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’ " ae “ tae * yp ? a + er son ‘ ot we of : Y a abe TOI nd Following my telk with Mr. Duffy, I proceeded to hie office, where - I met Mr, McCullough and Detective NcWhinney, Mr. McCullough ateted that @ negro, giving the aane of hed celled at the store siortly efterl0:00 ofc] the ear morning, at wnich tine he wae referreé to Mr. McCullough; thet informed him thet Harry O¢éen, a driver of one of. _- their delivery trucks, truck Bamber 107, waa steeling merchandise from the | : a _~. truck @nd selling the ‘eame ia the vicinity of tylie Avenue and Fernando - dentified himself as having recently errived fron Chiesgoy” Street, wee engsred on undercover wrk for the Goverment, and gave eteting the " ‘ge references Mr. Duffy, in the Federel Bullding, and the writer, in the ‘Law and Finance Building. In order to imprese Mr. McCullough, he telephoned beth of these offices in the presence of Mr. McCullough. After these calls end Mr, MoCullouch went to the first floor of the stare end met a | " Begro with one ars, who CED ==1¢, worked with his, and sho followed *'' them to Wylie avenue end Fernando Street, where they turned South to en = @lley off of Fernando Street end stopped. QI nformd kr, MeCullongh that this wes the a there Ogien made sales of merchandise from the truck, en” thet he could errange vith a water to buy e drese for delivery. Whereupon, Mr. McCullough geve Murrey $2.00 to use for this purpose, ansocompenied, went to 24 Fernando Street, but 4146 not enter the house, Fe- | xeined a few minutes, and retumed, stating that be could not arrenge with the woman to buy @ dress at 2 price of $2.00, thereupon retumed . -- the money to Mr. McCullough. eteted, however, thet for sdoat $12.50 | or $1400 he could interest the ostensidle purchaser, Mr. MeCullough agfeed to let heve €14.00 for this purpose, but teing without this exount of money, they returned to the store, whe was given $14.00. ab. |. this time it wee understood thesQQD was to go beck to the vicinity of 84 Yornendo Street end thére meet Mr. McCullough af 11:80 a.¥., at which ©. “Gime Be could be . observed purchasing serchendise from Ogten. Mr. MeCul lough added treat at the time the $14.00 wae given the latter suggested _ thet Mr, McCullough texe the numbers of the bille, which preceution, how-..-.”- ever, had already been taken, ernphesired the fact that if be were *-: Giehonsst the Governnent would a % employ him, end thet if they found hin | to be dishonest, they would eendé him to Leavenworth. Mr, BeCulloush fur . ther advised that efte bed left he became suspicious of hin ené enlled Nuzber 6 Police Station and requested Detective eFhinvey to meet him on Vylie Avenue; thet be end behbinney went to the vicinity of Wylie Avenue and Fernendo Street at 11150 A.M. and rensined there unti} 22:16 Pet's, withoutQ@Mor the one-ermed negro putting in en eppearence.