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i Coos TS ec 8 Noe 2 Silverthorn oame to South Dakota in a stolen Chevrolet coupe and abandoned the automobile at Hewlah, Wes, and he was returned to Deadwood, 3. Dake, and sent to prisome According to this informant Silverthorn was supposed to be connected with a kidnaping in Detroit, where a 19 year old girl was kidmaped and transported. to Canada, later being released on the payment of $18,000 to Silverthorn and other members of the Purple Gange That Silverthorn was apprehended and brought to trial on this kidnaping charges However, that the Victim had fallen in love with him during the time that she was held, and would not identify him as the kidnapor, snd accordingly Silverthorn was released. That three days after Silverthorn married his present wife, named Bertha, his father-in-law was slain, and $16,900 of insurance was paid to B to Berthee That Silverthorn was questioned arardine the dasth of tie fatheratnelaw at Midwar = - regerding the death of his father-in-law at Midway, Paes However, having a perfect allbi, he was releasode That 1 » 117 Forest Street, Lead, Se Dak., o be a member of the Purple Gang also, and is at the present tim at Midway, Pae, visiting Silverthorne “Sa oe we ae Silverthorn has a machine gun buried under me of his mother-in-law at Midway, Fe., end that he is supposed to be en expert shote That Silverthorn is practicing shooting every day, and is supposed to be a killer of the worst types oh @’\ = Silverthorn, as he is suspected of having mardered one Jol Kluthe . , we on March 27, 1936, at Siow Falls, Se Deke That a bullet removed i wt from the murdered manta head had been forwarded by the Sioux Falls : ¥ Police Department to the Technical Laboratory in Washington, and that, 3 it being known that Silverthorn had a .32 automatic, if the fatal whist