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Tirector. ~ll- - 1/21/34 & second letter dated Septetber 14, 1933, res sent by the Cricego Office to the St. Louis Office requesting thet certain investig: tion be made in the vicinity of the 3609 block of Belmr Bouleverd, St. Louis, Missouri. The folloring paregraph is jsken fron this letter; "Tt hes definitely been esteblished thet Helen Ferguson is en essociete of Kete (mother) Berker, end thet this contect should de retched closely. The Barker brothers end Alvin Kerpis, ell of whom ere vented for murder, mey he loceted end appre- hendec, Fred Berser end flvin Kerpis were essociates of Kezting, Holden, Nesh, Bailey, ‘iiller end Phillips. Vhen Hervey Bailey wes recently cnprehended st frdmore, Oklahome after his escepe from the Delias County Jeil, it ves reported thet several strange - men left £rdaore hurriedly by sutomohile, end thet sone of thece men were carrying violin ceses. Turing the Kerting end Holden investigstion et St. Peul, Winnesote, Agents of the Et. Peul Office es- teblished thct Karpis and Berker, rhile residing there, caused suspicions in the neighborhood in . yvhich they resided on éccount of their frequently cerrying violin ceses". Tne investizction requested res mede by tie St. Louis Of- fice, es reflected in the report of Speciel Agent M. B. Rhodes, deted et St. Louis, Missouri, September 25, 1933, vrithout results. * t the present tite Special Arent in Crerge Drvight Brzntley enc Speciel Azent Herold Andersen ere devoting their entire time to loceting end ceusin; the epprehension of subject Richerd Tellman Geletas, Identification Order #1201, sho is directly responsible for engineering the Xenses City massecre. In the meantime Special Agent tf. F. Treinor hes reviesed the file in this case at the Kenses City. Office, rith perticular ettention being pcid to férthur PR. Barker, _ £11906, Volney Devis, £12808, anc Herry Campbell, #11056, #11 of the Stete Penitentiery, McAlester, Oklehome, end Fred Barker, #9836 end fivin Kerpis, #1529, of the Stete Penitentiary et Leneing, Kensas.