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Pursuant to instructions, the writer, accompanied by Special agent Je Be - Brennan of the St. Louis office, proceeded by plane to Wenona, Illinois, via Chicago, for the purpose of effecting the apprehension of Mrae Hashe . This in view of the developments which arose in connection with the arrest © - of Mr. and Mre. Farmer at Joplin, Missouri, fram whom later infomation . was obtained involving Mrs. Nash in the conspiracy to liberate Kash fromm. * Federal custodye : mo re At Chicego arrangements were immediately mde by dgenta, with Special agent" ~ in Charge Purvis, to have an appropriate guarfi mest Agents at Rutland, Illinois, which is five miles south of Wenona, as it was thought thet some menbers of the mob might be staying with Mre. Hash at the home of her cousin. - Special agent in Charge Ladd was telephonically contacted by Special Agent De Oe Snith of the Chicago Bureau office and he was requested to make the _ necessary arrangements through Special agent Norris, who was at that time at Springfield, Illinois, with the Illinois State Highway Police to have several men meet Agents at Rutlande ‘On the same date, July 10, 1055, the writer, accompanied by Special Agents 7 a Brennan ané Jenkins, of the Chicago office, proceeded by automobile to ae Rutland, Illinois, where Special Agent Norris and four members of the . “Jllinoise State Highway Police wore awaitinge We proceeded at once to he _ home of Jake Orsen where MrBe Nash was staying and there she was placed in.” custodye A warrant far her arrest having been issued by the United States — Commissioner at Kamas City earlier in the daye Mra, Nash voluntarily agreed to aceompany Agents to Kansas City by autonobilee Arriving at 8t. Louis about 9:50 P.M, sane day, Mrse Nesh was taken to the - Ste Louisa Police Headquartore where abe was fingerprinted and ‘photographede ~ - Later she was questioed by the writer, in the presence of Special Agent in. Charge Ladd, Agent Brennan, Chief of Police - Col » Joseph Berk, and Chief of Detectives Kiser, at which time Mrse Nash repeatedly and emphatically denied . to possess any information concerning this matters She contended that daring the massacre at Kansas City, on Juns 17th, and ee aho was at Wenona with her cousine She professed telephonic conversations which she received or ha Farmer on June 16, 193Se Ste steadfastly denied yeral weeks prior to that —-. complete ignorance as to any a put in at the home of Mrae that she bad bem ‘at the hom | of the Rarmers at Joplin or even mowing these peoples She disclaimed any knowledge as to an airplane trip she made from Ho ¢ Springs to Joplin in company with Dick Galatas anf assorted that she is unacquainted with this man named Galatase Yor approximately the two hours of ques tioning Mrs. Nach maintaimd her complete ignorance of the matter and insisted that the Government mz t have made a mistakes However, after she was confronte a by the writer with over- whelming facts concerning her know movements during and after the massacre at Kaneas City and after having acquainted her with part of the contents of the oe 7 aes