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tte The Detroit Times Novemter 27, 1933 a el Here’ are the records f Li 3 if ietehet, Purple gangsters: 7 ght Bis jAvtet iwas arrested 158 tintes, wv. 87, 1927, robbery armed, : a ew? “York and ‘Detroit, ora teiae by superintendent... Wag conyicted three times. “ Be oe at, %, 1928, pickpocket, dfs Itts bolice record follows: me ‘Agel € 1920, arrested in New § > Frork. \ obbery and assault, dis: missed by magistrate. March 71, 1921, arrested In New! York, grand larceny, discharged by & magistrate. Dec. 6, 1931, sentenced to ig ig . y it, 19%, sentenced ta ane rely df ged by superintendent. ——" 3 20, 1978, robbery .srmicd, Ia missed by dudge ank pa 4 i! agutpby- a rik 4, 1925, robbery armed. hrs issed by Judge Charles rll DEES. {Continued frorz page 3). » 1 Ign ideaths police “claim, the relg Mthe notorious gang is virtualiy ee: power, . . rae) . Nearly all of ita dominant ment ‘hers have cither Jeft Detroit of Bigs been killed or Imprisoned. Ray & Bernstein, Harry Keywell an’ Ine hei? yar 2 ing Milberg, Coiling doe are life-limers at Marquette. In EP same prison, Philip Key well and; $i xforris Rader are serving ite sep ii tences for killing a Negro boy who's. on! RS, SLAIN TOGETHER, CAUG came across” one of their query Fletcher, diminutive Ing the piants. in being taken to police Jone Ow — Abe Berns{ein slays away from’) this : after a public enemy tims ta Detroit, and his brotie’ Joseph. 3 their ‘ any= urder, said tao have quit gancdom entirely. wire) mnegan Is accompany. m el Joep “Honey hoy” Miller jsfo Pes ?Etolse home for tha insane. L E AVE L A! ee a emiplta. | ifke “ aglen anal § . Fletcher, “went out the hard, way.” t Abe, boys want to see me in acth Remaining, police say, aré only ‘were once,” 7 Izzy Bernstein, Harry Button, Harry trifieg|__He boxed Don Burchard @' Fleisher, Sam Drapkin and Dave | and 18 months In Leaven- to § years In Sing Sing Prison ior rea th, and fined $3,000 for vlola- burglary. J Dec. 7, 1925, arrested in Brooks. /Hdrt_ ot the Tee ees code. lyn, attempted attack on 7a 3 Bia’ ey $3, robbery armed, woman, discharged by a magi 3 j by superintendent. trate. * ; 118, 1931, charged with Oct. 27, 1928, arrested Jn. e . case still pending. trott as “Abe Gold” aa a dl& tcher waa arreated 12 times. orderi fsom discharged L, ya in Detrolt, and was con- superintendent.” Loge rae ae y only dice when he went. to Get $1, 1928 arrested in ponworth, ‘Ais police record troit aa “Abe Gold? a5 & polite we: witness, discharged by supar. rt, M1, 19%, arrested as police Sa . intendent, - 1 Be March 20, 1927, ‘arrested in a ie trolt as “Harry Levine” robber¥ |: 4; , discharged ib armed, discharged = by supht: ac. 24, 9M, robbery armed. intendent. - > “May 9, 1937, robbery armed, die Pisetharged by superintendent. charged by superintendent. #2] 40% B 1937, charged witt Avg. 18, 1927, robbery armed, Murder; disch: reed on writ, discharged by superintendent,” pe May 9 RY ov. 29, 1927 anc * Ip 7 1, robbery armed. i ree. ‘ebruary . &, robbery armed is, i DP superintendent. Sone 24, 138, arrested aa dis 1 ore bely pen “dy discharged by su tere ient, * nph oF and Nar. 1, "1928, rob a nuéd, discharged by super dent have and Milberg were sentenced). “sy tate Federat Judge Charies C. Simons to ed by serve one year and 10 months in {Harris’ Fairview Club, Ma! Binks. 80 of r y 14, 19%, sentenced ta an world | | Fairview avenues, and the fl The delicatessen neadquatterts New | thé Federal Penitentiary at Leaven- & nee worth, Kan. and to Pay. tinea | et) yester- | him get decisively outpol# where (he gang: met, and where $5,000 each. | n; eight rounds. ' friendly gangsters from other cities) work | 7° # S00P Tt was from this fight, sof sat oul the night with the Purples, pre la COLLINGWOOD, MASSACRE. : ZT a chief that the name “Purple” gar has been almost deserted since the than ‘They served thelr sentences avd ‘atessen | nated. Fletcher followed Fletcher and Axter, nattity dreaséd,' . aid not get Into. ssrious trouble ap Gol- popular New York prize r _ perfumed and Cama went] }occu- with the Inw agaln until Sept ¥ilenuve. gang was: ‘accused of perpetrating i ; jseconds in colored jersey@ “the last roundup.e™' HY sparable color of the jerseys, on thia ast Fou ay id theirjthe “Collingwood ‘massaacre.* Joe oo a tovg’ h | sion, was a bright purple. gang reputedly wiped oyt Frank] (Nigger) Lebovits, Herman (Hymie). gies” ar MORE YICIOUS KILLER Wright, Reuben Cohen and Joseph| Paul and Tzzxy Butker, members’ Axler never was a pug. His nose Bloom, three opposing gangsters, infthe rival “Navy" gang. ‘had - been’ ned the pad not been kno tea askew as what has become known as: the|shot down and the Purples were He Ene- | Fetch and hi es 5 bl “Miraflores massacre.” In disposing blamed. ake - ENOL ae Ee sectively.| ea ‘r s was ; n » i siza i f the trio, reputediy Chicage gang-|° Axler “and Fletcher were, “gue Yeons of A rs ; a” put wor theles his ws -Wsters, the Purples introduced ma-[tioned and released, ‘Ray: : din ee ut nonetheless his war foning guns it Detroit wangeter, war-|stein, Harry. Keywell “and irving ng a0d.|the more sinister face of the two. teary |; Mitberg . were. prosecuted: . found 926 until} He had an acquilins nose, high Forcep DYERS’ TRIBUTE me on, lead-i cheek bones, deep shadows under| aster and Fletcher, along with history— | his amalt anken ‘ch d ' - to cause!s thin "unt a th Shieh turned | Fred Killer” Burke, were arrested Milford Jones, & fants gonman ‘as suspects in ihe massacre, Police of Amer-| uo. af the corners: =f, aoe most eae bl f ed them without result, and the re ¥ tepute he wis a heres victoun" I eae aAige's adds’ roughér, fighter th cee eventually rcnsee bate aa ie ROW Becving a ll nol. : er ‘atl: “Wether “Wefe sald eae whew ed by a. “Jualor Parpla’ eee “a6 it Sib ta” reanter nrc c sails