Salt Lake Telegram | 1938-02-28 | Page 2 | F. B. I. Man Who 'Broke' Spy Case is Salt Laker

F. F FB B. B I. I Man Who broke Spy Case Is Salt Laker By International News Service V When hen news new s photographers asked him to look pleasant for their cameras In his appointment as head of the New York office of the federal bureau of Investigation investigation invest gation six-foot six Reed E. E told them I I never smile Neither does he smoke drink or chew but by breaking open the biggest espionage ring uncovered here since the war he proved his ability to get his man man has hunted down kidnapers kid kid- kidnapers naper and killers since 1926 when he joined the F FBI B I in Omaha He was wounded several years year ago in the Union station at Kansas Kansas Kansas Kan Kan- sas City when Charles Pretty PrettyBoy PrettyBoy PrettyBoy Boy Floyd and Verne Miller used machine guns in an attempt to rescue Frank Nash a prisoner en route to Leavenworth He saw five men men men-a a special agent three policemen and Nash himself killed himself-killed killed in that bloody duel but speaking of his work in general he has said Its the most fascinating Ive I've e ever er done in my life calls Salt Lake City his permanent home but he has been transferred so often and so speedily he has lived in hotels most of the time since he left law practice after graduating from George Washington university university university sity to become a G man He was in charge of the Kansas City office office of of- fice tice several years ago and solved the of Mary McElroy broke the Brooke Hart snatch case in San Francisco and was in charge of the Indianapolis office office office of of- fice during the hunt for John Dillinger New Yorks York's ace man G-man is 35 Reed is well known in Salt Lake City where he attend- attend X 1 1 iJ REED E. E He got his man ed elementary and high school and served the federal government early in his man G-man career A graduate of East high school Mr Ir returned here after studying law in Washington D D. C C. C to head the local office of the F FBI B I. I He was in charge here from September 1931 to late In 1932 when he was transferred to eastern eastern east east- ern erp posts