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oe ; ‘} eaceaeees 2. S. Bepartnent of Justice x a 2 ‘ocho a n,D. CG. - a Septenber i, 1938. 7 . : o« MEMORANDOM TO THE DIRECTOR Re: Benjamin Harri son\Covell Pursuant to your telephonic instructions on angust SO, 1935, Special Agent L. PF. Oliver was assigned to Iocate the above-named inlividual who : supposedly had been acquainted with FrankQash, deceased, and wo had made the statement that the man responsible for the massacre of certain officers and Frank Nash at Kansas City, Missouri, is “a big Polack of New Orleans.* At the Division of Identificatt on, it was determine? that Cowell as B. BH. Acovell, Register No. 2064], was received U0.8.P. Kansas February 1, 1024, from Washington, D. C., crime forging and uttering U. S. obligstions; sentence 3 years - 9 toS years ecmmeurrently. As BenyCovell, #0056, arrested PD, Knox- ville, Tenn., Feb. 22, 1933, charged invesTigation (forgery); released to Washington, D. C., Feb. 22, 1933, charge false pretenee; as Benj.$Covell, $11714- 33, received Asylum and Jail, Washinetm, BD. C., March 5, 1955, arge false pretense; held to Grand Jury. I have also obtained photographs of Cevell, register No. 4142 PD, tient, Fla. Two copies of this photograph are attached hereto. Efforts were mate to locate Covell at the Willard md Washingt } Rotels | Without succesa. It was learned fran Lt. Clarance Kelley and Officer Evgens — Davie of the Check Squad, Detective Bureau, Metropolitan Police Department, — Washington, D. C. that Covell formerly resided at 1910 K &t., N. FW. On Angust $1, 1933 Agent Oliver contacted Covell at Apt. 404, 1910 K St., N. W., with the result that Covell woluntarily came to the Washington Field Office there he was interviewed by myself and Agent Oliver. Covell stated that he was released from the U. &. Penitentiary, Leavenworth, Kansas, on August 27, 1927, that he went to Detroit, Michigan, remaining there for fifteen months am then moved to Washington, D. C., where he bas resided continuously except for occasional visits to Chicago and elsewhere. He claine to bave been engaged in the cantracting business at Washington, D. C. from Kovenber 10, 1928 until be went into bankruptcy, that he operated 12 trucks amd owned a steam shovel, further that since failing in business he had deen engaget,. in bootlegzing activities. é ~ ark The Covell denied being intimately acqudnted with Franf Ne . he did not know him before he met bim at Leavenworth and hae dot Seen him nee? ‘Or: n 2 tS; nee fron bin since his (Covell's ) release. When asked how eq "S's grepk,, ee ere RECORDEN - ae Ue SUSTICE SEP 5 - 1983 ixoexw SOB Sco [a / . we . cw a et