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ee at le pe ee apt de at wet . a = ie Ee Med . + " p 4 same pepe ger ge ae” tye .* Stately removed to the County Morgue. Mr. Nathaty.+.----_ MM. Tol9On =~ Mie. CIR EE saree Nits Eewards .- re Pear eet rae thre Hunes.. in Me. Quine mr. Levier; senremne Mr Looks. eonesne > Bg. Burem of Aubestigntion coe A - -- Beparthrent of Justice - _ - ee ro . 625 Lafayette Building, © woe Detroit, Michigan. November 50, 1935.. a Te oige > = a . hk Bad Division of Investigation, HE: VERNE 0 wnER, et a” a nas 8. Department of Justice, _,, Obstruction of Justice; endeevor te deliver. Washington, hbo .. Federal Prisoner, Frank Hash.’ the ove Dea: Sir: : a re At 7:00 P.M. last evening (Wednesday, November 20) Chief of Detectives ~~. Frpi W. Prehm of the Detroit Police Department called me, stating that eae nude body of‘a murdered man had been found in a ditch at Cambridge and Herlow Streets, Detroit. This location is in an isolated spot of the City, epprozimately 11 miles from. the heert of the City of Detroit; that the body, wrapped in blankets, was first observed by a Mr. Vernon B. Northrop of No. 19464 Barlow Avenue about 5:50 P.M. while he, Mr. Northrop, was on his way home. He immediately notified Detroit Police Precinct ke. 14, and Patrolmen Charles Carlson and Alvin Jamea responded to the cell. Jue - ~ Upon reaching the place, these officers immediately notified the Homicide ; Squad of the Police Department, and the following named detectives were ° sasigned by -* Chief Frebn:. . . _ Paul Wencel parol Switzer Detective Charlies Racey, eitached to the Ident itteation Bureau of ¢ the ‘poe u se Department, also accompanied the above officers for the purpose of securing - fingerprints and making identification of the murdered man. A comparison of fingere: prints reflected that the slain person was Subject Verne Miller. The body wes inme-" oom ‘ ~ - : ai boas. “ite a, Beles I promptly contacted Russel J. Mecerty, who is also a detective ‘tn ‘the rm Identification Bureau. He examined the fingerprints teken of the dead man, and an pointed out that they were identical with the fingerprints of Verne Miller, which -.. prints were on file et the Police Department on Identification Order No. 1195. at ee the Morgue, where I viewed Miller's body, it was observed thet the first joint of |: the left ring finger was missing. This corresponded with the description which we hed on file. It was alao observed that he was wearing a red mustache and also that his hair had been dyed red, which corresponded with recent information furnished by the Chicago office concerning hia appearance in that city. His eyes were erey | and bis complexion florid. Hise weight at this time is epproxinate aos _ Xt, was ascertained that Miller had been tie sides. About 20 feet of the clothes-line had been used, and a ey seme ag portion| had not been detached, but was dangling at the lower t, of th roe: OF Js . ft v mr me +, oa DECE 1833 cae ape - . oon . TT Sb beet eei m// v - aoa: Tie ———— ite ae anal eo wee , onan ater einai : Ae . oe od : . .