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_JoriN-EDsaR HOOVER DIRECTOR a3. Bepetntof Bat _ Bases of Inhestigation | a Ne g ie ee ee Ele ee a oe pivigidh ONE LCS: EPM , . sncoK bo January 22, 1982+ JAN 23 1932 AN _ - fomrep b2 2by Ue | “MEMORANDUM FOR THE DIRECTOR: - the letter I ate, addressed To to Excelsior Springs, Missouri, concern- Joe ing the claims of an individual now residing in that city, to ne the effect that he is the original Jesse James. of course, Jesse Jamest fingerprints never were taken. bb It follows that any identification would have to be made upon the basis of physical characteristics and_phot The photograph of the younger person transmitted by no doubt is a wood cut of the original Jes s photo, or cut, it is the opinion of » Who has | specialized somewhat in Portrait Parle, and the undersigned, that the person now cleiming to be Jesse James is an imposter. It is realized, of course, that the wood cut may not have been a perfect ae likeness. It is realized further that the facial appearance of any individual changes with age, but ‘We base our conclusion upon the following: . ; There is a marked die-simi larity in the appearance of == °%% the ears, particularly in the outer depression. In the case of the original Jesse James, this is very wide at the top, with the result that the inner depression is narrow. In the case of the person claiming to be James, both depressions are elongated. Other dis-similerities are that the original Jesse James seems to have an elevation over the eyes not noticeable in the photographs of . - a the later James; that the nose of the individual claiming to be : James is elongated and inclined to be humped, whereas the nose of the original James seems to be somewhat short and uplifted on the end giving a retrousse aspect; that the jaw of the original James | is much squarer than that of the present claimant and that the tg bald spot on the head of the original Jesse James recedes to a Kz point now covered by the hair of the present claimant. It is New . noticed also, that the claimants eyes are crossed. COPIES DESTRCYED 270 AUG 10 1964