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Purple Gang Aka Sugar House Gang — Part 2
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t- wr, Hoover said check made at Detroit and it was uscerteined that Scotty
row not in Detroit but in Scotland; so far as been cblie to find never at
Lo any time connected with the underworld. Mr. Purvis said he got the man
‘. Ipte lest night end told how Scotty Gow was connected with the,Purple Gang
n & way through the Ford Motor Company; that Scotty Gow worked for the
ord Motor Company end he was in cherge of ebout 60 men of the Secret
Service of the Ford Company end also had to cuard a plece where ea lot of
rev materials were stored and these raw materials were stolen and taken
out of the Ford compeny from time to time and they were disposed of,
according to Cendler, by the Purple Geng; Scotty Gow got them ana gave
taea to the Purple Gang to dispose of; he says he realizes his proof is
indefinite but in his own mind he realizes and knows that he is mixed up
with the Purple Gang.
* ar. Hoover briefly stated the facts regarding Scotty Gow as ascerte ined
. fron Detroit. nitude G.
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Mr. Parvis said that the voy pounder kner that this Betty is the sister
of Scott; Gow is that when the wife of Scotty Gow introduced him she said
thet Petty was the sister of Scotty. When he wes talking with Betty he -
asked her how she liked Detroit. She seid she did not like it at all.
She aia not Sey where she was from, whether Scotlend or +reland, or where.
oe wir. Hoover asked if #“r. Yurvis had seen any pictures of the Betty,fow,
= nurse in New Jersey, in any of the Chicago pepers. Mr. Purvis seid they
a heve not been printed there. ur. Hoover said some had been recently tsxen
ena ne epee @f ” a + by ‘
enc he woulé see if he could not heve some sent to “r. Purvis so he could
cheek them with Candler to see if they are one and The same woman. Mr.
Purvis seid he would keep in touch with Candler. Mr. Hoover said that is
right end tell him not to talk to anyone else. He asked ir, Purvis last
. night not to let the Ford Company know about this thing. “r. Hoover said
7 we will not, of course. That will be taken care of all right.
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