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Kansas City Massacre — Part 18
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. Placed on end two suit eases, one tan and one black. Gelf bags were an the
side of the car. in the car onthie pecasian, ath Fioyé, tag a woman who
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Mr. Baker states be ie reasq@ably sure he saw Nova’ ‘at Glendale om ‘the
above described occasion; that he became certain it was Floyd, whe, on the
following day (aug. 9, 1935), he niet him face to face, when he (Floy@) was -
eming out of a restaurant, in the heart of the business section of Coalinga,
Califomia. Floyd bad ao *"fiet full of money* in his hands, as if he was
@unting bills after getting change in the restaurant When Mr. Baker met
Floyd, he (Mr. Baker) said “Hello Kid, how are you getting along?® {fo whieh
Floyd replied, “Pretty well, and you?* - hereafter they had save furfbr .~
general conversation, after which Floyd procesded te the sam Stutz 36 -: valve
convertible coupe, which Baker hef seen hin with on the previous day et Glen-
Gale, California. The same woman, whom he noticed on the previous day, was
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Mr. Bok er stated he was » "too frightened" to ‘act curious, therefore
did not turn around after Floyd left to walk to his Stutz car, hence did not
eet a chance to me what license plates were on Floyd's COFe ee ee
Mr. Baker isabat S& years of age, married, resides with his wife,
‘Mrs. Alda Baker. He is abut 5 feet 104 inches tail; 160 pounds, blue eyes,
end has browmniehegrey (thin) heir. He wears an Hiks tooth and says ‘he is
@ member of B.P.0. Elks No. 1 of New York Cit, end that he has been in the |
Sen Joaquin Valley for the past twenty years. He stated he Was a forter
officer of the Pacific Southwest Construction Company, with which company he
bas been connected for the past £4 years, and which canpany ws orgentzed unier
the laws of the State of Massachusette. This canpany, he stated, is nov
in the process of dissolution. - _ ee
Mr. Baker appeared aincere anf rational in making the above statemnt,
and declared the only reason he did not report the matter to the Glendale
and Coalinga authorities, wes because he feared he would , Bet ump of off* ty
Fhoya or sae of Floyt"e essocigtese ‘ ) a ee .
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