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“ . = 2 - . This Agent, in company with officer Donovan contacted Nr. Fe L. Ray, 945 Gelt Street. Mr. Ray is the occupant of the second floor apartment rear at this addrese. Agent asked Nr. Ray whether or not he would object to several officers and this Agent watching the Sherone Apartments from this apartment, and he stated that he was glad to cooperate and would do averything possible for &ny men who desired to come in there. after this arrangement had been made this Agent called Acting Special Agent in Charge D. 0. Smith on the phone and advised him that it had been agreed between Stecial Agent Guinane and the others at the Sherone Apartments that we were to take Verne Miller at 5:00 P.M. Acting Special Agent in Charge D. 0. Smith stated that it would be all right to take Verne Milier'’s apartment at 5:00 P.M., provided positive identification could be mace. He also stated that he would leave further action to the discretion of Special Agent Guinane. This Agent then proceeded to Apartment 207, Sherone Apartments, and advised Special Agent Guinane of what had taken place and it was then agreed that this 4;rent should contact Agent Ryan, obtain & mechine gun from him, and bring it up to the back way of the apartment occupied by F. L. Ray. The machine gun was procured from Special Agent Ryan by this Agent and brought up to the Ray apartment. This Agent then contacted officers Donovan, Pidgeon, and Lynch and together with them went to the Ray apartment. Officer Lynch, with a machine gun, covered the two rear windows of Verne Miller's apartment. Officer [Donovan covered the side window of Verne “iller’s epartment, and this Agent, together with officer Pidgeon covered the fire escape and alley way leading from the hallway adjacent to Verne Miller's apartment. This Agent and officers Lynch, lonovan and Fidgeon were in the above positions for about tw hours when re- volver shots were heard on Galt Street, which is about fifty feet from the apertwent occupied. The first four shots were heard at inter- vals of about three seconds, and tien a machine gun was heard, and in the opinicn of this Agent about sixteen to eighteen shots were fired from the machine gun. The writer and the officers referred to above remained in the sane positions for about five minutes, at which time thie Agent advised the officers to remain in their positions and to still cover the spots assigned to them, while this Agent ran down- stairs into the street. . when this agent arrived on the street there was a large crowd gathered there and this Agent observed Speciel agents Lockerman