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Kansas City Massacre — Part 8
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Sith gl. Met 1150 Pelle departed Tule, Oxle.,
7 Gnelpea, Ckla., for the purpose of investigating the
.., |; ene Stevens, investigetor, who ealled Oper Osborn at ore, | oH
"gpelece yeaterdey. arrived 5:06 FM Chelsea, Ckla, Upon errivel at Chelsea
| went to the U9 Post Office and inquired re Stevens ani found he was not known
: py the clerks. Yoxt went to the Bank eof Chelsea ant gnterviewed Mr. Ne Fo.’
_ Milan, Vioe-President, who stated that he was aoquainted with Hiren Stevens
, . that Stevens was investigating the rovbery of the Benk of Chelsea on June i,
"3933, emi Mr. Milan put me in touch with fon Dean, City Marshal, who afiviesd
_ $bat Stevens had gone to Claremore and asked him to aivieo me that he would -
return eometime late in the afternom. “yr, Dean stated thet he 414 Bot know ee
“7. fhe nature of the information that Mr. Stevens wished to impart to this Service. -
- at 8 PM, this dete, Hiren stevens came to the hotel anf stated that he was. Pace
Lemployed by the Governor of Oklehasa to investigate « number of unsolved ware).
:. @ere in that County, Rogers, and ¢he Bank Robbery of the Bank of Chelsea mS
“+ June Let, 19553 that what he wished to impart to this Service vas thet on fe,
- @, 1955, at falela, Okla, 6 farmer there, hed edyised him in eonfidence thet =.
' wpretty Boy” Floyd hal been ¢o @ Rodeo at or moar Tulala sae two weeks ago
the exact date and place of this Rodeo Mr. Stevens wes unable to recalle 202420":
. That during this Rodeo, Floyd maie contact with a son of his informant, Joe -
‘eo ” Qalpreth, and guring Floyd's conversation with Joe Gilbreth he asked the lat
“> take him to the ranch of rrea Lowery @ Rodeo performer in Howate County; -
1: ghet Floyd stated that he had always einired Lowery and wanted to go to his :
=. > pench and meet hin; that Floyi told Qilbreth that he wailé te back through *;
-- Selele anf would pick him wp and have him Girect hin to Lowery*s ranchs © -:;
> | eer end drive ahead ond let Floyd follow; that Floyd departed without setting
| @ dete for the trip tut said he would sure ccm pack. Mr. Stevens further -
x eteated that his {nfoment is Charlee Gilbreth of Talale; that he has the .
." whmost confidence in what Mr. Gilbreth telle him, Further, thet he knows
- . Pred Lowery ani that the letter equld be depenied upon to help capture Floyd;
thet Joe Gildreth, son of Charles, is a tough eharecter, ond that sny agent =
gay other mexber of the Gilbreth family; that they ebould tel) Mr. Gilbreth
- ghat they hed been sent to him by Stevens. “Stevens further stated that Fred
ss Lowery hee e ranch o3 Cedar Creek, about ten miles Zest ami north of Lenpal,
7. Qiles, im Nowate County Tat the sheriff of thet County is Henry Lowery
“ qnd ig considered @ fearless ami honest officers that the Sheriff may be.
Q@istantly related to Fred Lowery Upon further questioning of Stevens,
found that he is n@ the man who wes our infornant in the Dorothy Reyen we
elies Robinson bond matters that Stevens {ue about 65 years of age ani until s
ghort tim ago was @ guard at the Okiehoma State Penitentiary et Maalester,
Okie. Requwsted Mr. stevens to commnicate by Letter with Oper. Osborn —
future information of this wrt end furnished him with an official card, ~. aan
after telling hin that his information would be reparted to Oper. Osborn for:
tert
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: euch handling as he sew fit to give ee —
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