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Charles Arthur Pretty Boy Floyd — Part 1
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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
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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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