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Mr. Clegg...” Mr, Eowards B.S. Bepartonnt of Justice S11 Hurley-fright Building, Washington, D. C. September 11, 19335. - MSORANDUM FOR THS DIRECTOR. - se OCT 17 1939 swe Re: Benjamin Harrfion Covell, The Kansas City = Union Stetion ‘OCT 16 1e32 i" Massacre. US. CEPAREaEHY OF gL - Washington Meld office file o c VETERE vietige P Pursuant to instructions from Mr. Vincent W. Hughes of this Division, agents contacted Charles H. Shreve, Special Investigator, Bureau of Prohibition, through whose cooperation an interview was had et the Washington Field Office with Devid D. Mayne, 504 Evena Building,(telephone Netional 3587) Feshington, B.C. : Thie interview was errenged for the specific purpose of interrogating gsid David D. Mayne, who Mr. Shreve stated wes his informant in this metter, reletive to certain information which Payne imparted to lir. Shreve as set forth in e memorandum of Prohibition Inveatigator Charles H. Shreve addressed to the Director of this Division, unéer date of Septenber $, 1935, the selient points of this information being es follows: _ That a man by the name of Covell {full name Ben jamin HRerrison Covell, 1910 K Street, N. W. Apartment 404, Weshington, D.C.) wes for yeare affiliated with Frank Nash and Rarvey Bailey, spent some tine in Leavenrorth with Nash end was an intimate eascciete of ghie: That recently while under the influence of liquor, = Covell stated that be knew the percons who were implicated in the _ enses City - Union Stetion affair; thet e man calledO"Big Polek® =" * was the ringleeder thereof; that Covell knows the present address of . ~ this "Big Polek* through whom Covell became acquainted with Bailey; yf ; i thet Covell knew th+t Bailey wee to be “sprung” and thet his friends =. < — rere in on it. at “ft David home upon being interviewed in the presence _ : ” =~ of Kr. Shreve, stated that he never spoke to Covell; thet he is not oo dp acqueinted with Covell or Belley or the Sig Polak® and has no direct — } y' knowledge whatscever concerning the affiliations of Covell with Neeh Wi aN end Beiley 9 or the ay ig pation of Reiley, the "Big Polek* an ae er Soa pet apie uP yor ee ” Wiwfeam