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During the interrogation of Sammons by the writer end agent Brennan, — , Sheriff Bash was on several occasions interrupted by telephone ealls - from reporters of the several newspapers in Kansas City asking for . details for the arrest of Sammons and indicating that they had re- . a fe ceived a dispatch fran the Chicego Examiner to the effect that Sarmons , considered one of the most ruthless killers in Chicagoe Mr. Bash re- fused to give out any information, ateting, however, that the arrest was made on information furnished to him by the United States Bureau of In- vestigation at Kansas City, and that for all inform tion relative there- to, he referred the reporters to this office. However, upon the can- pletion of the interrogation of Sammons, Mr. Bash in the preseme of these agents called the Kansas City Ster end the Kansas City Journal- Post and informed them that if they would pend their representatives to his office, he would furnish them with the desired information,’ which Colveented in a half dozen cities in the United States, ant that he was they had asked hin for a few minutesago, stating that he would issued to > 7 them a complete statement, and added that be was holding Sammons for several erimes, which he had committed in other cities in the United States, and that if neceszery, he would also prefer charges against him = for concealment of deadly weapons, which were found in his possession at the time of his arrest. . ee L. G. Turrow Special agent LoT-ebe 7