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Kansas City Massacre — Part 30
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readiness awaiting further information, which wae expected to be ob-
tained from George Nesh, os to the lecation of Underhill near Oklahoma
When Sima and the Sheriff informed Birch upon hia arrival at
Seminole of the eacape of Underhill, George Nash was taken into custody
and thoroughly: questioned and at first told the officers that he knew
where Underhill would go after leaving his place, but it later developed,
end he admitted, that he did not have any information as to the present
location of Underhill. Later that night Bruce Brady was arrested at his
home near Ada, Oklahoma and taken into custody. Houston Nash surrendered
to the Sheriff's office at Ada end both George Nash and Houston Nash ad-=
mitted knowing Underhill end George Nash admitted harboring Underhill in
his house on several occasions, stating that the reason for so doing was
thet be was getting material from Underhill for another party who was
going to write the history of Underhill’s life.
On December 15th Agent Frank Snith and other agente and officere
Hurt and Ryan of the Oklehoma City Police procesded to Afle, Oklahoma, as
information had been obtained that Underhill would return to the home of
Houston Nash and probably to the home of George Nash to cbtain approximately
$225.00 which Underhill had left behind him when he made his escape,and also
that he might appear at a junk yard in Konawa, Oklahame in order to contact
Houston Nash with the money. The agents and local officers of Ada covered
all these places, as well as other places which were thought to be possible
hideouts for Underhill, but Underhil] did not return to that vicinity.
Aithority wes obtained from Assistant United States Attorney
Miller of Muskogee, Oklahoma to file complaints against George Nash andi
Bruce Brady, charging them with herboring and concealing Underhill end with
conspiracy to harbor and conceal, an’ complaints were filed by Agent Birch
before the United States Commissioner at dda, Oklahoma on December 14th
end complaint will be filed against Houston Nash today.
Previous information had been received thet Wilbur Underhill was
supposed to have been married at Conigate;—Oklahome on-November 18, 1933 to
one Hazei}tudson, elias \Connor, but investigation there and interview with
the license clerk and thb minister failed to indicate that Underhill was the
party who wae married, as ali the people interviewed stated that the photo-
graph of Underhill was not the person who had been married. Bruce Brady hes
now edmitted that he was with Underhill end acted as best man at the wedding
at Coalgate and that it was in fact Underhill whe was married.
This office hae information concerning several places which
Underhill hae visited in the past and which he mey now yieit and also the
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