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“é: ara peers, is 4 on ahs : =< r a es woe ee ree a sas a ee ae . . ae, wy f ve - Preil and Special Agent Jones ‘of the Kavees City Southern paiivay, ‘at ty “estes an Union $tation, Kanses Gye Ms arty’ at whieh tine Mre Preli furnished ‘the: ts ; fo ng inform thease f fey ee . ear Se: pa te a, Yoo ‘Badd, ‘Undereberift of Poteca, ‘eee ined: informed fir, ES : Pre, eoafidentielly, that Wilber thderbill bed Veen in Poteau, Ckiahems, © pee Te @m the night of Gotober 5, 1905S. ‘There are teo women living near: Poheen,s 4 ‘i et the present time, whose nemes Er. Prell wae unadle to ‘farniah. ‘Be “pgated,” - however, that he believed ene of these was an ex-sife of. Pnderbill.-: cmhege | fet. _ $0 having been aailed en a Bortbbound trein number 16 and one ome "south. 7 re ye und ‘train gumber 25 of the Kansse Gity Southern Rallwaye “Mee Prell feriter: vised that Lee Bebb informed him that Underhill was then going under the *: 5 . /Mame of Falph Careway; that he wae in Poteau on the aight of October Sth, - ‘bat that the woman whom he wae to meet ma unable to arrive on account ¢f .. e aren husband being bone at thet tine. Mr. Prell further stated that Uaderhiit’ “" ¢he Zaneas City Division Office that he had personally made the ‘trip. fron "would be ia Poteau, Gklahome on October 19, 1035, to make a visit with these two womens ; -- - . Me Prell further advised that Underaheriff Lee Babb had ” pequeated him to trenatit this information to the Kansas City Divisien ‘Office, *. and requested that an agent from this office proceed to Poteau to. personally ¢.. eonfer with hin, Mr. Prell further advised that 1¢ was the expressed desire® yee “of Undergheriff Lee Babb that the Gklabom: authorities not be advised, and: ,’ ra that the matter be handled by the Kansas City Division Office, Mr. Prell® Nee insisted that i¢ ws for the perticular reason of securing the eerviess Ee vie a rr es _, Pistabores Kansas, to Kanses civ, Eissourle Bp! ar ceee ates Sen 7 vee wie. cease neh - , - Rolding in mind ‘the potential inpertanes ‘ef the informa ties * gocured dy Special agent George Prell, of the Kansas City Southern mileyy 5 _ and being unaware of the reason why the Oklahom authorities were not te *. ve se “be consulted Special Agent in Charge Eq EB. Conroy, by long ‘distance telephone, conferred with desistant Director Earolé Nathan, et Oklahom City, and: ARSE briefiy furnished him with the information conveyed to this offices by Mre woo _Prelie Mr. Fathan advised that there ebould be no delay in the matter and ot ° :, Sat he Faneee sity eftice should handle the Anyeetign tions,” Xs ; tees SPE ag a er ‘he “ ‘ oe Early on the morning of Gotober n: ‘Yess, ‘special: dgent: Pass Ferland, of the Kansas City Office, proceeded to Poteau, Oklahoma, where be eonferred with Deputy Sheriff Lee Babb, Mre Babb called Eeavener, Oklahom, end had constable J, C, Beker and Deputy Sheriff We Be Johnston, of that place, proceed immediately to Poteau, Upon their errivel inform tion was received substantially as follows: . Mra. Lucille Gray was formerly the wife of Wilbur Underbill. She lives at Eeavener, Oklahom, She has e friend, Florence Allen, an Indian