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7 ° ; oa yt : af oo oy the vault obtaining spproximetely $90,000.00, consisting of about $33,000.00 in cesh, $25,000.00 in registered Liberty bonds, and the remainder beim other negotiable securities. Mir. Tevis stated that om extensive investigation in the matter has been conducted by Mr. Gerard, Chief Investigator, for the Hertford Accident and Indemnity ‘Company of Chicego, Ill., and thet many . ; .. photographs of suspects have been exhibited to him end the employees. end “2-2. customers of the benk, who witnessed the hold-up at the time. Mr. ‘fevie : ee . ateted thet he had tentatively identified the photograph of ‘Albert Le Bates. “as teing one of the men who held up the bank, ‘However, Bates wes never | Funke “1: positively identified as being a participant. ‘Photogrash of Vernon ¢. ‘Miller was also exhibited and Mr. Tevie adviseg he is ‘quite, sertain that. “Vernon Miller , was one of the men who covered him with an automatic pletol.® However, he waild: not positively identify Miller es being the man, unless he was eble to me hin. os . in person. In view of the late hour that Agent called on Ur. Tevis, many of.’ 3 . the bank employees “had left for the day and Mr. ‘Tevis suggested that all photo- ee grephe in the matter be furnished him and that the same would be exhibited to employees end customers of the dbenk who witnessed the hold-up on 11-12-Sl. Mr. Tevis stated that he is unable to identify the photograph of Arthur Jopneon he _ as being one of the bandits; that, in fect, anly two of the bandite actually = entered the bank and that the others, as far as could be dscerteined, | pemained ee in 4n automobile outside of the bark and’ their Howeriptione were not obtained, :. by any a6, fer as could be eacertaineds . cnet Bates a wide pes et : re Rena On 10-25-33 the Cincinnati office ‘pecet ved a communication | fra the National: Branch Bank, Madison, Indiena, enclosing the vwaricus photon ~- g@rephe end edvising that the Identification Orders beering the photographs of . suspects in the Kansas City Messacre, togetier ‘withthe photographs of Arthur . Johnson, Frank Nesh md Albert L. Bates were exhibited to officers, employees... * @nd customers of the berk, who wre present at the time of the robbery; that” ‘while no positive identification was made, two of the employees are very vatroagiy inclined to believe thet Vernon Ce Miller. ia one of tho oa who. held up the . “ , Pam Z - cn ' at =a ‘, 2 . i a we o ~ entcan0 OFFICE at onicees, ri,” te » paquested to “contact” we” “ gerera, ‘Chief Investigator, for the Hartford Accident end Indemnity Company,“ wi ‘for further infomation in connection with the robbery of, the Nationel Branch. Soe -Bank of Madison, Indiena, on 21-12-314 There is also being . attached to the — Chicago copies of this report, the report of Special Agent he Re Gore, Salt Lake . oo Cl tys Vteh, dated 6-26-55, cane being. returned in accordance with the requept.< 0.0"