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Kansas City Massacre — Part 36
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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
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