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t i ' J k /callegé Mr. Hays at the Royal Palm Hotel in Detroit and that the charges were ‘not reversed. This, of course, expleinal the absence of eny toll ticket record: As a regult of inquiry made by Special agent Murphy, it was learned that the Royal Pelm Hotel] waa leased about three weeks ego by parties maned Shapiro and Katz, whose reliability was unknowm, and that the Hotel was thought to be patronized largely by a theatrical and race track crowd, for thie reeson, an effort was made through Mr. G. M, Welch, General Manager of the | Telephone Company at Detroit, to procure information as to the roan number of © ur. Hay 8, who was alleged to bave called Vivien at chicago. Ee ss a + Bk sot t., aan ‘ ie be 7 Bote aie . ome tee La A oo wy cooperation of the ‘Telephone Company officials et Detraté was efforged and a search was made aa to all toll tickets oberged to Cadillac - , 8310, Detroit, the telephone number of the Royal Palm Hotel. No toll ticket © covering any cell such es thet described by agent Keating could be found and & further telephone conversation with Agent Keating revealed that the cal] in question hed been placed at Chicago by Vivien Miller and not at Detroit by Mr. Hays. Agent Keating further atated that bie information had been procured second-hand through an informant from the books of the Sherome Apertnents, which showed that on 10-21-53 at 4:50 A. M., Mre. Hays, of thie apartment house, bad a t- of the call at Detroit, agent Keating was requested to locate the toll ticket in question through the Telephone Company at Chicago, in order thet accurate date might be obtained, but due to the latenese of the hour and the following Sunday, the desired deta was not furnished antil Mondey, 10-3035 at 3:55 P.M. Police Camiseioner ‘John Pp, smith ‘of Detroit was finelly 10 cated after midnight, Saturday night, and through him a conference was arranged — ..with Mr, Fred ¥. Frahm, Chief of Detectives, Detroit. Through the latter, =. information was procured from Mr, Chittendon, Manager of the Book-Cadillec a en Hotel in Detroit to the effect that he wes well acquainted with Mr. Rainey, . °°’ former Maneger of the Royal Palm Hotel, who still lived there, and representing - the Detroit Truet Company, Receivers of the Hotel, bea deity business: there... od Mr, Rainey wae located et the Hotel Bidington, cadiliee 9680, to which, it developed, he had moved within the past fow deys. Mr. Rainey oa furnished informtion to the effect that the hotel had been leased about three -. woeka ago by Helpert, Shapiro end Katz, who also operete the Dover Hotel in |: Detroit. Mr, Rainey further stated that the active manager of the Royal Palm . for the past three weeks haa been D. P, Katz, who resides et the Hotel in ques. tion. Mr. Rainey could not furnish any definite information aa to the re- “ae iience which could be placed in Mr. Katz or the other lessors, “He only knew. thet since teking over the hotel three weeks ego, Katz has discharged all she . 014 help, except a clerk named Rey Nichole and a telephone girl by the nem* et of Miss Stocker, both of whom work at the Hotel days... Through Mr. Rainey - information was obtained to the effect that Jack Arenson, residence telephone North 3600, 1s the night clerk who was on duty st the Royal Palm Hotel fran 11:00 P. M. to 7:00 A. M., on October 20 - 2), 1933. Mr. Rainey did not know the reputation of Areneon or what credence could be placed in him, and other available sources of information were to the sane effect.