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Mh we Pon ae 4 - 8 ~f . ° oo 1 “Garl Buerode four passports in the first passport fraud case he received in payment Pifty dollars in each case or a tetal ef $200, ani following the conviction of Ruerode, I think in 1915, I sent the money received by Adams and the "Green Goods" money to the Chief of the Bureau for the purpose of havikg it covered into the Treasury. ~ and- te These various amounts aggregated $202.86 they were al ppala over to the Treasury, the Department of Justice hav-~ ing’ no title thereto, I think it is probable that I inoluded them in one oheck. It is my recollection that at the time the Chief ef the Bureau had or expected to have shortly other moneys which had come into the possession of agents of the Bureau to be Aisposed of in the same manner, and it is possible he may have temporarily plaved my remittance in the Special Pund; this, of sourse, is surmise upon way part. As to the Sherly case, I have no independent recol- leotion of the same but it eccurs to me, in view of the amount, that he may have been involved in the Masks case, whioh was, I think, one in which Marks was accused of offer- ing to secure eneuption for cone ann tres the eperstians of the Selective Braft Act. There was a% one time a man named MoConnell in the employ of the Bureau, either as an Examiner or Account- ant, I think the former, who was assigned to the investiga- tion of the alleged franis at Camp Lee in oon PY tae ao- eountent Storck ami who wes afterwards in the tary ser- vice in some eapecity and scguired the rank ef Captain, dut beyond this I een you little of hin. While I was with the Department it was the cus- tem to keep in the Bureau files et Washington separate fold- ers of wy ecrresponience and if this practice has not been @iscontinued you should be able to find e full history of each amounts as I sent the Chief for any purpose. a When sdvances were mate me from the Special Pund I always signed a voucher in the regular form as an advance and settled qt the close of each fiscal year from my person- al funds, if necessary, the sivances being renewed the fol- lowing year. I hope these explanations may aff you in balanc- ing this account and if I can be of further service, please sivise me. - Very truly yours, WOT ORE MER AS Ra ee rasan ocr Vow Nee ee ce tee