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Kansas City Massacre — Part 19
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and wanted him, ‘Dean, | to ‘eccanpeny him to Kaness city’ ‘Dean stated thet wile
Karpies expressed his friendship, he personslly was afraid of Karpis end ker
that if he kept company with him be would only get into wery serious diffia ities,
Dean stated that he left Topekes in May, 1933, to avoid arrest on the charge which
he ie now serving, but previous to his departure in April, 1033, Karpie appeared
et Topeka, Kansas, et which time he was driving a We8 Ford Roadeter and had two
girie with him, The roadster was equipped with Cklahoma license; thet on this
‘ ‘egeasion Karpis contacted him through Frank Willette He stated that on these
Pecasions wham Karpia appeared tn Topeka he immediately ger ised Detectives |-
Plente’and Thompeon, but Karpis. alnafa evaded arrest, Dean atated that be yas
formerly engegod in the hauling of liquor fron Renens City, Missouri, to Tow ke,
Kaneas, and that he secured his liquor through one Toots Jackem, who freq ently
‘ ehanged hig eddreass thet he contacted Jackson through an associate by the name
of Franks Dean id not feel inclined to furniah the address of Jackson and >
elaimed he did not know the full name of Frank, He stated that he sould locate
Alvin Karpie, he believed, through Frank and that at the first opportunity he
would communicate with the latter end edivise hin thet he needed some mney and
- desired to obtain it from Karpia, in an effort to locate the whereabouts of:
_. Karpise He requested Agent to contact. bin at a later date when agent returned
_ to Topekee i Sri Se a ra ce iat ae Lt oF er a
‘ Yr _ 4 . “¢ . ae i, ve . ‘ rs j ao , & 7
ea gent ‘seturpel to ropekas. Yanase, ‘oh. 9015633 oid retstereioved :
Deen, eho gtated that he had sent his brother wm Kansas City, Missouri, with: a
‘letter for Prank requesting that Frank contact him at the earliest posad ble date,
Dean stated thet be 41d not want any remuneration for hia services other than
if any revarda were paid that they be paid to him if Karpis is apprehended on
information furnished by hin; that if 1% ms necessary for him to mke any long
. Q@iatance telephone calla, of course, he would want to be reimburaed for Shate
bean promi eed to. continue his. etforts to locate Karpiee ;
. iz "Detective Plants ztatee that ae” haa been stviped by ‘the ‘sheriff's
office at Wectyl eine, Missouri, that Rarpis travels with one forothea Slaymre,
‘sho La alleged to be hia wife; that Kerpis also associated with one Dunlop, - .
elias Dunn, sho hid Karpis and the rest of the gang efter they mrdored tis
Sheriff at Weetplaine, Missouri, in December, 19351, He furnished sgent with a
copy of a photograph of Dorothea Slaymore, Wo is described es age 26,~ height :
5 feet 5 inches, weight 140 pounds and red haire Copies of the photographs of
Borothea Slaymore and Dunlop are being furnished to the Chicago, Ste Paul and
Okishome City offices with copies of this report for their information, :
A search of the postal guide feiled to reflect Kiefer, Kansas,
but it was noted from the postal directory that there isa a Kiefer, Oklaboma,
and according to informant Dean, Karpie has relatives in that Vicinity, the
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