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a. S. Department of Justice Suite L Federal Building Kansas City, Missouri. February 21, 1934, Director, Division of Investigstion, U. =. Department of fustice, eeS 1iszton, B.C. Dear Sir: 0 RE: VERNON C. MILLER(DECEASED)ET aL CONSPIRACY TC DELIVER FeDSRAL PrIscl=e Recently after a-bani robbery athGoodland, Kansas, on February &, 1924, a gun battle wes had between the bandits and peace officers in that territory, Sheriff Libty of Ness County, Kan.as, being wounded in the encounter. One of the bandits has been identified from a photorraph as James’ Ciark with aliases, Sutject of I 0 #1192. As a result cf the encounter, altho none of the bancits were captured, a 1911 tiodel U. S&S, army Colt .45 calibre «utomitic was recovered with the serial numbtsr thereon buffed off. The serial number has been raised and is found te be No. 156 $31. Cur records of stolen Government guns in this office fail to reflest any information relztive to the above described automatic and hence, it is desired that ecntect te had by you with the Crdnance Division cf the war Derm.rtment in an endeavor to trece this gun, in view of its con- néction with Jases Clark, above mentioned. Very truly yours, iy? rE wt zs ti _ Special Agent in Charee. . prtaee ee nee vee — . . -* NCSec LS Fy gat, 7 — f° / Z 62-7uU= ie A “ * Bi See! ~L Vee . + “sh 2) rete - . ee ee ee ae ied j