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eg heap te! Ber. Folacd. HW. S. Buren of TIubestigation Beparbnent of Justice’ 201 Liberty National WAS pniiaing, Birmingham, | , iy iy ot Julys3 S . 4}. g S “TOE MO. ‘. nyiSION ONE Director, JUL 241933 MI United States Bureeu of Investigation, _— washington, Dee ay og aaa e (69-2441 S-S4¢ Ret UnciOus SuBaoTSs INDEZEY re avpeTnaTION OBSTALCTIGH OF JUSTICS {Endeavor to deliver Federal Frisoner Praia Birmingham File: 62-826 z% i¢33 P. SCENT CF JUSTINE Dear Sir: Le Further reference is made to letter fran July 15, 1933, concerning newspaper clippings indicating that Pretty Boy © Floyd was reported to have recently been seen at Kew Providence, Tennessee. 1933, contacted hr. C. Fr Reed, Selesman for the Kerr Glass Company Memphis, Tennessee, in that city and at that time lr. Reed stated that on June 29, 1933, when at the Austin Filling Station at Kew Providence, Tennessee, he noticed three Liarmon Sedans that were being serviced by the attendant; that he recognized one of the men in this group as being Charles Floyd and spoke to him, having known Floyd in Oklehoma. Reed claims that he asked Floyd what he had in the care and the latter cleimed that he had some moving picture machines and then took Reed over to one of the cars when Reed noticed that 1t was equipped with four water cooled machine guns. Reed further noticed, according to what he says, Floyd was accampanied by several men who apparently were his body guards, all of whom were very well dressed. . Special nae R. 5. Peterson of this office on July 15, ir. Reed claims to have formerly resided in Oklahama. and that he knows Floyd very well, and further that he knows Floyd's mother and helf-brother, elthough until on this particular occasion he . had not seen Floyd for about a year. Reed, ales, claima that Floyd was. armed with two pistols, although he had no machine guns in the perticuwler automobile which he was driving. This eutomobile, he claims, was painted a dark blue color, as sell ae the two other care, but he did not notice license plates that any of them bore. He further clains that Floyd was directing the servicing of the automobiles; that he asked him if he wanted a bottle of beer, that Floyd refused the beor but did take a bottle of grape pop - the proprietor of the filling station waiting on the two of them at that time. copies BESTHONES Thr. Kethes . Perry eeceret . “