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Pe a lean el ta a eS Ben a ” aes BAKO : S SL 7-429 She stated that at this time she suggested they check into the Chase Hotel in St. Louis and HALL objected to this saying she was too drunk to walk through the lobby of a hotel so they cruised around and finally located an apartment house. She stated that HALL made all of the arrange- ments concerning the rental and that he informed her that they would stay here for a couple of days. She stated that this time was the first time she had actually seen the luggage HALL had purchased although he informed her at the time he left her at the bar upon arrival in St. Louis that he did purchase some luggage due to the fact that it would lock extremely strange for them to check into a hotel or motel without luggage. She stated that they entered the apartment house and that HALL immediately flopped himself onto the bed and went into a heavy aleep and that she had a bottle of liquor and had herself a few drinks and became interested in the two grips he had purchased. She described these as metal grips about the size of foot lockers. One was green in color and one was black. She said she decided to look on the inside to see what the inside of the luggage looked like and opened it and saw that it contained a large amount of money. She stated she endeavored tc awaken HALL to secure an explanation of this money but that he refused to do so merely replying to her efforts with grunts and groans. She stated she then flopped over on the bed and went into a sound sleep and did not wake up until the afternoon, She advised that when she woke up both HALL and the grips were gone but she noticed a note on the dresser and she quoted from memory, "I had to leave, I'l be right back". She stated that later on that same afternoon she got another note with an apartment key in 20002 it. She stated she stayed in this apartment and did not see HALL at all; and the next day having been out of whiskey she was in somewhat of a seni= sober condition and decided to go get some more booze, She called a taxicab and told him to take her to a liguor store. When she opened her purse to pay the cab driver the fare she found $2,000 in $20 bills in the bottom of her purse, She stated that she now realizes that HALL mst have put the $2,000 ransom money in her purse while she was sleeping and at the time he left the apartment. She stated she obtained some liquor and milk and went back to the apartment and started drinking and shortly thereafter she wee arvosctaet be 2PMeseen 2h the Ot Tawte Betianne Nowa wtrin WAS GDPresuveud by VLA S Ul WIS Ole wOuULsS FOL cs Depart tment. a -60- eR RA PR Ne NE ge I a NN FP yA perms 9