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FOIPA COVER SHEET
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SUBJECT: BARKER/KARPIS GANG
BREMER KIDNAPPING
FILE NUMBER: 7-576
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EBert C.{Angle, who wrote letter to Myrtle Eaton, St. Paul, Hinnesote, on
2-4-54, is e salesmen for the Firestone Tire & Rubber Company and resides
permanently at the Connor Hotel, Joplin, Missouri. He bears e good re-
putation and apparently met Myrtle Eaton through flirtation. Iimief§e-
Mose, mentioned in same letter, is e Greek caterer at the Connor Hotel,
Joplin, and is an associate of Angle. Records of the Connor hotel
to show regietrution of Myrtle Eaton.fail "
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In uiry of Sergeant George Kehler and Patrolman Gremar of the State. K 'TsTT,
Highway Patrol, Joplin, Missouri, railed to disclose any information
concerning either Bert C. Angle or a party named D0 Moss, mentioned in _
letter from Bert C. Angle to Myrtle Eaton, dated February 4, 1954.
Ed Portley, Chief of Detectives, Police Department, Joplin, Missouri,
likewise was unable to furnish any information concerning the parties
Search was also made of the city and telephone directories, without
Inquiry at the Joplin, Missouri, Post Office disclosed that Bert C. Angle
resides permanently at the Connor Hotel, Joplin, Missouri.
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Dane Catching, Manager, Keystone Hotel, Joplin, lissouri{ advised '
th;t he assumed his duties at this place on 3-15-34; that prior to
that date, he was Assistet Manager of the Connor Hotel in Joplin
for a number of years. . a ' 2 :
Mr. Catching advised further that Bert 0.-Angle is s salesman and ~
District Representative of the Firestone Tire a Rubber Company and
has resided at the Connor Hotel for a number of years, occupying
Roam 226; that he is considered thoroughly reliable, does not as-
socizte with underworld characters, does not drink or gamble and has
no bad habits, aside from the fact that he flirts with pactically
every woman he sees on the streets, or around the hotel lobby; that
he meets most or his woman friends in this way and has so many of them
that the chtnces are that he would not recall any particular one for
more than thirty days titer he met her. Mr. Catching added that he
believes Angle could be approaced openly and would furnish any in-
fonnation he had concerning any woman involved in any investigation
by this Department; that if open interview is not desired, Hr. Catch-
ing knows Angle so well that he can obtain the information from Angle
and furnish it to this Department, if so desired.
hr. Catching was not informed as to the nature of theinformation on
which the inguiry was based, but was told that the information was -~
desired concerning the identity of the woman who was believed to
have been in Angle's company around the hotel about the last of
, January or the first oi February, 1934. . _ F_ 1 . J . _ 1 . E
It will be noted that Angleds letter to Myrtle Eaton, .
as nentioned_in
reference letter, bears date of February 4, 1934, which is Sunday;
as he speaks of being in Joplin on Iednesday, it is assumed this
was the preceding Wednesday, which would be January 51, 1934.
Br. Catching was questioned concerning a party named De Moss, who
was believed to be an &B5O¢1tt8 of Angle, and he stated that
Jimmie De Moss, a Greek, is the caterer at the Connor Hotel and has
been employed there about one and one-half years; that he was former-
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DeMose and wife reside at the Connor Hotel and occupy
adjoins Angle's room; that De Koss does not associate
characters, so far EB known, and appears very popular
guests, many of whom appear to have known him when hely employed at the Bellerive and Phillips Hotels in Kansas City, _
Missouri, and also at the Dallas athletic Club, Dallas, Texaa;_that
Room 224, which
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Kansas City and Dallas; that for this reason, it is believed that
De Foss has never been involved in any trouble-
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attends wrestling bouts in Joplin, but otherwise spends most of:
his time around the hotel and has no bad habits aside from taking
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Altho De Moss is considered reliable, Mr. Catching expressed the
opinion that Angle would be more likely to furnish any information
desired concerning any woman associates of Angle and De Ibss, part-
ly due to the fact that De Moss is married.
Descriptions or Bert C. Angle and Jimmie De Hoes, as furnished by
Mr. Catching, are as follows
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ployees at the hotel, it was unlikely that any of the employees, '
would recall that women were with Angle around the hotel as far
back as the latter part of January, 1934.
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Carl Talbert, Chief Anditor, Connor Hbtel, Joplin, Missouri,
exhibited to Agent the records of his hotel showing registrations
of guests together with ths92time of arrival and departure for one .
week prior and subsequent to January 31, l934.§ Search of these ' -
records failed to disclose registration of any person with the
name of Hwrtle or of the name of Eaton. there were several
registrations from points in Michigan, Minnesota and Oklahoma, but
the circumstances of-each failed to indicate any connection with
the instant investigation.
Mr. Talbert also produced the record of a Mrs. H. Lemey and party,
1292 Avenue I, Galveston, Texas, who arrived at 7:22 p.m., 1-30-34
and were assigned Room 514, Account No. 15287. This room was found
vacant on 2-l-34, the pgrtil having departed without paying their
account.R The record does not show the number of people occupying
the room. The clerk who handled the registration was I. C. Iahlen-
maier, who is no longer connected with the hotel. The parties were
I07m8d Jo C. Ash, H0. 70 .
Agent interview Kr. Ash, who stated that he has no recollection of
the p;rty in question.
Mr. Talbert also advised that he reported the foregoing matter
to the Missoui-KansasOklahoma Hotel Association and also to the
Burns Detective Agency, the letter advising that investigation
disclosed that there is no such address as 1892 Avenue J, Galves-
19011, RXHQQ - ' Y ' ~, ' '. '
The interview of Bert C. Angle and Jimmie De Moss for information
concerning the parties accompanying Myrtle Eaton while in Joplin,
Missouri, is being left to the discretion of the St. Paul Division
office. _ V g
For the information of the St. Paul office, there is being trans-
mitted herewith copies of memorandum submitted by the writer cov-
ering information developed concerning Subjects Karpis and Barker
while investigation was being made in connection with the case oft
Vernon C. Miller, with aliases deceased!et al, Conspiracy to
Deliver Federal Prisoner, Kansas City Iile No. 62-760. Newspaper
clirpings, photographs, film negatives and letters mentioned in
the memorandum are also being transmitted to the St. Paul office
for its information. In the event investigation is desired in
connection with any of these matters, it is suggested thft the
Yhotographs or papers in question be transmitted to the Division
in order that extra copies of the sane may be made for the
interested offices. '
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Examdnation of the file of James R. Bridges, formerly 6513: ' '
deputy sheriff, West Plains, Missouri, discloses that on the morning e C
of 12-19-Ll Sheriff c. a. Kelly was at-ot to death by two men in a - '
De Soto sedan who had pulled into Davidson Rotor Company garage to ~
have a couple or tires repaired.» Ihile so doing, Sheriff Kelly ar-
rived to question the: about a store robbery at West Plains on the '
preceding day at which time a car of identical appearance and having
same kind of tires was used. As the sheriff walked up and accosted
the bandits, he was s?ot down with a 45 caliber automatic pistol by
the bandit sitting beside the driver, the sheriff being on the
driver's side of the car. Four shots were fired from the 45caliber _.
pistol and the driver of the car is believed to have been firing e
Z8 caliber revolver. During the shooting the bandit with the 46
caliber pistol got out and ran around behind the car and continued» *
firing at tie sheriff -s he fell. The driver of the car drove it
out of the caress and vent east on one of the principal streets. The
bandit who had got out of the car later ran out of the garage and ;,li -
across a vecert lot toward the rear of the garage and disappeared,
carrying his pistol in his hand as he ran. _
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The-bandit car was located that sign where it had been aban-
doned near the_old Thayer and Rammoth 8prings*road. The ear bore Arkansas Is
license ltl-O20 but naze of the party registering the car is not shown
in the file.
It was also found that about 10-l2-El an elderly man giving
his name as A. W. Dunlop arrived at ihayer, Kiesouri, and rented e
piece of property from Eellie KcClelland located about 1% miles from
Thayer in an out of the way place. Shortly after Dunlap and his wife
arrived, this De Soto sedan arrived 951 model! and Dunlop introduced
the driver as his nephem, L1. Hamilton, an electrician from Kansas M
who was in bed health and would probably visit him all fall. Shortly
after Hamilton arrived, another mar arrived in a_l9Cl red colored
Chevrolet car stvle of body not ahovn! and was introduced as Dunlop'e
son. Dunlop was generally assumed to be a retired farmer who had
made money from his oil lands in Gklehom*. he always bouyht tie best
and always paid cash.
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Immediately after the nurder of Sheriff Kelly, this house was
searched and found to have been abandoned hurriedly. All of the msr- '
chandise stolen from the lest Plains store on ll-18-£1 vas found in the "
house except 50 ties. Photos and papers in the house positively estab-
lished the identity of the parties who had occupied the house and photo
of Fred Barker res positively identified by eyewitnesses as the party -r;
driving the car when Kelly Ias murdared.' Karpis' photograph ins later?
identifi-d as that of the party with the 45 automatic who did the actual
killing. , _, _, ;.i ._ V
Investigation developed that Phoenix Donald, Mammoth Springs,,
Arkansas, who was paroled from the Oklahoma State Penitentiary to his ~_-'
brother-in-law, William Bowling, Salem, Arkansas, the then sheriff of
the county, was the first person to visit the Dunlops at Thayer, visiting
there both before and after the young men arrived. In fact, his car was
parked at the Dunlap home most of the time. The night of December 20, 19
sozeone bur;larized the Lannoth Springs Eotor Company, Lsnrnth Springs,
Arkansas, and stole a new car. Hhis is believed to have been done by h
Donald. Ihile at Moody, Missouri, Dewey Nicks, Assistant Postmaster, '-
advise; that he has since heard that Sheriff Bowling later paid for this
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Letters found in the house indicated that Mrs. G. A. Barker or
Hrs. Arrie Barker for four years prior thereto had resided at 401 North
Cincinnati, Tulsa, Oklahoma, apparently owning the property at-this ~w
address. ' »
t ' Harry Neel, Deputy Sheriff, Coffeyville, Kansas, advised that
an_infcrrant who is acquainted rith the Barkers advised that he saw Iréd
Barker, together nith an elderly man and woman in a maroon Chevrolet »'
sedan in Coffeyville on 1?-22-El; also that an er-convict at Coffeyville
had offered to put Barker on the spot for a reward.
About two days after the murder, Yarpis' wife, Dorothy Ellen
Slayaon Karpis, arrived in Fest Plains from Chicaqo and was taken into
custody when she rent to the General Delivery window to ascertain if
her husband had been receiving his mail which Ias_addressed to him as
George Dunn. ihe letters she had rritten him indicated Karpis was '
Just bail; released from the Kansas State Refonn-tory and tad proceeded
from that place to West Plains to join Parker. In a letter dated Chicago
Illinois, 12-11-El, she stated that the boys apparently police! "were
asking abint you nortly to find out about Larry. There is a $500.00
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lie letter further szates, "Joan came clear at her trial and I'm glad
she did although I don't care anything about bar personally. I wondarni
if she and Freddie will go together again. The Joan possibly refers 1
to Joe Ann Scott, Tulsa P. D. No. 801, who was arrested with Ksrpis, ,
fred Barker, Joe howard, Sam Goker, and Dorothy Karpis for jewsl_robbery
on 6-10-El. Joe Ann Scott's iulsa P. D. Number is latsr.shown as 8010,"
which is probably the correct_number.' 4 ¢' yr . . 4_ _-_ '
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A letter from Chicago, Illinois, postmarked 12-10-31, addressed .
to George Dunn, General Delivery, West Plains, Missouri, and signed 4
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The boys that were over there asked P. if his wife's brother»,
was out and also asked about Larry. There is a reward of $500 out for him.
We understand that they have nothing on you
you up here -- you know whet they will most
of you the izforxation about Larry. But it
out for his they'll do that no matter there
Tie things don't seem to be veryup here -- but if they pick
likely do in order to get out
seems to me that if they are
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bright here. I'm still out of
work and can't do very much for any one. I'm sorry for that. What do you
think you'll do now? It's up to you. I'm just letting you know low thinqs
were around the holidays. They are sorse than ever. Those boys will do _
anything for what they want--money and promotion. » ' ; '
Dorothy Ellen Slaymon Karpis was questioned by the officers and
stated thxt she lived at Neosho, Eissouri, until about E years of =ge then
she noved to Kiefer, Oklahoma, with her parents. She later speaks of her
mother and stepfather, hr. & Mrs. L. J. Richards, who reside about 9 miles
southwest of Neosho, Missouri. She further states that in Hay, 1931, while
she was residing with her aunt, Carol Tankersly at 6 Haskell Place, Tulsa,
Oklahoma, she met Bay Karpis who cane to that place to see if any message
had been left Tor him by Irsd Barker. gRay left and returned about two weeks
later with Fred Barker, the two staying -t the home of_Krs. George Barker,
401 N. Cincinnati Street, Tulsa. Later Dorothy, Ray, Carol Ienkersly and
Joe howar got a tlece together on South Lewis Street and Fred is believed
to have stayed with his girl, Joe Ann Armour. All of these parties together
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with Sam Coker were arrested for jewelry robbery on 6-10-31. Rey was
released on 2-5-O-I-.1 and they were married on 9-26-21 at sapulpa, Oklahoma,
under their correct naces. Hay had Burr Kearty or £50 East Tyler street,
Tulsa, get the stolen jewelry, turn it over to Dorothy, and she delivered
it to the jewe1er" Blsck! from whom stolen and Ray was paroled. She and -~
Ray then visited her mother and stepfather who had moved to Eieter, Okla-_
home. Ihey than bought s new De Soto sedan at Iewoka, Oklahoma, about
9-29-Z1 and went to Chicago to visit Bay's parents, Er,,pnd Era. John
Ksrpis, 1114 Richmond Street, Chicago; Ihile passing through Ihmmoth
Springs, Arkansas, Ray remarked"thzt he had a good friendliving there.
