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wets BA ered PN oe al nde Sarin cal wth is mS aR aml pe iP Ea a ae HAGER then gave information concerning his arrival with HALL at the Town House apartment and subsequent events as follows, They arrived at approximately 7 to 7:15 p.m. on Sctober 6, 1953 and parked at the side entrance. 4n old man by the door was requested tc obtain a bellboy to take the luggage upstairs. The old man removed the luggage from the automobile te a hand truck at the ent rance-way after which the bellboy took the luggage upstairs, The beliboy obtained the wrong key for the apartment which necessitated his reLurning down- stairs for the right one at least twice. HAGER accompanied him on one trip. The wrong apartment was opened with one of the keys and was found to *e occupied, whereupon the bellboy apologized for the intrusion. On being admitted to the proper apartmen’ HAGER tipped the beilboy $2.00 and HALL ordered two toitles of coca-cola brought to the room, HAGER decreased the order to one, telling HALL that he would have to leave to get the girl HALL wanted and if she had a friend they would both throw a party. HAIL asked how don 3 ii would Laks and niGER estimated approximately a half hour, HAGER glanced at his watch at this time and noticed it was exactly 7:20 p.m. HALL expressed satis- faction at the living quarters, HAGER immediately left the apartment, descended by the self-service clevaltor and left the apartment by the same side entrance originally used. He closed the trunk of the car, circled around in back of an adjoining hotel and out on Pershing Avenue to the intersection of Union and parked the car approximaLely one half bleck north of the intersection of Union Boulevard, He sat there five to ten minutes after which he > got out of the car for a moment, returned to it and reparked it on the north side of Pershing approximately thirty feet from the corner of the intersection. In a few minutes an automobile containing Lieut enant SHOULDERS and Officer DOLAN of the St. Louis Police Department. (DOLAN being in police uniform) pulled up almost directly opposite HAGER's car on the other side of the street, headed in the opposite direction. SHOULDERS came over and HAGER told him as much as he could of his association with HALL with particular reference to HALL'’s possession of a firearm. At SHOULDERS’ request HACER accompanied SHOULDERS and DOLAN to the apartment for the purpose of pointing it out. SHOULDERS requested that HAGER remain in the shadows of the corridor to prevent being seen by HALI... On knocking three times at the door and announcing “STEVE, this is JOHN" HALL opened the door and both officers, with drawn pistols burst into the room. HAGER then walked dowm the corridor to -158- é r rr Cry Tava) Mumm cece ee il A deenenieina aca aas