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eae et aeecten tT: Pa ae _ Pursuant to instructions, the writer left Kansas ‘gity ent ‘errived at Hot Springs, Arkansas, the morning of June 25,- ‘1055. Ine’ ‘ quiries were made for the purpose ef securing all inform sion possible : without becoming generally known or conspicucase inet. 4. mS ‘Former Chief of Police Willian Brandenburg, who yesides _ wpon the Malvern Road just eutside the city limits, was interviewed He advised that although he had not been in police work for several years he was familiar with the ®yacket" situation in Hot Springs; : that from informtion he hed aocured be believed that the massacre §©-)% at Kansas City, Missouri, sould be directly traced to one Dick Galatas, bead of the Confidence Men at Hot Springs. He atated that be bad «| Confidant, one . Ernie Hill, who ws formerly employed by Gelatas, anf . geid that if thie individual would talk be would undoubtedly furnieh 7 pertinent information to this ease. =<. eos Sieh 3 Seto a Ernie Hill, who resides near ‘the Brantenburg place, was © interviewed in the presence of the Latter. He furnished ‘he following | cs information: . Dick Gelatas am his wife, Bellic,” ‘eame to Hot Springs © paterteese -~ @bout four years ago. For some time they stayed ina aaa ie ner 2 Booming House er Hotel across from the Majestic apertmentes 202/522 ‘ Galatas soon became associated with Frank Clark, @ Gonfi- *° 5" oS dance Man, who he seemed to have ‘ynown before, ani within a short time hed control of the local “eon” gone operationss About three years ago lest Christus Galetas opened the : Owl Street Garage in Hot Springs, which was managed by «- Ernie Hill. This garage ms used es @ blind for Confi dance . Men working ander the direction ef Galates. Galatas ¢ié ° ‘-@ thriving business and, according to Hill, hed as many . es 102 Confidence Men in his employ. Hs was in league with the City Administration in Hot Springs and paid eff ©: - to thez through Herbert "Datch” akres, a private detective -@lose to the City Administration. — ‘When conditions in Het “gprings would become bad Akres would eall at the garege °2. ‘and suggest that the Racketeers Leave town for a short time. ©: ‘Galatas would then pass the word around and the Confidence 2: . im the Confidence Mex: use ‘qutomobiles ‘end most of thee” : - carry concealed areemls fa their machines. ‘Machine Guns Rees