In Chicago they rented an apartment, believed to be Wilson or Windsor
'Apartments, near Sheridan Road. After one week, Ray left and she then
moved to the home of Bay's sister, Kiss Emily Newbeld or Newbold, 1141
Ho. Francisco Street, Chicago, who helped her aecure a job at Eastman
Kodak Company, where Risa Krs.! Nerbald was also emloyed. Ray had formerly
resided at £010 Addison Street, Chicago. he has a sister, Clara Venrite,
who married an Italian, Bob Venrite, at Chicago and now resides at some
unknown address in Chicago. he has another sister, Mrs. llbert Grooms,
at 1754 N. Monroe Btre t, Tbpeke, Kansas. hrs. Grooms name appears to A
be _ . y , 1*,-' T
According to Dorothy Karpis, a few days before the jewelry robbery,
she, together with Kargis, Fred Barker, Joe Howard, Joe Ann Scott Annour!,
-e ~1»er I" in"s *o==iblv Zlwer Inman! went to Corfeyville where the boys E1-Le :4»---¢ --- ' 3 ~~ _ ~
left the ;;rls an; vent off niih two strange men to see Tum Iill on business.
Followin; ere other essociat+s of Karpis and Fred Barker:
Burr Cady also spelled Yaarty!, 230 East Tyler Street, Tulsa,
works at the dog raceI- _ _ , U V
' Dock Dunniar, Ioe_Eoward, Jim Wilson, Nellie Qimes probably_§imea!
who lives at Fort Cobb,=Cklaho:a. It is not clear whether the_firs
three are from Fort Cobb or possibly from around Tulsa.
The best pal of Ksrpis and Barker, according to Dorothy Karpis,
is one Lowery who ia believed to be an escape from Eutchinson,
Kansas, State Reformetory!.
Other associates or Ray Karpis were Doc Dameron, Tulsa,
Oklahoma, probably same as Dock Dunnier above!; George Cutter,
Tulsa, Oklahoma; and Elmer -» ; Tulsa, Oklahoma.~< .,
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Relatives of Dorotry Ellen Slaymon Larpisz
hr. ere hrs. L. J. Richars, stepfather and mother, Yiefer,
Oklahoma, Maiden name of bother, Elizabeth Antone! E '.'
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" Eayme Antone apparently same as Carol innkersly!, aunt,_msrried
, to Herman Barker,_Lige Belbe, and Beth Thnkerply. last address
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Oklahoma. Has a son; ibm Antone, rho in December, l9§l,l ._-».-1;; V 92-was in Oklahoma State Penitentiary; also a asugntsi-;'-7 j'...'-r.'~~i,
Juanita Ealey also shown as marrying a man naned Hull but
possibly identical with Haley! and residing at Sapulpa, A
Oklahoma.
Will and lack Barrett listed under name of Myrtle_
Antone in notes covrring oral statement of Dorothy Fartis '
.;a;pear to be fozner husbands of Eyrtle Antone although not Q
so stated. " 1 ' '
Hrs. Lidia C. D.! Antone, grandmother, apparently of Sapulpa,
Iklahora.
Er. and rs. Harry Copeleni, operators of Booming Eouse at
Arkansas City, Kansas, and friends of Dorothy Ksrpis' =" - " *
aunt name not srown!, Dorothy spent six weeks with
. them while Bay was in Jail following the jewelry robbery "___
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Tulsa, Oklahoma. She and her mother reported to have opposed
Dorothy's marriage to Karpis and apparently respectable people!.
Letter from Jack Bonham, Chief of Detectives, Tulsa, Oklahoma,
12-29-31, states the parties in the Jewelry robbery were arrested at the
home or Ernestine Aiken, 519 S. Braden Street, Ihite City Addition,
Tulsa, Oklahoma, 6-10-31; that Ernestine Aiken is the mother of Joe Ann
Scott, alias Joe Ann Armour_and the grandmother of Dorothy Karpis.
Ernestine Aiken was charged with rec'iving stolen property bot same Ins
dismissed for lack or evidence. Note similarity of Aiken and Eaton, the
latter being mentioned on prge 1 of Inspector Ck!gg's letter of 4-16-34
in file Re: Alvin Karpis, et al,7-37!. The grandrotter is reported by
Dorothy Karpis to be deceased.
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Chief of Detectives Bonhan, Tulsa, advised that Layme Thnkeraly,
alias Carol Armour alias Carol Hamilton, is not identical with Joe Ann
Scott, girl friend of Fred Barker at Tulsa; that Mayme Tanksrsly served, ;
two years from Iyoming details not stated! and that her brother, Ibm F" -
Antone, Res given 20 years in State Penitentiary from Sapulpa, Cklshoma,_
for banh robbery; that Jack Southerlend, 607 East 14th Street, Kansas :5 ~
- City, Kissouri, is a close friend of Ired Barker; that Southerland got his
mail name and address as of l-2-32! at General Delivery, Kansas City,
Missouri, under name of J. I. Gray; that Southerlsnd is a noted knob knocks:
rand bank robber; also that Brint Glasscock who formerly operated a _ C
store, believed to have been a drug store, at 15th & Cherry, later at
lith & Locust, and tken on South Broadzsy, Kansas City, Missouri, is
closely connected with Fred Barter and Lsrrence Duvall alias O'Keefe;
that Duvall was a cigarette thief and all stolen cigarettes in any ._quantity were taken to Glasscockls place. 1 *> { 7. . 1
< A letter from Dorotfy Karpis to her mother dated l-4-Z2 while
confined in jail at West Plains, Lissouri, states that Dorothy has told
everything she knev about the ;anr to avoid brinying her mother further
grief and also th:t they weren't her pestle anyway." The letter indi-ll
ca:- however, tr-z she is gr etly devoted to Kerpis. A letter on the
sire fey t> Karpie sister, Ezily Hrs. Phillip! evbold, Chicago, indi-
cstes t.t Kerrie fetL.r wrote to his Irecuently. >" '"- ' *
Yarpis was srr=sted by the Kansas City P. D. about 3-35-30 __
under name of Raymond Hadley. He was accomoenied by Lawrence Duvall alias ""
Larry O'Keef', Kansas State Ref., No. 7102. his mother resided at 1 _ ;
l527 E. 4th Street, Tulsa, Oklahone,in 1921, according to Tulsa police '
records. This possibly is the "Larry" mentioned in letter from
Kar;is' wife to Karpis as above mentioned. Duvall is reported to be
wanted for the killing of an officer et Kirksville, Llssuuri, consider-
able inforsation concerning him being in the possession of the Special
Officers of the ?risco Railway st_Tulsa and Kansas City. In s state- s
ment to L. E. Bailey, Special Officer of the Frisco at Frnsas City on <
4-4-2;, Duvall stated that he :SCLpEd nith Karpis from Kansas Reforma- 5
tory on 5-9-25, was captured and served his time; that upon release, as £3
went to visit his mother, Mrs. guns Q'Keafe, RR. 3 or 5,'Clarennre,F ryji
Oklahoma, in January, l%3O, and then went to Chicago where he operated a_
dice game in the Star & Carter Pool hall on halsted Street and remained1
there until sbout'Z-l5L0. Yarpis at that time lived at 2010 Addison 1
Street, Chicago.. >
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Letter from Floyd Been, Prosecuting Attorney, West Tlains,
hissouri, to tie St. Louis Police on 12-22-21 advises that Fa'd Sedan,
hotor 204471 was stolen from hamzotb Sprinqs, Arkensfs, on nifft of
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Springs, Arkansas, addressed to Dick Green, Attorney, lest Plains, s,e, -
Lissouri, Green assisting the officers in investigation or Kelly
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A statement of Nellie Frazier; kammoth springs, Arkansas, shows
Pheniz Donald, her brother, had been making his home with her; also shows
close association witr Hrs. Vola Asher, West Plains, Missouri. lbs t
statement is a typewritten copy!
From Curt Benn, West Plains, Kisscuri, I obtained a bullet from a
45 caliber automatic pistol which fell to the floor of the garage and was
picked up by Benn as Sheriff Pally was being lifted onto a stretcher.
This bullet has been continuously in Benn's possession since that time.
It was marked by his for future identification and has now been transmitted
with a letter Serial 604-A of K. C. File 7-37! to the Division's laboratory
for examination. A similar bullet secured by Raymond Tiner, lest Plains, has
previously been submitted for examination. . . _
From James R. Bridges, formerly Chief Deputy Sheriff, West Plains,
Missouri, Agent secured various kodsk pictures, newspaper clippings and let-_
tere nkich were found in the house where Dunlap, lrs. B:r;er, Yerpis and Doc
Barker had been residin; near Thayer, Yissouri. Amen: the pictures are those
of Lrs. Bart=r, George Barker, Dunloy, Dorothy Yarpis, and several others
whose identity is unknown. The newspaper clippings rel~te chiefly to crimes
in Oklahoma and mention several parties who are alleged to be members of the
Barker gang. ~1te photographs and papers mentioned ere being attached hereto
in order that they may be transmitted to the St. Paul Division Office. It
is suggested that that office set'out any leads desired in connection with
these enclosures and that copies of the photographs be secured for transmittal
to interested offices is investigatiin is desired in connection with any of
the photograohs. A letter presumably in the handwriting of Fred Barker ad-
dressed to his mother on 2-16-El from Lansing, Kansas, may be of some value
as a specimen of his handwriting. r
In the office of homer Rhinehart, Prosecuting Attorney, West Plains
Kissouri, was found a correspondence from the postmaster, 6, S, Kusser,
Shepherdstown, West Virginie, which states th"t Karpis and Carolee Sislsr
of Tlayer, Eissouri, arrived there on 12-14-L2 and stayed with her aunt, f
Era. illiam Rutherford; that Karpis called for mail only one time and than
under the name of George Dunn and John King. He and the girl left that town
about noon on 12-17-:2, just about one hour before Sgt. R. N. Reger of the
West Virginia State Police arrived there and inquired for Karpis. It is
further_stated that Karpis and the girl had formerly stayed vith tr. and
Krs. George T. Sisler, RR 3, Eassilon, Ohio, Sisler being the girl's uncle.
She is also reported to have another uncle, C. W. Sisler, a s rgoant in the
U. S. Army and stationed at Fort Slocum, Nev York. Tiara is also a Lincoln
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in Er. Bhinehsrt's possession was made '*
and was witnessed by John L. Ward,_
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stood to have a very reliable informant
whom he has endeavored to secure infor-
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th George Barker but the informant; - ,
at West Plains disclosed that this
nformant who can be dealt with only
refers not to disclose his identity. .
wary, fozterly of Springfield, Eissouri,'
ins, Eissouri, while being questioned on
d casually about this matter and stated that
and Barker gang but while Dorothy Ksrpis
st Plains a letter addressed to Dorothy
red to Mrs. Lowery and opened by her. g
d letterhead of Gage Young, filling station
s, and was urgung Mrs. Karpis to come to _j
s having now been forgotten by Era. Lowery.
State highway Patrol, Willow Springs,
leans of that organization at hacon, Mis-
rning a hideout of the Barker gang on the
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be noted this name is identical with that
d, at Kenneth Springs, Arkansas Name of
Lnssey also stated that George Barker
arker, at e filling station of highway
No._66 about one mile south of Picher, Cklahoma._ .- ' _,
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that George Barker is now op
on East Seventh Street, Jo;l
of the Meeker Company plant.
for the Peoples Oil Company
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erating some cabins and e filling station
in, being the first place of this kind east
It is suspected that the place is operated
of Joplin. George Barker now has a 1933
C2 with Lissouri lété license 259-904
this car. The car has black body and
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Agent John R. Ielles concerning the Bremer hideout, from Sunday, lay. '.
6, 1934 to Friday, May ll, 1934, inclusive, _ __ r _;_ ' l I i V . ,
In all cases mere it is stated that pictures were shown, the
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Alvin Karpis Robert Schmidt
Fred Barker Iilliem Ieiasn " '
Yolney Davis ~ Jack Peitter -
Harry Campbell Curly Clause ,
Kate Barker Jack Snyder ;
Tommy Carroll Leo Cellars '
Bernard Phillips Clarence "Doc" Eaton A _
Sam Taran Morris Boisner - '
Frank Quigley Henry "Dutch" Sawyer -
Maurice Brown Karin Meyer
Iog saltig Paula EBIDOX1
Heman Kurdori Dorothy slrmen
Williat; Weaver hrs» Billy Feimn
Toney DeGrazia Dorothy Dodd, w.a.
