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. . James Locke, the manager. Tho janitor sai that the only parties =k { -* Living in the Sayes* epartment, so fer eas Ye knew, werd Bay = -~o- due to the present Pair in Chicams = = a en a bo, Since ‘Mrs. Smithson was on @ vacation, agent contacted © wife, and possitly an older woman, Although ebout July lst, os ~ a stranger, a man, paié the rent to Mre. Locke, This man seemed . oan , to be living at thet apartment for a short time but left soon afters ©: Wards, At the time that this epartment was rented Mrs. Heyes had io- ot dicated thet no roomrs would be taken im. At the time of the firat — interview with Mr. Locke the shades in this apartment vere drawn ani — the apartment appeared to be very quiet, Gince the weather was ex~ ceedingly hot it could not be ascertained whether these shades were... , Grawa for the purpose of excluding the heat, or whether they were drawn solely for tke purpose of ellowing the pereons to move gbout ineide vithout any chance of observetion fron without, However, when ’ agent interviewed Locke about one week later the shades ware ei up ard the apartment presented a more open appearance, There was a amal) sign labeled "room® in the window, About two days later, when agent , was again in this vicinity, this room sig had ¢isepreered but the — shades in the apartment were etill up. Mr. Locke showed arent the base- ment of this building under the Hayes* apartment and showed acent the telephane box through si.ich the telephone ‘vires to the Hayes’ apartment pan, He also informed agent that if it were desire? a third floor apart~- ment could be had if it were necessary, in addition to iistening to cone . Vereetions that might be held over the telephone of Frank Hayea, This - Matter wap discussed at the Chicego Pivision Office anf no further attempt was mde to check on such telephone conversetions, oS a Special agent A. EB. Lockermen of the Chicago Division Ofrice atated that the Urechel kidnapping file showed that telephone calle had been made from perties in California to Frenk Hayes, in Chicego, ani that the perties who meade these calls were supposed to have been connected in some way with Harvey Beiley, Albert Bates, and George Kelly, In sub- sequent reporte a more detailed correlation of the facte as pertain to Frank Hayes, in this case, and this game individual in the Ursche) © case will je mades 2 areal ‘N: wow j / \ che hotel operated by » re Boyes at ahs Ss. State Street ie i. one of the many cheap hoteles is thet locality and is on the second floor . of thet building, two lunch rooms being underneath or on the first floor of this buildings No attempt was made to make any inveatigetion at this hotel at this time since it appears likely thet if an investigation is