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Kansas City Massacre — Part 38

164 pages · May 10, 2026 · Document date: Jul 7, 1923 · Broad topic: General · Topic: Kansas City Massacre · 163 pages OCR'd
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in Eansas City without sane remmeration. He stated that while he admitted they all had the reputation of being "bad men", thet they really were not as bad as they were painted to bee Davia stated that he gathered fran certain rewarks that Harvey Bailey had made, that perhaps the latter had some idee as to who might have pulled the job, but he never did discuss it with the other mon, Davis denies knowing Verne Miller or his purported wife; emphatically denies ever having met Kelly or his wife. While he admits Imowing FredoBarker and Arthun Barker, he states he has not seen these two individuals for years, and does not know Volney,Ievis, Alvin ~Karvis or Harry-Campbell. He states that as far as "Pretty Boy%Floyd is concerned, he no doubt knew him when he was a youngster, having been born and raised in Oklahoma, but hes not seen him for years, and absolutely has not been on any jobs with him, He has no idea who might have pulled the Bremer kidnepping. Davis also states that Harvey Bailey was absolutely innocent of the Urschel Kidnapping, and frankly stated that he would not meke thia statement if he was not positive, He stated Harvey Baily no doubt exchanged some money for some other Subject who had prticipated in the Urechel kidnapping; that he, Harvey Bailey, did not know it was the ransom money at the time, stating thet Harvey Bailey was too wise and too eabrewd to go down on the Shannon farm, which was "hot", with any of the ransom money on him, The giat of hia activities around Celifornia, and other detaile, will be submitted by Agent in Charge Comroy and Special Agent C. D. White of the Los Angeles Office. Ed. Davis also stated that he had not seen Frenk Nash for a long period of time; that be only spent one night in Hot Springs, Arkansas, and never stayed there for any period of time. He denies imowing the wife of Frank Nash or Dick Gelatas. I then talked to LomaDevis, the wife of Ed. Davis, and she stated that she ie positive that Ed. Davis wae not mized up in the Kansas City massacre, because he frequently discussed with her various jobs that head been pulled, and had been contemplated, and at no time was the Kansas City messacre alluded to by Davie as a job in which he might have participated. In fact, Mrs. Davis states she has been with Harvey Bailey, Wilbur Unterbill, her husband, Bob Bredy and Jim Clark, after the shooting at Kansas City, end fram their conversation, all but Harvey Bailey were at ea loss to know why anyone would participate in euch a job without deriving same benefit therefrom. She stated that at one time Harvey Bailey made the remark that he thought he knew who micht have pulled the
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