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ee A letter hes been received from the sheriff's office at Chickasha, Oklehoma, stating that on June £1, 1935, they were called to investigate a - oo ear and its cecupants ebat one mile south of Chickasha, where the cer ms °°: | geen being driven very rapidly. They found the ear parked end the alleged oC, omer geve his names as Mr. Lindsay ef Kansas City, Mo. He show’ hie Driver's. License from Kensas City in ¢hat nem. He was supposed to be visiting sane we 4 relatives at Chickasha oni Was @riving a Ceiillec Sedan with Missouri Licene f513,308, The opinion of She Sheriff's office wes thet this man is 6 recketesr fron Kanses City, ani they thought we might desire to look up the recon of .- . agent Suith tells me that Agext Anderson recently develops sone . dnformtion at Hot Springs to the effect that some of these gangsters ere hi@-" =: ing out near Eureke Springs, ark. I think thie is very probeble, as informant ae q A at Hot Springs told ms that the gang haf ea hideout pear Eureka Springe =": and might be there at the present tine. My ipnfometion eoming froma source = which ie¢ entirely antagmistic to the source from which agent Aniereon obtain-— - ef his infomation would tem to substantiate the reports, If enyone fe sent —Gnto the vioinity of Burske Springs, extrem sare should be taken in regerd =~ $e Ralterddianblin, who is the divoree’ husbend of £sther Farner, wife of — - _ ' fubert Fermer of Joplin. Hanblix controle the gexbling end other reckete at) = gureka Springs and hes heretofore been associsted with the Nash gang. There - de one mm et Eureka Springs who ean de approached safely and who has hereto- fore helped us in this matter ~ thet ia Mr. 4. J. Russell, Jr, On attorney. who tes previously a Deputy Waited States Merstal with headquarters at Fort gmith, Ark. He is nor & junior attorney in the offices of Congressman Claude - |. Ae Fuller at ‘ureka Springs. I underatend that Fuller ie very close to Harbliz. gherefore any contect mate with Russell should be very very @iscrest in order =~ not to jeopardize bis position. Hamblin runes e auber of turist esbins, ) oe ---" - gpderstani, in the vicinity of bureka gprings besides bie gambling racket. With rospect to my contact with the sonfidentinl informumt at Hot ~ Springs, please be sivised that the eitmtion is such that be will not let ne. wire or telephone him and although he hes eiven xe his poet office box aunber | iY fear to eamunicste with bin through thet sou ee on my astters pertaining ©. ¢o this case. Practically the only safe way is to contact him personally or =. through Agent Smith. He does act desire to deal with or be known to other aon Bureau Agents. While I was in Hot Springs he ssked me pointedly whether or not we would be interested in having “Pretty Boy” Floyd ani J told him at that tine - we hed nothing on him. He stated flatfootedly that he could put his finger on. _epretty Boy” any time ve wanted Bim and I believe bs can, but ae I stated in “« oy previous letter, covering ny recent trip to Hot Springs, he does not sre: - to be "Very hot” about Harvey Bailey, Bredy, Unmierhill, emi company, end ex- pressed the belief thet the massacre wae pulled by Chicago man. Whether cr not his belief is genuine or merely an atvempt to divert our sttentica eveay fra Bailey and comeny, I camot sey. ee oa