Burrhead Cady Billie Fitch
Ire. Jack Snyder Bertha Engler
In connection with the letter received by the St. Paul
office from John Esgan, Manitowoc, Iisconein, cmcerning the town of
Hilbert, Wisconsin as a possible location or the Bremer hideout, Mr."
Egan was contacted on Saturday evening, May 5, 1934, and arrangements
were made to go with Mr. Egan to Hilbert on Sunday, May 6, 1954.
The town of Hilbert is in Calumet Oounty, and has s population oi
286, and practically all inhabitants are of German descent, and speak
low Dutch. mere is one concrete highway No. 5'? running north and
south through the town. Route No. 114, s gravel road with mny turns
running through rolling country enters highway No. 5'7, just south
of Hilbert. Traffic on neither of these two highways in the vicinity
of Hilbert is heavy. _ Oars or trucks entering No, 5'7 from route 114 a
IO'L1ld stop. . _
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fish. It is Mr. Dagen'e opinion that fresh rieh are eaten the year
round in this Vicinity. lost oi the houses in Ind around Hilbert - .
have painted walls. Iall paper is used only in the older dwellingl, - ~ ~
and these are mostly term houses. Dwellings in the town and on the
farms are heated mostly with coal. There is no town water system, V
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A man by the name oi Boland Ielker was introduced to Agent
by Mr. Eagan as one thoroughly familiar with all dwellings in and around _
the town for several miles. Mr. Ielker was positive in stating that there
is no house in this locality which has toilets on two floors. There was
only one house in this locality which had steps leading down to either
a basement or other floor used as living or sleeping rooms. This house
was thoroughly inspected by Agent, hoth inside and outside, and was
found to contain none of the elements oi the Braner hideout. Tb-15 Ple WEB
known as the Bishop house. _
All pictures listed above were displayed at the postotrice,
and the name and aliases of all suspects were gone over, without any
identification being made.
There are two railroads serving Hilbert, namely the Chicago
llilwaukee St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie, and the Soo line. The former
runs north and south, and the latter east and west. There are six
passenger trains on the Chicago, Milwaukee St.Paul and Sault Ste.Marie,
running at 7:40 AJL, l0:l0 A.M. , 1:20 P.M., 9:50 P.M., and one each
way arriving at 8 A.M. Each day on this line, there is a one way
freight leaving at 10 AJL, and returning the next day. There are an
average oi about 4 freight trains e day running at various times, none
having a regllar schedule. '0n the Soo Line, there is a mixed passenger
and freight train, which gseseto Appleton about 5:30 P.M.,-and returns ~
about 3 A.M. This is the only train on this line. It should be noted
that all trains on both lines stop at Hilbert to take on water. There
is no through train. lost oi the switching at Hilbert is done from
6toBP.M. ' -
There are no regular air lines over Hilbert, and no plane was
seen in that locality during the winter months. It is reported that
occasionally large freight trucks passing through at night, sound like
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whistle known to be located in the vicinity, is on a canning tactory._"
This is in use during June and July, and blows morning, noon and night.
It is thought possible that the ihistle heard in this ease, could have
been on s steam car, or a saw mill. However, such whistles are act -'<_
very strong or loud as a general rule, and there were none in the '
vicinity of Hilbert during January or Iebmary. ' '
The siren as reported by Mr. Sagan, is controlled by the '
telephone operator, and is blown every week day at noon. iers are
always 2 blasts given, and each is allowed to reach full Pitch and then
fade out. 'Ihis siren has not been sounded on Sunday at snip time
since January 1, 1934, and has only been sounded for one re since ,
that time, this fire occurring the latter part of March. This infor-
mation was obtained from Mr. Frank aittner, Fire Chief. Ii there is
a fire in town, the sirenis soinded continuously, but it s tire occurs
in the country, several blasts are sounded at various intervals, until
a crew is collected to leave with a chemical truck.
There are two churches in the town, a Catholic and a
Lutheran. In listening to the bells on these churches, Agent noted
that each church has two bells. At 5 PM. on Saturday, the Lutheran
Church rings both bells to notify the congregation that there will be
services on the following day. This seams to be a practice or the _
Lutheran Church in most towns. Lt 9:30 AM. on Sunday, this church
rings e small bell with e high pitch, and follows immediately with a
larger bell, having a low pitch. lach bell rings about a minute.
At 10 A.M. Szmday, both bells are mng at once, and this is also done
tor services at ll AJL, » 92_ _
The Catholic Church rings a high pitched, very clear sounding
bell at 9:50 1.111. At 10 1.14., this bell is rung in conjunction with
one or a deeper tone, the latter outsounding the fomer. At 12 noon,
the Catholic Church rings bo_th bells in conjunction, sounding the
Angelus. At present and since February 1, 1934, when a new priest took
this church, the Lngelus is sounded every day, including Sunday, by
ringing both belle morning, noon and night. It liould be noted that -
prior to February let, bells on the Catholic Church were not in use,
and were not sounded during the month of January. V '
Due to many discrepanci es between the above, and the Braner
report, Agent returned to Manitowoc Sunday evening, and called Mr.
Purvis. Being informed that an extensive investigation *w:uld be con-
ducted in this locality, Agent interviewed Fire Chief .T.J.Kuplic of
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locations of fire sirens or other sirens in this vicinity. Chief ~
Kuplic infonned Agent that an extensive urvey of fire sirens has been
made throughout Iiseonsin, and that Ir. I.Florin, 8perintendent_pf@<l
Fire Prevention of the Industrial Commission at Madison, Iisoonein, has
data which contains not only the location of all fire sirens throughout
the State, but the practices used in managing same, and periods at '-
which sirens are tested. It is suggested that information of value
may be obtained from Mr. Florin, and possibly a sire located, which is
tested each week day morning. ., _ . _ »
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As the above work was done on Sunday, it was necessary to make
a further check at Hilbert on Monday. At this time, pictures listed
above were displayed to the bank, filling stations, grocery stores and
lumber yard, and inquiries were made concerning houses in the vicinity .
resembling the Bramer hideout. It Ias learned that there are no gas
or electric meter readers in this locality. , ii 7 ~ 'I
At Hilbert, it was learned from Inland Ielker and Mr. llgan
that Chicago gangsters are known to be in the resort near Cecil,
Wisconsin on Lake Shawano. On advice of Agent K.R.HcIntire, this location
was investigated. The postmaster at Shawano was interviewed concerning
the possibility of gangsters frequenting the lake region, and ne most
reliable person to contact at Cecil. He stated that he has been -
studying the St.Paul circular, but could not_find any place in that
vicinity, which fitted the description of the hideout. He did,
state, however, that Chicago gangsters frequent this region. He"" .,
suggested that Mrs. Henry Scheller, postmistress at Cecil be interviewed.
This was done, but no identification of pictures or information of ,/
value was received. She also stated, however, that gangsters have been
in this locality.
the following persons keeping summer resorts on Lake Shawano
were interviewed, and shown pictures of suspects, without identification
being made: _ '
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1;<.. when s man named Patty Barrel, head of he Chicago Teamsters Union, was
killed in the Limestone Castle, a tavern on route B5, between Bonduel .-@
and Shawano. at the tine, Barrel and s woman ecnpanion were registered i_ A
at the Shawano on the lake resort of Oscar Harhan, asir. and Ire. I - F5W.P..T.Ryan. The gangsters who shot Barrel are not tnown,*but one was 'i
thought to be named Semmons. Ilr. and Mrs. Hartman said that they knew ,1 *
gangsters had been stopping at their place, bu! they were all well - .._~" .,
behaved. There are in the vicinity of Lake iawano, many cottages set_ A
back in the woods, which would make ideal hideouts for criminals. -i < *l g _ ». - r ;..- -. . ' .. 7'
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was inspected, and found to be an elaborate but small tavern. ihere are T
no sleeping rooms in the place, and it sets back against a hill, there "
being but one entrance. he one but thovbartender was in the place at the
time of Agent's visit. . .» _
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On Monday, May 7, 1954, Agent was informed by conversation _
with Warden Began of Manitosoc and Chief .T..T.K92.1plic of Hanitosoc, that
Chief Herman Lsttsnberger at Kiel, Iieomsin was thoroughly familiar f _
with location oi fire sirens throu@:>ut the northwestern section of '
Wisconsin. Chief Lettenberger was interviewed, but could give no
information of value. It was learned, however, that a firamen's conven-
tion is to be held at Kiel in the near future. Chief Lettenberger was _
preparing a circular to be mailed in all fire stations in the vicinity,
east, southeast and northeast of bake Iinnebego. Agent suggested that
in this circular, he could request each station to advise shatter _a ~~,_..,_
siren is being used, if so at Ihattime, and what days it is tested,
and whether any alarm was sounded on Sunday during January and February;
Chief Lettenberger advised tint he will be very glad to do this, em
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Based on information from the Chicago office that Hr. George
Becknar, Secretary of Barton, Iisconsin fire Department, reported a
siren being sounded for a fire on January 28, 1934, investigation was
made on the possibility oi the Brnner hideout being in this locality.
Mr. Beckwar was interviewed, and stated that he lives in Barton, but
works in West Bend; He hadno inforrration except that a fire occurred
in Barton on January 28, 1934, at which time the siren was sounded one
blast lasting nearly 10 minutes. The siren is never tested, and has not -
been sounded at any other time since January let. ' - - V
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several houses were noted that had steps leading down to the basement.
ihese houses were carefully inspected, and none found which resembled
the Bremer hideout house. As Iest Bend and Brton are practically one
town, there being only the Milwaukee River separating them, investigation -
was conducted in both places. Barton has a population of 880 ad Iest .
Bend 5000. There are two concrete reads, No. 55 and 144, which pest .~-
at Barton. There is also a gravel road No. N, shim meets st the same inte
section. Both 144 and N are stop roads, where they meet route 55. lute
55 is s heavily traveled road. Ihore is one church in Barton,'a Catholic
Church, and the bells are rung for the lngelus morning neon and night.
each day, besides ringing for 3 masses on Sunday. Besides the river,
there are several lakes nearby where fish may be taken. The ihistle
of the Condensery Milk Factory at Iest Bend, can be heard at Barton,
which blows morning noon and night. Although there aretwo other factories
in West Bend having whistles, neither has been in use since last'sumer.
The fire department of Iest Bend has a.siren. It is not tested daily,
but is occasionally tested at 6 P.I. Records diow thatthere was a fire
in West Bend on January 16 and on January 27th, at which time this sire
was sounded. ~
The Northwestern is the only railroad in this
stop at Barton only on signal. All trains stop at West
stations are about a mile apart. There are 5 passenger
north and south running over this road at 12:25 A.M., 5:
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passing through West Bend and Barton from l0 A.!. to 4 P.I. There is
considerable switching between the hours of 10 AQI. and
little at other hours.4_P.92jl., but v_e_ry_ _'_._ s .
Carl Peters, Assistant City Clerk and Treasurer of the lest
Bend rire Department, stated that mail planes fly over Iest Bend every
morning and evening when the nail is being carried. Planes not carrying
mail flew over quite frequently during the winter months. Ir. Peters
as well as others interviewed in this section concerning houses with
steps leading down to basement rooms, believe that many of the summer resort
houses on the Wisconsin lakes are built in this manner. He has read_water
meters throughout this section in the past, and was positive that no
house such as Agent described, is located in the neighborhood of nest Bend
Martin Brser, who reeds water meters at the present time, stated that
he has been in every house; that all water meters are in the basement
with the exception of two houses, which have no basement, and none of _»
these basements resemble the house described, nor does he know of any
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suspects diBPlayed. Postmaster Frank mere, his assistant and all clerks
in the postoffice, as well as Arthur Juech, Chief of Police, and Joseph
Korsch, Sheriff, were interviewed and Ihown pictures of the suspects. --
There were two partial identifications made. Yolarenee Blazel, clerk ?'
at the postoffice, identified a picture cf Iilliux Ieisuen as e P911011,» __
who came in the postoffice Just after January 1, 1934, and bought I
money order, using quarters and half ddllare for the purchase. -ppmie , '
man epoke with e foreign accent, iputill-. Blaael could not state {to Ihun
the money order was sent or the anoint. Ir. Blazel said this "person .
looked like e thug, and he asked ems person if he knew him. Able ._ _
person, Ihom llr. Blazel could not ranember, stated that the men in .
question runs a road house near Ieubeka and Iredonia. Agent subsequently
visited this road house, which is the only one in that section, and ie
located at the junction of route 33 and route I. The proprietor is an
Italian, somewhat resembling Iilliam Ieisman, but was not that person.
Neither the roedhouse or any houses nearby resemble the hideout.
