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- em ea me am me ame a se CG —O °0643¢ RE: JOHN L, LE.IS, ET aL The following investigation was cop= ducted by Special asents & at Sprinczfield, Illinois on august 27, 1943. Sprinzfield, Illinois, phone aa avgents inter- : . at his home in the presence of his wile and son. He advised ne could not read the “n-lish lan:maze and it was noted that he spoke it rather poorly and it was necessar' for nis wite and son to assist in the interview. He advised that he had no criminal record and presently is working at Hine B, It is b lieved he wid & rather poor witness as his testimony va world have to be given thro. interpreter. Ee further claimed . A if e Wace to know little or notning of tne ec Livittes between the time the nine shut dow. and woe. it reopened. He could, however, testify as to the violence NC used ajainst him allegedly used to make hin switch from PL, to Ui'., ] In the files of the Springfield Field Division of this case there is a cogr of the following affidavit which he reaffirmed to asents: WST. To OF ILLINOIS ) ss COUNTY OF S.NGION } bein, duiy sown on oath deposes and states en » Oprin fieid, Tilinois and is ar employee at Tine B Coal Company. ",2fiant st tes that he finished his room in the mine on September 17th about 3 o'clock and asked the driver, L.OMBuxarner for an enpt; car te transfer his tools. The driver naid no atteftton to this affiant although he asked for an ent: car @ musber of times, and finally When affiant avain asked for anempt,, affient states that L.O. Bancarné® jouped from the front of the cars and bavan striking this affiant about the throat and javs, and jJucular re-tion, severel." injurin:;, this affdant, , ",ffiant states further that while strikin, him, L.0. Bumzarner cursed this affiant and called (tin a dirt: son-of-a-bite!l; and told "im he tovld kill him aifiant states that he vas been umiblie te return to worl. since beinz struck by Bumearner and i.as sufferec severe pain, the injury luavairing nis speech and causin. hi: severe pain wnen eating. sffiant stutes that since suffering tne injury he hos been under the care of a physician. -~ 176 -