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Director, August 3, 1935 person calling stated that he was Mr. Gibney, that the person to be interviewed was then in his office, and that he had informed Gibney that he was well acquainted with Agent Starr and preferred to talk personally with that agent. The person calling then stated that the man in his office told him he lived out of tow and would be in tom again on Monday when he would telephone this office before calling to see Agent Starr. Charles Russell, called at this office and was interviewed by Agent Starr. jor Russell stated to Agent Starr that he was the author of the magasine article, that he was the man who talked with Agent O'Don- nell from Mre Gibney's office, and that hie reason for being so cautious was that he did not went to be “put on the spot" by discussing the matter indisoriminately with some agent whom he did not know. Major Russell stated that the statements contained in the article which was published in Detective Fiotion Weekly are absolutely correct as to facts, that whatever embellishments appear therein were merely added to make a better story, but that the substance is absolutely correct. The meeting referred to occurred, however, in Brooklyn, N. Y., and not in a mid-western city, and the man to whom the $10,000.00 a week offer was made is Major Russell himself. af Yesterday a man whom I believe you kmow of, namely, Major E sell stated that the headquarters of the Al been shifted from Chicago to Brooklyn, and that cate field, including vice, gambling, liquor » is now controlled and directed by a man named d\Totto of Brooklyns y have associated with adketeers, inoluding oh"|Schultz, and the three vr headquarters they numerous henchmen, including youngMawyers \idgoctors, and various other men of the professional type, as 1 as thé usual gangster type. They receive a "out" from all the racketeer operations from Chicago to the east coast and from Boston to below Philadelphia. Some time, possibly along in April, they had Russell come to their meeting place and there in the presence of from twelve to fifteen men, including Vito, one of the Tottos, “Dutch” Sclmltz and others, made to him the proposition which is set out in the magazine articles Major Russell stated that