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Iilliecemspanied 1»; um, Grove te the iooe bloehuen !ierth&#39;!renk- _iert 8t., Tulsa, Ukleheme, where he pointed out the three houeee in that block, after Ihieh he eteteni that in hie opinion Floyd vieite one oi theee honeee-&#39; Ir. Iillie eee eleeely questioned ee to hie meeeene tor belieiing thet Floyd vieited theee houeee and he eteted that from time to time he hee eeeh humercue eutemobilee around theme end ie therefore inclined to believe that rleyi vieite in that vicinity, inenneh ee the time he hee eeen Heyd peeeing the Iillie hone he hee been going in the direction of the it I-Pp-pqe$ >- = ~--- - Ilene block on Berth Irenttort. It nee eeeerteined that Iillie hee never eon Ileye &#39;{=- &#39; &#39;- &#39;- .. -.. at any oi theee honeee. fhie Agent made eererel tripe both during the lay end night &#39; t :, i o t .» 1&#39; {-- time to -the mun; of the 1ooo_,ne¢1; Oil emu I&#39;renl:tort_but 1e not obeeiee any un- :~ - Q tseuelrgetivitfeeutheret . ! .. .&#39;-=92J &#39; . 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