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> ADS SEFLY To \ “fewer DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE CHS BUREAU! OF PROHIBITION Room 705 WASHINGTON . | — : : C' LE . , “ . } “DIRECTOR OF PROHIBITION «aS - . ———- Septexber 5S, ae Sis Te o MEMORANDU! TO THE DIRECTOR, — Division of Investigation, a Department of Justice. Re; Nach, Bailey, and the Attention Mr. J, Edgar Hoover: 5 Kanses City Maseacre. You will recel] that on last Wednesdey afternoon, in Ur. Stanley's office, I transmitted to you certain information given me by an infor- mer, relative to the above matters, I am recapituleting this informa- tion here, together with certain additional details which I have now. Informer states that a man by the name ofACravell, sow living at 414 John Narshall Apartments, 16th and K Streeete, Fashington, knows a good deal about these matters. He was for years affiliated with Nash and Bailey, and spent some time in Leavenworth with Nesh, and was an intimate associate of his. Recently, while under the influence of liquor, Cravell stated that he knew all about the Kansas City Union Station affair, who wae inmpli- cated, and where to find a man he celled the "Big Pelock”, who was . . the ringleader of the atfair. He claims that the "Big Polock” is now a . in New Orleans, and that he knows his address there, ant that he is "OE the man the Department is looking for. Also stated that his (Cravell*e} | ‘ _ tieup with Bailey was through this Yew Orleans man. ve me Informer further states that Cravell's record is very bad, That in 1923 Cravell yas picked up by Department of Justice agents with part of "Nicky\Armstein’s Liberty Bonés in his possession. That he has with bin now, in Weshington, another issue of “phony” Liberty ae Bonds. That he has been and is affiliated with Jew Boy Dietz, Nubby é poset Nuggles, Al Capone, Big Tim Yfurphy, and other police characters. A , Informer further atates that Cravell is well known to the police yr ™ here in Weshington, but is too tough for them to “break.” Suggests that if the Department ie looking for someone connected with the | nd Kansas City affair, who might be the "Big Polock” that Cravell be F kept under surveillance, and if picked up, be grilled by eo i. of Justice men rather than by the locel ponseet (7 hk bss a 3. ‘ae hk Latest information ia that Cravell brags a a Bailey was. to. “ON be “sprung” and thet his friends were in on {tj ocT 16 Ie if any of this sarod § [32 eruerre: ‘ané in your oe we “t one of the men assigned to criminal investigation should talk to my. informer, I think he would not object to going further 4 into he matter. : — : Teh Heeee | 7 pecia. iO, See