Show Purvis Leaves As City Gets Karpis Karpis' Scare Melvin H H. Purvis U. U S. S department department depart depart- ment merit of justice ace whose hose appearance appearance appear appear- ance here Monday led to speculation specula tion that Alvin Karpis public enemy No 1 I was nearby has left this area for parts unknown it appeared appeared appeared ap ap- ap- ap Friday Mr Purvis is not near near Salt Lake City but I dont don't know kno where he heis heis heis is D D. M. M Ladd acting head of oC the division of investigation office in Chicago in ut Mr 1 Purvis Purvis' absence said Friday according to a United Pre Press s dispatch from there Department of justice a agents here denied Mr Purvis who lea leaped d to nation wide nationwide wide fame through his part in the slaying of the notorious John Dillinger and Pretty Boy Floyd had been in town but reliable reliable re rc- re- re liable information from other sources indic indicated otherwise The report of Mr Purvis' Purvis visit here made Salt Lake City residents Karp Karpis s The notorious gunman has been reported seen at af a local hotel driving driving driving ing through the business s district and lI d inquiring for Cor road information but each cach time investigation has hasI proved pro the reports were baseless I according to police |