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Kansas City Massacre — Part 34

153 pages · May 10, 2026 · Document date: Jul 26, 1922 · Broad topic: Prisons & Escapes · Topic: Kansas City Massacre · 153 pages OCR'd
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¢ _- “and olaters of hia ‘alte, but etiggested thet ‘phe ‘hed relatives. and sonsest ons “in Chatham, Dreeden and Hamilton, Ontario, Catiada.*: He expressed” himsel¢’ as not caring particularily whether Dick Galatas | were: “Gaught., and $n one 2 ia - oceasion - -aaid he belfeved {¢ would be the. best thing forthe family if hein? fe way * were apprehended for in ‘that cease Betty ‘would be’ “out of anger,. ‘apd ha delle Tea ce oo " the family would be ‘greatly reltevea, | “He. stated that Galatas ‘haa many, sons Wig “ nections throughout the United States, but aia not specifically. ‘name’ any of: _ them, but indicated that be was connected with a large’ organization, ‘sone ~ of whom are tough charactera, and many of whom apparently occupy high” ' political officea, He stated that he had mt some of Galatas’ associates in Detroit, Michizan, but 414 not mention any of them; that his life would - be in jeopardy should 1¢ become Known thet he has even talked to any ‘Govern ” ment: “officers about Galatas ‘and ‘that also his. family would be in® anger; Cady stated that he would be glad'to work with, the Division in an effort: apprehend Galatas, but that it would be’ ‘necessary to- fake a ‘Jong “trip and . 2 that he would want hie expenses paid and would wish to be! compensate “there ae a nar for; that he delieved by going to Hot Springs, arkeneas, St. Louis, Mise: wad wise cna POUTA, Chicago, Tlinots, California, and possibly Mexico he might obtain < a some information, but that this would require & several weeks and that he a would have to travel incognito. er Sey DER rograte ae = r a ta a - - at vest geeky eRe or eatery Cady stated: that ‘he believes there ére ‘four ‘or’ fie: pare sons who know the whereabouts of Galatas and thet these are the dietriet-:-. | attorney at Hot Springs, Lou Connors, Mra. Gelatas,. the mother of Dick. . - Galatas, who lives at Long Beach, . Cglifornia, and an “beir" rs: one older “, not. feel dieposed to divulge the name of. this ‘young mat, | es he felt ‘thats? 4t would be an injustice to him as he was a splendid young fellow working: ‘his way through college and attempting to make something out of himself for ‘the future. (Of course Cady was referring to Pat Sturney, the 50R of 2048+ *. Betty Galatas.) ‘He aleo stated that Harold (Pat) Scheuffler, a “prothér-ine< 3° lew of his who is married to Lena UeFadden andmw residing in Los” Angeles; : j _ California, doing CWA work might possibly know of the whereabouts of Betty -and Dick Galetas. fe said he does not Know the street address of Lena: and _ Herold Scheuffler.’” on Page 7, Paragraph 1 of the report of Special Agent: “We Fe Trainor, Kanses City, 12/8/33, it will be observed ‘that mention 't -. made"of a girl neaned "Lena," who ‘addressed a card ‘to Mm: Betty Galatas’a ae :” Hot Springs ‘during June’ 1933; ‘that this card was yiewod by Special Agent: He EB. Andersen and that it is “‘peifeved possible that this might ‘be 232) @ pister ‘of the wife ‘of Dick Galatas in Los Angeles,” “end. that probably: her nam i8 Mrs. H..¥. Schrefler, 4223 Garden Homes: Thia individual: HO? doubt is Lena Scheuffier referred to by Cady. Cady stated that at one e. Scheuffler end his wife Lena resided ‘{n Detroi¢, Michigen, and hed finan- e ee cial difficulties, following which they lived with him at Canisteo for a . et short time and thereafter went to Hot Springs, Akraneas, where they mate : their home, he does not know for how long, with Betty and Dick Galatas. He \ ‘ said heds of the opinion that the Scheufflers have some children. He stated . that his wife and ebildren had never visited the Galatas fenily ¢ at Hot ‘Springs.
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