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own of Hampstead . Montreal 29, Quebec “% Canada December 11, 1957 : AIR MAIL y Mr. John Edgar Hoover : 4936 - 30th Place * : Washington 8, District of Columbia Ny dear Mr. Hoovers oo. a ~, Quite some time ago I believe Author Wenzel] Brox 6 Chairman of the Writer's Comittee, organized to save the life of Caryl W.~Chessman just two days before he was scheduled to be executed on July 30th I9SU in” San Quentin's ugly gas chamber, Copies of documents’ relating to the case had been forwarded to the President of the United States, yourself and a number of other high government officials, The Com- mittee believed that certain fatets of the case were Strange enough to warrant a , new trial. In fact, out of New York had come a news release that "political con- sideration may have played an important role in the conviction and.senticing to death Caryl Chessman as Californ's notorious red-light bandit." I wonder if you would be kind enough to furnish the undersigned with aggi tion in- | formation regarding this highly controversial and mich publicized caséWnat’ byou did - at that time in respect to the, foregoing, 4 ma a : ae, ~ a : A prompt reply would be much appreciated, . “ ; .