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Kansas City Massacre — Part 36

59 pages · May 10, 2026 · Document date: Jan 23, 1934 · Broad topic: General · Topic: Kansas City Massacre · 59 pages OCR'd
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by the Los angeles Division OfTi ete ie or FE MS dele , OD ap aS hae oe oe Enotes Se Re | Pel 08 y oa Tae eat HOE b woo “on Fenuery ‘Slst, 1936, after a conference with £40 J. E. Po DUNN, > and in view of the former interview conducted by the writer with Mrs. Gales | TaS, it was decided that further interview. would be hed wi th her with re~ . Saect to the whereatouts: of Budject GALATASS .: Tres “fhe . OLE Seale Iga . ar = ae Te. - Accordingly, on “the afternoon of that ‘Gay, the: ‘writer interriored wes. GALATAS at 524 Bast State Street in the absence of Mrey RAINES, who ¢.2-/+" - ; was attending a picture show, end Mrs RAINES was sleeping during said intere “: _ View with Mra. GALATASs Mrs. GALATAS was still emphatic in ber assertions Fst ‘that she has heard nothing directly or indirectly from Subject, stating tn: _ this connection that should she leam of his whereabouts she, of courea, f45.* would not turn him over to the Federal snthorities, but she would use every: aa inducement within her power to prevafl upon Subject GaLaTaS to surrender © a himself to the Federal authorities. Mrae GaLaTaS, in this connection, emu. pressed grave fear for the safety of her son in view of the Fecent deaths <7: on Sidings, of the other But jects of the . Anstent es: te Ae? pa Be rs ” SO with respect 6 Mra qataras* “tent liarity es to the “aeuaty | “of theee individuels, she stated that for the first time she had leamed .- more or less in detail the circumstances surrounding the Keneas City massaére from an article appearing in the frue Detective Mysteries, December, 1953, . .- fasue, entitled the *Inside Story of the Kansas City Shocking Police Massacre" insofar es the alleged activities of her aon in the affair were concerned} | that in view of said activities she has bem fearful that some members of |: ~.:.-- ‘the gangater element involved might dispose of her son as a precaution ogainat. i eny possibility of his telling what he knew atout the affair, Mra. GalsTas. ..” _ Was specifically concerned as to whether or not a murder charge was outstande ** ing with the Federal authorities for her son, and whether or not it was true a that a reward of $25,000.00 was offered foe his apprehension, expressing the : ’ Delief that if Subject GaLaTaS were cognizant of the specific oharges lodged. ageinst him that he would unquestionably turn himself in; that the only reae . aon he might not do so would be his fear of his destruction by other members of the gang who might be fearful that GaLaTaS would talk, Mrs, GALATAS fure *; ther expressed the fear that possibly Subject GaLaTaS had heen ai sposed of My. this time in view of the length of time which has elapsed since she last . heard fron him, thie date being fired by her op to the tine of her departure . from Kot Gprings, arkansnse Esa ee fe ORY peeeercaed ay ater at * 4 Me With respect to her departure fram Bot . Springs, Mrs. GALATAS tee eon. dated her travels substantially es ast out in reference report, end perticuw 7 larly to her travels in the East after leaving Hot Springs. . , Mree GALATas obviously is showing the strain of worry over the safety, if not the whereabouts of Subjects As a means of impressing the writer aa to the sinceréty of. hor statement to the effect that Subject had ; not communicated with her or any membera of the family, Mrae GALATAS pointed out that Subject was extremly fond of bis step-son, PaT STUFNEY, with whom Subject was very liberal from a financial standpoint, and which finencial @10- pee mee es ey ge OE ae in MAT et EET un Dente ee yeemee arenes cer mip oan
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