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Purple Gang Aka Sugar House Gang — Part 2

97 pages · May 11, 2026 · Broad topic: Organized Crime · Topic: Purple Gang Aka Sugar House Gang · 95 pages OCR'd
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cr ren . : cei reeeemne tis pti OT Se cot ie . el ae ee cay BA I alee tacit LE dpe en red tetoe Teee t aaa =f 2 an od Mr, Candler described Betty Gow as follows: Age - 28 yrs. Height - 5'4}*" Weight - 120 lba. Complexion - Medium Zyes = Color unknown Hair - Color unknown Occupation ~- Frivate nurse, out of employment at that time. Mr. Candler further stated that the only associates of Scotty Gow at thet time that he knows of were Fitznatrick (first hams unknown), whose father was Captain of the Palmer Park Police Station in Detroit, Michigan, and Firpo (first name unknown). Mr. Candler stated that Scotty Gow was a member of the at femous*¥Purple Geng which terrorized Detroit several years, and that si he thought there might be a possibility that Betty Gow, sister of Scotty Gow, is the nuree for the Lindbergh baby, and if so, there is some possibility that Seotty Gow and some of his associates might have some connection with the kidnapping of the Lindbergh baby. Mr. Candler stated that his connections with the Ford Motor Company were severed about one and one-half years ago, be- cause he had secured some important information involving some high officials of the Ford Ccmpany, and that he "knew too much” and hia services wera therefore discontinued. Mr. Candler stated thet he had just made connections with the Mickelberry Food Produeta Company, and that he was to leave in the next day or so ona selling trip into Northern Michigan. Mr. Candler stated that he did not believe that Seotty Gow was prosecuted for steéling the merchandise in the case which he in- vestigated. He stated that he merely obtained information on the case and then turned whatever information he had obtained over to Mr. Bennett, head investigator of the Ford liotor Company, and that generally no one would know what disposition was made, as the Ford Motor Company would take ite own action, Mr. Candler further stated that it may be possible that there was no criminal prosecution in this case for the further reason that Fitzpatrick, who was also in- volved with Gow, was the son of a police captain. He further stated TSE pe ang a ee mE ete mee eee re v wee Cada a aR ea ct ee eR ce
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