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Kansas City Massacre — Part 37

149 pages · May 10, 2026 · Document date: Feb 14, 1934 · Broad topic: General · Topic: Kansas City Massacre · 149 pages OCR'd
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Le stated tint 16 wee the intention of the above nemd “mob” to 7. put Frenk host on the spote then egked why they hed planned to - kill Feah, he gtated th: t Nook knew everything about the activities of these men ang thet thoy wero afraid that in viow of the fect tht test wa only befor held on eome ecv.li charge that he would Stteart to effect hie release fran the authorities if be told #!:st he know, and that therefore they wonted to gt hin out of the eny before to twiked. . Agent Portant seked Lawson why Hash, who weo sitting in the front seat of the automobile, hed beer killed ard “pecial Agent Frenk Saits, sho wae sitting in the rear peet in the Locics) position where a prisonrr mirit be expected to te placec, wa not termed. He ateted thet only FO people in the country sould reca'nize Kesh beoauee of Lie changed eapponrsnoc, weeric:: a toupec ean? ¢ henvy mustacte, but thet these men knew Nash end conaosuently cirected their fire to hin, le further atateld th t rhen one of tre police officers etter: ted to émw hie run thes were fereo4s to kit hin, ané elso the other officer, who licerios ettom tec to drus . hia gun. In order to chor the connection betrees Trank Nast ant - the above mestioned orlmin.ie Lawson ateted that Yred Yarrer ent Drank Keeh sere tie beet cf pelis and th.t Nest wan aleo cuite Sricrély with the rest of thie mob. he atsted thet when foo fercer and VYolncy Levie were releerced from the utete venitertinry rt Oklatote tiry erro directly to Fred Berker erd then mnée oortect sith Frank Nest, ,ogording to Lawson, frod Swrker, foo Jarker, Volney Tavis, and eittor Jerpie or Ur.ephell, tacether with \erne idller, were eitier eteying ot Lord Parrar's bo-e in Joplic, Kiasouri, or were etcying st the residence of Vern Killer, in Kanses Cit, tiseourl. Lawaon further ateted thet this tob bed a new connection tn either ‘anere City, fenaca, or Veness City, 7ieeqri, anc 1% wee et tht tic that plsns for the ceseacre were mede. According to Lawson the ebove mentioned oritine? 8 are nor hiding ews in Canade near the Detroit line. io is aonvinced of the fect thet ther heve otenred their rereornl encenrence and alaco -teve mutilated their fineer tipe oo their fincerrrinte couls rat te *BdG6 He wie questioned particulstly about ib the crave cee thored intiviteris eré etates he Ener cll of thes ae te hel rorveo tere with there Ke wea puertionues nerticulerd, ebort cerpyouicrteld, no tires end gtitod he ene unsble to eny chere Cercbel) hee served ot
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