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“9 As will be observed leter on in this report, Marvin Barrow died from his wound. Special Agent 0, C. Dewey with State Agent William arthur, of the lows Bureau of Investigation, Des Moines, iowa, interviewed Ed Penn, near Dexter, who advised thet on Sunday afternoon, July £3, 1935, he had gone to the Johnoon and Hicks woods a short distance north of his property to pick berries, and after driving into the woods, came toa fence and could go no further, Here he noticed where a party had been camping and left their fire burning, and upon examining the fire he found som old bloody clothes, cushions and rubber mta burminge Om the ground nearby were several bloody bandages. He immediately returned home, which was around 2:00 or 5:00 P.M, Sunday afternoon. A short time later he noticed two new Ford Sedans stop at the school house on the corner, near his farm. He went down to this corner through his cornfield to see what these parties were doing, They evidently spied him, as they drove down his lane, and then turned sround and came backs. Mre Penn stated that he has no phone and he did not like to leave his family alone at the farm, so waited until his hired man, Henry Ney, came home in the early evening, when they both went dow through the woods to make sure that the two cars were there before calling the officerse They spotted the cars, but Penn and Ney became separated, and Penn returned to his home, Ney went to a neighbor, Carlton Johnson, and told him, and he in turn called the Town Marshal, John E. Love, at Dexter, Iowa, Mr. and Mra, Carlton Johnson, both Jre and Srs, were interviewod and reported the visit of Ney, and verified the report that they called Mr, Love, and after doing so, left the farm and came to town as they were afraid something might happen as their house adjoingz the woods. Mir, John Love, Town Marshall, Dexter, iowa, advised that he operates e« shoe store in town and that on Friday July 21, 1933, Clyde Barrow came into his store and tried on a pair of shoes. Mrs Love stated that he wears his badge during the dey pinned to his shirt inside the pocket and when he bends over the bedge is noticeable, He saw his customer observe this badge and to then become uneasy. He took the shoes without having them wrapped, and hurriedly left the stores Mr. Love agein observed this man with another man and a girl in a Ford V8 Sedan in town on Saturday might July 22nd, On Sunday he received & report that this seme man came in to Bloom's Cafe twice on Saturday and egain on Sunday and ordered five meals which he took with him from the Cafe. Later Sunday evening he received the report from the Johnsons relative to the bloody clothings and he then called Sheriff Clint A, Knee at Adel and advised him, Mre Knee came to Dexter to investigate, and then decided to call the State: Burean of Investigations Mr. Park As Findley, Ghief of the Bureau, dispatched several men to the scene late Sunday night, who, after mking an investigation and find- ing the sector very wooded sent for additional help, and the assistance of the Des Moines Police Department and the Polk County Sheriff's Office, Des Moines, é —— |