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4 ary season; that the first real rain since May 20 in this vicinity was that on July 30; and that the corn began to burn in June.—. _ It will be recalled that the airplane schedules and cee the Weather conditions of Paradise, Texas, corresponded with the weather conditions and airplane schedules Mr. Urschel had noted during his period of captivity. From this information a check of the suspects who had been under investigation by the Bureau since the kidnaping of Mr, Urschel disclosed that Mrs. Shannon, Kathryn Kelly's mother, lived near Paradise. A closer look at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Shannon was needed. Accordingly, a Bureau Agent, under a pretext, visited the Shannon residence on August 10, and while there noted the similarity of the house and surroundings with that as described by Urschel. It was also determined that R. G. Shannon's son, Armon Shannon, lived on a ranch about a mile and a half from that of his father. An inspection of this house was also made which disclosed a well, a water bucket, a tin cup, a baby's chair, and general surroundings substantially the same as described by Urschel. Further investigation disclosed that Kathryn and George Kelly had been seen in the vicinity during the period in question. After obtaining the above information it was decided to raid the Shannon residence on the early morning of August 12. Arrested was Harvey J. Bailey, a notorious criminal and gunman, who had escaped from the Kansas State Penitentiary at Lansing, Kansas, on May 30, 1933, where he was serving a sentence of 10 to 50 years on a charge of robbing a bank at Fort Scott, Kansas. He also was wanted in connection with the murder of three police officers; a FBI Special Agent, and their. prisoner, Frank Nash, at Kansas City on June 17, 1933. Robert G. Shannon, his wife, Ora L. Shannon, and Armon Shannon were also taken into custody. Bailey had beside him at the time of his arrest a machine gun and two automatic pistols. He was captured before he had an opportunity to use any of these arms. On his person was discovered $1,100 $700 of which was promptly identified as the money used in the payment of ransom for Urschel's release. Subsequent investigation” developed that this machine gun had previously been purchased at Fort Worth, Texas, by Kathryn Kelly. Urschel viewed the residence of the Shannons and immediately identified the house of R. G. Shannon as the house in which he was first heid and that of Armon Shannon as the house in which. he was held until his release. Urschel also identified R. G. Shannon and his son, Armon Shannon, as the individuals who stood guard over him during the absence of the two kidnapers. He was able to identify many things, including the men by their voices and the residences by the number of steps which he had taken to enter same, the baby's chair, the galvanized bucket, tin cup, squeaking) = °:*