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aided Ts am ‘thet thie garege bad direot. lines” to: the s some business with the Park Snore. Hotel ani the. ‘Coxnell , ‘powers ‘apart: 2 "mente. “These various places are. ‘aad residential hotels! ‘located | eon: “>. "the South‘ side of Chicago. ‘near the lake in the ‘Wieinity, of this’ garage, ” Hawkins said that ‘of course the Lake Park Garage was “net the. only” garage "that catered to the. residents of those hotels, hut. that; jhe believed. that this garage obtained most of the transient | trade from the Short land Hotel, ani a fair portion from ‘the ‘Chicago | ‘Beach Ho tele. Ls examined the pictures of Nash and numerous: other persone connected.” oS with this case, but was unable to identify ‘them’ ‘as any. person | whom” “ Be had ever seen. © Hawkins ‘paid he aid not remeber eny: party ‘stor i+, dng @. Plymouth eoupe other than ‘one person. whow he. knew as being @.: “. 1 pelative of prominent persons in Chicagos” Hawkins ‘puggested. ‘that’ ‘the | ‘night man might also have some information and | , this night man was ‘Harold Tobinsi nger, | who. came ‘on duty. at 'B:00. rae 3 - am who had worked at the garage for @ ‘eonsiderable. time. wre “Bawkins “gaid that the Lake Park Garage wes in fhe gontrol ‘of. ite Eresent ape ‘agement for about two months. Mr. Don Boring, Secretery end | treasurer, ‘taxe side kato cy: Sales Company, 6130 Cottage Grove Aveme was xf Anterviewed,.. re", . me Boring produced his -pecords which. “showed shes ‘on February Ve 1955 h “. pad sold a DeSoto Sedan’ ‘pearing motor No. 5 ¢ (19618, serial Woe 33-7 “"§$051428, to BARL L, MEHR, 1345 B,,.62nd Streot, - ‘telephone Dorchester =: . 4503," and that: he had taken in) ‘trade 0/1929 Eseex sutomobile bearing engine. pamber 1024364, and serial Hoo. 057549... Aside from the trade in Clon this ear’ the Desoto ‘had been purchased for ‘cash, * “the total ‘purchase “price being $625.00. _ ‘Mr, Boring stated that it is his undsratending that Mr. Mehre was employed by the Wayne Pump Compeny of Fort Wayne, . Indiana, to travel and repair. broken Wayne gasoline pumps. He said. ‘that Mehre had purchased he ‘pelieved. ‘teo Eeasex care from @ nearby.“ 2 oe dealer, - ‘and had been living in the community for four or five yoars "= “: at least. Be said that Mehre . oane ‘to the garage frequently for eervi - qnd that he. ‘felt mre that Mehre uae. legitimate. ; : Mire pering waa. then” asked to examine Bis records under the name of-George W,: Miller. cand: -, discovered that on Februery 75 16955,“ ‘he had 9014: ‘to. George ¥, Miller,™ ‘6506 Lake Perk Avo,” Plymouth, Soupe, : pledk An eolox, ‘of a. etapdard ‘s business model, which bore motar pumber FC "5468, ond serial ‘umber 1601524, The: key “gumber | was 455565 whis $ransaction was, made™ “by Sir, ‘Pen Boring, the records ‘show, and @ 1929 Buick, engine ‘number 2542551, ie genial pumber 2227751 was traded ine "$260.00 was allowed on this Bate “e @nd $344,00 was paid in oash. Ms ‘Boring said wat the transactic occurred as follows: : ‘ , JB an