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Chicago File #58-194 was interviewed on September 26, 1947 by Special Agents mt Mr. SVITAK resides at 2931 4> Pee: a Maple Avenua, Berwyn, Illinois. Mr. SVITAS has a Ford agency in partnership “| “a with his brother, JAfES, at 3145 Oak Park Avenue, Berwyn, Illinois. Mr. ©. ae tt SVITAK has been an automobile dealer since 1921, and has been the Ford dealer ” “ cae we in Berwyn for fourteen years at the above address. Mr- SVITAK states that .. for the past six years he has lived next door to the CAMPAGNA family. Ure SVITAK states that one day while working in his yard, Mrs. CHARLOTTE CAMPAGNA ~ asked him if he would write a letter to the Parole Board concerning the — character and reputation of CAIPAGIA» Mr. SVITAK advised that CAMPAGNA'S wife and nis three children were as fine a people as he had ever been 4 sie acquainted with. ifr. SVITAK states that the imprisonment of LOUIS: CAMPAGNA' ° caused considerable erief in the family and was especially bad for the .°° " children. iMr- SVITAK stated that he told Mrs. CAMPAGNA that he would be’ ‘glad to write a letter in CA‘PAGXA's behalf to be used by the Parole Board. jae e Cee He stated that he wrote a letter and mailed it to the Parole Board. Mur. SVITAK states that no one other than Mrs. CAMPAGNA contacted him concerning ’ the parole. He states thal Urs. CAMPAGNA was very nice at the time she made —. the request of him, and he wrote the Letter merely as a neighborly act and ~ 7 > Bp e ‘ays ’ because of the fact that he actually felt sorry for the children. He states = - that during the past ten years his children have been friendly with the * CAMPAGNA chiidren, both attending the same school and social events together. Ne Mr. SVITAK states that he has never visited socially with CAMPAGNA, and that.. his only conversations with LOUIS CAMPAGNA have been while the two were in ° their yards working. Mr. SVITAX states that CAVPAGNA has three children, - JOS=PH, DOROTHY and JO ANNE- Mre SVITAX states that he has never had any business dealings with the — : Xe CAMPAGNA family outside of selling two automobiles to the family. He states . that he sold a 1946 Ford to DOROTHY and one to JOSEPH. SVITAK states that he also has done repair work on other automobiles in the family, but has never made other than the two sales. Mr. SVITAK states that since the recent publicity in this case he has suffered - >. considerably because of his name being in the newspapers. He states that he was very glad when the Chicago "Pribune" printed his interview, in which it was pointed out that he wrote the letter merely because he was a neighbor * TAN re ett ™ G amin! tee _ Oe acne na fationk - to the GAMPAGNA Family. hs cnn: im Mr. SVITAK states that he is not acquainted with CHARLES BARON, "Ford Dealer, "ke i. . Chicago, who has been interviewed in connection with this cdsee 20 vueucr? Pete >!