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f River Camp. A pencil notation on the card gave the telephone number as related that he had visited with Hamlin the day he left Fayette- ville, and that after consuming considerable liqwr, Hamlin informed him that Harvey "Eddie" Bailey, Alvin Karpis, and one(Charlie The Wop, passed by the White River Camp in 4 Cadillec Coach, stock color, & Reo Seden, and a Chevrolet Sedan. They merely stopped for a moment, but said they were going to Oklahama to make sane casy money. According to Hamlin, If they eppeared short of money. During the conversation, according oe he learned that the Gelatas crowd has a hangout between Fort Snith, Ars- ansas ami Salisaw, Oklahana. He also learned that Hamlin has two telephones which pass through the Eureka Springs exchange. He said that Hamlin hes a Cadillac Sedan, apparently a 1952 model, with a treiler attachment in the year, While he was gt the camp, he noticed a 1931 Chevrolet Coach, bearing a Kansas license, and also a 1955 Chevrolet sedan, license not noted. He met oneySheldon from St. Loujs, Missouri, who hed the Chevrolet Sedan, and who was accompanied by Peul Jsrinknan of Selignan, Missouri. pur ing SB stay at the camp, about 1 P. M., July First, the mail carrier arrived ed delivered several letters. Hamlin perused one of the Lettere and then excused himself, saying he had to go to town on business. When he returned, he informed Hamlin that "the boys" were going to meet _ in Tulsa, Oklahoma to plan sonething big. arrived at the conc lusbn that they intended to stick up the main office of the Chicago Exposition at Chicago. He was given to understand that Bailey, Phillips, end the other gummen wuld participate in the holdup and that somsof them would meet at Tulsa. When questioned AMBEBe vised tint he knew Walter Hamlin ae an ofd fcon" man and had frequentl taliced to him in Hot Springs, Arkansas in the garage tmt Galatas ran. claimed thet he told Hamlin that he was on the way to Missouri to visit hie relatives, but would return to Arkansas within a few days. He let then believe that he was in need of money end vf exployment, and releted that Hamlin intimated that he night teke him to rt Tulea to participate in the job they had planned, The night that Hamlin arrived at the Write River Camp, he was told that he was going to be taken "for a ride." When he got in an automobile at the camp, he was accompanied by Walter Hamlin, Paul Brinkman, Sheldon, and en individual named Rend. |