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Purple Gang Aka Sugar House Gang — Part 3
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. O ak Se ee tee a Dp eeenenree cue eke p
, GO ode
a Federal Burexu of Intestigation p< 7
. Post Office Box 812 _ fe. fee
| Chicago, Illinois if Ke cna -
August 10, 1956 ) : =
. Director
Federal Burem: of Investigation
f Washington, D. C.
Dear Sirs
i In reply to your letter of August 4,,19 requesting the weer to eens,
contact lanatkea at his lodge itpetttle Bohemia, Wisconsin, 1
Y ~ desire to adtise ming’of August 7, 1956
C and Special Agent of this Office viewed iinger (bye)
A Museum at Little *
4 It was found thet the personal belongings of John Dillinger, such
= | as his old clothing, et cetera, were maintained in a small cottage
~ ! + adjacent to the Little Bohemia lodge. In this cottage, on one of
Ye the end walls, were tacked, covering the complete end of the room,
“~ the shirts and shoes which formerly belonged to Dillinger and other
members of that mob. On the other end, covering the entir ,
are photographs, such as the Chicago Police pictures of the/St.
Valentine's Day Massacre j/Detroit sPolice Department picturgs of the
ae Gang, the suitcases in which Dillinger and other members of
‘that HoD were carrying their clothes, and numerous newspaper articles.
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On the front wall of this cottage were fastened, completely covering
i the wall, suits of clothes and newspaper articles covering Dillinger's _
_{ escapades. The back wall wes completely covered with newspaper .... oe eye
; | articles, neckties and pyjamas, all of which allegedly belonged to
atan) the Dillinger mob, and on this back wall was a small, glass case in
ve which is maintained a Colt .45 automatic revolver, be coeX)
#160461, which gun, Wanatka states, he
is exhibited es having been left by the mob. There was also contained
in this cabinet an old .551 caliber rifle, about half a dozen colored
sun glasses, a number of medical supplies, razors, toilet articles,
et cetera; boxes of playing cards and numerous boxes and dishes” - .
exploded shelle allegedly picked up ot Ed = on
Bohemia following the Pada. CORDE D & INDEXED Lo
Inside of a closet door is a portion of a bullet-proof “vest, ’ thé INVESTIGATION »
ley vest is not there, the sides being nisping. “ART 2
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