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x ; 2 - . bs * exe fk Toy 905 Federal Reserve Bank Building ha er . ; Kansas City, Miesourt awe & . Ye ze ’ Sores > . daly 31, 1935 NS “ ae SiS & “es IOS ASE * Bis rd * Ger > f ae Director © & Bd Uni ted States Biveey of Investigation : #4 Washingtong De Co | Dear Sir: RE: VERNON eo MILLER with aliases FwaTTVE, - -WeO. $1195, et al OBSTRUCTIGN OF JUSTICE (Endeavor to Deliver Federal Prisoner Frank aon) K.C.File 62=760 o i eat a t Reference is mide to the report of Special Agent We Fe trainers dated at Kanseae City, Miesourl, July 28, 1955. Qn July £9, 1935, Federal Judge Otis et Kansas city yulea on the habeas corpus petition to the effect that Mrs, Nash should be held for preliminary hearings However, her bond was reduced to $2,500.00. On July Sl, 1933, before ‘the United States Commissioner, iirse Nash, Herbert 4llen°Farmer and Mra, Esther © Farmr appesred and upon motion of the Governmant a continuance wae secured until august 14, 1933, The bonds were on thie date fized, as follows: Herbert Alien Farmar, $10,000000; Mra. Esther Farmer, $5,000.00, and Mrae Frances Nash, $2,5002000¢ None of these bonds were furnisheds ~, \ In order to avert the release of any of the individuals in question it was believed advisable to file state charges of murder against them. Special. agent Le G. Turrou conferred with First assistant Prosecutor Michael O'Hearn of Jackson County and after a diacussion of the facts Mr. O'Hearn expressed the Gesire to inatitute prosecution in State Court against Mrae Nash, Herbert allen Farmer and Mrse Farmere On hie authorization and based upon authorization by me, Special Agent We Fe Trainor of this office, on July 31, 1935, filed complaint before Louls J. Mazuch, Justice of the Peace, charging these three individuals with murder in the firet degree, alleging the mrder of Special agent Raymond Je Caffreye The Missourl penal statute does not recognize an accessory to the act of murder, but fizes the charg against all parties _— connected witb such an offense as principalse A copy of the complaint ia, herewith, -enclosed for the Buréeauts ay tee ie ye AUG 7 - 1933 o vind . ae al een se ayer STIR ATION Mree Hash and the Farners were RAED before , Watice the Poace Me << Mazoh on July 51, 1933, on mrder charges and on that date Awney dateted didha™: sas City 22 re | é wL y, COPIES DESTHUYED Tien THAN a a, P < yet not guilty, They wore held for preliminary hearing at e 40 46 20 I9¢4 ce = A Sl A SL