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we ae ee ne satated in ‘this'latter that these individuals are not: “regarded: as | member: af ‘the’ original” Purple Gang, but that they were associated with members of fin! gang, and are presently wanted by the Detroit Police Department in connevt‘:n with the murder of Frank Olsen on September 25, 1935 at Detroit in an at- tempted holdup, meee ate eae & the papts . “Ot 4 filler alias S Perey{ Pro ' Pullip Brow had a been rontativery identified as that of 4a person «7° AN hed been in the wiclnity of Tulsa and Claremore, Cklahcna reconutly. Oe KX») wt, At Bilge, Oklahoma. . Lo a eer a kgs bes oe a, several] weaks ago five men from Detro} ! ers of the Purple Gang had come to Tulsa, wher they stopped at the Mayo Hotel. These men leased the Tillow Night Club, MOY G located on the main highway between Tulsa and Claremore, and fust outside of Tulsa County within the boundaries cf Rorers County. stated that he had not been « «i #':" to secure data as to the registrations of these individuals at the May Hotol, “* Lae “and-had not been able to identify them by name ‘or otherwise. He stated tit mes" “the” Wi lldw Night Club and the Sheridan Night Club are operated as dancing rid gambling houseg and that complete gambling cquipment had been installed * the Willow Night Club; that these man were supposed to have obtained a le" : With some silent partner, who was a resident of Tulsa or Claremore, and abene identity is unknown; that they did not share with this partner the prof} ts taken in the operation of the Willow Night Club, and that after operatirg fur about two or three weeks the partner attempted foreclosure proceedings, c” «it least to close up the club, in order to force a settlement; that a Depriy Sheriff from Claremore went out to the club to close it, whereupon he vrr- taken into custody by the members of this gang, who kept him confined si ths club until they loaded all the gambling equipment into trucks, and took it ‘> some unknown destination. The club was then closed, the Deputy Sheriff re leased, and these "ie are a to have gone back to a me baring about November lst,