Lot 379
Dillinger-era Criminal Alvin "Creepy" Karpis. Original 9½ page typescript of the first chapter from Karpis' autobiography titled Public Enemy #1. The chapter is titled, "Well I Don't Care: All the Banks Ever Do Is Foreclose on Us Farmers" and Karpis signed his name at the end. The chapter tells how Karpis and Fred Barker (of the Ma Barker gang) became friends in prison and formed a partnership (the Karpis-Barker gang) in 1931 after being released. Karpis relates some of their crimes, particularly the robbery of the Wahpeton bank. In 1933 they kidnapped William Hamm Jr. (of the brewery House) and shortly thereafter kidnapped Minnesota banker Edward Bremer, Jr. Karpis was captured in 1936 (the last "public enemy" to be caught) and spent 33 years in prison.
Estimated Value $750 - 1,000.
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