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Kansas City Massacre — Part 32

138 pages · May 10, 2026 · Document date: Jul 3, 1916 · Broad topic: General · Topic: Kansas City Massacre · 138 pages OCR'd
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——— a eee ' Pe a a ‘ames The paily Oklehanan informed the sriter that they 3 received e wire advising thet bonda of these identical nugber and series were. stolen at rrankfort, sentucky. they are checking further bys wire ae car to ascertain the circumstances end date of theft. wont tp Be ‘ - underhill further stated that there wes $10,000 mpre » bonds, . but Agent was unable to get cut of him where they were. He stated, a hovever, et last thet rei get them for you.* oy ne The wounds of vaderhili, 13 in number, are more or less mt as follows: One bullet struck him on the left corner of the forehead plowing e grove around bis heed and cutting off the top of his ear, apperently made by a machine gun slug. Another wound ertered 6 right side just above the liver and apparently emerged through‘the spine tearing 4 jagged hole upon its exit, apparently a 45 machine gun bullet. Another wound through right forearm, apparently a 45 machine > gun bullet. Several buckshot entered hia back, one being now appar= ently ledged just inside the skin on the front of the stomach, Other , buckshot atruck him on the left arm while one entered the right leg below the thigh, Another struck him in the left leg on the inside above the knee. The doctor, J. A. Walker, in charge of the municipal hospital at Shawnec, at first etated that it would be impossible for Underhill to live, but today, he sppears somewhat improved, and the doctor is uniecided as to the ultimte outcome, He states, however, that should it appear thet Underhill might recover, he will tomorrows or the next day amputate Underhill's left arm, Lon Johneon and brother, "Sleepy* Johnson, were conveyed to Oklahoma City and placed in jail, It is’ contemplated to file a canplaint against them for harboring on account of the fact that Under~ hili has been a frequent vieitor to their place and it can be proven, | Agent contemplates also filing a complaint against Ralph Rowe, but is deleying in doing so in the hope thet he may be identified in some Oklahoma high-jacking case in which event he could be > Prosecuted and tgiven a much heavier sentences Hazel Underhill te being held nithout bond "pending savice of the United States attorney aa to whether or not she may be charged with harboring her own husband,;. | ; This hurried letter 1s written at the request of Mr. , Hughes dn omer that the Division may be advised aa soon es possible of the high pointe in the cppture of Unierhill, Further details will be ine — corporated in a report to be submitted laters Ce very a ol _ a R. H. Colvin, . _ Special Agent in Charges | Oc - Kensas City
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