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SL 7-29 HALL states that it is entirely possible that he mailed this letter at the main post office building in Kansas City, Missouri, and. recalls that when he mailed the letter he looked at the collection schedule and discovered that he only had a a couple of minutes before the meil would be Picked Up. ; = 4 He stated he drove to Kansas City, Missouri from St. Joseph ; in HEADY’s station wagon for the purpose of mailing the first ransom . letter ond then stopped at Lynn's Tavern for a drink on the way back to . St. Joseph. He stated that it was his custom to drove from St. Joseph to Kan as City in approximately one hour's time, that the Plymough station wagon was extremely speedy, and that he normaily drove from 90 to 95 miles an hour. He returned to BONNIE HeADY's home at approximately 7:30 or ‘ 8:00 p.m. on the night of September 28, 1953. He stated that upon his return to HEADY's home that they both started drinking quite heavily and he became exceptionally intoxicated and passed out while listening to- the radio. He denied hearing the news of instant xidnapping being broadcast on the radio that night. HALL was examined meticiously concerning the above story of his burial of the victim's body and particularly his activitiesin disposing and carrying the bodywithout BONNIE HnADY having some cnowledge of the victim" s body in her home. He stubbornly and persistently refused to admit that he had murdered the victim, that there was no such person as TOW MARSH and claims the above related facts are true. With reference to the holster found in HEADY'ts home, st. Joseph, Missouri, HALL stated that he had purchased this holster at Uncle Sam's Loan Office, Kansas City, at the same time he purchased the § & W Snub. Nose Revolver. He stated that after buying it he never liked it and never _ used it but always carried the pistol in his righthand coat pocket. HALL denied that he had had any gun other than this 38 S & W, but stated that he had taiked about going on a holdup some time before purchasing this gun. He stated that HEADY was after him about his not -hi- | a soneeeass ee eg rT ee eT Tt ttt step Paty aR