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=15- Attempt was made by Agent to interview Marvin Barrow regarding various matters, especially the guns, but he declined to talk. However, a day or so luter he talked to wwrious officers, and according to Deputy Sheriff ADs Maxey, of Van Buren, Arkansas, Marvin admitted to him that he had killed H.D. Humphrey, Town Kareshal, at Alma, Arkansas Numerous reports were received relative to severeness of the injuries received by the escaping trio, and from medical authority it wa learned that Subjects could not escape any groat distance if they were bleeding and punctured by bullets as reported. A conference was then had with Park ey, Chief, low Bureau of Investigation, who believed a posse should immediately be formed to search along the Des Moines River Bottoms, which is covered on either side by a heavy growth of timber, There are numerous unused shacks ani cabins along the river which would make idonl hiding placos. Mrs Findley then erranged to form a posse to cover the east side of the river, while this Agent and State Agent Arthur went to Adel, Iowe, and with the aid of Sheriff Knee formed a posse there and got them started and then went to Woodburn, Iows formed a posse and lei them over a large territory searching ell vacant houses, barns and shackse The above search mas without results, Being unable to reconcile the conflicting reports that the trio, Clyde Barrow, Jack Sherman and Bonnie Parker,were very badly shot upon fleeing from the frnoas in the woods north of Dexter, and the report of Dave Gardner, of Luverne, Iows, that he had seen subjects and the car in that town four hours efter the fight, and they were not covered with blood and did not appear to have been recently injured, Agent eccompanied by State Agent Silliem arthur interviewed Valley and Marvel Yellers and their hired man, Walter Spillers, who advised that they had heard the shooting, but did not know what it me about, and some little time later while standing around talking, a man sneaked out of the cornfield, climbed a fence and ws standing in the hog yard 50 feet awey when they firet sew him, The Fellers identify him as Clyde Barrow and Stated that he had a large automatic in his right hand, and pointing it eat them ordered them to come cver. He then stated that the law had killed two of his pals, but they hed escaped. He then asked if the Fellers had an auto- mobile, and being edvised in the affirmative stated he wanted it and that they (the Fellers) had to help them escspee He then called to a party named "Buddy" and a man, who from description is believed to be Hubert Bleigh, appeared with @ woman on his beck. Clyde then ordered the three farmers to help his partner over the fence with the cirl, which they did. The farmers were cautioned not to get the girl on the ground as she had been shot in the leg and in the stomach, Clyde then made Valley Fellers back his car out of the garage and help place the girl in the back of the car, Clyde did the driving, and bang a the rest were getting the girl in the car, he rested his head on the steering: aid wheel, The Fellers farm sets back about three-quarters of a mile from the road, and the trio went out the lane and turned north. Keeping to the caused country roads the fleecing subjects worked their way eastward, and are believed to have crossed the Des Woines river on the Madrid bridge, which is located a