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on et Sane te Ape te tn ah 77 Fae ett ee OG er eh ns, thd dh aoe cage ' a er, . 1 € -~4- Mr. Candler's story is that he was employed by the Ford Motor Company in the Service Department, which is really the Secret Service of Police Danartment of tha Ford Motor Comnanvy. and that he ewe Fe we we a Wes We De Ye Ads CR Tahal wekch we 4d usually worked alone, whereas most of the other men worked in pairs. For about two years a graft had been practiced on the Ford Motor Company, at its Commissary on Lanchester and foodward Avenues, Tetroit, and the officials, of course, wanted it stopped. In line with his general duties, ir. Candler had been instructed to look out for Scotty Gowfritzpatrick, anc¥Firpo, or any of the Furple Gang, several of whom hed been pointed out to him. It might be stated hare that Scotty Gow is said to have been previously employed in the Ford plant, and to have occupied the position which Candler occupied, Gow being the predecessor of Candler. In his official duties in the Service Department, sixty men were employed under him, Candler, and Gor, Gow's hours of duty were from four p.m. +o twelve midnight. In order to expedite thie matter the statement of Candler was taken down as he gave it, and although it is not in statement form, or signed, it is quoted herewith. It will be noted that it possibly contains some irrelevant detail, but as a whole it gives all the information furnished by him. "One evening IJ was sitting down in the office and a clerk came down and told me Scotty Gow and Fitzpatrick were in the plant, s0 I told this man to let me know when they left the plent. As they left I watched them through the window and saw them carry four shopping bags full of merchandise and put them in an olive green Essex sedan. I left the office, crossed the street toward the sedan, and Fitzpatrick got out and ran down the alley. I met Scotty Gow as he got out of the car. I asked him to open up the car and show me what he had in ite He said the doors were locked and he couldn't, so I opened the doors and dumped out the shopping bags, which were full of silk hosiery, ladiest underwear, oxfords, pen and pencil seta, etc. I asked Scotty Gow to bring these things back and put them on my desk in the office which he seid he would do as long ss no one saw hit do it. I left the office so he could come in without anyone seeing him, and called up the boss and told him whet had He did not return the goods at the time he said he would, in a cer and went to a house on LaBelle Street in Detroit. Ce a a a a ered ma ae ee S 5 * ee pepe gree oe we ee a eee eee,