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AE ent ae, My en ne ee In addition to the two men who had kidnaped him, Urschel was guarded by an old man and a younger man. Urschel stated that during the time he was held in captivity one of his two -. ae _ kidnapers discussed freely with him the fact that he had been stealing for twenty-five years, mentioning Bonnie and Clyde, neon referring to them as "Just a couple of cheap filling station and car thieves," and stating that his group did not deal - in anything cheap. He also discussed freely a number of bank robberies, advising that he and his friend had been invited to participate in a bank robbery at Clinton, Iowa, but after making a survey of the place they did not take part in the robbery because the chances of making a “get-away” were unfavorable. Urschel stated that one of the two kidnapers returned to the house on Friday and brought with him a chain; that there- after this chain was used to attach to his handcuffs, which @énabled him to move about to some extent. He was satisfied there were chickens, cows, and hogs around the place, and he was advised by one of the guards that he had four milk cows. Urschel stated that he was given water in an old tin cup. The well from which this water was obtained was northwest of the house, and the water was obtained from the well by a rope and bucket on a pulley, which made considerable noise. He stated that each morning and evening a plane passed regularly over the house; that he managed to get a look at his watch and determined that the morning plane would always pass at approximately 9:45 and the evening plane would pass at approximately 5:45; and that on Sunday, July 30, when it rained very hard, the morning plane did not pass. Urschel stated that on Monday, July 31, at about 2:00 p.m., one of his kidnapers returned and told him that he was going to be released, that they had to leave at a certain time, and that another car was going ahead as a pilot car. He was then driven to a point near Norman, Oklahoma, where he was given $10 and released. THE INVESTIGATION While no effort was made by the Bureau to apprehend the kidnapers until after the release of Urschel, extensive investigation was being conducted throughout the United States. As early as July 24, two days after Urschel was kidnaped, information was obtained at Fort Worth, Texas, indicating the probability that George R. and Kathryn Thorne Kelly were involved in this crime. Consequently, an exhaustive investiga- tion was commenced concerning the history and whereabouts of ; these individuals. It disclosed that Kathryn Thorne Kelly was the daughter of James Emory Brooks and Mrs. Ora L. Shannon;