The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-29
THE PRIVATE PAPERS or A
 CUB REPORTER

THE PRIVATE PAPERS or A
 CUB REPORTER
 Now that the matter is over and the promises to both sides have been kept (by us, that isl there are 8 few items about tEe surrender of "Ltpke" that belong in the news paper Slumber is elusive, no matter how weary the frame, be- cause so much that happened in the period of negotiations gallops across the minds screen .. Little sidelights that make paragraphs :. If only the things that come back when sleep should set in--would re- turn when 8 pencil and paper are handy Frinstance: While mo- toring around the town that Thurs day evening to kill an hour-the pilot of our machine got sentimental "When you see him." he said, do me favor and give him this" So saying he kissed 1t before putting it in our paw It was a tiny gold religious emblem which devout sons and daughters of Israel carry or put on their house doors ITO keep away ap evil and bad luck"I!!
 And the incident in Yonkers earlier that evening when the man who kept handkerchief to his face stepped out of one machine into ours to instruct us what to do next !. Nervousness swept oyer us for the first time We forgot to re- lease the hand brake and suddenly found a steep hill ahead We stepped hard on the foot brake (which was already downD and the chaps head collided hard with the windshield Fer the luv uv Mike!" he yelped :. Excuse me-" we comforted Boy" he said, "are you lousy driver!"
 The night before they probably decided that Lepke would come in and, it was agreed that he was to recognize our machine and enter it at place in Manhattan "Then you'll be in your car?" said a voice "Yes," we promised That same night, however, MT. Hoover didn't think that was such sen- sible plan "Why don't they tell us where he is living so we can take no risk of being recog- nized. Too many people around town know your face and your h- censep We told the G-Man we were sure his pals wouldn't tip off Lepke's hiding place to protect those harboring him, of course .. And, anyhow, we had agreed to come in our car But we didn't We used another sand that's why we almost missed the rendez- vous at Xonkers Don't tell me that you never were a stick-up man in your life!" we were kidded. "You seem to know all about switching cars!"
 It was suggested that the sur render rendezvous be somewhere in g. nearby state. such as Connecticut CT Jersey-to lessen the risk of los- ing Lepke to other hunters :. "That's out" we were told, Ines been cooped up so long, he might suddenly wanna see some scenery
 Earlier in the week the G-Man chief told us that the Lepke case wouldn't stop with Lepke's coming in '. "It goes so high" he said, "that when you read the names of people he mixed with-the shock won't wear off for weeks!" :. Hoover indicated that one was a wealthy movie figure (not play er), another was a famous woman in Hollywood not an actress), and that the heads of certain unions were responsible for Lepke's career These mighty figures, he hint cd, were the reasons Lepke was rare- ly bothered by the law When 1t all comes out in court the nation will be ashamed"
 When Lepke was kid, it appears, he was a terrific slugger with his dukes One day, while he was giving another East Slider 8 wallop- ing on the street, some big shots from local unions witnessed the brawl The next day Lepke was invited to meet certain union organizers |. You're a good scrap per-" he was told, "but what does it get you? We'll give you $25 day to bring certain people into line" |. That, we are told. is how Lepke started being a naughty boy . As he prpspered and got older he de- cided to go into business" for him. self.
 When Lepke got into. MT. Hoover's machine and the car rolled south to the Federal building in Foley Square, he almost spilled their names Nobody asked him :. He wanted to gab .. I'm sup posed to be such a no-good, huh? said Lepke "That Long Beach llold-up of $70,0O0 the other day! Did you see how they tried to tag that on to me? Some people are just nuts, Lepke, Lepke, Lepke! Everything is Lepke. All of sud- den I'm big shotl They get a guy to admit he killed a man and. then