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Charles Arthur Pretty Boy Floyd — Part 1

17 pages · May 09, 2026 · Document date: Dec 18, 1925 · Broad topic: Famous Crimes & Fugitives · Topic: Charles Arthur Pretty Boy Floyd · 17 pages OCR'd
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ye ee of this ccuspiresy to ebtain the freeden of Bach after these Gndividwsls had heard of bis anprehension in Bot Serings, Vernon Hiller while at the Boreeshos Tavern of Freak Bulley'a in Kaneas City, Wisecuri, made « wunber of telenhone eslis to several of his eriminal associates for assistanes in earrying out this scheme. Yt wes at this time that "Pretty Bey* Fleyl end Adem Richetti, two known guinen, arrived at Kansas City wad after necting Willer, scecepanied hin te his hose et 6612 Bigevale Avenues, Eanses City, Missouri, where they reminel that wight util the merning of Jeme 17, 1955, hich was the Gay of the messaere. . Prier te the arrival of Floyd and Richetti in Kensas City, however, investigation diselose they had bean Getained at Bolivar Hisseud, when the car in which thay were riding beceme disabled. It was while they were waiting fer their ear to be repaired in 6 lecal garage teat theriff Sumedistely recognised by Richetti who seized a machine gun and held the Sheriff end the garage attaches ageinst the wall in a defenseless position. Yleyi assisted in this when he drew twe .45 caliber automatic pistels and erdered a11 of the perties te remin wcticnless while they effected their esenpe. Fleyd ani Richetti then erdered the Sheriff into sacther wutomebile tute which the arsenal of the two bendits eas @-ane- ferred. The two sen with their prisemer then proceeded te Deepuater, Missouri, where that ear was ebandqned end another autonebile belenging te a selesaan, Er. YalterfPriffita, ™s commandeered, After releusing the Sheriff they finally arrived dm Kansas City, Wisseuri sbeut ten P. H. ou Jame 16, 1933, uhen efter driving aroud the streets for sowe tims, they abandoned this extomobile ami stale anether car in that eity. 411 of their baggage and firearms were secordingly trensferred, end on the sane evening, im some manner, they net Vernca Hiller, she eequainted then with his plan ef obtaining the liberty of his 4 Acting im accordance with their preconceived eohene, the follewing morning, Jue 17, 1933, Willer, Fleyd, owl Richetti procecded to the Union Railway Station in a Chevrelet sedan and took their respective positions to avait
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