-' Postmaster Clnera, when given _a description of the hideout --
house, thought he knew of such a place, and accompanied Agent to this .92house. The place was found to not have running water, and there wae- a
only one room in the basement. The house was also too Inall to have
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Robert and Corbin Wagner, were quite positive that Bernard Phillipa
stopped at their place the latter part of larch or the first leek in .. »
April, end had his car filled with gas. He was driving either a new
Plymouth or e new Chevrolet, and had a woman Iith him. Both stated
thie men acted suspicious, and Corbin Iagner eaid he was afraid the _ ,
man was going to hold than up. Ls neither Corbin or Robert Wagner were ,
able to furnish descriptions or the licence on the car, this lead wee <.
not followed. ' p
Agent proceeded to Hartford, Iisconsin, where B.J'.Lake,
a Iieoonsin Conservation Warden, eas contacted. Mr. Lake had suit
information to the St. Paul office in answer to their qiesticnnaire, _
that two planes were using Pike Lake as a lending place during January
and Iebruary, 1954. In locating Mr. Lake, Agent also contacted Police
Chief John J. Murray of Hartford. 1 description of the Braner hideout
was gone over with Chief Murray end Iarden Lake. . Both stated that there
were many houses of this description in this vicinity, however, neither
was able to designate any specific house. . It should he noted that
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houses of this description are quite numerous thmugh eastern Iisconsin
where the country is rolling. In all instances where aid: houses were
near a railroad, or were on the road where Agent would pass thm, they'"T
were inspected, but in all eases were found to vary eonsiderebly from thehouse in question. s _ V *. :1. I-K; '_ _;' H-i, _ ._1 1 ~ '
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1 ' Both Chief llurray and Iarden Lake 1dQt1f1¬d_§hI pieiure of
Joe Saltis as a man having a place on Barker Lake near Hayward, "
Iisoonsin. Iarden Lake stated that Baltis has been srrestedwnenftinee .
for fish game law violations, andthat he alnys has a tough bunch at his
place. Ihen shown the well paper of the Brenner hideoutyboth Chief
Murray and Warden Lake, said it looked very familiar. However, neither
could give any definite information.
Chief Murray also identified the picture of Henry "Dutch"
Sawyer and Bernard Phillips. He said Sawyer was is Hartford several _
times last year, and he believes was frequenting the summer resorts in
this neighborhood. Chief Murray cleims that he talked Iith Bernard ~
Phillips and a wcman who was with Phillips, last summer in a restaurant;
the wanan had been drinking. Chief llurray was in plain clothes, and he
asked the wannn how the alcohol business was, and she replied pretty
good. As Chief Murray left the restaurant Phillips became angry at me
WJ:.&n for talking so much. Phillips picture was displayed at this
restaurant, but was not identified, although one waiter said he
remembered the instance referred to by Chi ef Hurray. It should be ~
noted that Chkef lmrray seems very talkative, and while very willing
to cooperate, is inclined to be boastful of his accomplishments.
Iarden Lake informed Agent that two planes at Pike Lake
during January and February, were owned by Eagey Brothers of Hartford.
Investigation shows that there Iere S planes at Pike Lake during the
last 2 weeks of January and the rst of February. These planes are
owned by George Hagey and Newman Zunksr of Hartford, and Lester Bea
of North Lake. On January B7, 1954, Raymond Hagey flew a Government ~ -i
plane from Chicago to Pike Lake, making 4 planes here on mat day. The
log book of Neman Znnker showed flights from Pike Lake to Hartford
on January 50 and 21, 1954. These flights were of short duration, and
covered a small area, Pike Lake being but 2 miles frcm Hartford. On
January 27, 1934, Znnker flee from Hartford in Iest Bend and return.
On February 4, 1954, he made a cross country flight; this was said by
Zunker to mean covering a radius of about 10 miles around Hartford. ,
Mr. Zunker stated that the 5 planes at Pike Lake were small planes,
and could not be heard more than 2 miles. It is his opinion that if
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the locationof the listener would have to be within a radius of 10, _', Q
miles of an airport where student fliers were taking practice hope st, '
various times of the day. He suggested that a likely spot would be ?=.
in the vicinity of Curtis Airport, which is located north of lilwaukee
on U.S. Highway No. 41. There are several small towns near this airport._ r _. ' ' IL _ -_
_ The log of George Begey showed fligits from Pike Laloe over, _
Hartford on January B0, ll, and Iebruery 1, 3 and e;on Jauery z5th~=~~
a flight was made to layville and return. Iayville is about 20 miles
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men usually flew on the same days. Their planes are merely a hobby V
and they very often fly each other'e planes. As the logs only show
flights, it is impossible to determine which plane was being flown.
Occasionally all 3 planes were in the air at the sane time.
At Hartford, Wisconsin, it was determined_that Chester L.
ldller, police and fire chief of Chenequa, whose postoffice is
Hartland, Wisconsin, is widely acquainted with this section of Wisconsin}
He was interviewed, but could think of no place nearby fittingtte
description shown him. He advanced the theory that a fire siren
each morning, might have sounded to call CIA wokere to work. Heblown
stated that he was positive that there was no house in that section ;
resembling the one which Agent described to him. He said that if a person
were held in a house near a lake of any size during January and February
that that person would surely have heard ice cracking. He stated that
this cracking can be heard for long distances. He said that mail planes
fly over this section when the schedules are being run, and thatthere
are planes flying over there'ocoasionally during all ue winter months.
At Hartford,gas stations, meat markets, and other stores were
no visited and pictures of suspects displayed to clerks. There was
identification made of any picture. A call was made at the only
yard in the town, where it was determined that_ne wall board had
sold since the first of the year to any person whose picture was
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records oi Fire Chief Paul Sulefow show no fires during
January 15th to Iebruary lOth, 1954. The City owns the
electric plant, and the tire siren is blown with steam power by this
plant. In the morning at '7, it is blown one blast, this soundresunbling
s whistle. It noon it is blown at a different pitch, which smnds similar.
to an electric fire siren. ht 6 PJL, it again somds like a -whistle.
In case of fire, it is blown l, 2, 5 or 4 blasts, depending on whether
the fire is in the first, second, third or 4th ward.
There are 3 churches in the town Ihic.hring_'be1ls. his
Catholic church rings at 6 A.M., noon, and 6 P.M. each week day, and
twice for each of 4 masses on Smday. The German Lutheran Church
bells ring at 5:50 on Saturday evening and twice on-Sunday morning _~a-. .
at 8:50 and 9:50. These belle are rung at these hours so as not
to interfere with the St. .Tehn's church, which rings bells at 6 PJI.
Saturday evening, and at 9 and 10 AJJ. on Sunday. -" _ -- _
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~ agent proceeded on route No. 41 to the Curtis Airport located
about 4 miles north oi Milwaukee. Mr. lulick, the manager of this '
airport was interviewed, and said that practice flights were being made
from this airport by student fliers during January and February. He
suggested, after being given s description of the town and noises whidx
Agent was trying to locate, that student iers very often fly over ~ ~
Peweukee, and that there are many trains passing through this town, am
stated that Mr. Ksvanaugh, County Highway Commissioner in the Court
House at Milwaukee, might be of assistance in locating the town in
question. Mr. Kavanaugh was contacted, and on being told about the
snoises that were heard in the town which Lgent was seeking to locate,
also suggested that it sounded like Pewaukee. . ._3' - .1j.~.~:1
It was learned that the Fire Insurance Rating Bureau at 626
East Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, had a record of ell fire sirens in the
State, and Mr. Daniels was contacted at this office in an effort to A
learn the location of sirens in the locality surrounding Curtis Airport1
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understanding that Pewaukee had been using their fire siren each
morning st 8 o'clock to, call OIL workers. Mr. Daniels also inifomsd _V Agent thatif it was desirous to learn where sirens are located in F
the State of Illinois, that this information could be obtained at the
Illinois Inspection Bureau, 108 last Ohio Street, Chicago, for all coun-
ties outside of Cook County, and that the Cook County data could
he obtained at the Chicago Board of Fire Underwriters, 175 lest
Jackson Blvd., Chicago. ' 5
Iith ie above information, Agent proceeded to Pewaukee,
Iisconsin. Mr. Schmitzler, the fire chief, stated that at presat *-
the siren is sounded only when there are fires, but that during
January on Monday, iuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, the siren was
sounded at 8 A.M., l2 noon, 1 P.M. and 4 PM. to call the CIA workers.
hch time one long blast was sounded. In this town the Catholic
Church rings its bell only at '8 1.11. and 9:50 A.Il.on Sunday. he I
Baptist Church smnds its hell on Thursday nigit at 7 and on Sunday
at 9:30 AJI. .-Q
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schedule is being run at 1:15 A.M., 9:50 A.M. and 5:55 P.M. , and
other planes from Ourtis airfield fly. over every day. : I-1
Records of the fire chief showed there were fires on ..
January 2'7 at 2:15 P.M., January 30 at 5:15 1.151., and January 81
at 10:20 1.3!.
No identification of pictures or nanes and aliases ms made
at the post office by the postmaster or his clerk.
At the Puller Goodman Lumber Company, no identification
was made of any of the persons as having purchased wall board or
beaver board. The gasoline stations in this vicinity and grocery
stores were also visited, where pictures were displayed without ,3
results. It is understood that when the wind is blowing towards
Pewaukee from Iaukeshaw that the Wilber Lumber Canpany whistle '= ', -~
at Waukeshaw can be heard in the morning and at noon, but not at nigit.
Passenger trains pass through Pevrsukee east bound at 5:56 Add.
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The school in Pesaukee has e low pitched siren, which is
sounded at 9 in the morning, at recess time, at noon at 1 o'clock,
1:15, again for recess, and at 4 AJM.
Lloyd Bartlett, manager of the Torn Water Works, who
the eater meters, was contacted, and immediately informed ~ "~
Agent that there was a man from the St.Paul office in this torn
about 6 seeks ago inquiring about trains, sirens, airplanes, church
bells, etc. He said he Ins unable at that time to think of any house
in that locality resabling the one described to him by the St.Paul
agent, and that since that tne he has been trying to think of lush
a place, but has been unable to do so. Lreads?
Mr. J» Iloren, Superintendent of Iire Prevention of the
Iieconsin State Industrial Commission is out of teen and his return
is not knosn at his office. ' -
Ir. R. Io. 1- Keoun, Engineer of Ir. Iloren'e office advised
that they have no record of the location and use of fire and municipal
sirens used by the towns located in the state and that no one in that x
department or the Insurance Commissioner's department would be able
to furnish same, due to the tact that there is no reason to compile l
such date. However, Er. Keoun furnished Agent Iith e list of the
tolns in the state that maintain fire departments, volunteer and paid.
This list is used by their office in rating the various towns as to
fire risks, etc., and if their inspection of the towns is favorable
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sign those papers and I will have to meet you somewhere". The
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father to sign them".
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the hillside Police btation, Hillside, Illinois, the number being
Hillside 912. Hillside is, 1 believe, a suburb of Chicago.
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the Chicago office, he having talked to Agent Zimmer. The tap
on the Tulsa 'phone will continue and Chicago will be furnished
with any further information received.
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IEFORANDUH FOR THE DIRECTOR
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A ur. Cotiey bended the Iriter the attached correspondence for
discussion Idth Hr. L. B. Reed. It is noted that one of the Agent: of ,.
the National Board of Fire Underwriter: had advised Ir. 1. Bruce Bieleeki
that he had turned over certain information to Special Agent Brent concerning
Preety Boy Floyd end other criminals who are alleged to have been in the
vicinity of Sumter, South Caroline. - W _. ._ A. -r - --
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information, he had submitted it in the form of e memorandum and Ina
advised to contact the informer of Hr. Bieleaki's Agent. This infornnnt
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who advised that Hr bed received his information from e women informant >
of his whose name he refused to give, -
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and he did net give an? leads uyon :hi"h to proceed with an investigation.
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nemorendun form with e view to further developing it in the event the name
of the 'tate Conste ]e'e informant could be obtained. Subsequent efforts to
obtain this inforn¢nt's name from the State Constable were unsuccessful, he
refusing to give this information. - -
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Post Office Drawer 1457,
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Dear Sir:
I have reviewed memoranda prepared concerning information
furnished by a representative of the National Board of Fire Under-
writers pertaining to infonnation supplied Special Agent D. K. Brent
at Sumter, South Carolina, about April 2, 1934, pertaining to
the operations of a gang which had planned to kidnap various in-
dividuals, including Andrew Mellon, and have observed that the in-
formation obtained by Agent Brent was not forwarded to the Division,
but was included in a memorandum which was placed in the Charlotte
Division Office file. The failure to promptly convey this infor-
mation to the Division was s serious error of judgment. Obviously,
if any of the persons who were discussed as potential kidnap vic-
tims had been kidnaped shortly thereafter, while an office of this
Division had contained in its files information concerning a con-
templated kidnaping of this same individual, a very grave and
justifiable criticism could be directed at the Division.
Please submit to me at once an explanation es to the reasons
why the information obtained by Agent Brent was not immediately
transmitted to the Division.
Criticism has also been directed in this matter st the attitude
taken ty Special Agent Brent in his contact with the representative
of the National Board of Fire Underwriters. Please furnish me with
any information you may have concerning Agent Brent's attitude in
this matter.
Very truly yours,
Director.
