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fy ; 7 at TUPELO, Miss? SOIPPI. is Conner of her jewele and it was thought that Escar had done the job, due to the fact thet he left during the night.of the robbery ani has not been asen since, Eo stated that he did not know the address of Lee Burrows and would not advise Agent to interview Mre. Gualt; that be would endeavor to ascertain Leo's exact ~ address fram some other source. He also stated that Tom Ford ecald probable .- Pod tell Agent more then anyone else Ain town concerning the Conners. Oye, wee y, \ ~ > hoe e: vo ; foc: word, carpenter, ‘College E111" Street, stated that Eacar ‘Conner a. married the deughter of Dr. #. A. Hunt in 1922 or 1913, and thet thoy had one a child; thet they moved to Memphis, Tenn,, and later were separated, hie wife’ -~ end child coming back to Dr. Hunt; that Dr. Hunt is at present practicing in ~ Tupelo, Miss.; that he does not recall the mame of the girl Eacar married. He aleo stated that Mrs, Ira Purvis, formerly a very close friend of Escar Conner, had stated to him that EBecar had deen at Oxford, Miss. within the past two years; that he had some other people with him end was driving a big autombile, Mra, Ire Purvis, Depot Street, stated that in the spring of 1931, Esear came to her hams and came into the house alone, but he had some people out in the cer with him; that he asked her if ehe would tell him the location of his mother's grave, as he wanted to have it fixed up and would thank her if she would attend to the work to be done on the greve; that he did not stay long and did not say where he was going or where he bad come from, tut did make the stetemert that 4. J. Conner, hie brother, was in Memphis, fenn., and that he was living with him; that when he left her house she went to the ate with him -and aaw that he sea driving a big car, possibly a Buick, with red wheels, end had three other people with him, another man and two women. Mra. Purvis gave Agent a letter that was received by her from Escar concerming his mother's ereve, The original is being forwarded to the Fansas City Office for comparison ‘with any handwriting epetimens of A. J. Conner that may be on file. \Mrs. Purvie ‘atated that ehe knows of no one who my be in touch with Becar.or &. J., due to the fact that when they were living in Oxford no one associated with them, ani that 4. J. was just a baby about four years old; thet she does not know uho took care of A. J. during his early years, but is of the impression that be wan with the last Mrs, Jack Conner in Sumner, Miss., which is in the Delts section, some- where near Tunica. ; General inquiry et the Sheriff's Office and Post Office failed to disclose any further information concerning the Conners or their relatives. ‘ g we * . . 4 4 . , ’ Dr. Wilifam R. Bunt, Medical Arts Bldg., stated that he is the father of Iucille Hunt Conner, the former wife of Escar Conner; that they were married in November 1912; and had a son, Robert Escar Conner, commonly known as Bob, who” is 19 yeare of age and is at present with his mother in Bay St. Louis, Miss., where she is engaged in the practice of the Law with Gez Brothers law Firm; that shortly after they separated, he wrote to the Chlef of Police, Memphis, Tend.» regerding the general status and whereabouts of Escar and received a reply stating that Escar Conner wes "pimping* for several prostitutes in the City of Memphis, -3-