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November &, 1933, MEMORANDUM FOR SPECIAL AGENT IN CHARGE Ki. H. PURVIS Re: VERNON C. MILLER with aliases - FUGITIVE, I. 0. 1195, et al. OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE This memorandum covers my observations and activities in connection with the escape of Verne C. Miller on the night of November 1, j 1933. ° On Monday evening, October 30, 1933, I was instructed by Assistant Special Agent in Charge D. 0. Smith to go to Room 207 in the Sherone Apartments for the purpose of assisting in maintaining a sur- veillance of the apartment in which it was believed Verne Millar and Yi were located. I remained in thet apartment from the above stated time until Wednesday evening, November 1, 1933, at approximately 8:00 P. M., at which time Special Agent E. P. Guinane instructed me to relieve Special Agent Earl Van Wagoner, who had deen stationed in a Ford Sedan located within the close proximity to the fire escape of this apartment building. Special agent Van Wagoner had been at that post of duty for about 12 or 14 hours. There was stationed in this same Ford Sedan Special agent J. H. Rice. Agent Rice was seated in the back seat of this sedan and had with him a machine gun. I was seated in the front seat. Agent Rice informed me that the instructions for the occupants of that car were that we were to maintain a close surveillance of the fire eacaps, since that was a possible avenue of eacape for Miller, and that we were also to maintain as much as possivle a survelllance of the Galt Street entrance of the apartment building, but he (Rice} atated he had been informed that it was not possible that Miller would be able to get to the lobby of this building, At approximately 8:30 P. M. I observed Bobbie Moore come out of the Galt Street entrance of the apartment building, accompanied by two small girls who appeared to be approximately 12 or 13 yeare of | age. She walked to the corner of Sheridan and Galt Street and waited there with the children until it waa possible for them to safely croas to the other side of the street, which they did, Bobbie Moore remaining at the corner of Galt and Sheridan. COPIES DESTROYED iis 40 AUG 21 iss