Gilbert Henry Stephenson. Case No. 6598. Letter from Mr. Bloom to Frank A. Whittier, January 31, 1922.

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Established 1892
BLOOM & COMPANY
Dealers in
Furniture, Stoves and Rugs
Melrose 1792
23-25-27 West First Street
DULUTH, MINN.

Jan. 31 1922

F. A. Whittier , State Agent
Parole Department
Minnesota State Prison
Stillwater, Minn.

Dear Sir:-
We are in receipt of your letter of the 24^th and making inquiry concerning, “Gilbert H. Stephenson.” In reply, we beg to say that we were very greatly surprised that this person was any way connected with the crime with which he was charged as we had found him to be exceptionally honest and industrious while employed by us and we regretted to lose him. The only conclusion we could come to concerning this man was, that he must have been influenced by others: and and (sic) we doubt what he realized at any time the seriousness of being

Established 1892
BLOOM & COMPANY
Dealers in
Furniture, Stoves and Rugs
Melrose 1792
23-25-27 West First Street
DULUTH, MINN.

connected with the affair and we state emphatically we do not believe him to be a person having criminal tendencies.
Very truly yours
Bloom & Co.
by Mr. Bloom