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Mo. Biwa de... : . S. Bureau of Inbhestigation \ Pentre \- H. 3 B ean ds 3 Pe At Peparhnent of Justice vi j \j 801 Title Guaranty Blig. Saint Louis, Missouri t W August 18, 1933 M " : Director, w , Division of Investigation, U. S. Department of Justice, Weehington, D.C. = 44 Re: VERNON c. TILLER, with elieses - FUGITIVE, i? Dear Sir: ° - et al. OBSTRUSTION OF JUSTICE (Endeavor te , to Deliver Fegeral Prisoner rrenk Nash.) op On August 15, 1933, one Charles hank, of 405 Commercial Bie Street, Danville, Illinois, called at the United States Marshel's office at vanville, Illinois, and requested that Special Agent Allen of this office call at his home, inasmuch as he was in posasssion of valuable information. Special Agent F. W. Allen gecordingly interviewed Charles Shank, who stated thet in May, 1930 /he was confined to the Lucas County Jail et Toledo, Ohio; that bis cellmates in that institution were “Pretty Boy".Floyd and Natha ng; that he knew Floyd under the name of Fr Mitchell; that about the middle part of June, 1933 he met Floyd in front of the Palmer National Bank in the Square at Dan- ville, lllinois; that et this time rloyd told him that he was just passing through Danville on his way to St. Louis; that about the lat- vA ter part of July, 1933 he again met Floyd in about the same place; that this was sometime in the afternoon and thet Floyd told him that he would call at his, Shank's, home in Danville at about nine o'clock that evening in order thet he, Shank, could look over the engine in hie Lincoln Sedan, which he had par::ed around the city. Shank alse stated that he did not ask Floyd any questions; that he hae alwaye called him Frank Mitchell; that as soon as he could get in touch with Chief Freenan of the Danville, Tllinois Police Department, he notified him that Floyd was expected to call at hie house at nine o'clock that evening; that he waited for Floyd but that he did not appear. Shank aleo atated that Floyd did not talk wary mich during the tims he was confined in the County Jail at Toledo, Ohio, and that he was not in possession of any information which would be of value in locating Floyd. Chief of Police George g. Freeman of Denville stated that Shank told him about the same story; that they laid out all night wilting for Floyd to put in hie appearance, but he failed to show up; thet he believes thet Shank may have knom Floyd in the neg) ee SOCKET TAN P.M. 1 PRR SIL é mr AUG 73 - a a t