◆ SpookStack

_. 6: Pe He Ue "agent Re He Butterworth aliphting from this the stuteroas, which Butterwmrth é14, # moot egonts end Nash with e ear for the trip to Leavenworth. "purring tho stay at Fort Smith, Nosh was kept in the Comty Jail and either one a the other of the agents ms with him at all times, It ws the instructions of the Bureau that Reed be requented to accompany agcnta to , Lenvenworth if he would do so, ani he egreed to do 80. fhe ¢rains wre due - te arrive at Fort saith at 6:18 and sccordingly, agents, with Reed and Koah, _ wore tuken to the station by a Depaty Shoriff, at 8:15. The trein was, , however, late ami did not arrive at Fort Smith witil 8:30. The Sheriff end jailor et Fort Gnith, who were acquainted with agent Suith and with Reed, wore advised of the identity of Nashe ; «At the time agent purebased the tiduts, he specifi cclly requested ¢he ticket arent to giv no informticn whatever concerning the destination of these tickets. — wwhile agents were in the depot waiting for the train, & yous Te~ : porter approached arent and asked to be given the details, names, #tc., O0n- eerning the prismer, which agent refused to give. This reporter stated, during the convermtion, it had been reported over the press wires that Nash was bein, tiken to Joplin, but tint the Joplin press euthorities had been un~- able ¢o fint out amthing Waterar about it at that place ani that it hed been reported as 6 kidnapping at Hot Springs. This reporter at that time knew the fidentity of Frenk Kosh end volunteered the information that there would be no publication im any paper before the following morning, as 4% was then abut wthe train cone in about 8:50 and Fash, Reed, Saith an@ the sriter | immetiately procesded to drawing room "A", Gar 2. Agert noticed Special — train and asked him to some to reminine for a fow minutes as the train was then about to depert, There was RO special significance in thia visit, as agent only mie inquiry of Agent Butterworth as to any instrietiom he nicht have recelved from Special Agent Colvin, aa “In addition to procuring & stataroam, agent eled procured lewer berth 12, which wee imodiately by the door cof the stateroom, as there ms pot roon for anith, Reed and Agunt, with Nash, in the statercon all at one timo, and Saith, Reed, ani the writer hal been up most of the previous night and it wa mecessary for someones te get some rest. Aggxt oocupied lowr 12 from about midnight to 2:00 e*clook, smith ani Reed stcying with Heak. Agent then got up anf let Saith occupy lower 18 from £:00 until 6:50, an’ Reed eooupied the Lower in the statercen. Jah cecupied the upper berth ani was atoll tims handcuffed to the berth. Mo tranie of any kinl was exper med during this phase of the tripe