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ans analyzed es @ ball-bearing, probably fired from a riot gun. Mro Reed, Mr. Grooms and prisorer Nash were shot and killed with Thompson submachine gun bullets. Mre Hermanson wae killed with a buck shot gun. Agent Lackey was wounded by bullets from e Thompson submachine gune Bullet holes in Agent 8 - Catfrey'e car indicated that fire came from the Trent and reare . As to what took place from the time the trein arrived until the shooting began, Messre Vetterli, Smith end Lackey, who can be reached through the Kansas City Office of the United States Bureeu of Tavestigasion, ds to plans of operations by the assapzins who did the actual shooting there are nuserous statenents of witnesses, somewhat sonflictinge Detaile of the occurrence at and before the time of the shooting are best shown by statements of Mr. Samel E. Link, 3521 Mersingtoa, Kansas City, Missouri, and Mrs. Margaret Turner, colored, Qlathe, Kansas, The original atatement of Samel Link will be available through the Kansas City Office for use of the United States Attorney at the preliminary hearinge In eubstance Mr. Link stated that about 7:15 A.M. Jane 17, 1933, he was proceeding north toward the business district of Kansas City, Miseourf, and when he neared the Union Railreed Gtation he turned on to Pershing Road, proceeding Weat to Main Street, then turned to his left, which would again be Wost and direct towards the street which is nearest to the front entrance of the Union Station. At e point at the Fast end of the Union Station Plaza he drew near to a green Reo Sedan, 1952 model, bearing a foreign license plate which he did not recognize. The Reo was proceeding Wost directly beside him at the point where treffie buttons are located, Ap the car drew alongside of Mr. Link he heard e@ voice say “Duck, you (obscene profanity), duck*®. He looked up and saw a man caning out of the left rear door of the Reo Sedan and recognized him es Subject Harvey Bailey. When Bailey emerged from the rear seat of the car Mir. Link noticed he had a machine | gun in his hand. Link then drew his car to the curb, which would be direstly in front of the Union Station at the East end. The Reo Sedan then proceeded five or siz feet west in the direction of the two entrances of the Union Station, end then came to a dead stop. Mre Link recognized as the driver of the car . Wilber Underhill, one of the recent escapes from the State Penitentiary at lansing, Kansase After Mr. Link parked his oar at the curb and the Reo car had come th a stop, approximately one minute elapsed when Mr. Link observed the officers with the prisoner walking from the entrance of the Union Station toward the parking sone, At thie time Link observed a man,standing approrimtely half way between the two min entrances of the Union Station, lift his hands high in the sir ae though to give a signal. At that moment the Reo car , commenced going Weet, and at that moment Mr. Link observed a black Cherrolet Sedan coming from the West toward the Bast in his direction, ds the officers