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Dear Sir:
I have been advised that Special Agent D. K. Brent was
furnished information by a representative of the National Board
of Fire Underwriters at Sumter, South Carolina, about April 2,
1934, pertaining to the activities of a group of gangsters al-
leged to be planning the kidnaping of various individuals,
including Andrew Mellon. I am further advised that this infor-
mation was furnished to Agent Brent in connection with inquiries
being conducted in the case entitled ALVIN KARPIS, vith aliases,
at al, Edward George Bremer, Victim, Kidnaping. Criticism
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that ember; that the eell wee effected end e when at the Tnlee umber
talked nth the nu at oueesoz t!-mt the nu did not give hie neee hut .-
eehed how all the folk: ere getting elolg, llqulrlng ehout "BeuJ.eh'e
divorce", end later during the oonvereetloe, eeked Have yen heard en!-
thing about ee or I1 one?" the wcmn replied that ehe hed teen dove there
within the peat few deye, end that they were trying to eee whet could he
done for hie; that ehe probehly would have eoee lntoreetln In respect to
thte eetter ebout June lb, end there probably would be eue papere for hie
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lington, 'T.Ye.; that he, Bentz, ie traveling ee e eaiensn, at
will again return to Burlingtm, I. 11., and euggente that he be
eontaeted with reference to rther ilfeneatin. , 4
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in connection with this ease, it has teen indi outed that it ie
desired, because of Bentz' criminal eeeoeietiene and eontecte with
amber: of the Ieehina Gm" Kelly and Albert Bates @123, end eleo
with mm: Bxbjeete, um 1» be app:-eneneea em: interviewed
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warrants are hem for red Bent: by 0.P. Plenum, qaeeial Agent tor
the American Express Cunpany, miicego, 111., tor crimes at rerioue
pointe and it is being enggezrted that Id Katsn and C. W. Gnesiiqbe interviewed, in order that it my be letemined whether the 1nf0nnn-
ticn which they have is authentic. __ ____
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Iantz I 21-sonal lnov him a Barber ho ltols a oar in Ddtzoit,
Mich. and brought it to my locsltl and sold it to 2 oi Iy relations
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ed by c.92:.r~.. 7:afte eon, Er. legg advised that
avui able at t.e Capital in Haciso
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workers. Kr. Clegg stated that tey have a L
< prospective chart of the Brewer Life-out. He stata'g
, the examination of these diejr is, which are similnr§T
to blue printc, mill be quite an extensive job.
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of telephone calls fro; Hedison to surrounding pl:
which calls have been delayed by reason of the
Dillinger investigation. He also stated that Jean
Crozgton is at Madison, and will be held there tnrou;
tomorrow before going to the penitentiary. In vieré
of tJ5 above matters, Lr. Cleg; stated tnet he is *planning to leave tonight for Ezkzlison, 1e7;5_i_niI1g
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- . Kindly refer to a latter from thie eff ice to your office
do d *ey 22, 1934, in the above matter, aaalinr particularly withNo;xJrn! Iitb aliases. i, ,. _ *
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It at noted um Cray in under indictment for violation
of the National rotor Vehicle Theft ct, and it is particularly ae-
rireé that in this case you bee 1h;t this indictm"
nisaod.
-' ' I an encloeinr the two beat available
th: wife of Roy Grey, whose bliuaee aypeer on the
the pbotoa. Please pr sent theee pictures to the
ties to determine if she is also ranted with Cray
charge. the ia described an being:» r za
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Jyea Brown
" ' Please also review your file in the case entitled RU£:ELL
GIBSCN - FUGIiIV3 - NATICHAL ZCTOR VJHICLI lH£FT ACT, your filp 1
number 26-2022, and furnish thie office with any intonhation which
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Hafaraaaa ia lala to lattar trn taa Qicaga a ca aacarlata at lb; 31, 1934 raquaatiag that tha Dctroit oica t:'ac@a6ill;a___q_
car ltotur gin. _
xrcug: Ir. 0. 3. Farrall, attica aanagar or tha Gadillac
motor Oar Gcnpaw, Datroit, lichigaa, it can laaraad that taia car I a
1930 aclal, aariaa I70, 12-cylindar Ian Sadan, tlaak ia aalcr with aa
ivory atripa and aaa aquippad with aix aira Ihaela, two attra Ihaala bciag
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bora tha tollcaing acnponnant part nnbara:
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According to tha racora at tha Cadillac mm Gqwany, thia
car Ian ahippa ca l0/151/SO to Padiaon zith Cadillac Ouzpany at Littla Rock,
Lrhuaaa. rm racorda turthar iadicata an at an I016 on 4/11/:1 to
I. 6. iillar of 921 hcatuood Ayanuc, Chicago, Illinoia. It ia pccaihla that
thia may ha Yam-can 0. tillar, aatjact ia othar Diviaicn aaaaa. A copy at
this latter il baing amt to tha Oklahoma City cii'iaa with raqnaat that
officials or tho tadiacn sum Cadillac Guxpaay, Littla Rock, Lrkanaaa ha
iatcrviavad tor any additional informatics tho; my hua ragardix aala
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MEMORANDUM FOR MR. TAMM
On June 12, 1934, I accompanied Special Agent
Clinton Stein of the Washington Field Office to 916 Hftreet, where an individual, giving the name of L. F.
Schrader, identified himself as e retired Government
~ employee, who retired from the General Accounting Office
Jul; 1, 1933. This same individual had been identified
in the district overed by the New Orleans Office asbeing Killian Ejieede, who is now being sought for
questioning in onnection with the Bremer Kidnaping
case. I questioned Hr. Schrader concerning the personnel
of the General Accounting Office, and he convinced me by
his answers that he was not identical with the William
E. Meade, the confidence man on whom we have e record.
Mr. Stein will submit e report covering this interview
at an early date..-
Respectfully,
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cvuAc>|-sue.-no-rs=_ ';_Fu:-their inv92 stigation at Reno, Nevada, discloses
_ 1~entz,alias 'enZ, now receiving nail at P,0. Box '
7 Reno, Nevada which
attornsv doubtful reputation. H!*Igcsonts §|.do, ten _v¢r V-_, l chock my ,0 1
mail, County records, Reno, eclose Bent: I-as divorced April 80, '
1932, at Reno, from
Anglo Pacific Hines
Calif. At Frandsen
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My , ,named Patricia Constance Bentz, believed, to___be residing at Tacoma,
Washington. Etanination ofv records Sec etary of State, Carson jCity, discloses Bentz under_ name bi Tedlkiohnrds, incorporated
trunk there more than a year ago, contents of which were examined
Report of Special Agent We R. Ramsey, Jr, San Francisco
Division Office dated April 17, 19344 , '
$7 1:1" 222:0, NEVADA
EOHA Beaner, Clerk oi the Wssnoe County Court, was interviewer,
and an examination of the divorce recor -
April 20, 19252, Theodore Bentz also known as Theodore 3. Benz, obtained a divorce
1ror his wife Anna 2-Z. Bentz no doubt Ann Gallons!; that Bentz appeared before- *- s
County Judge, Honorable Edger Esther, and was represented by Harry Swanson, nttorne:;-
' "432 Fest at-law, Room 207, First National Bank Building, hisaddrese was_shown as >
Fourth Street, Reno, Iievuda, Fran the transcript oi tegtigourisfnin thisngse it was C__ __ '}
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box is listed in the name or Barry wanson,
Anna Bentz, Bentz reported to have a daughter
Ltd. located Sierra ounty, near Grass Valley,
Apartments it was ascertained Bent: left
, Reno, ITevz:da, shown photograpt of Bentz»
heving resided in Reno some months ego.
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fzcertained th:t ?2ntz claimed to have arrived in Reno March 2, 1932,
r:4s that Le is a Traveling Salesman and clahned at that time to be
representing the National Advertisers, the National Rubber Products
Company, and the world's Products Company of Indiana» He also stated
that he was warris aufust Z0, 1922, was a resident of Tacoma,
Washi.3.on, erd was formerly engaged in business there; that he has
CH8minor child, age 9 931!; "hose name is Patricia Constance
Bentz ani who is probably living with Anna Bentz, divorced wife of
subject at Tacoma, Lashington, at the present times p
In the tlstimony in connection with this divorce action
it re: further learned that Bentz was ordered to contribute $30.00
5-remonth to the support of this minor child. A search of the
marriage rscords at 3eno discloses no record of subject's marriage
there There is also no record of the marriage of Christina Dawson.
theA tracin; of Theodore Bentz' signature was obtained fro
file of the Clerk of sashes County Court and his name is written
both as Theodore Bentz and Theodore E. Benz. This tracing was
coij'red 'ith known sp~ci2ens of the handwritin; of Bentz mentioned
in repost of reference and is iieitale
T1"Robert L. Price,A3torney-at-law, President of the {evade
Association, lirst Iationel Bank Building, Reno, was interviewed,
reletin; to Harry Swanson, who was the attorney for subject Bentz,
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extPrice states thvt Sranson is s young attorney who came to Reno
eral years :50; that he is being investigated by the Ber association
h a view to disbarment for the reason of his unethical conduct; that
is said to have taxi drivers, bell boys and others obtain clients
him; that Attorney Swanson is said to be sporty and to gamble
ensively for hiéh stakes; that the source of his funds is somewhat
of a mystery, since his class of clients are said to be people of the
low
al Ter type and Swanson eeazs to spend money freely,
It was learned that Attorney Swanson practices law
ne at the present thne; that he has a stenographer by the name
of P;nsy Hnllorell, who resides at the Granite Apartments, Reno,
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er any pretext in an effort to locate Bentz.
At-the Reno, Nevada Post Office, W. E. Iinnikin, Postrsster,
was interviewed. 4 thoroufb exarination of all the current and forwarding
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April 6, 1933, from 452 West Fo rth Street, Reno, Nevada, to PeOg
Box l?37 at keno, Nevada. It was ascertained that ¢32 West Fourth
Street, is the address of the Frendsen Apartments. It was ascertained
that PsC. Pox lO37, Penn, is in the name of Harry Swanson, attorney-
at-law. Further examination of the Post Office records at-Reno '
disclosed thet on Esrch'6, l9Z4, upon completion of the new Post Office,
Harry Swanson was assigned Post Office Box 2417 and on March 6, 1954,
Berry Swanson furnished the names of the persons receiving mail at this
boz nuber to the Post Office Box Clerk at the Reno Post Office, as
follows:
Harry Swanson
Cleo E» Swanson
Tinell Swanson
Doris Lee
Svanson and Jacobs
Ted Eentz
From Fred Oehler, Post Office Clerk in charge of city
distribution, it was ascertained that Cleo E. Swanson and Tinell
Swznscn are said to be relztives of Harry Swanson; Doris Lee was not
known end Swanson and Jacobs wns the finn of which Kerry Swanson
res the senior partner, the Junior partner beiqglrthur Jacobs
who is not nor living at Reno having been disbarred about two years ago
for embezzling funds of the tusician's Union. Jacobs is reported to be
livin; in Yew York but no information was available as to his street
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Fred Oehler states that the name of Ted}Sentz appears on
numerous communications addressed to P.O- Box 2417, which is the preseit
box nuber of the Post Office Box rented by Barry Swanson. He recalled
that nq;one-half hour before Agent's interview two letters, one of
them typewritten and the other written in longhend were placed by him
in Harry Swanscn's box, which letters were addressed to Ted Bentz.
Immediate search of this box disclosed that the mail had been called
for and these two letters were not available for examination,
. Pete Kzrlow, Post Office Clerk, Reno Post Office, relates
that he has charge of the General Delivery window but does not recall
Theodore Eentz but does recall that from time to time he hes had
occasion to sort mail ct the post office and distinctly recalls a
number of communications in the last few weeks addressed to Ted
Ientz, P.O. Box 2417, Reno, Nevada.
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conducting investigation at Reno and who is residing there at the
Parkway Hotel, 120 Sierra Street, and whose permanent address is
Room 232 P.0. Bldg., Sacramento, Calif, relates that during his"?Io jo92n'n at Reno he will pusona1l'ié the mail addressed tofume 2.0. Box mnnl 5":-n_ to 1 up are
Q _ * nding with '!he6iBYe Bentz and will give t Vpropriaw attent ions Mr. Rolph stated he would V st,%c§pe1-eonnel to be on the P f-i ere iv i _ ~i r ey Swanson or his stenogra .92,,;..;_éAQ,_»¢:u> - 1 and __
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Detective Richard Heap of the Reno Police Department was
interviewed and related that he knew Pansy Hallovrell and Agent shadowed
her for several days and learned that it was her practice to go from
' = s 's * dank B ildi and de sit- Harry sv-_.n_on oiiice in the First Ixational - u ng po
the daily mail in the chute at the st office building about 5:00Pm daily. Agent renewed her 2:- "Ia<: ait¢r~Q_QIi ~ G _. ~~ P V ., ' . , tars in W ediatelv contactedEnd? P9$§.§§l§-¢§EQ-3Q-t9 these., .
lett , ~ o ,- Bentz or
Lg , lettce §r~supicious character indicating
{but they may have contained an enclOl92lI6o
P Superintendent Barber stated that the post Office
employee knew: Pansy Fsllowell P!: Sight and would continue to
hatch an-~ee@;o1eg iisil which she mnea.
