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Purple Gang Aka Sugar House Gang — Part 2

97 pages · May 11, 2026 · Broad topic: Organized Crime · Topic: Purple Gang Aka Sugar House Gang · 95 pages OCR'd
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ph ee ee Sona eet ee be | PS. Department of Justice Buren of Inbestigution P.0. Box 1405, Chicago, Illincis. AIR MAIL - SPECIAL DELIVERY March 4, 1932, wae core tf 5. IL ; = “4 Director, ye | a 7 -j Bureau of Investigation, | wah G@- (S52 PM. : Departnent of Justice, be niue; UF G _ Washington, DeCe MAD - 1932 aa centre UF Seo TAGE | fe. Pergonal, and Conftdemtid) i i" | Ps Dear Sir: 3 i a “ oF | _ id With reference to my telephone conversations wits you fe on today and yesterday, concerning the kidnapping of Charles vie Augustus Lindbergh, Jr., please be advised that Mr. arthur G. eis Candler, 1414 Winnemac Avenus, Chicago, Illinois, telephone ph sdgewater 395], called at this office on March 35, 1932, and soo stated that he had some information which might possibly ba of eee some assistance in the apprehension of the kidnappers. oy . eos Mr, Candler waa interviewed by Special Agent 3. P. Guinane, and he furnished the following infomnation: Peete Mr, Candler related that up to about one One-half ae years ago he was employed as an investigator for thekFrord Motor tee Dawn re Ie Dn tri + TA nbd eon with aAPfP4 nee ot ¢he Ut shit an A tnwl po Wildy ER ag Ce dy PR WAP AOS Ge LO Leo Drak Plant, working under the direction of Mir. Harry Bennett; that ha noticed in the newspaper accounts of the kidnapping of Charlas Lindbergh, Jr. that the name of the nurse for the Lindbergh baby Was Betty Gow. He stated that he recognized this name immediately as being the same name of a party involved in a case which he head handled at Detroit, Michigan, while employed by the Ford pou Motor Company. In this connection, he stated that approximately a one and one-half years ago, he had traced some merchandise which ad haan etalan fran thea Bard Camniscary at the Highland Park branch had teen stolen from the Ford Commissary at the nigoaiana XEow; that of the Ford Motor Company to the possession of one Scottyic he called at the hone of Scotty Gow, which was located in Royal : Oak, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit, and while at this home, he _ saw a sister of Seotty Gow's, whose name was Betty Gow; he further = = = - 0 -ta~ stated that this Eetty Gow was a private nurse but at that time . Was out of employment. He further stated that Scotty Gow's wife ie was in the house at the time that he saw Betty Gow. e yo Vv : yo oy ‘ pe 7/32 Le. y -
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