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Eddie Cantor — Part 4
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REFERENCES: Bureau file 100-46225..
Los Angeles letter 9/1/42.
Bureau teletype $/13/42 in the case entitled QE
mas, BY AL; INTERNAL SECURITY - c#
Tais investigation is predicatad on the receipt of an anonymous
threatening letter by Federal Jadge RALPH E. JEMNRY. This le’-ter wes dated dwy
21, 1942, and addressed to "RALPH BE, JERKY, Federal Judes, Foderal Building,
L.a.," and postaarked, Los Angeles. The letter, hsaderitten anc in ink, is as
follows: —
"Honorable Sir:— ce -
"This is to notify you that we, the followers -
are hereby swearing revenge and reprisal against . 8.
Gov't, for sending our leader to prison.
"Death to P.D.R. and all his Jew clique in @ash. D.C.
° *aveng SQ omeittes.”
a The origins] letter was forwarded to the Bureau after four photoststic coples
| of the letter und the esvelore were Sais, two being retained in instant file
cui inu caving been forsarded to the United States Secret. Service, Treasury
| Department, Los Angeles, California. The Techaical Laboratory was requested to
codpare the handwriting cn this letter with the éhunyaous letter file. Ko request
a Was made to process ths ietuer for latent fingerprints in that numerous persons
| handled the letter crior to its having besn turoed over to this office.
a
By letter dated Septesber 8, 1942, the Technical Labcratory advised
tact @ search of the anonymous letter file reflected that the writer of the
threatening Leiter to Judge JEMNEY was identical with the writer of a letter to
bic ip Rall of Justice, Los dngeles, California, dated December 13, 1642,
and postmarked at Los Angeles, Califeorsia, whica Letter, handwritten and in ink,
de a5 fcliows:
"Los Angeles, Cal.
pec. 13, 1%2.
ar Sir:= i
Sree R nem
aT ST ipllee.ion 13 tery sarry to bear of your arrest for your
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