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@ (@ 62-4949 Fred Tompking advised thet be was released fram the --- Leavenvorth Penitentiary on June 18, 1935 after having served a four . year term for mail robbery; that while be waa incarcerated in the penitentiary he had for a short time Frank Nesh ee a ¢cll mate, Tompking esid also thet he vos well acquseinted with Bob Bredy, Verne Miller, t Harvey J. Bailey alies J. J. Brennen end William Underhill, former immates of the Leavenworth Penitentiary and believed to have hed some eonnection with the Kansas City slaying. From the atatements of Fred Tompkins, it eppears that while confined in the Leavenworth Penitentiary, he had numerous conferences with Ray Caffrey end further, that Ceffrey, well acquainted with the domestic affeirs of Tompkins, wee in sympathy with him and at times Caffrey would send a few pieces of clothing and possibly a fev éollersa to Tompkins’ children. In view of that, setetes Tompkins, he liked Caffrey immensely and feele now thet if at all possible he would a ¢ like to esasist the Bureau in putting his finger on the parties responsible . for the slaying of Rey Caffrey especially. It might de well to state bere that Tompkins will leter seek to obtain the restoration of his civil rights and if successful in putting his finger on the trigger-man in the Kansas City saleying, he will ask the recomenistion of the Bureau in that regard, Tompkins stated that if there is any person in the East who hae knowledge of the present location of Yerne Miller and the Kenses City mob, it will de a recketeer in Newark, H.J. by the name of Pete McCarthy. Tompkins atates that some years beck he pulled « bank } job with Pete McCarthy and one Eddie Stevens, also a racketeer in _— Nevark, H.J., et Montreal, Canada; that through his criminal activities with Pete McCarthy and Eddie Stevens a relationship hes grown up which impels eny of these three individuals, McCarthy, Stevens end Tompkins, to trust each other. Tompkins felt thet if he could get Pete McCarthy in the proper atmosphere and drink a few beers with him, he could une doubtedly find out from McCarthy the present location of Verne Miller and "the boys.* Accompenied By Special Agent George J. Starr ef the Hew York office, Fred J. Tompkins, his brother Ted Tompkins, and Agent “Manning journied to Newark, N.J. in Ted fompkins' Chevrolet car. Agent Manning furnished Fred Tompkins with e emall sum of money with which to purchese « few beers and it was decided et Newark that Tompkins ang his brother should locate Pete McCarthy and/or Eddie Stevens and have a chet with them, Neither Manning nor agent Sterr accompenied Tompkins end Bie brother on their quest to locate and heve « talk with McCarthy or Stevens. About two hours after the errival of the Tompkins brothere, Agent Sterr and agent Manning at Newark, the two Tompkins brothers met Agents Starr end Manning near Park Plece, Newark, and edvised that both Pete McCarthy and Eddie Stevens were on thet evening attending a fight e 14 « tem