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described car. The Lanberts eleo advised that a third man resided _. with the ebove individuals but when shown a photogreph of Frank »-: +: Nesh they could not positively identify it as being a likeness of A. =: .. , . this trird msn. They steted that they saw very little of him and . , . thet he never talked to tnea but kept out of sight most of the * CTCF time, aitnough the generel description furnished fitted Nasn, The Lamberts stated tnat negotiations were conducted by Fred Barker, . > thet they took the group through the house, end they egreed to rent _ it for a period of three months, end that Alvin Karpis made an advance. payment of $500 in cach end moved in on July 10, 1932, at which time | they stated toet they hed been stopping at the Lowry Hotel in St. Paul. | Toe women etated her nene wes irs. A. £. Hunter end thet the three — men were her SOS. nore They occupied the house until August 12, 1932, depart : _ ing on thet dete eround 11:30 4.4. Upon their deserture Alvin Kerpis ae eteted thet they were giving up the >lece to go vieit and live with sone friend wo hed recently visited then. During their stay at White beer Lexe they sere vieited by meny persons in high-powered and expensive autonobiles, who usually came very late at nicht and slept. - through the morning, generelly, leaving in tae early efternoon. On tro or three different occasions all of the occupents of the house - ~ were gone for two or more nights at a tine. “tr. Lembert mede = note of the “issouri license nurber 588-014, but did not succeed in : obtaining the license nucbers of other cars thet eppeared, eithough ~ beceuse of their suspicious actions he mace an effort to do so. Texte ate It further appears thet on August 12, 1932 et about ll £.u., ehortly before their de erture fron the house, two strenge men, wio persed their car on the highway, came to the house end spoke to Kerpis end it is indicated that the meeseze which’these two men brought caused the hurried deperture of Kerpis and the others. +. eae The records of the telephone company reflect thet | e telephone wes installed in the house on July 15th end disconnected on August 15, 1932, end thet during this period frequent celle were made to the - Holiyhocks Inn, Emerson 2121, Herb's Garage, 305 West 4th Street, St. Paul Hotel, Cedar 4100, St. Frencis Hotel, Cedar 9660, L. M. Peifer (brother of Jack Peiffer), Bentist, 20563 Mershell Avenue, Midnay 6274, end residence of Gladys and Violet Earrington, Cedar 0768, all of the above being loceted in St. Paul, Minnesota, ep eee *