# Bismarck Tribune, 16 July 1930, page 3: Detroit gang guns get tenth victim

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A short Associated Press item: David Overstein, 'formerly identified with the notorious purple gang', was found shot to death in a Detroit alley, the tenth victim of gang guns in under two weeks.

Page 3 of the Bismarck Tribune for Wednesday, 16 July 1930. At the foot of the first column is "Detroit Gang Guns Get Tenth Victim," credited to the Associated Press and datelined Detroit, July 16.

It reports that David Overstein, "formerly identified with the notorious purple gang," was found shot to death in an alley at 6 a.m., the tenth victim of gang guns in less than two weeks, and that police said he had recently been engaged in liquor operations.

The description of Overstein is the wire service's. The item names no suspect.

## Sources

- Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn85042243/1930-07-16/ed-1/?sp=3
- Library of Congress OCR text of this page: https://tile.loc.gov/text-services/word-coordinates-service?segment=/service/ndnp/ndhi/batch_ndhi_ferengi_ver01/data/sn85042243/00383345947/1930071601/0795.xml&format=alto_xml&full_text=1