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Kansas City Massacre — Part 22

152 pages · May 10, 2026 · Document date: Sep 21, 1955 · Broad topic: Prisons & Escapes · Topic: Kansas City Massacre · 152 pages OCR'd
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- UNITED STATES BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION ” youm Xo. 4 . THIS CASE ORIGINATED AT Kensas City, Ue FILE NO. 62-785 Sorsogon or ‘josticx” Need | (Badeevor to delivers. Foteral’ ee | Prisoner Frank Sash)” oe SYNOPSIG OF FACTS: national ‘Branch ; pank: ‘Wadteon. ‘qna:, was sobbed. 11-12-31 by a geng of seven bandits who secured ‘epproximately $90,000.00 including cash end re = 9%: .. . gliatered liberty bonde. Photographs of Subjecta =... <. involved in Kansas City massacre, together with weet “ = photograph of Arthur Johnson, exhibited to bark 4 . 2 officials and customers who witnessed holdup oF * 2 Eas = end Albert Ls Bates and Vernon Os Miller believed: fe” Fe o, Simenmbere of the gang who committed the robbery, ~~ : -> [Hartford Accident end Indemnity Canpany, hi O06, a Sate e Sn, bas cauplote | file on rovbery<~ er meee aie awe om: cmemenrac saemg ms “Bopartis « of Special ageita A a: > Be Gere, ‘gait ‘Lake ae 8 eoeiee Uteh, dated 6-26-33 and W. Carter Baum, Chienges : Tilinoie, dated ose aoe are vii of DETAILS: AT. MADISON INDEANA ie Agent called et the Sheriff ‘es Office, Medison, and was advised ; - that the present Sheriff end his Deputies, who are now holding office, had no ~ caranDowledge of the robbery of the Hational Branch Benk, Madison, other than what. | . 4... Waa gathered at the time fran newspaper accounts and whet was conveyed to them -. ‘ip. by eitizens of Madison; that the Sheriff; sho was in office at thes, ‘time, fe Ro ‘oo Longer residing in Madieons BO ae eh oo by eB trig Wat ce OS fey pe AWt Fg ae Agent telkea with tr. obn We. fevie, ‘ppeatdeat” of. the, Rational ee ce Braneb: ‘peak, ‘who edvieed that on Liel2-3) his benk was robbed by‘a gene of boven ” _ bandits; thet, -however, only two of the ‘bandite. entered the bank ‘and covered. _~binself end employees with eutomatis” ‘pistole ¢ end thence proceeded to reneeck the, Division 8 Chicago’ Detroit 1 Salt Lake City St. Pal 1 Oklahane Kensas City 2 Cincinnati _,
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