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-6- get the pail he had with him filled with gase This was done and tho man carried the gasoline out of towns Both Mrs and Mrs. Booth stated that the photographs of Clyie Barrow resembled this man. A short time lnter the man returned again and got two more gallons of gas, on his third trip to the store he got two more g4@llons of gas and two quarts of oil, and on returning the quart oil bottles, he purbhased some bananas, cookies, mercurochrome, adhesive tape, and four bottles of pope lie drank one bottle in the store but took the other three with hime Several other persons, whose names were not secured, were quos- tioned in the storo for further information, and it was learned that the rural mail carrier had noticed this ord car, with Toms license parked alongside of the road a short distance from town, He only noticed two men and a girl, but believed that there could have been another party in the car or lying on the ground in the shade of a tres who was not seen by him, A half mile or more from this place, in a corner of a field, they had taken their bloody clothing and set fire to them, This fire mas noticed a short time later by the farmer who owed the field, and upon investigation he found the clothing, end after thinking this strange called it to the attention of a neighbor, who then called the Sheriff's office. The Sheriff had not as yet heaml of the shooting at Flatte City, Missourt, but a visitor in his office had and told him where it wase The Sheriff then called Platte City to verify same, and@ upon learning details he immediately went to Caledonia and made investigation. Deputy Sheriff Frank Vaughn advised agent thet he and the Sheriff had trailed this car to Brown's corner, located ebort three miles north and east of Caledonia, end then lost track of ite Agent interviewed Ethel Brown, who advised that she observed this black Yord VS Sedan with red wheels stop at the corner, and back around as if the perties were confused in which direction to goe One of the men came to the house and got some weter, and he resembles the picture of Clyde Barrows After he left they found some adhesive taps in the yard covered with blood. when they left this corner they were headed north. Agent and Deputy Sheriff Vaughn proceeded north a mile to a "I" cross roed, and being unable to find any auto- mobile tracks going West, proceeded east for a mils or more making inguiries at various farms. At the Mosher fara, Mrs. Mosher stated that sbout ten-thirty on the morning of July 20 she noticed e Ford car go by her house traveling rather slowly, There were several people in the car, just how many she did not notices She stated that the road past her house was seldom used by strangers, and as she hed recently been missing several chickens, che paid more or less attention to strange carse She stated that the parties in the front seat of this car e@ppeared to be looking around observing the country-sides This Agent followed the road east about three miles further where it enters to a fairly well traveled country byeroads Numerous inquiries along this latter road, both north and south, failed to elicit any further infomation concerning this car. However, as this road only runs north and south it is presumed thet the car went north, ap it had been traveling north and east since leaving Caledonia,