The Washington times., 1936-05-07
G-MEN SEIZE
. TWO KARPIS
GANGSTERS
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as zone Of the most notorious
desperados to come out Of the
Southwest in 10 years." and the
co-plotter with Karpis Of the Ed
ward G. Bremen kidnapping, will
be charged with kidnapping in
that case, Hoover said.
Coker will be returned to Okla
homa, where he faces prison
term Of Is years as a parole
Violator. Oklahoma officials we're
notified of his capture and word
was expected from them today
as to when they would send
officers for him.
Cleveland HideOut
Hoover made the surprising dis
closure that Karpis and his entire
gang hid out in Cleveland during
the fall and summer Of 1884. There
Is evidence to show, he declared,
that the gang was tiled up with
some petty politicians in Cleve-
land"
DR.. Joseph Moran, who per.
formed fingerprint and face lift
ing operations on members Of the
gang, was with the mob in Cleve-
land, Hoover learned, but now, the
chief of the G-Men declared, "Dr.
Moran is at the bottom of Lake
Erie"
The $2,500 reward for Camp
bells capture will not be paid,
Hoover said, because "full credit
for the capture goes to the G.
men," He charged postal inspec-
tors with lack of cooperation.
Hoover declared:
II want it understood that
the G-men receive full credit
for rounding up the entire Kar-
pis-Barker gang.
"The postal inspectors had
nothing to do with it, and there
was noticeable lack of cOOpera-
tiOn on the part Of the postal in
SpectOrS."
He refused to enlarge on this
statement.
Bremen Kidnaper
Hoover declared that Karpis
and Campbell, known as "Limpy'
because of a slight limp, together
plotted the kidnapping of Edward
G. Bremen, president of the Com
mercial State Bank of st. Paul,
on January II, 1884. Bremen was
released the following February
z after payment of 100000 ran
som.
The Bremen charge is not the
only one against Campbell, for
the 36-year-old mobSter had a
long career of murder, burgla-
rieS, Safe-cracking and other
crimes" Hoover said.
Campbell and. KarpiS, together
with Fred Hunter and two others
Of their clan are named in war
rants issued by the Federal dis
trict court here as perpetrators Of
the $4,000 mail train robbery in
Garrettsville, Ohio, last November.
A Federal grand jury was called
here today to consider indictments
against the five men in connec-
tion with this robbery.
Campbell and his wife were
seized in the first raid, which was
staged at an apartment house at
1892 Monroe ST., Toledo, Hoover
said. A few minutes later they
raided a residence at 435 Arcadia
ST., where Coker was living with
an elderly couple.
The elderly man and woman
are suffering from heart ailments,
Hoover said, and the utmost care
was exercised in placing Coker
under arrest. He made no sign
Of resistance, Hoover said, and
the arrest was made speedily.
Hid Five Months
Campbell, Hoover said, has been
living in Toledo constantly for the
last five months, but he had been
operating in and out Of Toledo for
18 months or more.
Karpis had been hiding in the
Southwest along the Gulf Coast
ever since the Garrettsville (Ohio)
mail robbery, and had been spend
ing most of his time fishing.
Campbell had $4,000 in cash on
his person, a As caliber revolver,
and six clips Of bullets, Hoover
said.
The $4,000 cash reward offered
for information leading to the ar
rest and conviction of Campbell
will not be paid, the chief of the G.
Men said. He gave entire credit
for the arrest to the G-Men.