Mrs. G. Stoner, Post Office Employe, in charge of
forwarding addresses and who assists in the distribution of mail,
approached Agent and related th;.t she had learned that efforts
were being made to locate Ted Bent: thru Pansy Hallowell, Btenographer
of Harry Swanson. Mrs. Stoner stated that she was a close personal
friend of Pansy Hsllowell and that she and Miss Psllowell were active
in the sure church; that Lfrs. Stoner would be glad to approach liiss
Pallowell in an effort to obtain the address of Ted Bentz. It
was courteously explained to Mrs. Stoner that any approach at this
time would be inadvisable but thatthis _matter would be considered
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related that he operates the Remington-Fiend Agency at 110 East
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employee Henry Ienzell, who is , according to the Postmaster, a
very high type man and very trustworthy, as Chief Mechanic; that .
the fiancee of Henry Wenzell is Pansy Eallowell and at a latter
date it may be advisable for Henry Ienzell to approach Miss Ballowell
in an effort to obtain from the latter any infonnation she may
have as to the whereabouts of Ted Bentz.
Mr. Kinnikin was advised to withhold such method of
approech,or any inormation relating to this investigation whatever,
until he was specifically advised to do so in the event that it yes
on " ' Fig Ted Bent: atggf * ma e reveal his" esen location and ssibly hisI rgwepo wo y ' pr" . po
association with the other subjects of this investigations
J¢E¢ Preston, Superintendent or the Nevada Telephone
Company, Reno, was interviewed and request was made of him to furnish
the writer with c list of all the telephone calls placed by Harry
:w;nson, Lttorney, at his office, First National Bank Building,
telephone Reno B562 and his residence, 577 Zest Taylor street,
telephone Reno 4626. Er. Preston, after searching his records,
related th=t for the past six months Harry Swanson had no long
distance telephone calls from either of these numbers and that
no record was mad of the local calls since dial tele es were
used
Mr. Preston related further that it was his recollection
that Attorney Swanson heretofore had numerous long distance calls
and that it was quite unusual that he should not have any at this
time and that if he were in touch with Ted Bentz or subjects of this
case he would probably place his calls from s public pay station in
order to prevent the possibility of these calls being traced»
Inquiry was made at 462 West Fourth Street, the last
known address of Ted Bentz, which proved to be the Frandsen
Apertrents, operated by Mrs. 54$. Lusty. Ere. Lusty was shown
police photoqraph of Ted Bentz, Tacoma Washington PD No. 6605,
and she irrefittely iientifief it as th't of Ted Eertz. She
related that during the fall of 1932 Ted Bentz had rented an
apartment from her in this building; that he was accom;anied by
a small woman who said she was iron Canada, and .ose name was
ann, en: tho posed as his wife; that they lived in this apartment
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T47about two months; thet Bentz received s large volume of mail
and related thet he was a salesman for several Eastern Novelty
Conjanieq that Bentz while in Reno was organizing some sort Of
cernivel and had a large quantity of toy bnloons and other
novelties which he was sellinj; that Bentz was living with a
relative, believed to be e brother-in-law named Johnston,
end that during tke fell of 1932 Johnston was arrested st Bentz'
epertnent by the Reno Police Department. _
The landlady of the Frandsen Apartments relates that
Theodore Bent: disappeared at that time owing her $75.00 rent
ant leaving his trunk as security; that several days after
Johnston's arrest the Reno police searched the trunk, removing
e large number of license pletes and e Set of dies used in
changing motor numbers; that about two Ieeks thereafter entz
returned to the epsrtment house, paid Hrs. Lusty $50.00, went
thru the trunk end removed most of his clothing. Agent was
peH*ittei to exexine this trunk, which is e green colored wardrobe
tr nk and stored in the basement of this apartment house.
TLi: trunk res prec'ic1lly empty tith the erception
of n ladies iur ccet, saze soiled unferweer and ladies shoes.
The labels en* launiry n rks had been removed fra; the wearing
apparel and attempt hzi bee; made to remove all identification
mgrks from tie trunk. On the trunk appears an American Express
Sonpeny lebel 30. 16268, Sen Francisco; also there is en
address on tli: trunk which res partially ohliirsted, attempt
'; ;l¢ Eee;;;lie to remove it, but an address of William D.
Devison, Szn Frgnsisco, Calif. was discernible»
Tnis trunk also contained anotebook nish bears t e
gold lettered inscription of "etional Safe Deposit Cczpeny,
First Ketionel Bank Building, Chicago, on the front cover,
wlich proved to be e memorandum of expenditures end seemed to
be severel years old, which showed expenses for gasoline
purchased on e trip to Yellowstone National Park and to Camp
Joy whereebouts not mentioned!. Houever, under the notation
Camp Joy appears L notation "ientcl of Mountain Cabin, Black
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A careful examination of this notebook, the original
or which was obtained by the writer, disclosed no street addresses
or other infonnetion other than e torn piece of paper bearing the
name, in t;e handwriting of Bentz, "Francis R. allegretti"; elso
the LL26 of "Lin. Cerlile 3.3. ll/30/32".
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George Harding, Detective, Reno Police Department,
was interviewed, and stated that during the fall of 1932, he
learned that 3entz' trunk res at the apartment house; that he
went tbru it and removed a number of license plates, a set of
dies and other information; that he sent these to Jimmy Britt,
L special Agent, Rational utonobile Theft Bureau, San Francisco,
3:lifornia, since Britt was seeking Bentz in connection with e
stolen automobile. Harding stated that Sentz is knosn to hn;
that he has not seen him around Peno for more than e year and that
he will continua to be on the lookout for subject's appearance at
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JJJ. Zirkley, Chief of Police, was shown photograph
cf ientz and stated t?'; Ientz is known to hum and that he is
positive that he has seen Bintz on nuerous occasions in Reno
more than a year ego and on one occasion Eentz called at the
police station looking for some informationo
Chief of Police Kirkley and Detectives of the Reno
Police Lepzrtment were also shown photographs of this subject, as
,ll than subjects of this investiP£tion, and none o_ them re_- as o ne_ ,
ccul% TéC;ll subjects or rezezber sczinj the: in Peno recently»
Chief cf Police Kirkley relates that the Sierra,
Java a hcuntains in the viciniuy of Reno contains numerous EiHrS,
dude ranches and mountain resorts, especially thru the wild mountainous
area directly west of Peno; that these places afford ideal hiding
places for fugitives and that a few days prior to Agent's visit en
rt d t the Indian trapper, whose name is unknown to the ¬hief, repo e o
of Police that he had been hunting in the vicinity of Lake Tahoe,
vhich is but 20 miles from Reno, and that he was traveling
he was stopped by e man driving a Buick
snned an} had several weapons in the car; tL-: this :aL was heavily
of his machine; that several weeks previous to this he was hunting
back on a mountain road by severalChief
California,
on a remote mountain road when
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in a mountain area and was turned
nan who told hi: to keep away.
Sheriff Russell Tretben was interviewed and was shown
1- photosrujfs of subjects and stated that be is positive that none
of these subjects are in Reno and if they are in the vicinity they
are hiding in soze remote mountainous hide-away. He further related
t ~t it would be practically impossible for an outsider to have access he
to these mountain resorts due to their inaccessibility and to the
fact that their approaches are protected; that men of this type
tool? not remain iniefinitely in hidin; but sooner or later vould
cone into Reno, Ievad: andgntrcnize the gibling establishments; that
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both the towns of Ely, Nevada, and Les Vegas, Nevada, were continually
frequented by underworld characters and that both of these towns,
as well es Reno, would prove ideal places to be on the lookout for
subjects.
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ago and would continue to be on
to Eashoe County, in which Penothrt he knows Bentz by sight and
resided in RG10 more than s year
the lookout for him should he return
is located;
It will be noted from report of reference that Ted Eentz
and his brother, Ed Eentz, may be in hidiné at some gold gravel
rine or placer mine south of Reno, Nevada. The state of Nevada
has a large nuber of placer mines over an extended area, located
in rerotenountainous areas and difficult of access. There are
e number of mines in operation South of Reno in Virginie City,
Silver City and the surrounding
City, Kevaia.country some miles East of Carson
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Andrew Qtinson, State Line Inspector, relates that he has
a number of mine inspectors operating thruout the state of Nevada,
who would he glad to cooperate in an effort to lwcate Theodore Bentz,
He was shown a photograph of this man but failed to recognize hlc
He stated that it would be practically hnpossible to check all
the mines operating in the state of Nevada in this vicinity, since
they LPG numerous and difficult
abandoned or working with smallof access and a great many are now
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Zeb Rey, U. 5. Marshal, Carson City, relates that Ted
Bent: is unknown to him and he had no information rel'ting to him»
Sheriff JQE. Stearn, Onnsby County, Carson City, was also
shown the photo;r;ph of Ted Fentz and was unable to recognize sane.
The Post Office records at Carson City were searched but
no record was found of Ted Bentzs The photograph of Bentz was
displayed to employee of this Post Office but none of them recognized
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Inguiry at the office of the Secretary of State, State of
Ievads, was made reletin; to the in;lo Pacific Gold Mines Ltd» of
uhich subject ientz is reported to be President. There was no
re crd whatever of tie hm lo P;:ific'oolZ Lines Ltd. at the office
of The eecreter" of state but a careful exczinetion disclosed that
t ere was a record of an arjlo Pacific Hines Ltd. This lttter
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of Incorporation were drawn up by Walter J. Brscking. No .
record at the Secretary or State's office was found of subject
Bentz or any information as to the location of this mine.
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Walter J. Breaking, Secretary of the Security Investment
Company, relates thtt he was Resident Agent of the AnglO Pacific-V
Lines, Ltel Mr. Bracking stated that he had previously been in
difficulty d.tL the Government relating to violations Of the
postal laws. He stated that he had no infonnation whatever relating
to this company except that it was incorporated by him; that he
used dumy directors who were formerly employee of his office and
that his son, T. Gordon Eracking, zo operates the Corporate
Service, 35 Thoma Street, Reno, might know something of this
CO;"'_p1.D!e
Er. T. Gordon Breck1ng,at this address, was interviewed
and was shown the photograph of Ted Bentz. He immediately
recornized it as a man knoq; to him as Ted Richsrds and positively
iientifiel the photograph»
Ee stated that Ted Bentz had come to him and stated that
he Cesirei zc incorporate the Anglo Pacific Mine: Ltd. in the
state of Nevada and that Mr. Bracking got his father, W.J.
Bractinj, to draw up the necessary papers and file the Articles
of Incorporation.
Mr. T. Gordon Bracking related that after Ted Richards,
who is Ted Bentz, obtained the Articles of Incorporation, he
failed to pay for this service and still owes Mr. Bracking
approximately $25.00;
Mr. Bracking, after searching his records, found the
original Articles of Incorporation, hich he loaned to Agent.
From the originel minutes of this company dated November 7,
1929, it was shown that Ted E. Richards was appointed President,
and Director; Charles E. Erockington, Director; Frank H. Donovan,
Tice President; A. Crocker, Assistant Secretary; Henry Eogile,
Director and ann Richards probably Ann Bentz! Director. Ted
E. Richards nee also appointed General Mana;er.
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The reiister of stockholders, which zccorjcnied the
articles of Incorpor»tion disclosed the addresses of Ted Richards,
Charles A. Brockington and Henry Hogile as P.0. Box 509, Grass
Valley, Cllfo, while the address of Frank H. Donovan was shown '
as Post Office Box 59, Grass Valley, Calif; and the address of
Frank §3 Donovan shown as ll Maple Drive, San Anselmo, Calif. aid
the address of E. Campbell, 3446 16th Street, Sen Francisco, Calif.
Under date of November 7, 1929, appears an original
proposal signed by fed E» Richards Ted Bentz! addressed to
the Board of Directors of the Angb Pacific Mines, Ltd, Reno,
Kevadao This reads as follows:
"Gentlemen:
I desire to submit to you the following proposition:
In consideration of the transfer of the Company's
Capital Stock, as hereinafter set out, I will convey
and set over to the Anglo Pacific Mines, Limited, the
following property:
Four Hundred Thirty~five acres of patented mineral
lands, designated as Lots 44 and 45 in Sections
13-ll~lé eni 15, twp. 19 North, R. IO Zest, Eti-
5 o M, in Sierra County, California, and also,
The Kzchinery, eguiprmnt, supplies and stores that
are located on the property, and also,
The office equipment at the Comercial Bl§0, Grass
Valley, California, and the cash which is now on
deposit in the First National Bank at Grass Valley,
California; in said company's name;
And for the aforesaid property the Anglo Pacific Lines,
Limited, is to cause to be issued and set over to me or
to the persons whom I may from time to time designate, its
capital stock in such amounts as I may from time to ttne
request, until the entire capital stock of the said
corporation hes been issued according to the terms of
this proposal.
