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9-581 nnb dugne nodn pue woor s.nonaivn un dhgnnnan. oq ot pannaade. tioned in,this regard he stated that he formerly had a typewriter but got rid of it about a year or so ago.. .. HAmpron voluntarily accompanied agent 'to the. New York field office where he was questioned and where handwriting speci- mens, fingerprints and photographs.were taken of him.. He readily admitted working at.every place mentioned in instant letters with. the exception of the hospital at 87l Bushwick Avenae, Brooklyn, but disclaimed any knowledge of instant letter. When the complete agreement between the inaccuracies noted'in spelling, grammar, capitalization, etc. in the questioned letter.to Mrs. FRANcEs PERkINS and those noted in the handwriting specimen obtained from him was. called to his. attention, he could not. explain this in any way but still disclaimed any knowledge of dizzy spells." The questioning of HAmproN at this time developed. that he had been interested in psychic phenomena and had dis- covered that he was able #to see things in the crystal" and had discovered a mother lode of gold in Idaho through the crystal but had not.yerified its existence. At one time during such questioning HAMproN stated that he would not write any more letters to anyone and said,"I. guess I. must have been steamed up." y... . Upon being shown two handwritte letters to the President HAMPTON stated that both:of these letters were.very. tations of his handwriting. At the conclusion of such interview HAMPTON was taken to the office of Assistant United States Attorney PETeR Doneanue, and after being questioned by Mr. DoNoGHun, an authorized complaint was filed by reporting agent before United States Commissioner GARRETTrw. coTeR, Southern District of New York, on April 17, 1941, charging HAmpron with violation of Section 338a, Title i8,. United States Code,, on the basis of the letter written to... Mrs. FRANcEs PERKINs.. It should be noted here that this letter. according to the. transmitting confidentiai letter by which the. was mailed in New York City on December 5, l940. In the event -11