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se ea teem ee ee ee te ee nee ei a «Ja he and his two companions had arrived at that point from the state of Ohio. Therefore in view of the fact that Petoskey, Michigan, ia approximately four hundred miles from Monroe, in the extreme northern portion of Michigan, it would hardly be possible for Phillipa to have been at Petoskey on the 12th, and at Monroe, Michigan, on the 13th. ZI have sommnicated with the Philadelphia Bureau office requesting that records at Harrisburg be checked to éeter- mine the name and ad¢ress of the owner of the Chrysler Sedan, motor F71933, bearing Pennsylvania license 96844, which was the cer abandoned near Monroe, Michigan, and from which car Shelton was removing the battery when arrested. I¢ is my opinion that this Chrysler car was perhaps driven by Shelton and other members of the party and that the two cars, the Whippet Coach and the Chrysler, were traveling together; that the Chrysler ran out of gasoline (verified by the Sheriff), and that same was then abandoned by these individuals. Thies eeens to be borne out in one respect in view of the fact that it was determined upon ny talk with Shelton that he was also removing the horn from the Chrysler car; in other words, it appeared that he was removing as many accessories as poasible. ; Since beginning the dictation of this letter, « communication has been received from Sheriff Lyle Harvitt at Findlay, Ohio, whieh letter was forwarded to the United States Attorney at Toledo, and in turn transmitted to thie office, stating that numerous complainte had been received by the Sheriff during the last few months from various gasoline stations throughout his county regarding several men who are representing themselves to be State officers. It is thought perhaps the Sheriff meant this to mean Federal officers; that these mon are hijacking slot mach- _ TF ines from the gasoline stations and are exhibiting badges and guns. The Sheriff states that the license number is C20-179; the state on the license was not given. Further, that on one occasion a Chevrolet coach was seen by witnesses and another time a Whippet sedan. This appears to be quite a significant angle to this patter in view of the fact that Shelton end his two companions wore allegedly traveling in a Whippet coach, and he claims that aleo they wre in possession of a Chevrolet coach. This angle will receive immediate investigation in order to bring thie matter - to a logical conclusion. Jt may here be stated that Shelton positively states that he bad never seen his two companions before meeting them at Washington, Miesouri, end that he knows of no particular reason why they desired him to de riding with them. I% fe believed that before Se EE aly a A a PE