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Kansas City Massacre — Part 35
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“ho has “comnitted | a ‘gerony, eliher 45 the ‘state oe or out of ‘the state; ' ‘and <2
“the prospects and probabilities would be far better and grenter for @ ‘eon
_ viction under, that statute than under the federal statute that is involved.
st ‘Ta view of all’ the circuaatences surrounding
the Department. thinks that a prosecution should be had, I would suggest:
_ that the matter be taken up with the coumty attorney for the proper’:
“eounty with a view of insti tating 8 prosecution | in the state courts F
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; ae rf realize that it would have a “palutery effect ‘te convict .
‘Brady, but you can understand how embarrassing 1+ would be for this office t
to procure an indictment and then attempt to present the matter to a. .
sey where the proof is so lacking as we feel. it is in this case, as fer: an
ee any {ederah offense is. ‘concerned.’ : a tbe.
Pre ¢ ‘note from your “reports, however, thet Bredy hae no criminal: .
. “ pecord other than thet he was once held for investigation on a chargé of
vagrency ot Oklehoma City; and thet neither Huston Resh nor. his father.
haa Say criminal records. erg oF a sneering a we “oe tnt ee
mo, Huston Nesh and Brady | are yet. tn jail and I would suggest that”
af your department cares to act upon my suggestion that you iumediately
present the matter to the county attorney for either Seminole or Pontotoc’ ~
County with a view of heving prosecutions inetituted in either one of these
counties. Perhaps one would have to be instituted in Seminole County as to™.
old man Nesh and the other one in Pontotoc County as to Brady and Huston”
Nash. This Should be done befors. the next grand jury ¢ convenes on February
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