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2a bad deen stolen from a safety Geposit bore ; oe eee <_ possible that a customer of the bank may have had such a ring made and “ placed it in a safety deposit box after which it could have been stolen. during the robbery when the bozes were rifled. The gang took everything _ and even returned a steal] coin purse with the re turned bonds, which puree’ “1 oe, ‘They advised. that it was their understanding that ¢ a “spotter® was in Concordia, Kansas, two weeks prior to the robbery on July 26 1922, but they recalled no one by the name of A. Carter and heave been unable to . Getermine who the spotter may bave been or whet excuse he used to look the: ground over in the bank. = - 7 Stns Miss Ida Cook, Concordia, Kansas, ‘again observed the photo- graphs of Karpis end Barsxer end advised she Was still convinced that they were two of the robberée _ John Wilcox, Concordia, Kansas, an employee of the Cloud County Bank advised that on September 2, 1922 he registered at the Nicollette Rotel, Minneapolis, with Charles Eunt, upon instructions from W. S. Gordon, a representative of the Burns Detective Agency, whose headquarters is either in St. Paul or Minneapolis, and later went to a suite of rooms at the Ryan Hotel where they were communicated with by a representative of the bond | holders by telephone; that Gordon was with them in the Ryan Hotel. He stated that the three of them went to a benk and secured the $15,000.00 to redeem the bonds and that he and Eunt were instructed to notice no one upon leaving the bank, but he did observe a man in e large car who looked them over and then hurried awaye os . He stated helf of the bonds were delivered ¢ to him at the - Ryan | Hotel and half at the Nicollette Hotel by Gordon. - a He stated he endeavored to secure addi tional ‘information - trom Gordon but was unsuccessful, although in conversation with other Burns‘ detectives he heard Gordon mention Bear Leke, Minnesota, and was of the opinic that the holders of the stolen bonés were at that place, although Gordon state ‘he obtained the bonds throuch a man who was about six miles away from the . actual thieves. He stated that it was his understanding that the Burns Detectir Agency at Kansas City, Missouri, first made contact with the representatives of the gang at Ft. Scott, Kanses, thoush a man by the name of O'Neal, who is either a bond broker or lawyer; that O'Neal was arrested at Ft. Scott, Kensss, by the Burns people as it waa thought he had some of the bonds, and shortly thereafter definite negotiations were begun for the return of the donds. Wilcox further stated that Smith, the Tulsa lawyer who wes supposed to represent Bailey at Ft. Scott, Kansas, doublecrossed Karpis end Barzer on the boné deal and was leter murdered. Wilcox was indefinite