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19356 Agent Starr states that he is unable to form a definite opinion as to whether or not Russell has anything tangible to offere In spite of his emphatic restatement of what appears in the magazine - article and his olaim of close contact with these underworld . characters developed as a result of favors which he has been able to do for them fram time to time, it appears that he, according ta his ow atatement, attempted to expose them on the radio. It is some- what difficult to reconcile these two attitudes. In addition to his verbal oorroboration of the magazine article, he stated further to Agent Starr thet the inside story of AW Capone, which was published in the newspapers some time ago, was written by him at Capone's request: and with material furnished by Capone; that the purpose of writing the series of articles was to clear up to the satisfaction of the under- world the stories which were floating around regarding the so-called “mark of the rat" - the scar which appears on Capone's cheek. Russell stated that a man was sent here from Chicago to deliver to him an envelcps which presumably contained money to reimburse him for having written these articles but thet he declined to accept this envelope, stating that he had already bgén paid by the newapaper syndicate which published the articles. Rusge}l further stated that the inside story of FrankiejUale, alias e}Yale, also was written by him with materiel furnished thrgugh/underworld sourcese Kusseli Was/very emphatic in his statement that the | mterwor1a desires + ant", if not possibly already successful in so doing, men in t eral Bureau of Investigation or, as he terms it, the Department of Justice, and he stated that he was told by these underworld characters that they have available men who can meet all the requirements for appointment to a position in the Department. The above are statements made as statements of fact by Russell. As against this, however, Agent Starr notes that there are times when there seems to be a lack of sincerity in Russell's state- ments. Occasionally he slightly changes the information which he furnishes. Russell indicated that he is anxious to cooperate with the Bureau, that he would expect to make no money out of it, and that he sees a serious menace in the situation. He further indicated that if the Bureau will pay his expenses he will be perfectly willing to proceed to Washington to discuss this matter with you personally;