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quote me. It seems to me, though, that Stevensonthe
victimhas a name that rings a faint bell with me. Possibly, one
of the East Coast Mob, since the association comes back to me
as something about piratespossibly New York dockage
hijackersand something about buried loot.
As I say, above is only speculation for your private guidance.
Any time I can help . ..
Best,
Tony Malagasi
Records Division
MICHAEL R. REYNOLDS
Attomey-at-law .
49 Water Street
Chicago, Illinois
June 8, 1966
Dear Tim:
Regrets: I can't make the fishing trip. I've been court-
appointed here to represent a man about to be sentenced
tomorrow on a kidnapping charge.
Ordinarily, I might have tried to beg off, and McDivot, who
is doing the sentencing, would probably have turned me loose.
But this is the damnedest thing you ever heard of.
The man being sentenced has apparently been not only
charged, but adjudged guilty as a result of a comedy of errors
too long to go into here. He not only isn't guiltyhe's got the
best case I ever heard of for damages against one of the larger
Book Clubs headquartered here in Chicago. And that's a case I
wouldn't mind taking on.
It's inconceivablebut damnably possible, once you stop to
think of it in this day and age of machine-made recordsthat a
completely innocent man could be put in this position.
There shouldn't be much to it. I've asked to see McDivot
tomorrow before the time for sentencing, and it'll just be a
matter of explaining to him. "Then I can discuss the damage suit
with my freed client at his leisure.
Fishing next weekend?
Yours,
Mike
MICHAEL R. REYNOLDS
Attomey-at-law
49 Water Street
Chicago, Illinois
June 10
Dear Tim:
In haste
No fishing this coming week either. Sorry.
You won't believe it. My innocent-as-a-lamb-and-I'm-not-
kidding client has just been sentenced to death for first-degree
murder in connection with the death of his kidnap victim.
Yes, I explained the whole thing to McDivot. And when he