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Ri: JOHN L. LEIS, #7 AL. NTE TIT! weet tho resides at MR 2 e2222<, Dilinois, Vas intervieved on the afternoon aptenber 8B d cared and Yas naturalized throug. the -orld‘t.ar, He received his nis Lather. He served in ovn citizenship papers about BS years ago. as arrested in 1935 or 1936 an connection with a bombing at Taylorve Cy nois ina pute, but was not held or convicted. st the time of the intervie¥ vas bedridden due to a broken leg, but is expected to de back on his fect in a short timc, He is employed at rT is con~ sidered to be a very good potential witness, He has a very keen memory, makes 2 distinct effort to be exact and accorate, and would be verv difficult to confuse on cross~emamination, ije is able to express himself very well, and it is believed that ms voucas although soft, rould be readily understood, u aoa’ He furnished inform: e err ion set forth in the folioris ing signed statement. "Springfield, Tl. Septenber 8, 1943. ho folloving statement ro vho have identificd ensclves to me e Yederal Bureau of Investization. No promiese, threats, or consideration of any kind has been nade to me to jane this statencnt. I a willing if neces- sary to go to court, and repcat any part of this statement. at that election ther trie rov out votes, an wre Vas a lot of trouble by the -ien representing John’ L. Levis, and I vas supposedly beaten, st that time I as working at the Peabody Iiinc. Then the Pi of .. rac forncd, I voted against going into the PH: because 4 thourht thet we ought to fight John L. Levis in the UM, but I ves villing to go vith the majority. I never ront back to Peabody Iline. I could not get a job until 1937, then I pot a job at ‘fine i, thich tas ovncd at that tine b& tigine 4 closed about .pril 1, 1941, That tas the usual procedure. I did not so: the mine at line £ much during the period that the mine vas closed. J attonded most of the meetings of the local which ras held then, but did not get to all of than. In Septamber of 1941, I read in the paper that “lshoff had purchased the lease rights to mino i. ~- 574 «