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lace) SL 7-429 OQ. LACLEDE on, i DRIVER The following reflects investigation by SAs and tober 9, 1953, Laciede Cab driver, advised \) rhe had received a phone call from subject HALL to pick the iatter up ‘ al S225 Morganford at a tavern on October 5 at approximately 1 p.m. HALL seme ont of the tavern wearing a snap brim brewn hat, tan sport eh vi, and tweed brown coat, according to He told ust we a8 around’, HALL then said "I want a nise girl" an rther Ectsted thab he did not want to frequent a"whore"house. dicated to HALL that "that stuff is not my business", in ni =... around in the cab for a while and then HALL said that he wanted to go to 4504 Arsenal to pick up a couple of "sample cases! Prior to going to Arsenal Street, he requested the driver to eas at BROWNIE’S TAVERN, Grand and Arsenal Streets, HALL was in the lacvern approximately five minutes, came out, and re-entered the cab ana went to the Arsenal Street address mentioned above, HALL then went into his apartment and brought out a small foct locker and a aarvger metal black cage, He was not carrying a brief case, according ts BEEP «ated that he tried to pat the foot locker and the stner case In the trunk of his cab but was unable to place both of then there, Finally he put the big one in the trunk of the car 2 2 + + +h kaw UATT Aarna and pu, the smaller one in the front seat with him, HALL evidenced concern about whether the trunk and suitcase were locked and tried same with a key. At this point he repeated again that he wanted the driver to "find him a girl", HALL and GB xe aroumt for approximately forty minutes and then went to the N HOTEL. At that point, QP spoke to a cat driver for the ACE CAB COMPANY and asked the latter if he could gel a girl fcr HALL, The ACE CAB driver said that he thought he might be able to, but that he would have to take care of a fare, The ACE CAB driver agreed to meet HALL an at Fifteenth and Pine Streets by the REED HOTEL. HALL and waited at the REED HOTEL in the LACLEDE CAB until the ACE CAB driver returned. Then the foot locker and black metal euitcase were transferred from the LACLEDE CAB to the ACE CAB and that was the last See of subject HALL. In recalling his story, fg added that Bretty well drunk when he picked him up at the Morganford address. HALL gave Pe twenty dollar bill for services and at a later time during the course of the period described above, gave him another -124- : ET | cee abet wee ; er heat le oe EN ERT Te Tt " a .