Part 53, page 51

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A written agreement stipulated that the money would be held in a defense fund for "Cooper" if he was apprehended. The gov- ernment said in the complaint that finger- prints lifted from the receipts for the $30,000 "have been identified as belonging to William John Lewis."

The film, tape and copy of the three bills are in custody of the FBI, Pitkin said.

Lewis, a land developer and dance hall operator, was arrested by FBI agents at his home. Murphy, a real estate develop- er, was arrested outside Jack's Cafe at Gorst. Each man is the father of three children.

The men are charged with two counts — conspiring to defraud Fleming and in- ducing him to travel to Seattle for the execution of the scheme. The maximum sentence on the two counts combined is 15 years in jail, $15,000 fine, or both.

Pitkin described the purported plan of Lewis and Murphy as "a very curious scheme that had trappings of credibility."

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—P-I Photo by Tom Barlet. DONALD MURPHY, LEFT, AND WILLIAM LEWIS LEAVING COURTHOUSE ——The Kitsap County men are accused of a hoax to swindle $45,000

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DB Cooper-22389