The Stars Are Right: The Irish Rose: Letter5

Letter from Comte de la Fére received via courier on 23 August 1932.

Mr. Franklin Lovejoy

Lead Reporter

Detroit Times

131 Bagley Street

Detroit, MI

Dear Mr. Lovejoy,

I am writing to congratulate you on your recent article about the recent incident involving vigilantes and the notorious Purple Gang. The article's detail was chilling, and the account of the fates of the members of the Purple Gang that were encountered at that farmhouse was very vivid! Actions such as the one you reported never seem to receive the proper acknowledgement they so richly deserve. When left unchecked or controlled, the actions that organizations such as the Purple Gang may take against the unprotected public can be far beyond the pale. Rest assured that I have contacted other interested parties that may be aware of the Purple Gang and its members. I would expect that the Purple Gang's future is anything but rosy!

Now, your account of the action in Macomb County has stirred my soul! Your participation in rescuing the poor unidentified children marks you as a true hero. Should you even travel to New York, I would like to express my gratitude in some tangible manner. At the same time, I would also very much like to provide some sort of assistance to the poor children. Perhaps you would be willing to offer me your counsel, or even to intercede on my behalf? If arrangements have not already [been] made for their care and protection, I would be very happy to provide funds and transportation to any of several nurturing households, including my own, where they might be properly cared for. I think we both would like to ensure that those poor children are never again subject to the predation and prurient attentions of the likes of the obviously decadent and diseased Purple Gang. Children such as these deserve special attention and care, especially after their recent experiences.

After reading several of your articles from the past year, I would be more than willing to provide you with generous funding for a detailed investigation into the background of the children in order to facilitate an eventual reunion with their birth families. Should you be interested in availing yourself of my offers and assistance, please reply via the same courier that delivered this letter into your hands.

On a somewhat peripheral matter, I noted with interest two names in your article. Dr. Parkhurst is an old associate of mine, or perhaps it would be more correct to say we share a number of mutual friends. Miss Flynn and I lost touch after renewing our acquaintance in Los Angeles back in January.