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Louis Lepke Buchalter — Part 4

50 pages · May 10, 2026 · Broad topic: General · Topic: Louis Lepke Buchalter · 49 pages OCR'd
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AND —is no game when it played by Public Ene Louis (Lepke) Buchalte and New York Police Dq partment. Foto left, con receive copies of ne circular offering $25,00 for -Lepke dead or aliy from Lieut. Thoma Gillen at Police Heag quarters. The circular reproduced ‘on this pag —lower left.? Since i issuance ‘hundreds n. g. “tips” have come: headquarters. —Story on page (NEWS foto} orrrcnwe oivsion | OLIGE DEPARTMENT | St*sstticaTion GUST 8, 1939 CIty OF NEW YORK DEAD OR ALIVE TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS will be paid by the City of New York ror Information Jeading to the capture of “LEPKE” BUCHALTER, aliases LOUIS BUCHALTER, LOUIS BUCKHOUSE, LOUIS KAWAR, LOUIS KAUVAR, LouIs COHEN, touls SAFFER, LOUIS BRODSKY. WANTED FOR CONSPIRACY AND EXTORTION The Person or Persons who give loformation Leading to the Arrest of “LEPKE” will be fully protected, his or her Identity will never be revealed. The Information ‘Will be received In absolute confidence. a ner RIGHT HAND (NEWS 1 000 000 of the Lepke circulars are being turned out at a : ' 1 quarters. Inspector Donovan (left) and Dep Commissioner Meaney examine them fresh off the press. DESCRIPTION ~— Age, 42 years; while; Jewish; height, 8 feet, 513 inches; weight, 170 pounds; build, medium; black hairs brown eyes; complexion dark; married, one son Harold, age sbout 18 years. PECULARITIES—Fyes. piercing and shifting; nose, large, eomewhat blunt et nostrils; srs, ‘prominent and close to beads mouth, large, slight dimple leit sides right-handed ; suffering trom kidney ailment. Frequents baseball games. Is wealthy ; has connections with al! Har United Sates, Involved in racketeering 19 Unig dustry, uses Strong-arm methods. Influential. This Depsriment holds indictment warrant charging Conspirscy and Extortion, issued by the Supreme Court, Extrsordinery Special and Trial Terms, New York County. . Kindly search your Prison Records as this man may be serving @ Prison sentence for some minor offense. If located, arrest and hold as 8 fugitive and advi DETECTIVE DIVISION, POLICE DEPARTM {ORK CITY, by wire. Inlormation msy be communicated in Person or by Telephone e undersigned, or may be forwarded DIVISION, POLICE DEPART-
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