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, Hea, elie ascerteinine that Sullivan County was in Missouri thet he hai written the letter to the Division, I+ will be noted that this individual also | 2 wrote a letter to the Division in connection rith the Lindbergh kide _ Bpapings In consequence, a letter has been sent to the Division setting tee forth this informatior so that future letters from this oy may ‘be! ‘properly dealt with. Pp : d= * ames d He Lah es ee itr, Pau Markley, Assiatant Postmaster at pausrig; Infiene, Poe wes interviewed by acent, at which time he said that Mabr liwd a oo : eluded life and was not known to have left Bluffton, Indiana, in the ~~ last aixteen years, He was not known as eccentric or queer, horever, @ previous inquiry at Bluffton by Special agent C, ©. Fisher, which is detailed in report exrtitled Unknown Subjects, KEidnepiag of Charles ~ Augustus Linibergh, Jr., dated at Chicago, Illinois, 7/25/S2, shows that - Eahr had attempted bed comms euicide, | _ ee oe a Z “~~ . a N ‘sl “A letter wes received from the Detroit Office dated july ; 25, 1535, which atated thet the State's Attorney at Crovn Point, +..." =) Indie'a, had written to the Michicen State Police to the effect that. one Pernard Phillips, the Subject of Identification Order $1296, hat been seen in the vicinity of Fetoskey, ichipan, In addition, this “~~ letter stated that tie license number of the sutomotile which Phillips was see, to drive hec been given to the Chief of Police at Petoskey. om ay ee An inquiry by telephone with the Qhief of Police hed elicited the 9 ~----~ information thet the Chief hed lost thie number, so the Detroit Office stated, It will be noted in thie regard thet Phillips is under indict- nent in Lake County, the count; seat of which is Crom Point, Indiana, aN on @ cherge of ban: robbery involving the holdup of the, East @:icago s Bank at East Chicago, Indiane, on april 5; 1935, and ie eleo éuepected =~ of heving held up the bank at LaCrosse, Indiena, on June 23rd, 1925, et which time the cashier of this bank wee shot by a mon who was accompanied by Phillips. ‘The Assistant Ceshier, a women, identified the picture of Phillips as the companion of the murderer and stp identified the mrderar es one Robert\Loftis, the brother of one Donalé}Lloftis, sho was known es one of the most protific bank robbers in Chicago, Illinois, althoiwh the eums which he obtsined were comparatively emalle In numerous convere sations with the Police in Chicago, Illinois, however, agent has been " mebdle to find the crimifel @onnection between Phillips and Robert leftie.” Torough agent witnesses of this bank robbbry were calle¢ to Chicago,! ’ Jllinois, on August 16, 1933, at which time one 41 Downes was arraigned on a chercge of disorderly conduct, since Special dgent Eeating hel ob~ tained informtion te the effect thet Domes wee Phillips* compenion . in Petoskey, No identificetion of Dotmes, however, wee made as a ~ participant in the LaCrosse bank robbery.