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y due to the fact that the soil arcund the grape arbor was becoming sour and BONNIE wanted him to put the lime in to revitalize this soil. He stated that thea ehovel whirh he ueed ta dig thea srave was the one he wo oe wih wale Snov a ee eS ee ee eS vie Etter rece wesw wes probably purchased in the hardware store in St. Joseph, Missourl,. approximately one month prior to the kidnapping. He stated he purchased this shovel to assisthim in setting out tomato plants. It was pointed out to HALL that tomato plants are normally planted in the spring a dk en ee _—- of the year and not in the fall and he advised BONNIE had some tomato piants planted in the spring but desired these planted during the late summer months. He stated that he was unable to recall the name of the hardware store where he purchased same in St. Joseph, Missouri.was unable to describe the clerk who sold him the shovel or any other details which could be verified. DETAILS RELATIVE TO MAILING OF RANSOM LETTERS The details relative to the mailing of the ransom letter number one, which is postmarked Kansas City, Missouri, 6:00 p.m., September 28, 1953, have been previously set forth above and, as previously stated, HALL has readily admitted preparation and mailing ef this letter. It should be noted that the contents of this letter requested Mr, GREENLEASE to proceed from 29th and 39th on Main Street, Kansas City, Missouri, on the morning of September 29,1953, at which time he should have a rag attached to the aerial of his car signifying that he had received the first ransom letter. Concerning this latter item, HALL on interview stated that he did not make any attempt to observe whether or not Mr, GREENLEASE complied with these instructions and he could offer no logical reason why he placed these instructions in the envelope. Relative to the preparation and mailing of ransom letter number two, HALL continued that after he had mailed ransom letter number one, he realized he had put an erroneous addrezs on the envelope - ’ of ransom letter number one. He stated that he believed he addressed the letter to Mr. GREENLEASE at 2600 Verona Road but after the latter was mailed he recalled that his proper address was 2920 Verona Road. He stated that due to this error he was afraid that Mr. GREENLEASE had not received the first ransom note and, therefore, prepared ransom letter number two at BONNIE HEADY's home in St. Joseph, Missourl on September 29, 1953. He stated that he handprinted this letter on similar stationery at the BONNIE HEADY home which was white linen tablet paper which he estimates to be approximately five by eight inches. ~28— cage anne rene bated ee ote amet gee meet ———— ns ste Peo th) a | RE, re UR SE rt RP ns | raat