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Kansas City Massacre — Part 28
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pest the third lisht, and began running to the stairs. However,
lirs. Hogers vas well convinced that it was :filler some 15 or 20 feet
prior to the time he reached the corner. ‘This wasthe first
opc-ortunity :frs. Rogers and agent sigtesteen had to observe ‘Miller.
"In the memorandum submitted by agent W. 4. Suith, it will be
noved that he did not reach Galt Street in time to advise Agents
Lockerman‘and Hice thet the mun believed to be IMiller was leaving
his apartment.
Acent Lockerman advises that he observed Bobbie ifoore parked
in her .tuburn coupe in the street near the Galt Street entrance,
and noted that she blew the horn on her car several times; that he
sex a inen fitting Verne Miller's description emerge from the Galt
Street entrance, and noted thet he passed between two parked
automobiles, got into the car with Bobbie Moore, end drive off.
However, Agent Lockerman had received no information that the man
suspected as liiller wes coming out of the epartnent, or that he had
ween identified es filler while on the 2nd floor. Agents Lockerman
and Rice were parsed, facing west, and Bobbie Moore was facing east.
agent Lockerman advised that it wes imsossible for then to follow
the Auburn car as it would heve been necessary for then to stert
their csr, and meke a conplete turn in & thickly congested street;
thet he, agent Lockerman, and Agent Rice, jumped out of the car
efter noting Officers Fremth end Kempster and avent Nichols vere
opening: fire on the auburn automobile. «agent Lockerman fired at
the car once but wes unable to fire again as the officers and 4Acent
Michols were in his line of fire, It should also be noted that
many people were ow the ‘sidéwelks on Galt Strest, thus making
it dangerous to fire promiscuously.
Set. Kenpster advised that he emerged fron Avartment 207
as soon as vossible after the identification of Hiller was made,
was dsleyed in the lobby for severnl moments, inasmuch oa Officer
Framuth hai led «he way down the narrow steirs, preventine
Set. Feupster, or agent Nichols from getting around him in time
to reach i4iller; that a few minutes tine was lost, while Offier
Fremuth detained a man susdected of being Miller at the desk on
the first floor of the Sherone apartments. That when Sgt. Keupster
ascertained that this man wa not ifiller, he ren out the Galt Street
entrance imeditotely, carrying his macsim gun. He was jrevented from
opening fire ianediately by a Cedillac cutonobile which intercepted
his view and a man emerged from the Cadillac, thus causing additional
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