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Kansas City Massacre — Part 15

156 pages · May 10, 2026 · Broad topic: General · Topic: Kansas City Massacre · 156 pages OCR'd
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nothing with weit regare to the kidneping of Charles ae + 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 & “ INDEXED
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