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a : as, o $ | EES emote ae: : > pias a mt ere. si a of the: ‘pas yer ‘and dark da eplor, “In view of the: Yocation of ‘this car, ‘end ‘gts use by” Tele,’ ‘and . other invesatication - ‘later herein. ‘got cut “andjeating ‘thet Teleo was using. the hans. of John J,Grady, 1* jwas felt thet ‘perheps the: employees™ ofthe ” Coumpnwealth Hotel in Chicago bad been Wletaken ‘in their “Mdenti fication: 5 rr 7 “Grady as Galates,~ “Bpecial agent in Charge Purvis waa ‘gommnicated: with vy ao “Jong: distance: ‘elephone regerding this” situation, ‘and Re ‘Alspatched on the =. ‘is evening of December 8,1935,. Special agents Metcalfe and Nichola, with Carl“. . Jopler, night clerk of the Commoarealth Hote1, and betty Rowlend, to. South | “Beud. This group errived at South ‘Bend ‘shortly after midnight on héc, 8 “and JLee'and J, B, Wggett were both. stilt. da the tobby ofthe Jefferacn - Hote}. Johler. end Was Rowlend ‘were: instructed 0 Zo Ante ‘the hotel and : @etemmine if the individual whom they knew te John J,” Grady at the: ‘Common = a > Wealth Hotel was. therein, - iThey spent. approximately twenty minutes ‘s8 ‘the: De “hotel, anf ‘upén toming ‘out -and being interviewed by Agent, stated that they both had immediately upon sesing Jo Lee, identified him as being the samo = individual es John J.Grady who was at the Commonwealth Hotel Guripg Novem arcane tf? DOPe.~ “It whould’ de “stated here “thet “tes,” in ‘the ‘opinion of: this “Agent And” , | Agents Hartin end Mehegen, bore no resemblance to subject” Galatas. ‘This’. : /, Siesimilerity was subsequently commeparated, ya Oomperisan: ‘of-fincerprints, - 7 ans “aa later herein “Bet outs .: * St ag 3 ee oa ot. i. ae; Pte aa 2 _ ‘ ‘ oa me A ae was ‘Genorteined through “the Sibrbs: ‘at’ ‘tke Ztforson note. thet, Lee de frequently seen visiting, ‘and associates with one JOHN CANIYY, .. io.) 1a gembler of South Bend,’ Ganiff is well known to the South Bend Foltcé “int. | ‘apd eesording to the Poliee ¢ould not be contacted as he would teld 555 -- © Moe . mothing, and would disclose to his friends the ‘inquiry and: ‘Yeagon ‘therefor. a . These confidence men gathered at South Bend, according to the Shorbds, ‘apent: . ‘gonsiderable time et @ bookie shop, betting on horses, . Charles se opie a . ptates he frequently places a small bet on horses and goee.to this shops...) it ty During Agent's ptay .et,s South Bond ‘herd was ‘frequently. at this petting Wer “%, Jolat, and: ‘ptated' thet $e shed: never seen - yore yesembling Galatas- there; , agents did Mot go.to this piace by Fennon ‘wf ‘the fact that Charles shorb’ * Jr, stated ‘that strangers: are, Searchen yofory, being Eranted Atni trance ee Pate Bee “f be “fhe. ‘Tanai. Hotaa ay ‘South Boadtns She Pepusttion of Beige ig gaupievat hengout, although so far ap eould be ascertained none of the | confidence men presently in South Bend were staying there. The records of this hotel were not checked, nor were any individuale interviewed there in view of the reputation of the place, and a statement by the Chief of Police that euch inquiry and investigstion would be fruitlesa, Special Agent Hartin, however, covered the Lincoln Hotel for some time without observing subject Galatas there. This is a small cheap hotel,