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SL 7-29 at the time of making the transfer. He did not believe that HEADY knew he had obtained the one bundie previously mentioned. they went to another bar at an unxnown location, had a few drinks and he left BONNIE and the bags there while he abandoned the rented car a block or so from that location. Ha stated he walked back to the bar and estimated the time as being from 10:00 to 10:30 a.m. They had a few more drinks and began arguing as she wanted to go to a hotel, which he seemed to recall was the Chase, while ha "knew we were hot" and wanted to get in a nice quiet place and get "holed up." He said that HEADY was obviously intoxicated and he believed that their entranc into a hotel lobby might leave lasting impressions on these observing. ‘He called another cab, kind and colo. unknown, in which they went to a bus station in downtown St. Louis. The metal trunks were placed in the rear trunk compartment of the cab. His purpose in taking the cab to the bus station was to avert possibie suspicion. He believed that a check might be made of cabbies delivering parsons to residences after having picked them up in bars, and it was his idéa to either arrive at an apartment to rent in a cab originally obtained from a bus depot or in a used car which he intended to purchase. They went into the bua station, argued briefly as to whether they should go to a hotel or to try to rent an apartment, after which he consulted the yellow pages of the telephone book for the address. of a used car lot. He selected an addresson Kingshighway. ‘hey hailed a cab and went out to the lot. He believes this cab to have been a Yellow Cab. dhey first entered a bar across the street from the used car lot where he again made a long distance call to BARNEY PALTON in St. Joseph to determing whether he had complied with HALL's request to destroy the records of the rented car at the rental agency in St. Joseph. PAITON told him he had not been to the rental agency, and that he would like to be of assistance to him, but that he needed more information before he would - do anything. HALL told him he would send him money or anything, to . please not ask him any questions but to do it and it would be greatly appreciated but PAITON refused. HALL then went to the car lot where he purchased a 19,7 red four- door Nash for $450. He recalled the salesman first told him the price was $350 but after consulting the manager raised the price to $50. HALL returned to the bar and the salesman brought the necessary papers over to complete the deal. HEADY was extremely angry because he had purchased a used car as she thought he should have at least bought a-new one. HALL x ae |