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@irest to Joplin, where they arrived at ten minutes to » atx, and ‘Btover not thaving made that trip recently, landed by mistake at the old airport about mile and a half west of Joplin, where there is a amall filling station and. ‘lunch stand, No one was there to meet them ané Gladdis went into this place and ealled a taxicab by telephones, Shortly thereafter, the cab appeared and’ ”.: “took Gladdis, the wman end girl away, The aviator then told Gladdis thet. he would fly over to the new airport to fill up with gas and ofl and they - | would start back. Upon arrival et the new airport, he saw a large man, _ weighing about 800 pounts, who is very deaf, there, in a large black sedan; . Bhis man had stated to the airpart attendants that he was looking for a plane . from Little Rock or Bot Springs, whereupon Stover's plane was pointed out fe ‘bim as having just arrived from Hot Springs, and he then asked "Where are™ your passengers?" On being informed that they had been taken to town, - the “man left in a very great hurry. Thie man is no doubt Herbert Farner, telephone 1541 W2, Joplin. Shortly thereafter, Stover received e telephome eall fro Gladdis, asking him when he wuld be ready to start back, ani Stover, having ’ found that be could get no gas until morning, told Gladdis ani the latter 27> ‘@ireoted him to eane into Joplin to the Conne Hotel, which he did, and they = : atayed that night at that hotel and started back to Hot Springs about 6 otslook the next morning, Stover claims that he has not seen Gleddia sime he Droughs | : ham back to Hot Springs. Mrs. Rash paid the aviator $100, consisting of ome _ $0,00 bill and five $10.00 bills. She handed the aviator her purse ‘for a. _ moment while she ws getting ‘into the plane and it was so unexpectedly ‘heavy ” that the aviator almost dropped it, and said that it must have contained @..: large pistol ar a lot of coin, fhe aviator at the tine he hauled these. a ‘ people, had not heard ef the arrest of Hesh domtowm a few hours earlier, tut. etated that he would not have thought anything particular about the matter, " es he frequently hauls gangsters on hurry-up calls fran Hot Springs to st, ’ Louis, Indianepolis, Peoria, ani other places, ond a they alveys wey hin = Liberally end he never asks questions. ots — “wr examined the Plymouth eoupe ‘ett by Bash; ‘and 4s bears motor BD; a ” FO-45468, serial PC-GSO1BC, Dlinocis licemse 624-097, Chicago City license. "820846, and hes a speedometer reading of 9078 miles, Informant A told me ‘ that he thought this car wuld be fount ae erring turned in & of George Ls : Miller, end that he had bought it in Chicago, . the frade. Chicago office has been asked te trace. rides a count that Bash, as George Le Miller end wife, registered a Oak cay Tourist Camp, Hot Springs, lete in the night of June 16 = par -= @hich wee said to consist of himself, @ women end t gels ee