Respectfully submitted,
signed! Ted E. Richards"
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is a reputetle business men at Reno, Nevada, and relates that he
ect Leutz in heno since he wes there at the time of not seen sufjIt will be rctei that the aforementioned mine is npp;rently
in tle vicinity of Grass Valley, Celifornis, and that one of the
Directors is shown es E. Campbell, who may be identical with Berry
Campbell, one of the subjects of this investigation.
On June 5, 1934, s telegram was sent to the Sen Francisco
officers." " sic: office eivisin; of the location of this mine one the location
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er the recoris of C. Gordon Brecking, do not disclose any
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Leevenuorth for kiinaping anl Estes is supposed to h;ve been wit?
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Jeshington, hy
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was sccordin;ly dispstche; to the oz. Peal Division Cffice for
the purpose of ascertaining whether there was any process -
outstanding against Ted Bentz in this case or any other case
and whet action should be taken in the event Bentz was located,
since sentz is reported to be now receiving mail at Reno and
may be in Reno at the present time and in touch with his attorney,
Barry Swanson-
Telegrephic infonmation was received from the Ste Paul
Division Office that Theodore Bentz is wanted by 0154 Plowman,
saecial Agent, nmerican Express Company, 58 East Washington
Street, Chicago for criminal charge at several points; also
wanted by the State Police, East Lansing, Michigan, for bank
robbery and reported to be wanted by the San Francisco police
for violation Nstionsl Motor Vehicle Theft Acts The St. Paul
Office also advised that in the event Theodore Bentz is located
that he be interrogated as to his connection with this case,
as well as to his knowledie of other subjects of this investigation»
UHDZTELOPBD LEADS
TEL SLLT Lei; CITY CEFICE AT R310, HLYADA: Thru the Postmaster
and Post Office Inspector make further efforts to locate Theodore
Eentz, who is reported to be now receiving mail at POOO Box 2417,
neno, Heveie, which is the address of Ezrry Swanson, the attorney for
56212
TEE Sal P24331390 OFFIJE LT Sa FRANCI330: Contact Jimmy
Britt, Special Agent, Tational automobile Theft Bureau, and the
San Francisco Police Department for any additional information they
may have relating to Theodore Bentz and his associates.
LT Ssh? 1-RQJCISCO AND S.»'-_92' AI-B51210, CALIF.: Endeavor to
locate Theodore Bentz thrucautious in;uiry of the Directors of the
Anglo Pacific Mines, Ltd. of winch Bent: is alleged to be President;
AT GRASS VALLEY, CALIF.: Endeavor to locate the mine described
in the body cf this report by metes and bounds, said to be located
in Sierra County, Celif., keeping in mind that subjects end their
associates may now be hiding in this locations
JI_ PCZCLLID OFFICE AT TKCCKA, IASZIIGTON: Endeavor to locate
Patricia Constance kentz, minor child of Ted Bentz, probably new
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since it appears that Bentz is receiving his mail at Reno,
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I telephoned the Chicago Office and talked with
Mr. Cowley with reference to the telephone call made to
Mr. Nathan hy Ir. Brantley on June 12th. Hr. Cowley
stated that Mr. Brantley had fur shed the Chicago Officewith the information that Volneyzéavis had telephoned
his sister from Hillside 912, which was believed to be
the Hillside Police Station, Hillside, Illinois. I.
Cowley stated that he and Agent Nclntire had ascertained
that the above telephone number is located in a'saloon
at Roosevelt and Mannheim Roads, where Mr. Cowley and
Agent Mclntire spent a little over a half hour yesterday.
They learned that this saloon has been operated duing
the past month by an individual who formerly resided at
Fox River Grove, where Louis Cernocky is located. This
saloon is also located one-h~lf block from the hiI!sb4'
lstablishment which is operated by Doc Stacey, who was
the Chicago contact man at the time of the Kansas City
Massacre.
I suggested that if it were possible to do so
that Volney Davis should be picked up and questioned in
connection with the Bremer.case. Mr. Cowley wanted to
know what evidence the Division has implicating Davis
in the Bremer kidnaping case and I advised him the only
evidence thus far developed are statements made by Bessie
Green and others which implicate him.
Incidentally, it is quite possible that Volney
Davis participated in the Kansas City Massacre and that
the photographs of Wilbur Underhill which have been pre-
viously identified by witnesses as one of the participants
in the Massacre may have been mistaken for Volney Davis,
inasmuch as Underhill and Davis resemble each other.
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the sounds heard by Bremer so far as the Chicago district
is concerned has developed information that the town of
Woodstock, Illinois has some of the sounds heard by Bremer.
I inquired of Mr. Cowley regarding the results of the
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tion available concerning this. I suggested that the
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that a recent report from the Chicago Office covering an
investigation at Milton Junction, Wisconsin reflected
that the fire siren was blown on January 28, 1934 at
11:15 A. M. which is coincident with the blowing of a
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and which town responded to the alarm.
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Galatas, I called Mr. Cowley's attention to a letter of
the Birmingham Office dated August 3, 1932 addressed to
the Kansas City Office concerning the results of an inter-
view had with Mrs. Henry H. Jones, 100 Forest Avenue,
Montgomery, Alabama, wherein she stated that Jules Galatas
was residing in Chicago using the alias of B. E. Gerson
and that in view of this information, it is apparent that
Jules Galatas and B. E. Qerson are identical.
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Re: Alvin Karpis, with aliases, 1.0. 1818,
Arthur R.QBarker, with aliases, LO. 1219,
et al. 1:-Ive:-d George°Brsnnr, victim.° xiamping.
Reference is made to Division letter of May 28, 1934, enclosing
copies f a letter dated "May 22, 1951", addressed to the Division by Ir.Verdi Oawelle, Ierriday, Louisiana, wherein he states that he can possibly
furnish information relative to Subject Karpis.
On June l2, 1934, Special Agent L. 1. Kindell, of this office,
interviewed Mr. Iells, who is unemployed, at the Billiard Hall, Iarriday,
lauisiana. He advised that during February or March of this ymr, while
he was in the Billiard Hall at Perriday, a man came in, and that although
he, Wells, did not recognize the man at the time, he later, while reading
a detective magazine, identified him as being Subject Karpis. Iel1s,stated
that the xmn in question remained in Ferriday for only one day, was alone,
and is thought to have been drivirg s light ear, eithera Pontiac or a
Chsvrole t, which bore 1934 Louisiana canmercial license plates. Ir. Iells
is of the opinion that the man to whom he refers was possibly ssllixg nndicine
or rubber supplies of a doubtful nature. Iells was umble to furnish any
contacts, if any, which might have been nade by the party to whom he referzed,
in Ierriday, and advised that the nan whom he states is identical with Ksrpis,
has not returned to Ierriday, and he was unable to furnish any further in-
formation whatever regarding this mtter. Iells was particularly interested
in securing a reward or compensation of sons kind.
In view or the nature of the informtisn set forth above, no further
action is being taken in this matter in the absence of a request.
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Re: anvm KLRPIS, with aliases,
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EDWARD enema/nannn, Victim.
Kidnapinpg.
Dear Sir:
Reference is mde to letter frcm the Loe Lngelee Office to In-
epector H. H. Clegg at St. Paul, Lfinn., dated June 5, 1934, a copy of
which was sent to thie Office and to telegram from the Divieion dated
June 9, 1954.
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thie Office interviewed Warden James C. Holohan at San Quentin, Calif.,
State Prison, at which time it was learned that naicoevie had not as yet
arrived from Lo: Angeles, Calif., for incarceration in San Quentin
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had not yet arrived at San Quentin, telephonic communication with the Loe
Angelee Office developed that he was still incarcerated in the County
Jail at Los Lngelea and that no information was immediately available ae
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rangements being perfected by this Office for handling of this matter
on arrival of Ed Davis at San Quentin, California, State Prison.
c.c. St. Paul
c.c. Chicago
c.c. El Peso
c.c. Oklahoma City
c.c. Kansas City
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Dear sir: In re; ALVIN KARPIS with aliases, I. 0.
1218;-ARTHUR R.°BARKIS with elissee,
I. O. 1219 - EDWARD GEORGMBRE-IE8,
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Reference is made to your letter of June _
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returned to the proper parties in the event they may
request it.
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elines, 1.0. 1318; Arthur B. Berber with aliases, I-0. 18.9
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DISNICT QUIET OI HIE UNITE! STATES
F08 H13 DI-3'1'RIC'I' OF HIRIIESCTA
Bil?!! DIVISION
UNI'b£D STATJS OF Al-KERICA
-Plaintiff
78¢ AHIDLYIT
Philip J. Delaney
-Defendant
st.-.'1'.; or HIX3;ELI-OTA !
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Philip -T. Delaney, being first duly evorn on oath deposes
and sue:
met he ie the Defendant above named; that he has been
informed by his attorney, Dione: I. Ho!-leekin, that his ease, in all
probability will not he tried until the ilovanber term of Court;
that unlese Ai'fiant'e bail ie set at a reasonable sun, he will be
compelled to spend the intervening months in Jail; and Aftiant
makes this Affidavit tin mpport of hie application tor the estting
of reasonable bail.
Artiant states, in mpport of his said application, that
he is titty-three 5! years or age; that his parents cane to
Chicago, Illinois in 1867 and lived there tor the reminder oi their
lives; that Atfiant has lived hie entire life at the City oi
Chicago, Illinois; that he resided for the year previous to his
arrest at llo. 6345 Dante Street, in eeid city; that during the
past twenty years, he hue resided in the above mentioned neighborhood
at all timee.
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mat 1:-cm hie earlier years until the year l9-'21, affiant
was u railroad switchmnn; that from the year 1921 until the year
102:2, nffiant was in the i'uniiture and moving business ct lie. 5910
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South State litreet, Chieugo, Illinois; that from 1938 until the
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of Craurfozn and ilaehington Streets, Chicago; that more recently,
Affisnt Ias employed at the PAI.92i3.-I HOUSE, a Hotel in the City of
Chicago, Illinois.
mat Affiant is married and has one daighter,
Kathleen, ege thirteen 3! years. That A.ffiant's Iife is living
and is suffering f1-an a heart ailment. That Affiant is the sole
support of his wife and dmgxter, and that Affisnt'e said life and
daughter are now receiving public relief and groceries f1-an
charitable organizations in the City of Chieego, and will be
forced to continue to do so as long as Aftimt is confined in Jail
mat Affiant has one brother, I-luirioe, the owner and
operator of a restaurant, and gasoline station, in Saorcnsnto,
California. That Affiant has one sister, I-rs. Prank Perise, the
sire of the President of the Parise Detective Agencies of
California, and that said sister is a resident of the State or
California.
That Lffient eete forth the foregoing facts in order
to shoe the impnobability of hie failure to appear for trial, in
the event that his hail is set at 1: reasonable figure, and he is
able to fumish the lime.
s1gnea!'_ Jj._D,III.:.,RSY, _
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this lth day of June, 1934
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Iiotanr iublic, dwnacy County, mum.
LL? Commission expires: Aug. 27,1938.
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John Joeeph Hchaughlin,
-DefendantFOR THE DISTRICT OF IIDZSOTA
THIRD DIVISION
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COUNTY or RAMSEY !- _ * F-J
FIDAVIT
John Jceeph McLaughlin, Sr. being firat duly eecrn on
oath depoeee and eaye:
That he ie the Defendant above named; that he hen been
informed by hie attorney, Thomaa I. lceekin, that hie caee, in all
probability, will not be tried until the November term of Court;
that unlcea Affiant'e bail ie eat at a reaacnable eum he Iill be
compelled to epend the intervening nonthe in Jail; and Affiant
Iekee thia Affidavit in eupport of hie application for the eetting
cf reasonable bail.
Affiant etatea in eupport of eaid application: that
he ie sixty-eix 6!
Chicago, Illincie in
death. That Affiant
Chicago; that he newyeare of age; that hie parente cane to
i858, and lived there until the time of their
haa lived hie entire life in the
reeidea, and hae reaided for the
yearn, at Ho. 3553 Jackson Blvd., in aaid City. That
that time, Affiant rceidcd at No. 3521 Jackson Blvd.City cf
pact five
prior to
That during
hie entire life, Affiant hae resided in the above mentioned
neighborhood; that for a period of thirty 0! years, he held
elective office in the State of Illinoie, during the greater part
of eaid period of tine, ae a member of the State Legielature froa
the above menticed dietrict.
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grocery and narkat; that nors i-saantly, and up until tha yaar 1929,
Affiant was a contractor and daalsr in 1-cal sstata, and during
nomal tinas li'tiant'a businans raschad unusually snccassrul
proportions.
That during tha yours 1931 and 1932, Atfiant was anploysd
in tha otrica of tha Traasurar of the Stats of Illinois; that during
the ysar 1933, Atfiant Ina the owner of an intarsst in n rsataurant
at No. 20 Want Laka Strast, Chicago, Illinois.
That Atriant has ons son, John, ssvsntaan ll?! yaara of
aga, and two aaughtars, Bslan, alavsn ll! yaass or .¢.. ana Ga:-trons,
tsanty-four 4! yaars ct ago, shosa sax-riad nana is Cart:-uda I:-asar;
that said ohildrcn liva Iith Attiant and his Iifa at Io. $655 Jackscn
Blvd., Chicago. That Aftiant alno has two aistars, ons ct ohm is a
school taaahar in ths city of Chicago; that tb cthar is also a
rasidant of said city, is financially indapandant and nnsmployaé.
