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Kansas City Massacre — Part 19
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ee ‘Snetea : ‘heir questioning of Sampson on the ebove referred to occasion |
~+ 3 7 t they got in their oar and drove beck to Macon; thet upon their errivel ©:
Po et Macon they received e telephone call to immedietely. Feturn to Elmer fae
inasmuch es two Kansas City detectives hed arrived upon the scene in an ~-
airplane for the purpose of questioning Sampson. “Sheriff Williams esteted ~
’ that upon, receipt of the above information he end Telbdot returned to
; -' Sampson‘s farm at Blmer where they found te ‘detectives examining ements
“Tt. machine and interrogating him along the Lines which Willies and Talbot
a oo ‘aad previously interviewed him. @beriff. William wee uneble to, furnish.
Mt * gent with the names of the Kenses:City Gotectives bh however, : “he steted ¢- |
that. these men were sonvinced, after questioning Sampson, thet the fatter
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“ccc "We Sheriff further stated thet the car which Samson has the above ree -
ferred to plates attached to is an old Ford touring car about 1926 or
1929 model,
| oF “was éorroborated the above statement of Sheriff Williams. agent elso
-Aavolved in thie cease.’ After tarefully . ezemining these’ documents we. 7%
2: Talbot ~eavieed that Tet ‘Sempeon Ap. not one: of ahese mee... wat - os Ti é
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: “agent interviewed Mr. :. ‘Ie Murrey, proprietor. of T. 1. wurrey .
and Sone Pharmacy, Elmer, Mo. Mr. Murray is a man epproximately seventy
|. yeata of age and has resided at Elmar virtually ell of his life. He atated
v. he had a wide ecquaintance among people in that community end that ha is —
Sort . | intimately scquainted with Mr. John Sampson who resides on e farm epprozi~
78, mately three miles west of Elmer. Mr. Murray etated that he has know -
i 4°. .<° Sampson for approximately. thirty-five erat that _Sampoon isa man of @x- ;
; . care Hoellent reputation end ig not ‘the type of = person who wuld ve fnvolved ¢
Bes, lin the Kansas City. mascadre. Be further atated that Sampson is @ Ben who ©:
1’ 1.2 seldom leaves bie community; that he does ‘hot think ‘that Sempeon has been
, a awey from B)wer ‘for over two or three days at @ time in his life; that he
an
ie e herd wrking farver,: attends strictly to business, and that he is post
mo ih wt at we Sampson hes ho ‘tinderworld sonnections. Murray forthe? stated that:
- - Sempaon hae a brother who ie approximately S4 years of age end ie at the
present time employed as ea physician in the Penams Canal Zone. ©
Agent exhibited to Mr. Murray photogrephs of all eabjects ine
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pearitt éihad further ae that’ etter Ce ana Syapot eons | . oe :
iS” had nothing whatever to do with the shooting end that « mistake had been) =”
bee «made in taking down tho numbers on the license plates of the killers’ ears sae
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"Agent interviewed Deputy Sheriz? Relph 5s RaKee Of Macon County, --
exbibited to Mr, Talbot the idqntification prders of all. the qudjects”.. ’ Be
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