of tha Karpie~Barker gang at that point. _ F I desire that you first direct your attention to the situation existin: in Toledo, ghiss that you then pursue rel:o ted matters vigorously in +t. Penl, Minnesota, ond “inally esnduct aimilar inquiries in Hot “prings, Arkanses and Cleveland, “hio. for your information in this instance there is also being trans< mitted herewith « copy of a memorandum prepnrred by the Bureau eincerning police corruption in Cleveland, Ohio. You are instructed Lt press vigorously the activities of Janes "Shimmy? Patton and . “Ne + AT yp we toe : a “+ ro wt = © - : ean . Es han ; ty + nates an wm oy eet OR _ a aie ee mas yp ata ee, se pes 4 ~ ope — ” opm ee “pe CR OTE ee 7 oy wth g " ~ OE Na a Peery eee Ree, eee
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