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ti 62-4949 et which time the car in which the two agents were riding became overe heated and it was found thet it could not keep up the fast pace at which the Lincoln sedan was traveling. at thie juncture, agents motioned to . the ear which wes being driven by the chauffeur to cover the subject oats 2 4 ehort distance outaide of ‘Kiizedeth, uJ. the Lincols eer stopped ami the unknown individual relieved Vivian Allen, who had been driving. -&4 circuitous route ves taken from outside of Newark, H.J. to the Bobert Treat Hotel, the cer being followed by the car occupied — by agent and the chauffeur. It should be noted here that the average speed maintained by the Lincoln sedan wes between sixty-five and seventy miles per hour, the trip from Atlentic City to Newark, H.J. being nade in epprozimately two and a half boure. | . ~ . ¥ When the party reeched the Robert Treat Hotel, the doorman of the hotel] removed several bags and the ontire party went into the hotel. Shortly thereafter, Mr. and Mrs. Buchalter and son left the hotel without Vivien and her companion. The agent who wae - covering the hotel at this point felt that Mrs. Allen eas place! for the time being in the hotel and deemed it advisable to ascertain the route being taken by the Buchelter car end he accomiingly trailed same until he felt positive that it was hesded for the Holland funnel ronte into Hew York City. Advice es to the route being taken by the Buchalter car was comsunicated telephonically to the Sew York office of the Division and several agents endeavored to trail seme from the Hew York side of the Hollen Tunnel, but efter meinteining the treil for a short distence dropped eame as it was obvious thet the occupante of the car were aware of the fact thet they wore being followed. fhe egent returned to the Robert Treat Hotel, Newark, K.J. where it was learned thet Mra, Vivien Allen and her compenion hed departed efter remsining et the hotel for epproxina tely wwonty minutes, ; hi Dervis, ansiatant Maneger of the hotel, efter examining the photograph of Mre. Allen, identified it es a likeness of the woman who entered the hotel some time after three e*cloeck on the afterncon of dugust 7, 1953 with a short, eswerthy man with curly heir. He stated that he noticed them came in and saw them depart, at which time the man was Cerrying s piece of luggeze in the nature of a valise trunk of amall size. fhe photograph of Mrs. Vivien Allen was likewise exhibited to David Harrison, doorman at the hotel, but he was unable tc meke a positive identification. He recollected, however, thet on the afternoon of August 7, 1935 he carried a piece of luggsge from the Lincoln sedan to the hotel