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_ _ an exanination of the records of the Conner, in an effort to locate. © the regietration of the man and woman, was unsuccessful, Mr. Catching was acquainted with most of the guests, end there were none who could be sure: mised to be connected with this mttere 9070 22. eae tu cee oe ere on # nm : ” ©At the new Joplin Airport, R. @. MoCrum, field manager, exhibited =: his register, which showed the arrival of John Stocker (7) from Hot Springs z at 6:2 P. Mo, om Jum 16, 1933, in a Ryan Bl plane, Department of Commerce - _ Boe BC 7672, pilots license #21265, The register shows departure of the ~~ . _ plane at 9:00 ofclock. Mr. MoCrum advised that he was absent fron the field .-..-, when the plane landed, but noticed it when he returned later in the evening. © ‘Whe next morning the pilot came out ani the register was signed at that time. MoCrun serviced the plane, and the pilot and one passenger left the morning -: ‘of the 17th, MoCrum describes the passenger as a large mu, weighing around . 800, and wearing @ dark suit, He advieed that he heard gossip aromdé the © “"" gteld that this man is a racketeer or possibly a liquor operator, but he:: < eannot recall who was responsible for this gossip. He know nothing Cote . -" gerning the man, ani had never seen him before. Hor did he Previously know “Stocker (f)e. - Fe ae fier Tere se eg reported to at oe | $ith reference to the sisters of Underhill, who are ft live at Joplin, it is noted that eity and telephone directories do no’ “+. show any residents named Brains ar Lunis, Howver, the city directory “2 shows Charles B. (anna L.) Lewis at 1501 McKinley, and Mra. Grace Bains, A.) §ogether with Hugh and John Baine, at 8406 Expire. Lewis is listed as a “* a@rdver, and the Beine men ss laborers, and it was verified that none of “the individuals ere subscribers to teleshones. Ho investigation has Been : “made at the addresses noted at this time. It is also noted thet Herb’ °35 " parmer's mother, who is reported to live in Webb City, has no telephone. “ .. sguperintendent of Mails, Boggs, at Joplin, advieed that es yet. 7 po me{l has been received at the addresses covered, ané that he will -== forward tracings to the Kansas City Office. — - “oc: .: agents ware advised by Chief E4 Portiey and prosecutor Ray Fatson - ‘gaat Gnformation bas been obtained by them through one Wheeler at Febb 25: “@ity,{and from Babicne, that on the Thursday before the massacre, Babione => drove Fred Barker's father, who lives in Heoeho, Missouri, to Leave . “a Se are sees mete Rt tt ee ae et te rere eee ee ee ee peared eye : enn a ay Crete ~ os - 1 “< IE are mer aie, Ge