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SL 7-29 = o on nt ta thea athan @ +a ng cl a an + kidnapping, "HALL stated that the suit he = was wearing on September 28, 1953, was a blue sharicsxin suit, size 2, which he believes he took to a cleaning shop on Frederick Avenue by the name of either HOBSON or HODSON in St. Joseph; Missouri. He stated that he believed that he put the shirt he was wearing at the time he handled the victim's body in the whith Ww fiw or Ooh wre oe Citel <4 a Ae al ef il Bh 1a hh ee 7 Woke et led Laiiediiens” A whe ws washing machine at BONNIE's home and endeavored to launder same. He stated that he does not presently recall what disposition he made of the shoes c- necktie he was wearing. nh] Co mri wosey HALL was qu appearing in the HEADY home which he states were from the vi ay, and he advised that the stains appearing on the door casing at the basement ateps leading to the kitchen and those leading to the front part of the kitchen were no doubt from the victim's body. He likewise stated those stains leading from the kitehen into the dining room and then te the back door were also no doubt from the body as he had carried ‘victim's body in that direction. vastianad i detail concerning the alle uestioned in detail concer ang tae &11e He also advised that any blood stains that appeared upon the cushion and bedspread in the dining room were also probably from the victim's body. He stated that the cushion and bedspread, praviously mentioned, were normally on the back porch of the home but due to the cool weather the bacx porch was no longer used and these thing were brought into the dining room. He advised that they had been taken off the back porch | prior to instant kidnapping. He | stated he does not recall laying the body on the fiber rug on the back porch, but that is entirely possible. He also stated that he did not recall specifically using the ‘long handled ax in the basement of the house to pat the dirt into the victim's grave, but that he could have used it and not recall. He also advised that he washed the chamois skin and hung it on the line to dry, but does not recall endeavoring to launder the quilt or comforter which was also hung on the line at the HEADY home. é * He also advised that when he found instant gun lying behind victim's body that he opened the cylinder and took out three empty cartridga cases and threw them on tha floor and later, possibly the next day, took -38- Pe