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Kansas City Massacre — Part 18
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Was unable to give any pertine:t information and is vell known at +
the vicinity mentioned as hangouts for syndicate hoodlum, = -: ey
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mi One Jamie Burns, ‘a fomer bartender at tn O.P,: ‘Ion, wes { :
», brougbt to tre Chicago Division Office by Special gent John L. Madala,~ ..
at which time Burne was interviewed by agent and by agent. John L. Matale, ~
Burns was later intervietred by Agents Brantley end Tarrous Burns oad - mc) E
| that his true. name is Hugh Elmer Burns and that while working for a. mt,
speakeasy omer, a number of years ago, who could not speak Inglish wtb
well, he gave this man the name of Jimmie and that this neme had stuck —
to him, He said that he had Imorn Doe.Stecey for a number of yeara,
having worked as a bartender and as a waiter in the roadhouses in the
vicinity of Melrose Park, Illinoiss Doc Stacey offered him employment
ee bead weiter at. tre O.P. Inn wiich was just being opened ‘on June let,”
1626, and he went to work for Doc Stacey and was eontinually employed ~~
by him until July 2nd, 1933, He said that he was.a head waiter for -
Stacey and that he occupied one of the upateirs sleeping rooms, He
stated that Frances, not kmorn to him as Mrs, Frean!: Yash, hat originally
been a cook at the O.F,. Inn but thet later she had been supplanted by a
woman called Maria:., who was Scottist, end who hac come in &s @ partner
witz Doc Stacey, about seven or eight months ago Elmer Stecey, Dos
Stacey's nephet, had sane to the 0.P, Inn as a bartenders Eurns said --
thet poc Staecy epent little time at the O.F. Inn and thet, in fect, for
the last year there he been vory little business at that place, Stacey, ~
he said, spent most of “is time pleyine golf ant said thet Stacey protenay
Played most of his golf at the Antlers Gountry Club; Bhecton, Illinois,
where Stecey was @ member prior to the time that this club. was turned into .
@ public fee courses, Burns said that Frances left the 0.P. Inn in about
Novenber, 1931, and thet he had not seen her since that times
Buros seid that he was now living at 312 Elgin Road, Forest
Park, Illinois, with a family whose name he believed was McKellerg He
is employed, he seid, as a waiter at Bruns Palm Garden in Forest Perk,
Tllinois, where food and beer is served. He stated that up until about
e year ago his wife, Mra, Maude Burns, md his daughter, Billy, hed
lived in an apartnent at 5104 %, Madison Street, He would coma ir on
bis -ff Gay to. vieit his wifes His daughter has studied dancing end + i
ie nov abroad beving ‘signed 4 contract to dence in sore foreign countrys
He stated that he left Chicago on July Srd, 1933, and went to New York
City where he stayed with his wife and daughter until they left by boat
_for Europe, returning to Chicego on July 14, 1833, After the closing of
; tne 0.F. Inn Furne said thet he steyed with hie sister-in-law at 5257 S,
: HohSan Street, Chicago, Illinois, for one week after returning to Chicago
from wer Yorx Citys While staying in her York he steted thet be stayed
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