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a / Disision of Dubestigation A. B. Bepartment of Justice mr Nathan. — - Bashington, B.C. me. Cleax...—_ Mr. Edwards... November 14, me Le MEMORANDUM FOR THE DIRECTOR. At 7:55 o’clock this evening I received a long distance telephone call from Special Agent Turrou. Re atated that while proceeding to Paragould, ark., fccording to instruc- tions, the car which he was driving waa crowded off the road . into a ditch, end that he had suffered painful injuries, consist- ing of severe bruises end cuts around the head, face, and eyes, . end general bruises about the body, that the Doctor who exemined aK him feared that he had concussion of one lung and possible fracture . ~ of one or more ribs. Agent Turrou stated that the eaecident had occurred just outside of Jonesboro, Ark., and that he was then in the St. Bernard Hospital at Jonesboro, that the Doctor had advised him to remain there until his chest could be x-rayed for the purpose of determining if any ribs hed been fractured. He further stated that after seeing lirs. Conner arraigned at Memphis, Tenn., he had atarted for Paragould, that he observed thia car following him for some distance outside of Memphis, and that he observed it several times after that, that about twenty miles outside of Jonesboro, the car drove up alongside of him and deliberately forced him into the ditch with the results stated above. He has advised the police at Jonesboro of the description of the car and they are making a search for it. I instructed. Agent Turroute remain at the hospital end that I would haye Mr, Hughes contact him there. Mir, Hughes was advised of the above. He desires to advise es that he called the Birmingham office and instructed them to send en agent over to assist Agent Turrow immediately, make sure that he was takan care of properly and to then proceed on the assignment that Agent Turrou was covering when injured, that he, Mr. Hughes, had called * the Oklahoma City office also and that SAC Colvin was having Agent Chipman proceed to Jonesboro aleo and that Chipman was to make an effort to trace the car which had caused the above accident. Mr. Hughes also stated that he had talked to Agent Turrou, who related the same details as given, and that it wae evidently a deliberate _move on the part of the gang rho hed discovered Agen ’ connections and traced him out of Memphis. [/ 4.9% % prooBDpeD ReppectTuxiy} ; 1833 a ‘t. NOV 2 1933 , C.p.Kieinkaut.: ve oewlicl ae es | t . | on a. Le ~. - f Fte we 7° ge 3 . JU COR tao ere TN Ao MAT ET SAT! " Rr ark er iteay: 3 t “# ee ae et ee a eid ahdomieaiennenall