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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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Mer, Nathan... - | - . : He eee ed _. : WoL tk a ‘ . 7 two Fee aoe W. &. Bepartment of Justice Pde . : : ’ 2 pals thane eet Pureau of Investigation hyo cee peer $ 318 Heves Building ; ; Wit. LOUROsseccee Hy — San Francisco, California. = eo REV:IS + ate Qeteber 19, 1933. : Refer file Se 762-1111. (eo on he ae dud Director, ~ Division of Investifation, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. Dear Sir: Re: VERNON C, Gourme, with aliases = FUGITIVE, I.0. #1195, et al. Obstruction of Justice. {Endeavor to Deliver Federal Prisoner Prank Kash}. About 5:30 pom, October 18, 1933, I received a telephone call from the Sheriff and Chief of Police et Montarey, Califor:ia, that “Pretty Boy” OFloyd bed been seen in that city, and stated they felt sure that they had @ house spotted in which he was located with two of his cohorts. He re- quested the essistance of this office at mee. Accordingly, I took Special Agents O'Rourke, Criss, and Ramsey, with. me, and wired you to the effect I was proceeding to Monterey, and we arrived at Monterey close to midnight last night. One Police Officer states posi- tively he sav “Pretty Boy" Floyd eating at a restaurant at linterey the morn- ing of October 18th, and further they had information he was going to contact @ relative, who lives about tvo miles fran Monterey, and vould no doubt stop there that night. ans Ve endeavored to confim the fact that Floyd had been at Monterey. The Police Officer was positive, and there were several rumore to the effect he had been in Monterey, and has been in California, After discussing tip metter with the Chief of Police, we conducted a short surveillance of the house, and in view of the fact the Sheriff and Chief of Police were positive Floyd would be there last night, we raided this place this morning, about 4:30, at deybresk, and while the lady who owns the house in question canes from Springfield, Missouri, Floyd is in no way related to har, and, of course, would not emtact her, and accordingly no results we y 57, _ RECORD E: SY aie OCT 2813 = ogt 24, ve . JEL COPIES DESTROYED 40 AUG 20 1964
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