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ee se amaranth mnt of Bes stem of Oxb . . w 3. Beparhnent of Jusnce Room 1403 370 Lexington Avenue New York City GJS EL September 10, 1935 62-5552 . . Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation, U. S. Department of Justice, Pennsylvania Avenue at 9th Street, MW, Washington, De. Ce. Res aupuons#2arong, with aliases, et al. CONSPIRACY TO RECEIVE AND SEND CONTRABAND OUT OF THE UNITED STATES PENITENTIARY, ATLANTA, GEORGIA. Dear Sirs Reference is made ta the letter from this office to the Bureau, dated August 2441935 ,gand the reply thereto which was contained in personal co! tial letter from the Director dated August 29, 1935. In accgrdance with the instructions contained in the Bureau letter, Spqeial Agent George J. Starr of this office interviewed Major Charles E. Russell regarding the above matter. Major Russell stated he was not the author of the article which was submitted tdfReal Detective Stories entitled "The Biography of Al CaponeWs Life in the Atlanta Penitentiary," sup- posed to have been written by FoBerrett, Baltimore, Md. The hame of Barrett was mentioned, but brought no response or reaction from Major Russell, who apparently was not at all familiar with the name. He could offer no information as to who might write an ar- ticle of that nature, but expressed the belief that it might be an article more or less concocted by someone having some super= ficial knowledge of the general situation. ede 39/2 BA. é é ™ Aaj Ze- Ad 4 BAT YS oc:Washington Field St P 1 Neshville