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62-40% 9 ee Fred Tompkins feels that if he can meet Pete McCarthy _ Within the near future st Newark end sit down end drink @ few beara with him, he can undoubtedly ascertain the exact location of Yerne Miller and his outfit. He promised to return to the New York office: of the Division and discuss the metter further with agents Sterr ané Manning. ~~ In thie connection, it is reasonable to assume that Tompkins since he served tine with many of the fugitives in the Kansss City mascecre at the Leavenworth Penitentiary may poesibly be in a position to learn the locations of the parties responsible for the slaying of Ray Caffrey. Fred Tompkins te not quite satisfied that piek’ Sheridan elias Richara Tallmen Geletes is the finger-men or the killer in the Kansss City case. He stated that a photograph of Earl Tannerbill, e former inmate of the Leavenworth penitentiary, resembles Geletes to such ean extent that the parties who heve heretofore identified the picture of Galetes as e participant in the Eansss City slaying may be in error. It ie suggested therefore thet o photogreph of Earl Tannerhill be. secured end sampared with a likeness of Galates in order to remove eny doubt which may poseibly exist in the identificetion of Galatas’ picture es one of the sisyera. ' On sugust 8, 1933 a wire wes received from the Director -. indicating thet « party named Steinhart hed received @ letter at the / Plantation Inn, White Bear, Minnesota, postmarked 5 A.M., Ocean City, B.J., in the handwriting of Verne Miller. Agents Sousy ani Trecy proceeded to Ocean City, H.J. and conducted an investigetion through postal authorities, telegreph campanies, hotels, news stande ani golf courses but were unable to establish the fact that subject Verne Miller had been living at Ocean City, H.J, or visiting in that vicinity. Postmaster Young, Ocean City, N.J. interviewed all fourteen carriers working out of bis office end checked them for the nenes ¥, C, Miller, Moore, or Clarence Allen. It was'felt desirable that he do thie rather than the agents eo that zo importance would be ~* lent to the inquiries end in order that discussion among the carriers might be obviated. No information was secured through this source. 4 number of persons by the nemea of Moore and Alien were discussed _ but in each case they proved to be families who had been coming to Ocean City for e number of summers. , » 16 «=