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Purple Gang Aka Sugar House Gang — Part 2
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int be hed been arrested end thet both he and Cenpboll had
been taken to the Ckishoma “tote Fenltenticry ot Loslenter, Chinhoma, |
for eefe keepinc, but that Cambell got out, end as neer ae he can
recall, souetioe in 182i Cunpbell disappeared for about five yours
ené hie whereabouts were unknown anyone. He states Curpbell =
never tol< enyone rhere he wee, states he might have servod |
tine pone piece, but Cazpbell neve sarc. er ree nate >)
ateteé that this gane first had ite inception about (\e
ive or elx yeérs ugo; that u convict ty the nece of Moyle, after
having beer released from the State Penitentiary,
wos induced to go to Detroit where he net the Prt
it ene the peecticn of thin =nn to soliett née merbere fro, corviec
who were released fraz the State }anttentiary et Lansing; thet
convict Doyle in thie menner met Fred Barter, ent thet the two of
then became the ring leaders of this mob; thet they become quite 4°...
ecbitious and after proturine meine cune beer the buriness of
robbing beara; that ehile in thie buginesr thoy becene neqguainted
with Yolney “evic, Yarpis and Carpbell. ban
cer: state’ that he wae with Peet fr Tulez, Cklrhom, (on
in lf"; 42 Ot thet tine he me or hic war to lot Urrings, irkuro:.c;
thet it wns his intontion to make a connection with hoebte gang in
Hot Coriners in order to mke some easy money. fowever, be stated
thet he vote wrons steerer sas not eble te aie the proper
eonnections. at that tine be aieo sew Harry Campbell in Hot Springs,
and thet be likewise wes trring $9 make a connection with Hesh's
ernnge. He wes informea ty Gampbell thet if he wanted to become a
miber of that outfit that he had to do whet the bosses told bin
to om thet Cemdeil Lawson thit the "bosses" were frank Nash
end Freddie tarker, | woes woe unable to meke this
connection, but knew that Pred farker, coc Serker, Yolney Davis and
fivir ferpis were merbers of thie gerne. »
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£cen questione3 QBRR ci o0c2; co to whether U6 a >)
or not Richard Te -t Grletss ma ther ecornected with this gene ir
Lot ‘orinrs, Arkensns, ani whether or not he ms the breing of the
outfit. Lewsun stated thet he porsonelly 412 not know Gris tes.
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< . Of ar “oround the corner thief" wae a cen who dic notectively ona.
<:.. Pertieinete in criser Sut who wes the puyeofl cot, WER eaneoses .
' “gf the loot ant took oare of the proper protection. state@ ~~
thet Tt wig due to thie ebility on the reart of the TAYE
sufficient protection thet comrrised the inducerient for men of
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