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It ie apparent that Mra, Nash was one of the prime movers with Galatee in arranging the plan to release Nash and that she 614 say more than to merely state that Hash was arrested, “This belief ie based on the resultant acts of Farmer ant Louie Staceye In the fireat statement made by Mra» Nash she left ths inference thet Mrae Galatas mate call sunber 5 as she stated that when els arrived at Jopling Missourl, Mre, Parmer informed her that Mras Galatas had phoned while Galatae and Mra, Nash were enroute to Joplin stating that they would arrives John Stover, air pilot, Hot Springs, Arkansas, will testify that late in the 2 efternmon of June 16, 1955, somewhere around 4 P.lf, be departed from Hot Springs, Arkanaas, with Richard Tallman Gelatas and Mree Francesa Nash ané Mra, ij Nash*s arell daughter es paseongers, pursuant to arrangnent made with him by Gelatas and that he proceeded with them to Jopling Missouri; that at Joplin be landed at the o14 airport about 6:50 P.M,, June 16, 1955, and that Mre. Rash paid him $100.00 ee a fee for the tripe That his passengers took a texi from the old airport to Joplin upon arrival and that he proceeded to the new airport immdiately after landing at the o14 and there founé that he coulé not " secure motor fuel far a return trip to Hot Springs that night; that upon arrival at the new airport he met « large man with e Cadiliac Sedan, described ae Herbert Allen Farmer (admitted by Famer to have been he), who questiom @ Stover about hie passengra, eaying that he wae waiting for them and that Farcer departed from the field when told that the passengers hed proceeded to town from the o14 airports Forrest Jomson, Keystone Taxi Company, Jopling Missouri, wilt testify and produce records showing that he picked up a woman, e emmll child and @ mab, Gescribed as Mras Nash, ber daugiter and Galates,(admi tted by irae Nash to Agents Brantley and Turroy) at the old airport at Joplin at 6:40 PaMo, June 16, ~ 2953» and took them to the Midway Drug Store, 1518 Main Street, Fopling asouriea Mra.» Nash end Herbert alien Farwer have aduitted to Agents Brantley ené Tr rou thet Farmer appesred at the Kidway Drug Store and took Mrae Nash, her daughter and Galatas to the Farmer residence shortly after their arrivals The Midway Drug Store is operated by Jack Richards, a novcomer to Joplin, but a St. Louis gangster, The place is partially owned or at least recently was by Frank Vaughan, who has admitted to Special Agents He De Bray and R. Be Hathen of the United States Bureau of Investigation to be reached through the Kansas City office, that he ia a narcotic and liquor d@igpensere Yaughen also admitted that he fe a close friend of Herbert Farmer and they are generally known et Joplin to have associated intimately togethers The telephone at the Midway Drug Store is number 1644 which will be later mentioned in connection with long distance telephone call number Se . tare — a ie er it