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7 Mr. Nathan. iM. record __. Mr, ClORK..--— "Mir, Ewercde ...- fpr. &; oo —-Bepartment of Justice 801 Title Guaranty Bldg., J St. Louis, Mo, ——— AIR MAIL | PERSONAL & CONFIDENTIAL ~ DVS'ON OF BVESTIGATION =; IND c 2 } Director, #XED — BEC 8 1933 7M. Division of Investigation, iS cEPARTMENT OF JUCTICE | U. S. Department of Justice, h H Washington, D. C. 5 DEC 1i 1933, Dear Sir: In re: VERNON c Ovarrer, with aliases, FUGITIVE, et al = Obatruction of Justice. This is to confirm my telephone conversation todey h Mr. Hughes at the Division concerning an interview I had with TomfKearney, bookmaker, 416 North 12th St., St. Louis, Mo. After being introduced to Kearney by Special Agent D. W. Maher, who heard part_of our conversation, I conversed frankly with Kearney about RichardGelatas end the Kansas City Massacre, Kearney frankly edmitted that he had been a very close friend of Galatas and his family and remarked he waa also a good friend of Lou%onners, who is now held in the County Jail at Kansea City, Mo. in connection with the Massacre case, He stated that he saw Galatas in St. Louis shortly after the massacre at which time Galatas told him about the trouble he -hed gotten himself into, Kearney at that time remarked that it looked like Galatas had “got the heat on him", to which Galetas readily con- curred. . . The conversation drifted to Frank Nash and Kearney advised that his information is that Nash was brought to Hot Springs, Ark. by those in power for the purpose of “putting on the spot* one Bill Brandenburg, for- . mer Chief of Police at Hot Springs, and the E@itor ef Public Opinion, a weekly newspaper at Hot Springe which has severely criticised the local administration there. He stated that Brandenburg has been an enemy of the present city administration in Hot Springs and said that in hie opinion the local politicianswould gladly see him out of the way, however, that Brandenburg was 4 fearless individual. In reference to Lou Conners, Kearney stated that someone had communicated with him in her behalf while she was held st the County Jail in Memphis, but in view of the fact that the bond had been exorbitant he had taken no action. He indicated that he would be gled to reise a nominal bond for her if requested to do so and asked whethor her bond was going to be reduced. He was advised thet the writer would contact the Agent in