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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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Laas vA Pd y — ‘page ot operates a Dude Ranch Hotel near Portcles, New Mexico and tho fomerly operated a place knorn as the "Zulu Hut" in Los Angeles, California. Faster= track was deseribed as being thirtrethres years of age, having dark hair and. an derk eyes, end supposed to have had one off, The information An” - 2 . ur, allents file, furnished by avised thet ‘Easterbrook * ; ana Morthing cor;responied togethe y meuns of a reversed alphabet eipher, 2 thet sone of the letters vere addressed to a min by the nune of Dell who : om This informtion secured by Urge Was supposed to have cona fron a | o whom he hed detsiled some of the information “operated a garage et Fo Allen at the time fro: wornaun associate of vorthing's given him by Easterbrook. It further appears that Post Office Inspector A. ws Deming of Denver, Colo., mace an investipution at Fortales, New Nexico, on or about June 5, 1931, but was unable to verify the information ¢iven by it | re, — rhe tn appears from the report of Fost cffice Inspector Deming that this case was i (25: being investig.ted through the office of Inspector G. He sustin of the San j rancisco Division, and that the ease wes cerrfeg under the title: Talter fainline, aylas Richard Easterbrook, ulins Dickg¢Sesterline, alias Daveyfarding, me, alias Tote gnort, et .l. im allen scvised thit he had no further information: ; ' in this case, and that the complete file was no doubt in the office of Wre fuetdt at San Franciseo, California. ae “Richard dasterbrook is the assoclate of Worthing roterret to a4 and who is alleged to be so-evhere in exico. He is esid by o have a a been a menber of tne pearple Gang" of Detroit. q A&A check of the identifieation records at tha local police force and at the Sheriff's Office, Miami, Florida, disclosed the record of one Tillium Rarold forthing who Was arrested on ,ugust 5, 1951, on a charse of breaking and entere _ ing, and subsequently released on his. ont recorpnizance. His description is us un follows: ene de hehe + Nane; “Lillian Harold Vorthing Age: 26 Exeter 5°53 igte?: 130 Bld.: alim Hair: brown Eyes: blus Nate: American Rice: White Police Now: Miami, Fle. S. G. £10485 16 UU jcig Iam forwarding you this informution for whatever use it may heve in con> nection with this case. It appmrs th at if William Harold ‘Northen, aifas . . Worthin~, was arrested in California, and subsequently convicted on a cha Fee" ot mucpling aliens. thet this infomation micht be secured fram the Torderetian” 4+ Sas wf etd ae id Ok ee ee od caiieeei tarteel arte talon authorities at Wsshin-ton, D. C., or from the Depert:ent of Justice's. Pesomta. — 4 eer eons age mae te to. oo , Very truly yours, Vo oo. Se - _ Te Tee MeCafirey, Specie) agent. ..
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