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-3- b7p — actaal shooting, identified a photograph of Weis- . wean which was exhi » and stated she personally sew Welemen, together with three or four other sen, in the apartaet of Mrs. Hightower on the day which she recalls to have been June 16, 1933 (the day before the Kansas City shotting}, but could not identify other photographs exhibited to her as being likenesses of other aen in company with Welsaan, and stated that she did not notice them as closely as she did Welenman. She atated, however, that Mrs. Hightower handles liquor and that the men in with Selsasn were purchasing liquor from ber on the occasion when che see then, The Kansas city letter also contains this paragraphs "The aituation in Kansas City te eonewhat delicate politicelly, due to police connections with the John Laris fection, end, therefore, very discrest action fa being teKen with reference to identifica- tion of the men ef the Phillips Botel who was pre- Sunebly robbed by Maxine Miller.*® The Kanses City letter also liste 6 mumber of long distance telephone calls asde from the apartaent of Mra. Hightower which should be given careful consideration. With reference to the letter from tho Kansas City Office dated Fobrucry 7, 1934, outlining the investigation to be aade in conasction with the Kensss City Massecre case, under section one, it 16 noted that attention le being given to the "Curly® angle, Briefly, en individuel identified as "Curly® was seen to leave Chicago the day before the Kansas City shooting, according to information L 4 bd obtained a the Chicago Office froe a confidential informant named Three deye after the Kanses City abooting, Dr. Farr, so- conpsenied Eheriff Tom Bash to the Kansas City Office, and related bow an underworld character, whom he had known during the past fifteen years solely by the name of "Curly® had approached him in Cas Welch's place on 15th Street, between Troost and Foreat Avenues, and ssked hin if he wanted to aake some ready cash, and upon being . told thet he wae agreesble to the proposition “Curly” stated sone ’ gengeter in the city hed been wounded. Dr. Farr agreed to meet "Curly® later in Ces Velch*s place, but in the meantime reported the satter te Sheriff Bash and in turn to the Kansas City Office, where it was erranged that Dr. Farr should meet *Curly® and render the medical \.