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nee @- * -~ ° ( } - Mr. Clevg.........., - ‘ Lt Mr. Ea . JDHN E0GAR HOOVER r wards... BIRECTOR Mr. Egan... Mr. Hogber ae My. Mathes... Mr. Tolror UW $. Bureau of Investigation ViH:DSS Department of Justice sett, Washington, B. C. ne August 11, 1933+ \ MEMORARIN FOR THE DIRECTOR, Agent in Charge Purvis catied“from Chicago this morning relative to the telegram from Frank J “*oesch, received yesterday, and steted thet he had talked to “r. Loesch yesterday afternoon, o had placed bim in touch with a man by the name of W. Comfort hawking, who, in turn, cleims to have an informant who is a member _ ‘of the Frank Nash gang and is in the counsel of this gang at the present time. Mr, Yurvis stated that this informant's name was ~ not made mown to him, but Hawkins ateted he believed he could induce the informant later to contact Purvis. Purvis stated that he received bo informetion which could be used as evidence but he did receive a great deal of background informetion which he felt would prove of considerable value in the further investigation of the Kansas City shooting. 4e stated that if he could obtain the bullets found at the scene of the shooting and heave them compered by a ballistics expert at Chicago he might be able to definitely identify the machine gun used at Kansas City. This informant cleimed that the machine gun is one which has been used on two prior occasions in Chicago end that the police at Chicago have bullets which were fired by that gun on those occasions, and thus it could be identified. He claims that the gun is buried now but that just as soon as it comes to light again this informent will Imow of that fact and probably commmicate the information through chennels to Purvie. It appears that the informant is desirous 3 of a reteiner of some kind and Furvis will explain the whole matter in ? e letter which he will write the Bureau today. He stated that Mr. Loesch j dl 1 =e ft a ner Sma etme ty did not mow anything about the informent. He only Imows the man Hawkins end has @ grest deel of confidence in hin. anne 4 HE NOT RECORDED COPY FILED IN 66-337 ¥ Relative to Doc Stecy, Mr. Purvis stated that Turrou and Brantley had come on to Chicago with a warrant for Stacy's arrest, as ea result of Which Stacy had beer. picked up, but to date he had had absolutely nothing & te say. A memorandum relative to Stacy is attached hereto. 0X RECORDED /ii ap erg At “~~ lughes. ‘UG 14 If: : AUG I 4 ty.