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GOURT OF COM'ON PLEAS 8 fay Lucas County, Ohie P ; . i Maroh 26, 1960." °° = 7 ion. J. Edgar Hoover, Director, “ 7 oe , _ - an a [ : ae ae Federal Bureau of Investigation, —. ; a Washington, De Ce ere ° | Dear Kr. Hoovers - ee i ot Fron January 1933 to January 1957 I served as Assistant Prose- = 4}. ; cuting Attorney in thie County, and in January 1957 and up to February | 1943 f served as Prosecuting Attorney of thie Countys On February 9, 1945 |°) I tock office as Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, and en now serving my ~| - aecond term of aix years, I wes born in this ofty in 1891 and have resided | here all my life, so that T am personally acquainted with @ lot of people. - While I was serving in the Proseouting Attorney's office I was interviewed many times by agents of your department and aleo agents of the ‘ freasury Departnent and the office of United States Post Office Inspector. . \: During the course of these interviews I was questioned about certain pacple — ; who were wer investication, and I answered those questions truthfully and _ \, gave the interrogator such information as I had, some of which would be eup- 1 ported by legal evidence and sone of which was based upon what we know in \ law as hearsay evidence. -_ ooo eo) . * According to the newspaper a-gounts of investigations now being _ - gonduoted by the Eonate and House Connittes, demands have been made for & : _@ieclosure of the contents of the files in your depertment and even @ pre-e --. duction of your filese 0 a = - I em sure the American people have complete confidence in the <>. Pedera) Bureau of Investigation, and I am very much disturbed about the °° result of a disclosure of the ocntents of your confidential files, andes -. . & responsible oitisen I feel certain that you will resist and positively . ~— - refuse to ley your files open for the inapeotion of any member of Congress, | whether he be of the House of Representatives or the Senate. [ imow from --) experience that your Department hes persisted in preserving the confidence © « ef those who have been interviewed from time to time. On the other hand, - 4f it should be determined that your files are available for inspection, I wispens oan foresee much difficulty in investirations by your agente for the apparent hoeen reason that citizens will be hesitant to talk when they realize the danger treey__ that at sone time or other their nanes or their reports may be made public. 7 Ware. A Tels, Aon 7 - me }91-23.27%-DO