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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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7 ; r aS § ; 2 > a \ a | co a : Merch 4, 1932. ~ aa y idemorandum re telephone call to Mr. Purvise-——--——~—~ ‘e Bre & ib . - ' _ t- wr, Hoover said check made at Detroit and it was uscerteined that Scotty row not in Detroit but in Scotland; so far as been cblie to find never at Lo any time connected with the underworld. Mr. Purvis said he got the man ‘. Ipte lest night end told how Scotty Gow was connected with the,Purple Gang n & way through the Ford Motor Company; that Scotty Gow worked for the ord Motor Company end he was in cherge of ebout 60 men of the Secret Service of the Ford Company end also had to cuard a plece where ea lot of rev materials were stored and these raw materials were stolen and taken out of the Ford compeny from time to time and they were disposed of, according to Cendler, by the Purple Geng; Scotty Gow got them ana gave taea to the Purple Gang to dispose of; he says he realizes his proof is indefinite but in his own mind he realizes and knows that he is mixed up with the Purple Gang. * ar. Hoover briefly stated the facts regarding Scotty Gow as ascerte ined . fron Detroit. nitude G. Gahy Mr. Parvis said that the voy pounder kner that this Betty is the sister of Scott; Gow is that when the wife of Scotty Gow introduced him she said thet Petty was the sister of Scotty. When he wes talking with Betty he - asked her how she liked Detroit. She seid she did not like it at all. She aia not Sey where she was from, whether Scotlend or +reland, or where. oe wir. Hoover asked if #“r. Yurvis had seen any pictures of the Betty,fow, = nurse in New Jersey, in any of the Chicago pepers. Mr. Purvis seid they a heve not been printed there. ur. Hoover said some had been recently tsxen ena ne epee @f ” a + by ‘ enc he woulé see if he could not heve some sent to “r. Purvis so he could cheek them with Candler to see if they are one and The same woman. Mr. Purvis seid he would keep in touch with Candler. Mr. Hoover said that is right end tell him not to talk to anyone else. He asked ir, Purvis last . night not to let the Ford Company know about this thing. “r. Hoover said 7 we will not, of course. That will be taken care of all right. Rods, fo. OOPY FiGeD 14 dr. Ooover said if there is any more information to give him a line on it. hr ~ (o cr co m : ould get en air mel the details of t thi AA. cl GE INVEST! mn 7 RECORDED . ae i & MAR & 1932 Paley a INDEXED a _ gern GF Justis MAR 8 - Wise oe coe é
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