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a result, they dropped Hervey Bailey and Wilbur Underhill at some unknown point in Oklahoma, and, furthermore, on the 16th of June, Bob Brady, Jim Clark and Ed Davis positively held up the Black Rock Bank at¥Black Rock, (Arkansas. He stated that Harvey Bailey and Wilbur Underhill were not in on this holdup, but after they had held up the bank on the 16th of Jane, they were cut off from reaching their car, and spent the day in the swemps, finally located a farmer and took his car away from him and gave him $20.00, end told him that this would reimburse him for securing his ear when they were through with it; that then Ed.Davis, Bob Brady and Jim Clerk drove into Oklahama City, Okle, where they joined Wilbur Underhill and Harvey Bailey. He stated that the letter that all parties had written in connection with their participation in the Black Rock Bank Job was written for the purpose of taking the "heat" off of these five individuals, owing to the fact they understood they were wanted im connection with the Kanses City massacre. While Ed. Davis says that Harvey Bailey and Wilbur Underhill were not mixed up in this bank job, they also affixed their fingerprints and signature to the letter in question. Ed. Davis also atated that he errived in Okishama City either the 17th or 18th of June, and the same day he arrived there, he conversed with hia wife, whom he met at a designated point, and that Bi. Davia, Jim Clerk and Bob Brady continued to operate through Oklahoma, Texse and Arizona up until about the middle of September, at which time Ed. Davis states he decided he would break away from the trio and try to get a new atart, and, accordingly, he and his wife, md his son, left for California. Davis frankly admits that he has been involved in several bank “stick-ups", and states that this wes the job which they pulled. He stated thet since leaving Lansing, Kansaa, he had never been in the states of Missourt and Eansas, because he figured they were too close to Lansing Penitentiary, and that it was too *bot® for him there, and the other men felt the same way about it. Ee is absolutely positive that none of the five individuals, who have been mentioned above, bad anything to do with the Kensss City massacre, owing to the fact that three were involved in the bank robbery the day before, and were en route to Oklahoma City, where Harvey Bailey and Wilbur Underhil) were awaiting their arrival. Accordingly, he stated that he can positively account for ell five individuals on June 17th, and it was, of course, impossible far them to have been in Kansas City. Devie tells me he was never in Chicago, Minnespolie or St. Paul. He appeared to be frank in his statanents. He stated thet all members of his group, with the possible exception of Harvey Bailey, could pot understand why anyone would pull any such job as was pulled