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At 3:24 entered the telephone building and placed a long-distance call . Operative standing at counter close by heard him place call with the girl on duty . He asked for the Cardigan Redwood Lumber Company in San Francisco . Concluded his conversation at 3:32 and proceeded to the city hall , entering the Mayor 's office at 3:43 and emerging at 4:10 . He then returned to the Hotel Sequoia and sat in the lobby until handed a telegram at 4:40 ; whereupon he entered the telephone-booth and talked to someone , emerging at 4:43 to go to his room . He returned at 4:46 and hurried to the law-office of Henry Poundstone , Junior , in the Cardigan Block . He was with Poundstone until 4:59 , when he returned leisurely to the Hotel Sequoia , carrying a small leather grip .