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224 Federal Building Oklahoma City. Oklahona October 18, 1933 RHC 7-6 V:SCN OF INVEST:GATION Special Agent in Charge, CCI 21 I933 A.M. Divieion of Iavestigation. 0.3..MNI OF JUSTICE U.S. Department-of Justice, Post orfice Building. Dallas, Texas. FILE Dear Sir: Re: George Kelly Barnes, -t al., TOF.UST Kidnaping. -ryISOR CNE 0 OCT21:533 6! Nhen sentence wes imposed on R. G. Shannon, ons of the. defendants in the abore entitled matter. he was granted a stey of execution for sixty days and allowed bond in the sum of $lo,ooo.00. His attorneys heve forwarded a bond executed at Fort Forth, Teras and purportedly signed by some sixty-two persons,. all of shom ap- parntl rerid. in. wis. Coimtsi T.e .nd ot whom only. two, nemely.. and have made any offort Sonroaay ays go suonegn@ex pus gns oys Aq pognbei su Lorgenb o? General'. office. The United States Attorney at Oklahona City advises that in his opinion eech of thess parties bes placed an excessive valu- ation on his real and personal property and, therefare, hes not. legally qualified as s surety on this bond. He requests that the property of the two bondamen abore msationed bd investigated and the actual value ascertained. The bond itself ie transratted herewith ae. the affiderits of and attach- ed thereto contain legal descriptions of their property.. Please crpedite this investigation as much as possible. returning the bond to this office with your report. Very truly yours, R. H. Colvin. Enel. Special Agont. in Charge. cc-Division All b7C