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JOUN EDGAR HOOVER (@0 ae ¢ 9) ; 7 NA a 4 DIAECTOR So oh oo + Bigision of Inbestigation a me i id ‘ . ~ rane _ _HHC:DSS 2. S. Department of Justice. a vs WwW 4 . ’ wi. ECT AN genes eer ae Ae BS Bashington, B.C. BIR. QAI, -aecee es - aes . Jemary 31, 1934. — MR. LESTER .-n- MESORANDUM FOR THE DIRECTOR, ©. This morning I telephoned Aeting agent. in Cherge u. oo oo Spear, at Kansas City, and told hin that the Division was very much = - me displeesed with the reported lack of vigor in the investigation of - the Kensas City massacre case; thet it <zppeared that they hed let - j this czse fell by the weyside end it was being handled intermittently by any one of « number of agents and it wes not being pursued vigorous- . ly toward ¢ logical conclusion. Mr. Spear admitted that this was []swpste intially true, indicating thet there had srison some friction in connection Tith the handling of the cese, particularly in that © Special Agent Farland believed he wes getting accurate informetion:. nov from the Leevenrorth Penitentiary while ir. Trainor held a. °° Gifferent theory. I.inforsed Spear thet the various theories they __. might develop hed no bearing on the case; that it was not the policy _ "3 of agents of the Division to get into disputes over theories; that: Die mre we were seeking the facts, whatever they might be, ana thet he should : ~ athe oh ovrne: orc not tolerate any such friction in his office. He stated that the. ——— friction had not been of an eggravated type; that it was just of a- lil petty neture, and I informed hin thet even this should not be tolerated. ; K @ I then in:uired cencerning the sending . of photographs. ‘por enlergenent to the Kenses City, Uissouri, Police Departzent. - Spear - r >} stated that the photographs were enlarged by bir, Gill, vho is more She. |~ ' or less operating privately but is officially attached to the office. of Sheriff Bash of Kansas City, and not connected with the Police - | Depertaent. He stated that this had happened some time ago end we previous to the instructions thich he had received telephonically . and in a letter from the Division regarding turning over mctters — for enlargement, development and scientific study to local officials. ~ I informed kr. Speer thet the Division wes displeased with this action — sf end was displeesed vith his heving sent extortion notes to Kansas - pene pow City, siissouri, previously. He steted that it ‘would not occur again. Ce but that it hed occurred on one previous occesion in connection ith ; en extortion case hencled by Specicl Agent %. C. Dewey in the territory around Omaha; thet the report will show this upon.its arrival bub . vo % thet the incident had occurred prior to iy recent. OO a Te. oa oO NO. ah I ee a . * bey Ai .