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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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62-4949 oe - 7 sae me on a eee es ma ” with money and that he bad ordered drinks at the ber | for “the houses Galloway advised that the drinks which were ordered were whiskey ,"~. = cost said individual considerable mney end hat ‘thts wag 8 very . , “unusual thing to occur in Rochester. “4, Saye 2 ad Os pt By ‘The writer Was not permitted by Hartman ‘to hear the San. versation which he had with Galloway and it should be hare noted.” that same was given in the strictest confidence due to the fact - that Hartman's place is frequented by Rocheaterts vorst crimtvale . and Hartman fears for his ow satoty in furniebing the police with - any information, : . : - - Detective Gafioney advised that Hertuen informed him thet" 7h ' paid person whan he, Hartvan, identified as “ratty Boy", made son= SS tact in his plece with some of the local gangsters whose names he ©... 1? would not disclose and also ebout the same time another man who = presumably was posing as a gambler and was driving a Cadillacs Phaeoton, the number of which he was tunable to procure but ehich-~---- ~~ was from New York City, also contacted "Pretty Boy", but that they appeared not to mow each other; that he has not seen the man from . New York City nor "Pretty Boy" since Friday night, nor was he able. _ to furnish a description of any value concerning the man from .- =: : New York, Hartman agreed to maxe discreet inquiries, and any To information which he receives he will Ammedi ately. coumuric et © to gee, _ Detectives Galloway and. Sharper, eye ~ IE ‘ . OS . M .. ead . Fy . “e, ee aS ‘Detective Gelloway with “the above information then contacted” _ several informants who are knom to frequent Hartman's place and a although those contacted could not recall having seen "Pretty Boy", as they were re,uested to be on the look-out and in the eventanyone | 27 -:” ia asen who answers "Pretty Boy‘'a* description, the Detective Bureav ae) ia to be immediately notiti ede ; eet a a ae oo Pe Captain McDonald was apprised of the above fects at which: - ae time he atated that he would put an inmediate plant on Hartman's <-} place and that from time to time, men would look over the ee ; ' of said parlor and in the event any information is procured, the Nen York Division office will inmediately be notified, and if - "Pretty Boy* is located, he will immediately be taken into cantoty. oo ‘It was also decided that 1¢ would be more beneficial to have the «© ~ detactives in the ordinary course of their duties looking over the various establishments where "Pretty Boy" might frequent, and as seid examinations are made by the detectives regularly, it wuld wt arouse anyone's suspicions, It was agroed that the writer would return to Rochester, N.Yo, wednesday, October 16, 1933, at which time further inquiries would be made and exheustive check-up made of all possible places there "Pretty Boy* mizcht visit, PZNHDIiNG
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