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' 1 i 1 ' ' r I wrerten ey 4 H. &. Bepartment of Justice rear VAS UF ESWESTIGATION Oklehonma - ‘City, Oklehoma ’ oO , OT , February 2, 1934 © a es RAC: MAB 62-456 Director, ; ret) si Divieion of Investigation, a ‘iad U.S. Department of Justice « » Weshington, D. C. , psx - ¥£819 1934 0 Deer Sir: Re: Wigbur Cc. D dephill, With reference to Division letter dated January 20, 1934, . relative to payment of hospital bills and incidental expenses in con- nection with the Wilbur ¢. Underhill case, please be advised that J have, in accordance with the Division's instructions, taken this up with the United States Marshal at Oklahoma City. We discussed the matter at length and although he appeared very willing to help insofar es he could, did not know of any way in which the proper voucher could _- be prepared which would pass the Comptroller for the reason that no. - Federal warrent for Underhill was ever placed in the hands of the. Marahel in this district. It will be recalied that the indictment © pending acainst Underhill was at Kansas City, Missouri and, aithough | e certified copy of said indictment was sent to the United States. Attorney at Oklahoma City some days after Underhill had bean captured, no fugitive complatnt was ever filed in view of the fact thet it waa expected that he would die mamentarily. Therefore,/there was no Borel process outstending for Underhill, Eva MacNichols or Ralph. owe in Oklahoma and the Marshal finds himself without a basis on which to submit the voucher. - ; Pr ° I thought that { nasmuch as Underhill was an escaped conviet from the State Penitentiary of Oklahoma, that it might be possible to induce that institution to pey Underhill's bills and took it up with the Warden, who referred me to the State Board of Affairs. , On Januery 31, 1934 I hed a conference with sneteate Board _of Affaire, of which Mr. W. C. Hughes ia Gnairman, in company with — Stanley Rogers, Sheriff of Cklehoma County, and explained the situation to them with respect to Underhillta part of the expenses, outilning to, them the fact that although there was a Federal Process oatetending tor “DOPIES DESTROYED ¢: we aN 40 aus 33 1964 r on es