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Kansas City Massacre — Part 13
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- Dakin strects. ‘Due to ‘the » proximity of ‘the former ep idance et *
Bridges, and aleo the residence of Phillips, it was delicved eaviow
“able to conduct «@ table investigation et 001 Dakin Streets Zs.
‘> Gonsequance -agent/ ed in that vielnity for a aunbder of Gays ebe
ais oot
“Rood, but was unable to observe any persone resenbling the suspecte = ar ee
“4m this easee~ Thie neighborhood, which is im the vicinity of Shor idan Be
Road and Broadway, is well known as the hangout of many gamblers ene er
persons dealing in vice, although there are a number of very rice. ~.<..
Yesidential apartments located in thet vicinity. The address, O17 .
Deakin Street, te a new apartment ballding seemingly rented unfurni sheds - ee ‘
901 Dakin Street ics the Dakin Rokeby Apartment Hotele Agent interviewed -:
Mr. and Mrs, albert Hodges, who manage this places They turned over. .
one of their cards, which showed that the office phone was Lakeview... the
10362, They stated that there sere three phones in this residences “2 25.°":
Each floor hae a seperate telephone, There is an extension to these -:
three telephones in the office on the first floor, On all Anooming |
calle the office anawers and there is a buzzer systen whieh notifies”
the room of the person called, so that that person can go to the ‘near-
@st telephone and receive the "calle The various parties usually ww
the telephone which is located on their floors As stated, the nwaber *:, -...:
Lakeview 10562 is located on the first floors Mr, and Mre. Hodges «..,:,
were shown the various pictures of the suspects and were unable to”.
Adentify any of them ae being residents ‘in this places . These. parties
were not suspicious of eny persons living in that plece, but: when... oe
‘$nformed that.a telephone .call had in all likelihood been received from ’
e roadhouse, they stated that it was possible that the person celled : 2
had been a Miss Taylor, who lived on the third floor of that buildings. a
end who worked es a texi dancer, Mise Taylor frequently received ealls -
- : from a variety of types of persons, ané states that possibly she night | ,
“.." Reve received the calle agent Baum personally examined the guest book!’
- kept by Mra, Hodges in which she lists the names of the various: tonents,
-. No names were found there which resembled any of the aliases used by .*
<i. the suspects in this case, She stated that on June 16, 1935, a tell, in
‘7°. @lender, dark man, rather ugly, about 30 years old, bad registered at”:
‘the hotel, Thie man bad. no baggage, having stated that same hed been -
*“" stolen from him at @ former place, but Mra, Hodges suspected that the . ee
.. weeeen he had no baggage was thet 1t was held for unpaid room rents - % ‘*
‘.-, He etayed about a week and then departed leaving en unpaid bills. Largely =
for thie reason Mrs. Hodges thought this man a possible criminal. Bowever,
a careful examination of the various pictures of suspecta feiled to ree -
veal any Adonti fications : and Mre, Hodges was unable to eupply any further
information.
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Directly in the rear and across the alley from 917 Dakin
Street there is the rear of a three story garage, which faces on $18
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