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Louis Lepke Buchalter — Part 3

53 pages · May 10, 2026 · Broad topic: General · Topic: Louis Lepke Buchalter · 43 pages OCR'd
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NEW YORK, * aug. $- iti is now 7 worth $30,000 to : an one providing information leading to the capture, dead |: or alive, of Louis “Lepke” Buchalter, industrial racketeer, : and “the nation’s most dangerous criminal. ” Dist, Atty. Dewey believed. such ay — fortune might. fempt an informer who! printing 1,000,000 “wanted”. “etreulars, otherwise would be frightened by. the. ‘tobe distributed over the’ country. os knowledge that at ‘least five former| Lepke long has been Sdentified ‘with: gangster associates of Lepke, who might fur, bakery and other ‘rackets. ° He 4s. have testified against him, have been believed still® active, gétting” extortion’ assassinated in recent months. —. money from merchants, _thru his asso-" -The. hunt for Lepke, by which ine. vy clates, at -his hiding place, Twenty of. Federal Government Is ‘taking part, is his associates are under ‘indictments’ the ‘first phase of a nation-wide war |for various crimes. Some are In cus- on crime directed by a Federal grand: tody. Some are being chunted.. jury here. «°° | The city also. offered $5000 reward 1 -#t Mr. Dewey's ‘sequest, the. -City , the capture of the killers of Irvin. Penn, | Botird of Estimate yesterday raised the | music publisher, who apparen' |-bodinty on Lepke from $5000 to $25,000. | mistaken for a potential witness | F. B.'I, is offering another $5000.| Lepke who lived in the. neighb hood. he’ Poulee DB Department _ started today Penn was: ‘slain two ‘weeks’ Ago.: a 5 eed Mr. Tolaou........--- Sir, Nathan -....---+- WEL A. Famnt Mir, Ciera oo 2. eee r. Oovey ..1.-2---- y Mix. Lester 22-2. eee. } i fir. Lawler ....-.--- | Bir. Nichols ....-..-- Mr. Quing Tamm... Mr. Teacy ...-------- Ma
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