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Ww Chicago File #58-194 ‘§ = =PCD/ALM mel \ The — — was conducted by Special Agents ai Qn September 25, 1947 MARTIN HANS, President of the Burton Auto Spring “*-* ?. “. 4 Gorporation, 2433 West 48th Street, Chicago, Tllinois, was interviewed. HANS " A — is supposed to have written a letter for and in behalf of LOUIS CAMPAGNA. HANS had never been interviewed by anyone up to the time agents had arrived. However, no comment was made during the course of the interview that he had - discussed this matter with any of the parolees except for the fact that he “ stated definitely that he had not seen LOUIS CAMPAGNA. ; a Oe 4: , >. +k Re an ‘i 4, For information purposes, MARTIN HANS is the father-in-law of LOUIS ‘ AM PAGNA's father other than wnat he read in the"): Newspapers, and this friendship between his daughter and present son-in-law = =!) was something over which he had no control. He stated that after JOSEPH — vt CAIPAGHA returned from the war, with an unusually fine war record, his daughter, MARGARET, Married JOS2°u, JOSIPH went to work for the Burton Auto Sprang Corporation for a period of time. . ff : “ id 3 > During his employment he taiked to his father-in-law, MARTIN HANS, on infrequerit’ ? 2) occasions with respect to his father's incarceration. He told MARTIN HANS. ..,, | ” ‘ that his father had been framed, and endeavored to minimize the past record that had appeared in the newspapers. He asked MARTIN HANS to write a letter... °°). 7) for and in behalf of his father, who was eligible for parole in August, 1947. 4 we He stated that JOSEPH CAMPAGNA first confronted him about March, 1947 and “ made such request. JOSEPH CAMPAGNA also told MARTIN HANS what to write in this’ letter to the Parole Board. Since HANS had no personal knowledge of 2 ee CAMPAGNA'S previous activity, he wrote exactly what his son-in-law told him to.. : . He stated that he received no remuneration whatsoever for executing this |... -. letter, and did it merely as a favor to his son-in-law. A En. spe _ He maintains at this time he is receiving considerable adverse publicity with Lat d respect to the letter ne wrote for and in behalf of LOUIS CAMPAGNA, and that oe. ¢ if he had to do it over again hesiould not write such a letter. He states that : ~ he realized at this time inat it ‘was not the thing to do, but did not realize ce Oe , _, tae repercussions that could result from writing such a _detper. ” He states. thatis +r zo “’) he has not seen LOUIS CAMPAGNA since his rélease, and chancgs are he would not are see him in view of the fact that LOUIS CAMPAGNA's son, JOSEPH, no longer worka (<=! ‘for the Burton Auto Spring Corporation, but is presently employed, on ‘Ras. ceepeioe © father's farm. a ~?21- - “t LH - 00-4) 4 %: ae i ee ee. _ 4 “tees tet wo - . a em a . .- , - oo - Fag eet on ei he 7, Po ad on was. oT or * L — a” ~ we SAT tee ~tLegee are aiid eae ew :