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625 Lafayette Pullding Detroit, Eichigan Kay 19, 1954 _ Loo _ Superintendent of Police Tetroit, Kichigan Tear Sir: In connection tith information furnished by your office as to persons presently wanted whose nares appear on the list of gengstere of toe Furple Gane, oriminala of various Detroit gance, confidence men and ¢on ganes recently furnished this office, please be advised that I am in recaipt of a copy of e letter from our Chicago Office to the Comnissioner of Police, Chicago, Lllinojs, which contains certain information allegedly relating to members of the’ Purple Gang, which is forwarded for such value es the sace may be to you. , # ete he hot ad Te eal lees cali al mall Wire ase, Be ME NE ae PO ~ a wr ow In thet connection, kindly te informed that in an investigation recently conducted by the Butte, Montana, Office this Diviaion, {wo woren by tye names of VicletPorers, alias PettyJEvans, eline Cene; a, and Yoyee/ Perro) were interviewed. They stated that they ere mexbers of tie Purple Ceng in Chicago end that Violet Powers, with alieses, was Teleased from jeil on June &, 1932, eharged with extortion of $80,000.00 from someone in Chicego end thet she and Joyce Ferrell were implicated in several shady transactions in Chicago in connection with this gang. “a, at eae alae cenlllte adle alge os * Vo yiaes Ruth dite. ee * Violet Powers fa described as being 25 years of age, height S feet, weight 150 pounds, eyes grey, hair dark and bobbed, complexion light »ith freckles, married and is reported to have a baby born in Nebraska. She is white and hes a ¢omboy tattooed on ber upper ieft arm, & question mark on the left little finger and « eat on her left thigh, whieh she calle "Felix." For your further information, kindly be informed that a check of 4 = the Detroit and Chicago Division files bas failed to reflect any infornetion if concerning these womens a : if Very truly yours, ais "Ty a + so ey Le R Meoktbe, Adding’ 07ST Togs Special agent in Charge oy i¢7/ Re ss OORDED eo « Diviaton Wn : _. _ ae Chisero oman ne Uo FILE | Butte