Evening star., 1927-11-02
LETTERIIOBURNS
CALLS JOB Tough
Correspondence From Man.
ager Here Among Oil Case
~ Exhibits.

Included in the Exhibits" present.
ed to the court yesterday. along with
the affiiavits concerning operations
of shadow men," which are now Part
OF the court record, is a letter dated
October q To w Sherman Burns,
secretary-treasury OF the Burns De.
tective Agency. from G. G. Ruddy.
named as IN inager' of the agency
in one of the aftidav:is. stating ''it's
been a tough time up to now. mainly
due TO the facts thst all interested
parties are under an abnormal men,
tai strain"
The letter follows:
Dear Mr Burns:
"PleaSe find enclosed time and OK
pense., for the four men VINO discon.
tinued. l think it is self explanatory
The reasons that these men lie.
turned are because the client decided
that only certain members need watch
ing from now on.
Six Agents ON Job.
"At the present time there are six
working. including myself Brief re-
ports have to be typewriter and sub.
mitted to client daily. also some one
has to be in the hotel all the time in
case of emergency calls Assistant
Manager G. II. Robbins is doing the
detail work under clients O. X.
It's been a tough time up to now.
mainly due to the fact that all inter.
ested parties are under an abnormal
mental strain and | have had quite
job trying to get them to keep their
feet on the ground However, up to
now have succeeded in doing so.
will keep YOU advised from time
to time just how things are
progressing
with best personal regards.
yours very truly.
&C. G. RUDDY."
Other documents made public by
the district attorney showed with
other things that Edward Kidwell. the
juror who is accused of talking too
much. came early under the scrutiny
of the detectives. One detectives re.
port detailed how Kidwell's father
ran a one.man barber shop here and
gave details about the physical layout
of the shop, The barber is wrongly
identified in the report. however, as
kidwell brother"
Reports to Client.
This report. said to have been made
by New York Operative 5023." on
October "A. concluded.
Returned to hotel, reporting ver-
bally to client
On October 2s. the same operative
reported concerning the ownership of
the home of John P. Kern, juror
No T.
Il learned that these premises were
owned by John P. and Hazel B.
Kern" said that report II made
check of the records and went as far
hack as January !. 1926, but could find
no mortgage having been recorded
during that time. l could find no
record of existing mortgages on the
prnperty at this time.
mo release or satisfaction had been
recorded on this property since July
/, 1927. / will attempt to learn the
amount of the mortgage and the
holder"
Investigators Report.
New York Investigator K-37:
Continuing on the above opera.
tion. l received instructions to place
under surveillance juror No. &. Ber-
nice X. Heaton Of 1928 Eye street
northwest. I proceeded to subject
home, acquainted myself with neigh
borhood. / then went to courthouse.
picked up subject. who left with juror
No. Z tAfrs. Pailey).
Description of subject. Age. 30: 5
feet inches. les pounds. slender,
blond hair. does not appear to be
bobbed: light complexion. dress and
hat tan. tan coat. collar trimmed with
deerskin fur. hight coIored stockings.
tan shoes.
Subject and Juror No. boarded
trolley at Fifth and ID streets. Sub
3ect aiighted at Eye and Fourteenth
streets. entered Frazee Potomac IIaun.
dry. SCI Thirteenth street, walked to
12zs Eye street. entering. at $50 p.m
This Is large apartment house
and can be entered through three
stores. fronting on Thirteenth street.
numbers s23. S25. So7 Subject had
no male escort en- route from court
house.
At 7:50 pm. subject came out, ac.
companied ny woman, whose age is
p years. feet 6 inches. slender built.
la pounds. wearing gray hat. and
eLtered Red TOP cab 317 There being
no other cab in sight. Il was unable
TO follow and phoned ma nager. e. G.. r.
II remained ir%wcinity of subjects
house until 10 pm. up to which time
subject did not return. Discontinued
at lg;45 p.m. Expenses. $3.50.
Time. one and one-half days"