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Office Menu andumn e UNITED STALES GOVERNMENT TO +: Mr. Tolson (pi DATE: May 24, 1954 ea l. yrom + L. B. Nichols . [tes ——— 7: a ‘ Mobo Dra cms ‘=i b)L-| | VIRGINIA . ‘ ~~ TAM H. . CHARLESTON, T VIRGINIA ° 7 be | nen 672} For record purposes, by reference from the Director's offic at 5:23 p.m., 5/21/54 Wick in my office n the telephone- with an individual who stated he was Mayor ‘e) West Virginia He said he was then calling from the Daniel Boone Hotel in Charleston, West Virginia. Wwe Ga who had great difficulty in expressing himself, n spoke in an Incoherent and rambling manner, said that his very best friend, William H. Ehman, former owner of the Empire Cleaners, Charleston, Weat Virginia, had left home at 5:30 a.m., 5/19/54. His trussed up body was taken from a river near Charleston into which he had been thrown a bridge. ; ™ oy c-| urpose o call was to obtain FBI inveBtigative help. was told 8 appeared to be a local matter, we had no jurisdiction and it was thought best he rely exclusively upon local authorities. He was told, however, if in the event it appeared that FBI iA8 OR Identification Division assistance would be useful, the local authorities should not hesitate in contacting the FBI. | fo ; - 3 b ACTION: © NSU 2 FAC hrormation. =SORDED - § . ec - Mr. Holloman : Pa cc - Mr. Jones INDEXED - 5 REW:rcw mee -