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eee, a “gubsoquent to the, ost of. "the above. noted ‘individuals, “the ““avove described machine gun was traced through the wire’ end Auto Ordnangé. 7° * Corporation of New York City, ond i¢ woe ‘ascertained that) Sale. wachlae gut : ‘had been shipped to Mindes Brothers, S09 Collinsyille, ‘Avertio, Xast 3%. Louis Tilinois during the month of August, 1027, end that the Mindes Brothers die: - posed of the gun to Harry “Fat Levin, operator of tho. ‘Ramone Kennel Clubs, _ and the Biltmore Country Club, : the latter a local ‘night elubd is fracy 5 resort in the wiotaity, of Eset Sf. outs Liinots, | _Karry Levi ww de- . , ceanede “i ra § a a the: St. ‘Loule Police Bepartuent 16 forwarding test bullete- “shot from this machine gun to the Polloe Departnonte at Indlenspolss, ‘Indfena ies. and Chicago, Illinois for ballistic ‘examination and comperisoi with any ehelle «: “Ena +. am@ pullets they may have which figured in aschine gun cleyiase is shelP ree’: = Man . ie oan * “ae ‘ie ‘noted’ trom Jour letter thet“ ry equa’ we nade for test... : “ ‘shells stot from a .45, calibre rovolver. In this connection it te. atated thes’: gt the tine of the arrest of Tatman ent Heasic Pattarozzi, | there was founds", a concealed upon the person of Tatnen a 32-20 pevolver, in. very poor condition, ~ * She. internal narta thareof indigating that eame hed Ro¥. bean used ‘for quite ‘gone fine, ‘In view of these fecte, ‘Mr, fou Levg has not made @ detailed © examination of the revolver, an& has fired ‘tio test bullets & erefron, ‘hened ouch annot be ouppliod ¢ te your offiee at t thts tine "Petmen 1 was ‘ueatisaed by Chlef of Detectives Carroll of. the St. Loufe Police: ‘Department and Special Agent D. Moher of this offioa. Tatman atated that. Be had. found both of the weapons referred to. above on the evening of Januery::": ; 24, 1033 behind an ebsndoned platfore of the Illinois Traction Ratlfoad Syston” “at Sawyerville, Tllinots, ‘and that his reason for ‘bringing ‘the ‘weapons be toes ; “Ste. Louls wap to have. thea. fopaired.” ‘He ‘insisted thas the: ‘numbers. wore Tye thst this weayon ‘was in a woll ofled condi tion when ‘taken ‘from. Tatuen,’ “and: ta. “ho way G1d the weapon indicate thet 1% hag been expoced to ‘the elenentes 2; crest as, Tatman ineiated thet he hed not cleaned nor oiled the gun, “and ‘that $$ wae ne at the sine of ite recovery fn the sane condition 38 hon be found ity ar Tetouan te en “gx-conviot; having served twelve years in the "iesourt State Penitentiary, St. Louls Metropol tan Polics Departrent Tdentie= - fication No. 37471 (copies of. his tingerprints huve been forwarded to the -. Division in ¥ashiagton, D. 0. » on.or about January 16, 1034), for the. murder |. of @ policemen in Fonses City, Missourl. - His ‘original ‘sentence ‘was the’ ° extreme ) ponelty; however, .: it, was Jeter sommuted ito, ite Amprisonnent, snd he