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Purple Gang Aka Sugar House Gang — Part 2
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that Scotty Gow had been an employee of the Ford Botor Company at ‘o
b the Highland Park plent, and had worked in the Commissary Depart~
ment, and that by reamon of his connactiona in the Comnissary,
he obteined copper fittings and other material made of copper,
and turned these materials over to the manbers of the Purple Gang.
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Subsequen} to my telephone conversation with you yesterday
I arranged to heve Mr, Candler again call at this office, and he did
so late yesterday afternoon, and furnished the following information:
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Betty Gow was in Detroit between eighteen and twenty months
ago, looking for work, tir. Candler hes never seen her before or
since that time, Ths manner in which Mr. Candler learned that Betty
Gow was Scotty Gow's sister, is that at the time when Candler went
to Scotty Gow's house, lirs, Gow, the wife of Scotty, said "I hope
thers is nothing wrong with Scotty. We are haying lota of trouble
now. He has been pretty sick lately, and we've got his sister here
with us now." Candler saw the girl who waa designated as Betty,
and asked her how she liked Detroit. She stated she didn't like
it at all. Candler is unable to rem-mber where Betty said she was
from. He cannot be sure whether it was from Scotland or Irelend,
but she gave him the impression that she was from one of these
Fe countries, or from a small town, due to the fact that she was not
: 4 apparently a wide awake or flapper type of girl. She did not have
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In addition to the description above given, Mr. Candler
atated that he could not definitely state the color of Betty Gow's
hair, adding that it was not black, and neither was it blond. It
was not of a atriking color either way, although it might have been
dark brown, He did not state as to the color of her eyes. She was
of medium build, and he thinks she did not wear glasses.
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deser iption of Scotty Gow is as follows: Dark, curly
hair, sharp face, shrewd eyes, color unknown, height 5*9" or 8",
‘ weight between 140 and 145 pounds, clean shaven. His actions are
quick and nervous. Candler's impression is that Scotty cow's eyes
r ut cannot say definitely. He always keeps .]
ore er inted, vecotty Gow weually carries a Parker Pen end pencil
set in his pocket, and is supposed to be an insurance salesman. He
is said to be between the ages of 33 and 35 years. He has a nice
appearence, and a dark complexion.
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