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Kansas City Massacre — Part 4
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“omed end operated the ‘Donmare Apertw nt Hotel at oie Eastwood . Avenue =
Chicago; that on March 5, 1928, a complaint was filed in his office by urs.
Felecitas Brueck, to whom Leavitt sold 50 shares of the capital stock of the.
Captain Jack's Resort, Inc., which was not qualified for sale. The arrest of
Leavitt. was requested, based on the charges of violation of the Tllinois . :
Securities Act, It-is the understanding of the Oklahoma City Better Business
Bureau that Leavitt sanehow got oat of this scrape, The files also reflect ,
‘that it has been reported that Leavitt was indicted at Houston, ‘Texas oa wae
‘august 235, 1923 with the Blus Bird O42 Company. .. . ae a
, "Ho information was obtained concerning the Educators? Finame “Company,”
other than it is a concern dealing in stocks, bonis end investment securities .
‘and that Mr. J. R. Barton, the Vice President and General Manager bears a : eed |
reputation and is a fomer Oklahane City School Superintendent. oe ee
“agent accompanied by Special Agent Ke De Spader ick, interviewed re
_ Grover MeKee, 115 North Harvey, Oklahana City. Lr. hicKes advised that: a _nonth
or giz weeks ago a Hr. Perry Mortm, a practicing attorney in Giclahonm Olty .=
with offices located in the Petroleum Building, had approached him and. atten pt-
ef to sell hin a portion of $100,000.00 worth of liberty bonds, the selling
price being 10% of the face valuation. Mr. Morton told Mr. McKee that these .
bonds eame fram Ghicago and could be readily sold at a large profit. - ‘e¥Kso *..
declined the offer, stating that he would not handle the donde | es he ws wolle:
_ the inprearion that they were stolen. oan Ty Sie ES
“agent was advised by Richard Cooley, operative of the Ue ‘8 Secret >
to the effect that he had infozmat ion that Perry Morton secured the se
ani that Stone and Mortm in all provedility will face .:
prosecution. He further advised that these bonis wre registered and wre —
stolen last October from the Farmrs State Bank of Hutchinson, Kansas Sarin -
a bank robbery. 3 OTE
, ” Perry Morton, at tthe - time be attempted to ell these ponds to ure
Hokee, was eonnected with the law firm of Boott, Squyres and Mortons with
offices in the Ramsey Power, Oklahor= City.”
| Service,
bonds from Seth Stones
2 3 again, reference is made to the report of puis
nerdy “Gated Decenber 2 1951, at St. Paul, Minnesota, © cas beset Fe
PRuNCIS Le KEATING, with aliases, FUGITIVE, 10 1129; THOLAS ee with
aliases, FUGITIVE, IO #1127.
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