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A sabi owe ar] La oa 5 4 . ‘ Y H “aid We _ November 20, 1933, coe MEMORANDUM FOR SPECIAL AGENT IN CHARGE ; M, H. PURVIS ; Re: VIVIAN MATHIAS with aliases; BOSBIZ MOORE : with aliases HARBORING AND CONSPIRACY TO HARBOR A FUGITIVE FROM JUSTICE As I orally informed you, after the first arraigmnent of Vivian Mathias and Bobbie Moore, the attorney for the defendants, Benjamin Feldman, in my presence esked Assistant United States attorney Canaday what the United States Attorney's office would recommend if he pleaded his clients guilty. Mr. Canaday informed Mr. Feldman that the least the Government would recommend would be one year and one day for each — of the defendants. after I informed you of this and at your request, I talked to Mr. Caneday and advised him that you were of the opinion that we hed a perfectly good case against these defendants and that you believed a. sentence of one year and one day for these defendants, who were involved in™ harboring a desperado like Verne Miller, was an extremely small sentence, and that you believed the ends of justice would better be served if no compromise be made with the attorney for the defendants, and that the de- = fendants be forced to stand trial and take a chance on conviction rather vhan compromise with them on any, agreed sentence. , Mr. Canaday atated that he had talked the matter over with United States Attorney Green, and both he and Mr. Green felt that the Government had a good case, and that a trial would probably result in conviction, but thet even though they were convicted by a jury, he and Mr. Green felt that when the defendunts would be brought up for sentence, . the fact that both had children would be brought to the attention of the court, and that in view of the fact that the maximum penalty in this case was two and one-half years, he felt that the Judge would probably sentence ~~ - them to not more than a year and a half or a year and a day, or probably. .° less, and that he therefore still felt that a plea of guilty and a sentence of one year and one day each would be far better than going to the expense ~ of a trial, which would necessitate bringing witnesses from Kansas City. The case will again be called on Wednesday, November 20, -<- 1933, at which time the attorney for the defendants is expected to make a motion for reduction of bail. However, J talked on the telephone to attorney Feidman yesterday, and he indicated that there would be no further action after Wednesday, which means that he expects to have the defendants enter a plea of guilty tomorrow, . 5 COPIES pESTROYEP 62-171240 AuG 31 ied ee 7071. 7 ne wee Ard