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Purple Gang Aka Sugar House Gang — Part 4

96 pages · May 11, 2026 · Document date: Apr 14, 1945 · Broad topic: Organized Crime · Topic: Purple Gang Aka Sugar House Gang · 96 pages OCR'd
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te ey converted to gambling. Ued Rainwater, Frank Hyde, cd a group of men who Sure ii Slaton, Big Sam Coheng ter belped to entrench \" aes Levitt, Charlie Feicdmar bhokies. ‘those were among the un \Hyde and Slaton were sqvte- sployed boolleggers who rosd zed out in the late 1940 s: fo head gambling syndicates. make room for 4 group’ of ‘dyde and Siaton headed the younger men who formed what uf big bookie empire, that . ‘raped up an Hiaieah fm the came to or known as the Mi- oacy 1930's, Hyde became Ani Syndicate, Eddte Padgett, "de county agent for Moe Ane ; erie Bil arts ‘nberg, head of the nation’s Yorbecrough, c@ wire service. He peddled vere among that powbrful race result information ta ¢roup. f aller bookies anc had about Ou uw Minni lesen side af sub-agents. ef toe bay the labule & 4 ‘elephones supplied the hfe" syadicale took sapo. JNtfestr.ct* sof the bookie Organiza~ ~yae-jforoid Saver, Sam Cae a. By 1935, the buonie Yeckel hea, Jack Friedlander wad Ed- ded by Hyac and Slator had f# Qe Resenr™er began as rivals, ade @ SaG000.000 a Seat degsine coteessiGis of cioait siness. Law eniorcemeni of- 0 stung; from Moan: Beach he. alx tried 1.0 cripple it by ihris brace - ters Soy ving away the teleghones. ' outer ube wdge Jeffersun B. Browse or nich didn’) stand far oved the Scathern Bell Tele- wagng. in the earl. me and: Telesraph Co. to peinched oul nto mgh telephone service 16 hy i TiS, table gamb- de in 1936. Hyde's lawyer . oo wes : Ry he end af the 2du°s : aeent Giblin, won the = his- ai ¥ oe engl ot ee qs e -¢ decision by arguing that & G was @ stick monondy that took in Si00,G00.000 a vear uo ober, puoi Guia estimated nollign a yeeros bribes ta huw enforcement uiliccrs, big and staal, vugh his ¢ tient admitted he a book-miuker, a common arier (the phone company) - mot a defendant of the pur} | morals. ‘here were few defenaanis While all this was happening, vthe public morals for two the local iaw made one boat cacde$, Dan Hardie, Dade — that saraoting here was ron Soca en aa ‘home town boys. Jf critf im 2902 wasn’t mech of a beast, since 1983, closed we -wni te gambling and drove afmumber of the hore towd ‘orce the gambling laws. Far af had ‘iWfings on their vou. is he was removed by Gov- tnor Dave Sholttz) oan ite ords. Bui after the end of the rouncs) he showed faulty wf. they could make it nd aament. ; longer. The nation’s mops micye vlost of the (wn was agains, &} IN. J wrdie’s drive. Tt was a cio- OCHA 0 ALE STApon = ssion decade. dbiamiang crea, wet inp coat Dh aught they had to have gantb- trail ane Maudi-y Capea hota cattraet winter foaristis, ua in bites PLUM feet eeenhy was on, eat dee we Kalb Hath Daan Wie director of me eile will a | made (UES 4 ODP cn os tex siuad three Lhe roigies, Clean-Up Attempt nuy Kavaniugh. siv Safety for Miami. wong attempt ta clea up coy between 1935 ang ii. did not have the backing his police force or of cily |! Annenberg, the race o & - He pra: cecn ig rose Varry Busscl ar al Capane herfonaan, amtscle! inte the Gosvidhate with the hep Cras, ' King «opened a tablofd of ne anee timely ratds by stage vspaper, the Miami ‘Trilurfe, esligatars, i atlacked Navanaugh. The ooge a i. bune, under the guise of a QMS ers was erusade against ‘all is real and imagined, Jleet- Lieve dep Ps offic Ie oft and Ace Deuce Seldimon - Nobis Whi cavupiion. The feilov callecte? trihide ta yas called “The Natt Jer whe watch to see te bets front oplled “eards. the Jit] baokies dill not fold back the big puss, Whe were the gead people of Dac. and Broward deing aii this thue? They were sitting with their eyes squinched as tight shut as they coau's .quinch them. Poth Mianmi neowsnaners exposed the situation, devcrib- ed in detail how and where iNegal gambiing wes soerating, Yae scianblers leushed oud called the stories good adver- tising. fe ame wer od, Came Stated cone of $c ed CERO fest Sherill Wai ceili ir got Pere oe Brau te Gper raqio at tie Rearing thks hr was nariner in i PASI Vamy is o¥ neset advye. the dranuiti ue ment vier. fear acy from Kis vocee. Sheriff Chask mace the reluctant conlesstuu ta Ae Pauver, Mite Viddthiaay sit Dale fai var. ou 2 rol Write hs lalaer ddkeaca. aha. bueicre: ake a senatue® Lie Hidhed ard tubked sai said no- thing and was sa bevung he sified oxcfauver’s shew abd fang os left othe stand ow dgmogr. adindssiess abs rhe. High oceint of ihe comedy of a little Abnade Mian ch be hkie nantec Frene Gros whe leaped frar- his bed tr bathrobe and carpet Slippers vo ielf all te Kefouver and the racio audienze ino a hilarious jest formance, Suave. eabued dhe neascs uf Wodendans oa the garibling let, woth osquined their ex@s shut auy oainsre st "he ergemious cvait in itloga, hopik- n qaine. The grand jars Cacdet- ead onist out 6 i garb He Sab Loin meleding hp. cepa :. 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