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JOHN EDGAR HOOVER {C ) 4 “aNe Af \|2 Ecc ate . REOORD AE Wir. Nahas." wre [QIBON -202 007" wr. Ie. eer wr pawards ----- pare BRAD ore er” wr HueneB. or wr- ERUNTTN ester wre LEstet nn wir LOGRO nr" eee eeeee™ a BIREGTOR Bibision of Inbestigation VtH:DSS M.S. Bepartment of Justice - Washington, B. C. November 23, 1933. BN a ~S LWEJORANDUM FOR THE DIRECTOR RE: EFFORTS 10 APPREHEND VERHE ZILLER i: CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ON NOVEMBER 1, 1933. O The location of the apartaent cf Vivian“vathews, alizs Vivion willer, elias cirs. C. Terris, at the Sherone Apirtuents, was executed sctisfactorily. The Chicago office arranged « telephone ten into this epertment end placed Specie] Agent iledele with his wife in an apertnent or, the secona floor at the other end of the hall fron that in hich the iiller apertsent is located. This had been covered severe] des when igent ,icdaic observed a individus] entering the cpartuent and greeting Bobby “ioore, vho is known 4s @ close associate of Vivian iiathews, endtho leter célied Vivien on the telephone advising of the arrival of this individu:zl, but not giving the name, ana Agent iladale feit thet this individual ansrered the general description of Verne liiller and tes probsebl; thot fugitive. Prouztly upon recelot of this udvice <t the Chicago cffice arrangesents vere wide to uore udecuately cover tne entire epartueat building. Special igent Guinene proceeded to the apartzent with two police scuads ana several Agents. Gne saued of police was placed on Gzit ivenue to cover the Gelt ivenue entrance to the epertuents. Three sgents vere placed in @ car opposite the Sherone Apertments on Sheridan Rozd, it be- ig observed that the apartment faced one side on Sheridan Road, the other on Gilt évenue. Each scued car and each squed of Agents was equipped with machine guns and all Agents were aruwed with revolvers. The police siuads hud tear gas bombs. igent Guinane stated that he proceeded to apartaent 207, in wiich Agent iadala was temporarily resicing, together vith several .gents, ané called for 1irs. Rogers, a stenographer in the office tho ves personally acuuzinted with Verne liiller, having formerly lived at Huron, ‘South Deketa, whe silier vas Sheriff there; that “hirs. Rogers teok up 4 position in the kitchenette of toe apartment, it heaving a service door opening into the corridor giving a full view of the corridor to the liiller apertuent and arvringexents were mece whereby urs. Rogers, together with one agent, would mauintein « vigil in the kitchenette in order that they might notify other igents in the event Miller emerged from the epertnent Bna wes identified, It was also arranged for Agents iadaula, “eating, end VW. A. Suith end $@Sde Officer Keupster to remain in the Nadalz epartaent but in & Toon: en elo! 164 the corridor end removed from the kite nih ~ COPIES SeSPROVED | cM DEG Pere 40 AUG 31 1964 ‘ vag) ae BS a] s La 1 4 i] FI ' b %