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a) eTrmediately, the writer, scompeying Agont Leckry, drove éown the main thoroughfare in Hot Springs, passing the White Front Pool Anll, end picked Chief Reid upon the opposite aide of the street, turned on the next comcr end came back, and Reid pointed out Frank Hash stinding in ti front of the Widte Front Pool Hall. Lackey, Reid, and the writer stopped thair ear ot the first opportune spot ant dmnedintely took Kash into custody. He stowed Little resistence end was not earned, Jemediatoly placed hin in the eutonobfiie ani drove out of Hot Springs for Little Rock, (m the road out of Hot Springs, we were interrupted by a squad of officers heavily arsed, wno hed a report of a kidnapping. On showing our credenticls, we were promtiy permitted to proceed, At Little Rock, we wore agrin interrupted by several enra of of fi cers, to whom it had been reported thut thors ws a kidnapping at Hot Springs, These officera, on deing advised of cur mise sion, and identity, assirpned an automobile #9 accompany us throuch Little ' peck and on to the road thet we cared to travel. = * : ‘ ; f . , Y . : i . \ v ‘ oo ‘ . ™ wwe left the letter mentioned officers waier the impression that we ware proceeding to Joplin, Missouri, but at a given point, we left the. Joplin road and dropped inte Fort faith, Arkansas, On the rad, the writer cormmnionted with Special Agont in Charge Colvin, asxing for instructiers, and wos advised by ire Colvin that he would have instructions as to furter procedure, at the Sheriff's office, on our arrival at Fort Saith. “Ge arrived at Fort anit: about darky + to te County Jail, mere I eamunionted with 8. As G_ Colvin, who instructed that wo borrd the iis~ . pourt Pacific train st 8:50 outef Fort Suith, secure « stateroom, ami pro- geod to Kansas City, where we wuld be guwdtately met by Ses. C. Votterii, who wld arrange to asompany us to $he Leavenworth PrisoBe we “on arrival et Kansas City at 7:15 Aco Mo, Chicf Reid, the witer, and Frank Rash resained in the etatercan mtil Agent Lackey looked the eurround ings over and mot Mr, Vetterli; later he retuned ani we left the etatercon and proceeded throws the Union Station, ecoapaniel by Mre Lackey, Mr. Caffrey, tm plain eletes police officers fras Kansas City, going to Oaffrey's automobile parked in the parlany opposite the Tai stations : _- *Ghflef Reid carried a parp ato teun, as aid urs Lackey. The : writer wes amel with a six-shooter, and on peaching Ere Caffray's car on the west side, the doors vere opened, emi Fraxk Wash got in on the reer seat. |