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Kansas City Massacre — Part 8
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“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 <
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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
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