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Menorandum for Mr. Ladd -2< is always a possibility, especially with the background of terroriam in that country, that they will come in to intimidate the people the Agents are talking to. I inquired if he knew the whereabouts of these individuals, and he said he doesn't know except that they are supposed to be in Southern Illinois. They are well known out there as Lewis' gunmen. He sai that for years there have been accusations of Lewis' gunning and causing theerrin Massacre and the killing of about thirty scabs out there, and all kind of tactics although they have never pinned them on him so they have no right to assume he ie that type of an individual, but they do know that Ray Edmondson, the right-hand man out there, was a rather notorious cunman in hia om right and was actually implicated in a smrder or two and himself was ‘aeverely wounded in a fray. ‘He at one time before 1932 was a bitter enemy of Lewis, and Lewis often called him a gunman, but then took him over and they are fast friends now. Mr, Coleman said the same source indicates that a man nanedO! Leary, Vice President of the Pittsburgh district and who they kmow from present evidence was & go-between for some of these payments, was probably used by Lewis to make mire that Edmondson did not appro e money to his own use S for whatever action we feel desirable. I told him briefly that he should subnit the memorandum and that consideration would be given to his request. Respectfully, \ - - * f wy Lf) gf i ay ARS I 1 oh i enc erence m4 ) f) He said he intends to enbody the above in a memorandum to the Bureau wae: "etwas wa a7 rl . Te eke at F. L. Welch Dae otlay ar ; a © A: A. eg 7 . — a pe ee a a ee me tee fee ai ee oe | r