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Kansas City Massacre — Part 8

199 pages · May 10, 2026 · Broad topic: General · Topic: Kansas City Massacre · 197 pages OCR'd
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tae i ene Ser eres Seer] . . . . . on eer rein Mek TE eee Dek eee te pret Si i a erent amy hms mat atte a es ee rey ree ae apts BOL Seated — -- were received in the adjoining room very. distinctly, but Farner talked ina ©: “peaking and this man asked him to go dom to the County Jail and see Mrae ©". ‘stated that he would not be interested, unless a fee was forthcaning, %o- want to be known as a “squealer* or *red®* and the inference is that he was attempting in an indirect way to advance the theory that Fred Barker ia in % pome manner connected with Verne Millere During the evening of 714955 aa : Farmer was again questicued and during the conversation with him, without °°” any mention of the neme of Barker on the part of agent Brantley, Farmer brought. up the name of Barker by asking agent Brantley the direct question, "Was ...-. a Barker mized up in the killing et the Union Station.” Farmer was given no we, answer to this question, but Agent Brantley asked bim if in hig judgment he > * thought Barker capable of such a thing and Farmer replied, "Yes, he ise an murderers” — at During previous interview with Farmer he indiceted a desire to talk to the ~ . widow of Frank Nash, alone, During the night of 7614-35 arrangements were et made with Sheriff Bash at Kansas City to use hie offices for the purpose of * : affording Farner en opportunity to talk to the widow of Nash, alonée °° t Arrangerents were mde whereby conversation between these two people could ve overheard. It was also arranged that these two people could be observed by = | someone while they were in conversation. agents Turra and Brantley are the ©. parties who overheard the conversation between Farmer and the widow of Mash < Seep a “ apd observed thaz, Agents Turrou and Brantley were in an adjoining TOMe During the conversation between these t#o individuals they placed two chair wery close to each others 48 ie known, Farmer is very deaf and Mra. Nash =’. bad to talk rather loud to make him understand here The remarks of Mrse Kash | a very low voice, having bis muth almost to the ear of Mrs. Hash and what he had to say could not be heards ; oe et OO ye It should be stated here that on 7-14-55 there appeared et the Kensas City - an Bureau office an individual, who stated thet he is James Nolan, an attorney with offices in the New York Life Building, Kaneas Citys Missourle He related te =~. Special agents in Charge Re E- Yetterili and Gus T. Jones that sometime during . the morning of 7-14-35 he received an anonymous teleshons call, © man was © .. a Nash, Nolan stated that be asked who was Mrs. Nash and thet the party speaking =~ said Mra. Nesh is the wanan who is held as a participant in the messecre at the © Union Station on 6-17+33Se Nolan said that he told this party he know nothing about the case except bite of which he bead read in the newspapers; that he. = thought the circumstances under which this ‘party was calling were peculiar and” that he asked the man who he was and the man told him he could not divulge his . - neme.e Holan said that he asked the party calling about a fee in the case and “ge which the individual talking told him that would be taken care of latere . Nolan ... stated that thereafter, upon considering the peculiar circumstances under which . . he received the call he decided to take thie matter up with this Bureau offices " which prompted bis visit thereto. be EBA Agent Brantley was at the County Jail when Nolan was ‘in’ the Bureau office end 7 ot ee ee at RR eS sm ee 2. - at " ee et cc nn rere mn a pa ecnarcmmnn ee ahem is a ea Sem
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