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.eane i fogether whan the wire wa aemit;.” that tone was a ato ‘thet this individual serried ‘onal Conversation. with. ‘eapest ee tel 7; telegram ana. ‘wrote. “its. “that the two men “eat. ‘together’ ‘at a. table: for“ “a ‘“ toment or. two before ‘pending ‘the message, ‘end that ‘she pala very little en eet ‘to’ the other Satie cates: , he" ‘WAS, sy nonerer, ‘unedle to" “‘ddent +" turnish a’ éorrect one the followitig’ day; ". that hé- gia return ‘the be sould * ing day, inquiring whether. the wire had heey delivered, and whan’ informed “= that 1¢ had not, he ‘furnished the address of -BMra,. Spear at ‘$10° Orangé*, a ‘Street, Hot Springs, Arkansas, and ‘that thereafter the wire was Aeliv etree Mrs, Haney. stated that she believed this individual who signed tha*.: os oe wire, Joe Baker, said he was living at a rooming house in Clerkedale, ts semen: Mississippi, directly acrosa the street from the Western i Union office c Searene -" which ie operated by 6 some andy yidusis es the pene of Dean ee .7 ay eS a z “ cai r jy the ‘Doaiid” is of the ‘third. or fourth-class,, ‘abd it’ oe not: “Thvely.t * Subject Galates “would even froqueht or stop’ at. such Qn address. 3. fae vi) = Deana, however, were interviewed, and their registers checked. The: “neme of Joe Baker did not appear thereon, and they knew no one “by that ‘name, They were unable to recognize a photograph of Galatas. as 8 any: individual _Mbey had seen around said. pererer rn ss ares ts Par a : - mad 5 vu Wietor Kergo proprietor of ‘the Athens’ Hotel a “Clarkedaie, was ‘intervieweds. He did not. ‘know any Joe Baker, and “Gaull " not recognize a photograph of ‘Galatas ‘as any. Andividual - ‘he had ‘eesn, & Doomer_at the Athens. Hotel; : one, Bob Posey; . ‘of Toled ae stated. _ that he ktiows : @ Joe Baker, “who is with” @ Dodson: ‘Shows, wintering - in\ Clarksdale, : ‘Misstesipp!y t, that: ‘gaia 08. Baker ‘t6. a tin-horn sgambl ey’ and ran a penny arcade for. a@ wotle and ‘that. he ie now resting at 33h ee .,Ya200. Street, Srerkedele, Missiestppt, Maye “Soe ‘Baker was st orsiowed. but t agente dia not ‘aise re ae . ‘close ‘their identity, and he wes led to believe that agents were from” Hot Springs, Arkansas, end were there in response to a telegram that he . had sent, as the conversation with him had progressed only for two or three minutes, when he exclaimed, "Yes, you men are here in connection with that telegram I sent several days ago to Hot Springs!* Baker first said, “Well, you men are with some automobile finance company, I suppose. ell me who you are looking for, and maybe I can help you," Agents then fold him they rere not connected with any finance company, but Boz0 fros. Hot Springs, arkansas. Baker stated thet he end one a, . . wae Ot woe . 7