tiles love-her 20. 1964
Lt. 8. 3 Sounders
as: Recent Letters and Telegrsns tree Clouds I. (Red) trsnks

Due to the threatening tone of Ir. Irsnk's letter of love-her 1a.
196, to Governor arysnt, I contacted Lt. 8. o. Roberts or the
Plorids Highway Petrol end Luoius Bindreg, Adsinistrstivs
Assistent to Sheriff Joe h. Crewssse. 8r. in asinesville, end
inquired of the. the present stste of sind of Ir. trunks end

sny ststessnts or sctions he hss ssde recently reletive to his
removal free office.

Lt. Roberts stated that he hsd been seeing hr. Prsnks seversl
tiles s week in the Oeinesville sres end he hss slssys sppesred
busy in his work such time. The lest obserwstion wss on
Thursdsy, hove-her 12, st his office in aeineswilie st which
tine he spoke to his end Ir. trunks was very cordiel end in no
we: did he deteot snythin out of the ordinsrr in his
disposition. Pres Lt. Roberts. 3-. Prsnks enjoys e very
successful reel estate business in asincsville and cited sewersl

luorstivs trsnssotions by his firm in recent weeks.

Lt. Roberts steted thst hsving been soqusinted with hr. Freaks
for s number or yssrs, he wss or the opinion there was no reel
denser in him end the letters end telesrsns received by the
Governor is s result of Ir. Franks being a very poor loser end
or not receiving the syspethy or the peeple in Gainesville to
which he thinks he is entitled.

Ir. Bindrey conourred with Lt. Roberts on the demeanor of Ir.
Drunks. stetins thst he saw him almost daily in the Alsohus County
Courthouse ettendin' to whet he thought wee normal business for s
reel estste sen. At the tine of Ir. Prsnxs suspension tron office
he wee present st s hosted meeting or Mr. trunks with the Count:
Commissioners ct Aisohus County. wherein Ir. Pranks threetened 0
kill ell of then end thst they should be prepsred from then on es
he would be srusd with s gun and on first nesting with snyone

or the: he would till then. Mr. aindrey ststed thst for quite

s period etter this incident he kept Ir. trunks under oonstent
surveillance and sttendsd ell meetings or the Commissioners, but
Ir. rrsnks sede no sttespt whatsoever to curry out this threst.
Iron his soqusintsnoe with Mr. Pranks, he is or the Opinion
slthoush he beoosss very emotional st tines he does not believe
there is say denser tron him.

At this writing Ir. trunks sslssxnn owns en old blue Chrysler
Isperisl, 1%! ,lorids 1's; HUN-NBS, end e green 1959 Buick
sedsn, 1964 Florids Tea llH-6017.