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R.B. Jones & SonsInc., = | an #2—Hon« Homer §&. Cummings a a ree 2 - nT I eannot marine a scuad of trained soldiers putting themselves. in “the post tion: ‘that oe these officers put thenselves last, Saturday morning. - in the first place,’ the car — ee thet was intended to take this prisoner r_to Leavenworth should have been an ernoured Le car. In the second plece, it should “have been parked on “the curb directly” in front oi the entrance to the station and not across the street, subjectip’ these men to a walk of some seventy-iive or hundred feet. Furthermore, no other cars should. have been alloted to vark any there near the car thet was intended to ‘transport this: * | prisoner. Three of our ofsicers were stending within a space of about three feet. wide by ten seat long, such space being between the officers!. car and the next cer beloncing to some member of the pudlic that had been parked directly next to. and cot pf the ofiicers' car. . A squad of soldiers vould have handled this matter in a way that sould have orevenited a surprise attact and certeinly, since only two of these officers. escaved unhurt, the evidence th.t the surprise mst have been very: great is conclusive. I even unders tone s of some of these officers were stacked areinst the motor car--9 thersise that the Se that TOSS WYO-OITTSETS Who were unkmrt could have retur a it rould seen tha se tre: Srs who were unhurt could have returnec -the “tire, particularly after the men had fotten into their autonobile and were (Griving areye I voule not te slloved to manufacture cennon end any other ordnance. ‘hy should i be allored to menufscture revolvers, sawed-off shotguns, and machine guns and sell then 4indiscriminatcly. Cannot the Governn ent take over t! the entirs manufacturing -..ai. such . erng ond sell tren only under - certeir conditions tat “rill reqvite a report. of their . -loertion ena the omer et least twice a yecr. we perole prisoners ‘and hove then_ resort at stited intervils. why not nerole the rire earme on ant alone L eng p01) and recuire # renort¢ ¢ wea et em etme Sy mer eereae epee NT a intr: opinion the adontion of the three measures nentioned above rould do more “then: anc - roscitle lars or other restrictions to meke erime unsuccessful. -- a” ar ~( * 1 sobrit these” surgections not because I think they are covtgingl but just simply for 2 Og the purpose of azain envhasizing these facts. Very truly yours, Raw 3 cH R.. Bryson Jones