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Gollard Motor Company that company desired title papera and, therefore, a Kansas 1932 license for the car was purchased and 4-e Carter paid far the license whieh fea bought by the Bernee=Collard Motor Company, the license Bunbder being 76950, Kansas, 19324 (This tag remained in possession of the Bernes-Collardéd Companys) Mo one was with &, Carter at the time of this transaction. He came in later with a man resembling a photograph of Frank By Mulley. feo Carter gave a bill of sale to the Barnes-Collaré Motor Company written on atationery of Stewart's Garage, 2351 Lincoln Way Beat, South Bend, Indiane, shich purports to show that on 491532 Chevrolet Coupe, Motor #3085500, Serial #21 Ba 0111991, was sold to 4. Carter, Hotel Florence, Pullman, Illinois, for $450600. fhe bill of sale being signed by Thomas quinn, The above document eas examined by Agents Brentley and Turrou end the party from whom they received this information was C. Le Bible, salesmen of the Barnes-Collard Motor Company, who handied the transe ection with 4. Cartere Mre Bible was shown a photograph of Vernon Co Miller, but was not positive in hia identification of that party as de Carters ‘Sam Elliott, used car manager, Barnee-Collard Motor Company, also was present at the time of the transaction and he was shown @ photograph of Miller ani positively identified it as a likeness of ds Carter, Ia the Chevrolet Coupe which was traded by Carter wes found @ pair of coveralls ia whieh Mre Blliott found a keyring containing some keys and a metal tag on which was etamped Cloud County Banke It was aacerteined that thia bank ia@ located in Concordie, Kansase These keys were later given te Carter when he returned to bave the car Berviceds He bes not been in to this garage since the early part of 19336 ’ fhe office of the National Military Home, Laavenvorthy Kansas, was closed when Agente Brantley and Turrou arrived there and, there~ fore, nO inquiry has yet been made to determines whether or not @ person pamed 4, Carter, identical with the one mentioned herein, Was an innate there. 4 tracing of the signature “a. Carter® from the bill of sale given to the Barues-Collard Motor Company for the Chevrolet Coupe was mede and same appears upon comparison with the known signature of Vernon C. Miller under his alias aa V. C. Mason to be the identieal handwriting. A tracing of this alenature of a. Carter is being herewith enclosed for the Chicago offices It 1 believed desirable to condict investigation at South Bend, Indiana, in order thet it may be established whether or not there ie another individual probably known there who used the alies Ae Carter and would be a close oonhection of Millere |