BRAWNING FOUNDERS JONATHAN BROWNING JOHN M. BROWNING INVENTIONS rat STANDARD EQUIPMENT Be US ACHINE: GUNS LIGHT MACHINE GUNS MACHINE ARMS RIFLE COMPANY azarae easore M. A. Browning, c/o J. M. & M. First Security Ogden, Utah. Mr. S. Browning Bank MATT S. BROWNING, VICE-PRES. DOUGLAS B. ELLIS, BRANCH MGR. ROY D. HOPPIE, (Ca Mr. Dear 1859 MATTHEW S. BROWNING EXECUTIVE OFFICERS PRESIDENT VAL A. BROWNING, MARRINER A. BROWNING, VICE-PRES. s AUTOMATIC ARGRAET A? ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY. 1805 1855 ST. LOUIS, MO. June le, SALES MGR. 192. Co., Bldg., Browning: talk with Fischer last night of the conversation with him Roy and I had a rather lengthy I will try to give you the gist work. our reactions to his statements. after and also The Sergeant of I might repeat just how he came to be apprehended. the Pawn Shop Detail called us on the phone Friday afternoon and asked us it He said that they had we had a man named Arnold Fischer working for us. picked up a man who gave that name and who was trying to pawn a new Browning The description he gave Automatic shotgun with one of the local pawn shops. me was that of Arnold and he informed us that in addition to the gun they took from him the pawn shop records show that they had pawned eight additional Browning Automatics to this same man under three different names and addresses, This all happened during a period from last November all of them fictitious. up was to date. Fischer stayed in jail from able to secure a bondsman and I $10,000.00. His wife had been Friday until Tuesday, at which time he understand the bond he is out on now is in touch After he we intended to do about it. We made him on the phone personally. office last night after work. with was the me endeavoring released on appointment to find bail Tuesday to meet here out what I talked at the to He readily admits the theft of the nine guns mentioned above but After our talk with him Roy flatly denies that he ever took anything else. He seems much the truth. us told not has he that convinced and I both are get out from to him cost to going is it money much how more concerned with out. himself g under than with straightenin To give you one example of our doubts about him, you will remember that shortly after we moved from the Mart Building I wrote you advising you that it looked as though we had turned up with about four to five of the In addition to this four or five Automatics there F.N. Automatics missing. Mitch made up this gun from was one second hand Overunder unaccounted for. using a frame and action from one gun, and some damaged and discarded parts, In fact, he a pair of old barrels that had been discarded from another gun. the time from over left parts discarded from mostly guns, such seven up made dealers local to guns these of six sold We shop. the of charge in was Jordan PLEASE ADDRESS ALL CORRESPONDENCE TO THE COMPANY, ST. LOUIS,MO.