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Ss Rifle number 252660, and Colt 45 Automatic 373995, have been identified as having bem stolen from Company EZ, 129th Infantry, Illinois National Guard, April 19, 1933, at Flatteville, Illinois, A search of the Postel Guide fails to show any Platteville, Illinois. The St. Louis Office should therefore ascertain from the Adjutant General of the State the location of Company E, 129th Infantry, and there interview Commanding Officer of said organization with respect to the loss of these guns, and ascertain whether any of the other guns indicated in this report are listed as having bem stolen from seid organizations All of the gums listed in this report have been examined by Me Ae Gill, Forensic Ballistician of Kansas City, Missouri, in an effort to determine whether any of them wore used in the Union Station massacre at Kansas City June ~ 17, 193%¢ Mre Gill has advised this office that none of the gms taken from the Barrows were used in the killing at the Union Stations Agent Os Ce Dewey mde investigation in the vicinity of Iow: after tho Barrow gang had fled from Platte City. The results of his investigation in that vicinity are as follows: This investigation is predicated upon tnformation received from the County Attorney and Sheriff at Mt, Ayr, Iowa, that they had picked up some Dlood soaked clothing a short distunce north of Calodonis, Iom, and believed samo might have belonged to the parties wounded in the encouter with police south of Platte City, Missouri, on the night of July 19, 1953. Agent examined the bloody clothing being held by the Sheriff's office at Mt. Ayr, Iowa, which had been partly burnede The clothing consiated of a pair of men's trousers, shirt, shorts and one sock, all of which were very bloody, It was particularly noticed that around the waiet and inside seat of the ‘$rousers there was considerable blood, ani that one sock wes very bloody, which might indicate thet thie man was wounded above the waist, end possibly in one leg which caused the blood to run into his sock while seated in the care The woman's germents consisted of « light blue with white polka dots, pair of house pajamas, which was burned in spots and covered with blood, elso step-ins covered with blood, and « pink rayon slip which appears to have been used to stop the flow of bloo# from possibly the woman, Also found a copy of the "Country Gentleman" magazine which was opened and apparently used by someone to sit on es it was covered with blood, From the outside cover was secured the address slip "Ray He White, Yale, Tae” Agent interviewed Mre ani Mrse Te As Booth, at their store at Caledonia, Iowa, a small community consisting of about three stores. Mr. Booth stated that about 9:50 o'clock on the morning of July 20, 1955, a black V=8 a Sedan with red wheels was seen to go through town going north, A short time later ® young man, wearing light trousers, white shirt, and hat, walked into the store and stated that he had run out of gas north of town and wanted to know if he could