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Mr. Qathas + M:. Tolesn...... 7 a ee eee | - ae meer Boren of Quibestigation yrs *Columbus, Georgia. - June 19, 1933.5 | nee nO - 4 . . ‘ Ci . on aa! AMEED, Director, oe HO FEATS w United States Bureau of Investigation, BOORDED |: » BUFE ort VESTIGATION Washington, D. Cs REOOF 1) 7% WON 22 1933. P-M. : INDEXED 1 // DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE "pear Sir: Re: Death of Special Egent R. I /¢ > 4 2 Permit me to express to you my sincere regrets concerning the 3 recent unfortunate tragedy at Kaneas City. I know you feel this unforseen ~ happening keenly, as do I and every member of the Bureau, and it is be- se of my desire to be of assistance that I am taking the liberty to nen geddress this letter to you in the hope that the perpetrators of this most . gyborri ble ‘massacre may be brought to justice, I realize, Mr. Hoover, that everything possible is being done; that no clue, however insignificant it — may seem, will be disregarded. 1 realize also that you are perhaps besieged. with offers of assistance, opinions and clues, most of which may have al- = ' Peady proved to be valueless. Hcwever, I know that you will accept my fow oy suggestions in the spirit with which they are given, They my not, of course, carry much weight, yet J should feel that I had not done my duty were 1 to one remain silent. . -You may recall that I was closely associated with Special agent ota Caffrey during the Holden-Keating apprehension and thereafter during the fur- er conduct of the investigation. The Frank Rash file was assigned to me for some period of time while I was at Kansas City and I] became familiar with hie . - activities as well se those of the various. members of his several gangs. oe Since the murdercun attack of lest Saturday I have read every . press account available and have noted the various expressions of opinion, ..«:. However, I am not inclined to believe that any member of the several gangs we a with which Hash was connected sought to kill him perhaps because of some ~ -.: mo betrayal on his part. 1 am convinced that it was a plot to liberate Nash |. af a in order that he might return to hie old haunts and I feel that Harvey Jo pe SBailey who, you will recall, was apprehended on the Old Mission Golf reise ke -A. | cn Kaneas City on July 7, 1932, together with Holden and Keating. and . 19 \ (hr: otis Daemons fected his escape from the Kansas State Penitentiary at 84€ AuG 20 1964 ye Te ag ee