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One EUGAR HOOVER @ @ co-1e2 BIC omc o~ * oN = set Vederal Bureau of tnuestigation wee United States Pepartment of Dasstice .. vee Washington, D.¢. +. _ i be tee o enw _. Ra VTL wee 4:00 PLM. pate Februar. ge. 2258. te eee 2 meee a tome rs - —- wr Or — ee & tear MEMORANDUM FOR KE. Gr. Conny vpectal age GD telephoned from Les Moines, — ——— acvising that one Gaylorc Forsyth hac been taker into —_—_ custndy by Special Agent GD. at Foods, Iowa this afternoon and that he bad just edmittea writing the extortion letter ClarGeble, anc at the tims of this telephone call Agent was attempting to get a signed confession frum hia. - fe wtetet that alicd Schneteer wae found to be reputable, of well to do people, and was thereafter inter- viewed st her howe on Route #1, Fonda, Iowe. Alice Schnetter statec that she did not srite the extortion letter in question, but named Gaylord Forsyth as a suspect, stating that be had written her nase on several $1 bills, one of which case into possession of @ track driver who leter introduced himself and acues for en engagement. On one of the bills was found the initials °G.F.° She further stated that che had several dates with Forsyth in the past, but her father bad forbidden her to get hia, enc op one occasion ordered Fursyth fros the preaises. Thereafter, she refused to have sny further dates with Forsyth, an for this reascn believed he aay have written the letter, tn subeoqeen tly furnishing addi information con- advised that of age, single, @ refident of Fonda, lowe, eaployed os « farm laborer is the vicinity eteted further that 6 Peputy Sheriff fros to the place shere Perr