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“ - w ' rt ms . . t - ‘S ‘2 " } RIE - 5 S’ ofitn mi) Suite L, Federal Butiding ae x . ’ Soe Kansas City, Missourl > ...: we” : QW. - | February 2, 1034.» FEB 21934 ph cae PERSONAL AND CONFIDENTIAL on Director im oo 2 WE Division of Investigation Ue S. Department of Justice Washington, D. ¢. Dear Sir: - .- ''. RE: VERNGY 0 MIELE {Deceased );, et al: _ CONSPIRACY TO. DELIVER FEDERAL PRISONER Please refer to my letter of Jenuary le, 1934, 1 wi th reference to” _ certain information furnished yaa informant Fe ot get RE The informant was taken to Harrisonville, Miesourt, chortly after : January 12th to be used as a witness, if necessary, in the case involving - Earl RitjBrashear and others, who were charged in the State Court at - =” Harrison¥iile with abduction and asssult with a deadly weapone The eubjects : in that case are mentioned in Kansas City file entitled Earl Rit Brashear, et al, Theft from Interstate Commerce, White Slave Traffic Acte as the ~~ Division was notified on January 29th, Brashear and two confederates... pleaded guilty in the State Court and received life sentencese It was not necessary for informant F to testify. That informant, as outiined in ny. letter of January 12th, was instrumental in clearing up the state case a ; which resulted so successfully in prosecutions. He hed also furnished ..~ numerous other points of information to the local officers whieh they -.*-” found to be of value in clearing up State cases, For that reason the — -- Sheriff at Harrisonville was desirous of holding informant fF fora day. or 60 after January 29th to utilize all infomation obtainable 3 from hin; a 2 ae Special agent ‘Dra inor on | several eubsequent dates after ‘the | interview outlined in my letter of Jamary 12th, interviewed this informant - at the County Jail at Kansas City, in company with Sheriff Thomas Bash and Assistent Sheriff John Kelley, It was not delieved advisable to talk with - the informant in regard to the instent esse while he was at Harrisonville, . For that reason further activity was held in abeyance until he would agein be removed from Harrisonville to Kanses City which was understood by Sheriff Bash before the informant was turned over to the Sheriff at - Harrisonvi lle. | bnf , 7 / < nh Y It was overoped Yhrough intervi ows: a ot ial gal he - } >. “f \ 4 FEB Q Wb . Lette e 12 ey, 4