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‘ . o ° ] . _— “ rye aoe alg ee cer eae ngt neni ee ae me i i tet et ae pete 2 5 = 9 OPTONAL FORM NO.'716 . : ’ “ L " \ . + Tolson _ UNITED sTaTEs oc VA y br SJ) % 7 Mohr 4 f ‘ \ Belmont — Memora_™~:) Vo \ sees. See 7 = f Aliecimne nano 5 =m @ new . 4 . Parsons te fs TO * Mr. DeLoach- > 7 _DaTE: March 25, 1960 fiosen — \ a | oem meogrrmgete RTT PMR TE. : oo RO | | | Eicon : - FROM * M. atte . , : a | ; . . boron os : supject: 4 — CH ABLES" se zecevissal (Re GRAM oe Shaft, aoe Last night's program entitled "Three-Thousand Suspects" had as the main theme, the much publicized prison "grapevine."" No mention is made of the FBI; however, there is a murder of a convict at Leavenworth Prison and . _ Eliot Ness and his group of "Untouchables" conduct an investigation to determine who the murderer is. . ren ae SO Bo oe -‘.*... Briefly this show concerns an individual by the name of Siegel who is in Leavenworth Prison on a violation of Prohibition Laws. His partner in Chicago, Nat Baldwin, is shown attempting to block Siegel's parole so that he will not have to split the "take"! in his illegal operations in the Chicago area. When Siegel's parole is denied, he suspects that he has been double crossed and calls for Ness. This story shows how Baldwin, worried about Siegel's request totalk , to Ness, contacts Frank Nity who is one of the main enforcers in the Al Capone — gang. Nity warns Baldwin that he will take care of Siegel this time but no more. {} Before Ness has a chance to talk to Siegel, the latter is assassinated in the prison library. When the warden learns this, he comments to Ness that they have -“Three-Thousand Suspects." . a Se ay. ee a Ness, in attempting to ascertain who the murderer is, contacts the wife of another convict in another prison and indicates to éhegthat if her husband will cooperate, he, Ness, will arrange for parole of her husband. Ness then, by - : the use of this intimidation forces this convict, Sebring, to obtain information about the murder of Siegel. Sebring is transferred to Leavenworth and works his way into the confidence of other "old timers." He furnishes information to - Ness that enables Ness to trace down sources of the prison "grapevine" and at the | same time learns that the murderer of Siegel is one of the prison guards. VA 4 7 ae Sas > When he discusses \iha Gat fic. ll eZ cnberdoink 2 iP - . them, a prison break is in the process involving Sebring and three others. : This is - __, actually a plot to get rid of Sebring who is to be the third man over thé wall. The 7 * “prison guard who murdered Siegel has been instructed to shoot the third man over “2 _ the wall. Sebring suspects Wonjethiyg is:amiss and balks ST the-esyape and the entire. _ escape is thwarted. During this action, the prison guard ¢ y rats to shoot the “.-. * a - ee CE roee a Mie ay BS APRA E07 an a a ran