That Attiant has s thir aistar, ls. Thomas I. loDonna11, Iifa of tho
Prssidant of ths Canadian Exp:-ass Cunpany oi Canada.
That itriant is auttai-in; with dishstaa, and is othai-visa
physically disablad, as is nors complataly alnn by tn. Affiénvit oi
Dr. Barry Say harato sttachod, which affidavit supports Atiia.nt's bsliat
that s acntinsnsnt for s pa:-iod oi months would ha fatal to Affiant.
That Attiant sats forth tha tonsgoing taats in ontlsr to
ahos tha inprobability or his tailing to appaar for trial in tho avant
that his hail is sat at a raaaonabla tigura, and ha is abla to furnish it.
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Suhscribad and sworn to hatora no
this day of Inns, 1934 16th
T. I. IoM3EXIH
Rotary Public, Ramsay County, Minn.
My Commission aniras: Aug.27, 1938.
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IN BIB DISTRICT OOURT OF HIE URITID STAT3
DISTRIG1 01' MINNESOTA
' THIRD DIVISIU
mum sums or AMERICA,
Plaintiff,
re. LIIIDAVIT
Willie: Eduard Vidler,
Defendant.
State of Minnesota !
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County of Halsey !
Iillism Edward Yidler, being firet duly eeorn upon
oath, deposss and eaye:
That he is one of the Defendants in the above nnaed
criminal oase nos pending in this Court.
mat he has, since the time of his arrest in Chicago,
Illinois, and hie rcnoval by the United States tron Chicago to
St. Paul, been confined and in custody, being noe incarcerated in the
Ramsey County Jail. '
mat he has not been arraigned before the Court on
the indictment wherein he is charged.
That he is advised by hie attorney, Jerome Hofssnn,
that his case Iill, in all probability, not be reached tor trial
until the November, 1934, general term of the Unitad States District
Court for the Division. That pending the reaching of eaid
trial at eaid tom, in the absence of being admitted to bail by the
Court, he will necessarily cont inue in custody in the Ramsey County
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he is thirty-tour 4! years or age. That he is a married nan, having
s wire and teo 8! childrm, to-Iit: aged two mad one-halt §! and
one ! year, with whom he has made his hone and for whose support
and maintenance he is responsible.
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hat he Iae hon in the City of Chicago, raised
and-educated there, and has spent all of hie life in that city,
residing there Iith his family at the tin: of his arrest.
Affiant states that he has, since his discharge
from the any and practically all of his Iorking life, been engaged
in the automobile business, that is to say the sale of ueed and new
cars. l
Affiant further Itatee that M has never resided
eleelhore than in the City of Chicago except during, the time that
he served in the United Statel Amy during the World war, no during
a forty 0! math period of incarceration in the State Pdiitentiary
of Illinois.
Affiant states that he has one sister now mrried
residing in chicszm and that his wife's relatives and family also
reside in the City of Chicago.
iffiant states that this Affidavit is made for
the purpose of ehoving to the Court cauee and reason for his
admitted to bail in a reasonable amount and sum so that he my not
be forced to rennin in jail for a period approximating air !
months awaiting trial, and for the purpose of moving to the Court
all of the circumstances surrounding hie life, family, location,
employment, residence and so forth, niich may necessarily have to
he taken into consideration in determining the amount of bail.
_ Further Affiant saith not emcept that he prays the
Court that ho be admitted to bail in a reasonable amount so that
he nay, unless affordod an imnsdiste and speedy trial, not be forced
to spend six ! months in Jail before trial, and that he he, by
mnns of being admitted to reasonable bail, permitted and placed
in the posltltm of being able to return to his home and family and
support and care for them and assist in the preparation of his case;
and to assure the court that he, Affiant, ie desirous and anxious to
stand trial as soon as is possible and for the purpose oi having a
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tletarnimtion oi we charges against him; and to mi-that eeeure the
Oourt that rogardlen or the mount or hell to ehioh he any be ehitted,
in the Ofant laid bail ie undo, that he I111 bo anxious md deeitoue
of returning to 31:. Paul for the purpoee or having en immediate trial
and ootaminetion or hie innocance.
Bxbeoribed and Ilorn to before we
thie day of -Tune, 1934.
Notary? Pdblio, Runny Oomity, lilinn.
lly Oonzniaaion erpiree Nov. 8, 1959.
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Form No. 1
Tms cnss ORIGINATED rr ST, }A[jL, MINNESQLA. nu: NO. 7-82
IQOIT MAX IY:
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CHAIACf1$i '--"5 cnmaco, ILLINOIS 0/15/as 5/so - e/14/54
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near Eagle River, Wisconsin; Under-
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DETAILS:
' The investigation ahou herein has been conducted by ;
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CI: lay as, 1934, a n '/called speeiu Agent h.D.BroIn and Astated that his name was C. lest and inquired from _,l_.Bmm it _this orrice were interested i locating Dootor Ioseplzfgran. Mr. Ieet"
gave his address as 6559 South Campbell Street, Chicago, and stated
that at the time he called he was in a drug store locatediat 65rd and
South Cmnpbell Avenue and that he would sait there tor an agent rrom
this office to ccntact him. ' - ,. . .-
Agents E. L. Rictmond and J'.B.Iel1e_e proceeded to the above _»
address and there met Ir. Ieet, whose true nuns is C..Q,_.Iestberg. B". .-
Ioatberg has just finished Vorking for the Shellman Products Cunpaay,
3501 Fest 48th Place, and is proceeding to Milwaukee where he has a po-
sition with the llilprint Products Canpsny. Both oi these firms are
makers oi cellophane. -
Ir. Iestberg stated that on the day that Dr. Joseph Moran
disappeared from Chicago, three men entered the trolley car on iiioh he,
Iestberg, was riding, at Kedzie and Madison B,1=reet.,_0ne oi these men _.
eat facing the rear or the car and also facing Mr. Ieetberg- Ibis nan
he recognized es e Er. Hennanson, a toner Chiei of Police oi Ioreet
Park, Illinois, and a tanner State Policeman at Ioliet, Illinois, =7 a.
who had been dischargedirom,the State Police at Joliet for accepting
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well and that he knows that Hermanson is a crook. He stated that to
his knowledge Hennanson owns two smell and one large lodges beteeen
Eagle River, Iisconein, and Lac du Ilembeeu, Iisconein. - - ~~ -
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to as "Doe" end "Slim". Parts or the conversation between these three .
persons were heard by Mr. Westberg. He heard them say that they were
going to Hermaneon'a lodge; that the one referred to as "Doc" said that
his leave was quite hurried and he wandered that his patients would think
of him for leaving his business and what the girl friend would think to
whom he was going to be married in a few seeks. Hemenson made the state
ment "We will be sitting pretty whesgwe get back". One oi than asked
the men referred to as "Doc" about some person and "Doc" replied by
saying that it looked like a bad case of gangrene or the leg due to having
no medical attention. '
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that we wanted Dr. lloran in the Dillinger ease. He weaned ta think .
that Dr. Moran was up at 1_lermanson's place n'_eer Bsgleiiver, Iiseonein, -2
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a girl friend or his who was also a friend oi Hemanson. She told Ir. .
Westberg that Hennanson came to her house the day that Dr. Moran disap-
peared and told her that he was going up north and that he probably would
not see her in some time. Hermanson told this nman that he could make
some easy money and that he needed it and that he was leaving with a man
named Dr. Moran. I _ __ g _ ._>
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sons referred to as "Slim" and "Doc" tat he had the car all set and ready
to start. In the trolley Iith than these three men had two brown Glad- ,
stone type bags that were heavily packed and also one mall black handbag.
a lhe woman with whom Mr. Westberg talked told him that I D1.
Wilson was going north with Hormanson also. Hr. Iestberg was unable to
identity any pictures or the Ksrpis, Barker gang or Dr. Moran or "S1111".
He stated that he did not got a very good look at these men as their backs
were toward him and as he was trying to listen to their conversation with-
out their knowing it. Iestberg further stated that these men got oi: - e »~
the Kedzie-Madison ear at Austin Street and took an Austin Street ear.
Ieatberg did the same, and Iestherg mt oft at Kenilwrth Avenue and these
men were still on the street car. " .
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Ihen asked how he knew that the Division oi Investigation was
looking tor Dr. Koran, he said that while talking to this girl friend,
whose name he does not with to disclose but whose name he will later
give us, she said that she took her daughter to the dentist in the
building where a Dr. Moran had offices and that this dentist told her
that Federal agents had been in Dr. Moran's office and were looking for
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the three men except Hormanson, Ihzm he raced and whom he know. His .-
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3. L. Richmond and J.>R- Welles in Belvidere, Illinois, on 5/as/54;
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' . Agents Richmond and Ielles made several 1 tempts in nelvidsre,Illinois, t locate the Miss wylde mentioned by Charleqlgzstbe as t _ >person who could give some information regarding Dr. Joseph pqi§¢r==,§§11s,and .T1nsny92lson. It was ascertained at 1021 south Ihiney that liss Uylde -
is the daughter of Mrs. Sam Wylde, who lives there. " In talking to Mrs. Sam
Wylde it was learned that, while Miss Gladys Iylde is her daughter, she had
not seen her this week-end. After a long conversation with yrs. sam Iylde,
her daughter, Mrs. Mildred Adams, appeared and managed to get her mother
to go back in the house. hrs. Adams informed agents that she knew where her
sister was and would tell us but she did not wish her mother to know, xrs.
Adams finally agreed to go with agents to the road house near Ioodstock,
Illinois, where she knew her sister, Gladys Iylde, was staying.
' ' ' Kiss Gladys Iylde was interviewed and stated that she was
glad to give any information. she said that Jack Hermanson had been nice to
her Lu: that she believes be is a crook and wants nothing more to do with
him. Mdss wylde appeared to be very sincere. she readily identified the pictures
of slim Gray and Doctor Moran and stated that as far as she knows, these two
men went up to Jack Hermanson's place in Wisconsin, along with Hermanson and
James Kilson. It is her belief that they were meeting other persons at that
place. Miss Wylde, on being shown various pictures, said she was often in
Dr. moran's office and she believed that the pictures of Fred Barker and
Harry Campbell looked like men she has seen there. She said the name "Izzy"
was often spoken by Dr. Moran and slim. These latter two she appears to
know well. muss wylde says she knows Jack Hernanson has a machine gun~as he
showed it to her, in a bragging way, one time when_they'xere riding in his
Lincoln car, She says slim Gray.is desperate but has plenty of money and.
that he is not expected to live long due to his having tuberculosis, Jack
Hermanson told her, on the night he left, that he and Dr. Moran were going
to his place up Horth and that she should keep quiet, Miss Wylde says she
believes Jack Hermanson, James Wilson, slim Gray and Dr. Moran drove up to
Bermanson's cottage in Hermanson's Lincoln car. This is a rather old . .
Lincoln or dark blue color. It is a sedan, Hermanson also has a Cheverolet
coach, about a 1930 model. Hormanson has been living in Forest Park with
sens pgQple named Melville, on Ferdinand Avenue, and has been keeping his
car 1n e garage behind the house; p-v - '" '
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l-_» ,There seems_to be no doubt in the mind of Mdss Qladys Wylde that
all tour or these men and probably more are at Hermanson's pl&¢8e It Ids her
idea that Dr. Moran is a friend of Dillinger's, and that Dillinger may be up
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honest and to be trusted-
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Subsequent to the writing of memorandum on Sunday by 2'? -'
Agents Richlond and Welles obtai.ned,s.n_ address from Irs. lildrad , ..
Adams at Belvidere vhich is believed to be that of"lrs.'Glayds .fV.'-t"
Fylde. This address is 501 Kenilv-orth, Oak Park. .-It is believed
that this lady gave agents all inforntion of value but it is poa-
aible a fu.rther.interview will be desirous. I. A,-1' 2. _ ' ' .-. >, _ . , ._ 4 _> , r, rt _' . _O
On londey lay 28 Agents Richmond and Welles contacted Gene
Warden William Elliott at Whitewater. Ir. Elliott was very glad to
furnish Agents with any information desired. However, it Ins Learned
he is not familiar with lakes around Eagle River territory and the
destination of Agents was not disclosed. Ir. Elliottfurnished Agents
with two complete fishing -outfits which he obtained at his fishing
roses. ._ * ; ; = Al. 1
Agents Richmond and Welles proceeded to Tomlmwk, Wisconsin,
where n contact was nde with Postmster Thoms Kelly. Ir. Kelly
placed Arents' credentials, badges, guns, and clothing bearing labels,
in a l=.r;e safe in the Post Office. The town of Tomhawk seems to
be the nearest one to Agents destination where messages my be sent
without daruger of any disclosure. For thet reason Agent K. L Iclntire
was advised to send any messages addressed to Agents Richmond or
Welles to Western Union at Tonkmwk. This is about an hours drive, -.-
and an endeavor will be lade to call there at -
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