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Kansas City Massacre — Part 10
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me fot ° , "hen the ‘Post Mester was ‘sontacted « on jay a ‘Nees *s one ve
cs be wes edviese Giecrectly to X-ray a1] suspicious letters adéresseé $06". ”
ae eam Teaily, end he replied fheoreenty ‘teat he would eamply Sy tho af
an a $he Letter from Kr. “gtieon relative to the letter” es
wep froa 1 Rebane, Guba, was received at thie office on the morning of aly 19, sats
7 3983, eithough it wae mailed et Bichwond, Dilinois oa oaly M4, BOSS vee
“ After your telephonic communication of jury 16, tess,"
agente Kesting and Ryan proceeded to Richmond, Filinote end again sneer §
' -leved Mr. Wileon. Mr. Fileon stated that under instructions of Post |. =S
\. Office Inepector in Charge Johnson et Ghicago, Illinois, he vas forwarding ZN
tracings of all mail addressed to Bailey's relatives to the warden at the
‘penitentiary at Lansing, Kansas, for a period of thirty éaye. The letter. ot
of authorization for the aforeaentioned ig dated June 17, 1055 and signed
by the Post Office Inspector in Charge at Chicego, ITlilscis., Mr. Wilson _
' further stated that since about the middle of June, 1935, the mail to and
from Bailey's relatives, which vee routed through the Rishmond, Tiiiacis —
Post Office, hes fallen off G04, indicating that the miler feaily ¢ io
‘Fosotving | ene mailing letters elsewhere. PEAT TT heh ne
ee eee tee, Bi leon stated that he ie axzious to ‘ecoperate vith
pace ‘tus Buresa ‘te opening up ell susploious letters addressed to the Bailey. ~ i
+ fanily, but that ecme time ego KX. P. Aldrich, who is now Chief Post office
Tespector et Weebineton, D. Gs, iastructed bis wt. to open ap the mail. =~
wpe Te On July £0 end B1, 1058, the Post Masters of the -t
etate of “‘pteote bold thetr eonvention at Rookford, Illinois. Chief e
Inspector Aldrich is expected to be one of the speckere there. crests Se
Agent Kesting, who ie @ personal friend of Mr. Aldrich, will contest ..
iol: ° Bim om bie arrival at Rockford, Ilifncis, et which tine it fe belies
.. ‘SMe. Aldrich e111 extend the sourtesy desired Foletive. to tae mail oe
es fadressed be Bailey'e Folatives, Saeigvts,
$e hears 3 : jeg
vs “a its a aoe “On mural Route ae: whieh te “aceated: ‘about eix Sitios: rave
et ‘from Aichaoné, yisnote, and two miles from Wilmot, Sisconsin, Bailey =: al
“" owns tvo farus of 160 scres each. On the old Peterson fora EF. R. Bailey ©
ané hie featly reatde. ££. R. Batley fe the half-brother of Harvey Bailey." Paee
On the Kokers farm there Fesides Mattie Bailey, sho ie the wife of Hervey -
Baitley;end hie aon, Yon. Bailey's wife an¢ son eré known in the. vicinity
where they live under the newe of Brennan. There also reside on the -:-
Eckers farm Hadley ¥. Martin, single, end hie brother, Freé Martin, whe
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