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Kansas City Massacre — Part 15
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nothing with weit regare to the kidneping of Charles
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MOMORANDON POR WE. WILEAM eramay, ~~ *
_ ts ASSISTANT cad FaE ATTORNEY erie -ad
In the carly morning of tugust 12, Specia) Agente of tha”
“Division of Javestigation of the United States Departacat of Justice |
elosed in upon a bouse in « reacte section ef Texas, about seven
alles south of the tom of Paradise,
ming upon the occupants before
they had awakemed and captured Rarvey bailey, notorious gunman wanted»
as an escape froa the pene Kensas, State Penitentiary, and for |.
the murder of Special Agen cig on ne 27, Socetner ith five othed > =
police officers et Kansas City une 17, together with five othe? . «+
individuals who occupied this shack, sapely 2. &> Shenson, apparently -
the ower of the prenises, Shannon's son, 22 years of age, his eon'e
wife, one-Srom, and one other woran. Bailey had beside hie in the
house a machine gun and two sutomatic pletols. Se ws eaptared before
he had an opportunity to use any of these earns.
covered $1
ooh aT -L wr as
Go his person ms dis-
3100.00, $700.00 of which was promptly identified as the aoney
weed in the peynent of rensom for Charles Urechel. Al) persoas in the
veilay Seine pleoed dn befe suafinenente ee ernie to Dallas, Mareny
Bailey being plsced in safe confinenest. .
Young Shannon adnitted to te Ageats that he oot his father bad .
" acted as guards over Charles 7? Urechel whew held after being kidnaped.’
He identified George Kelly and one George Bates as the actaal kidnapere
who brought “rachel to this house. Young Shannan stated thet his uader-
standing was that bie father, BR. Gs aes wan & > get Bosman § for
bie pert in the kidnapings ee my
tty . . +
ks -'F
Harvey Bailey sdaitted his , Leatity « as , Betiey | bot has ednitted |
Mr. Grechel has positively Sdeati fies
"where he was held in confinement. This rendesvous ma ry
many days of painstaking search by aeroplanes, =
scovered after
matt pe ee A ou.
poedpants of the "reat
and plana were Jaid to close in on it in the
were consumzated “ttre bloodshed, although th
were fully prepared an encounter with lav
.. RRBOORD . J. FILE
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