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Louis Lepke Buchalter — Part 4
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‘Hunt Lepke’s~
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The most hunted man in America,
Buchalter, took second, place yesterday as fe
trict Attorney. Dewey’s detectives swerved their manhunt
toward establishment of the identity of “the man upstairs”
in the nationwide crime syndicate of which Lepke is b
cog. pall i ee F
An “angel of crime” who has \a | g suspect but for, informajion
money, power and respectability as ly, was @ wealthy dress manu:
his surface protections, is believed | facturer who for four years
to be, in the theatrical serge, the the Lepke-Gurrah combine. $25,-
“angel”? who has guided the racke- |000 a year for protection and for
teers for years. ; ; part of the time lived in the same _
“Bind the man who arranged | apartment house with Lepke in.
bail for Lepke and Gurrah (Jacob . Central Park W.
Shapiro) and you will find Lepke,” A former high ud
was the order as the operatives of : officer is said to have obtained
the two law enforcement agencies | $25,000 loan from him.
\ Drought back
me Angel
G-Men and Dis-
Federal judicial
a.
started a nutcracker drive they; Gurrah is being |
hope will crack dowit on the No. 1|, from -Atlanta to testify before the
Public Enemy and his shadowy |; Federal. Grand Jury which meets
overlord and as @ special Federal ‘this morning. Coutrary to reports,
‘Grand Jury was being convened | however, he is doing no talking at
here today to study racketeering in \this time. Whether he will when
.{ ihe is taken before the jury isa
all its. forms.
2 i) | imatter of doubt. Many men have
| _Dewey Pleaded | died for talking. 22-0
Lepke and Gurrah, partners in | Not Forgoette |
racketeering since the early days, TLepke is is n ot” a forgotten man,
were released in: bail by -former
Federal Circuit Judge Martin T.
Manton over the Peet of Pros-
however. At the printing depart-
“ment of the New York Police De-
‘partment preparations have been
ecutor Dewey an Brooklyn's spe- ‘made to turn out one million cir-
cial prosecutor, ‘Assistant Attorney | |culars offering rewards for his
General Amen. Dewey personally | larrest as goon as the Board of
pleaded with Judge Manton not Estimate in meeting today will
to release the thugs. Bail was
have approved in whole ot in part
rovided and both fled, Gurrah | j District Attorney Dewey's request
subsequently | surrendering _ andj} jfor appropriation upward of
taking a sentence in the Federal| |$30,000. Coa an
Prison at Atlanta. ar | The Lindbergh kidnaping
_ it was emphatically pointed out | \the printing of, only 20,0
that the man sought, —— the poster | || culdrs. Bes rs BE
nore pond—is ner a bondsm t. is -not disclosed | wither
Also being sought yesterday, not! Prosecutor Dewey's. w dead. 9
€
2
Grand Jury in the pre
ive” offer for Lepke's capt
1 be included in the announ
_ J. Edgar Hoover, director of |
Federal Board of Investigation,
reported to be at the Federal
eet meaner
was.
‘Building yesterday, but this could
not be ascertained. Questioners
were barred from the upper floors
of the building where the. if
offices are situated. © Pk
Crime data poured “int }
building from all parts of ss
country for use of* the” speci ;
ition of:
an encyclopedia «= of > crime ~ ‘and 3
sminals. The records will “be
de available to all communities
While there is a decided race 6
etween the Dewey and * Hoov4
tfits to be the first to nab Lepkp '
d his “boss” the ‘two “agenci
are working hand in glove.
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