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Kansas City Massacre — Part 39
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Mine ownership and the icentity of the persons driving same; that the
identity of the persons entering this residence 1s also ascertained. _ . ssa
end thus far there hes been no indicetion that Floyd bas visited at: ss."
‘this address, He stated that be immedletely wrote to the Kansas City i‘ /
-. | Police Department for _photogrephs of women. who sre associates of Fioya * +.
"and received Bo reply to this letter; thet hie department ‘isrsever :
- gételved™ cooperation Prom. ‘the? Kansas City Police Department end res aR.
. eBitly found Tt” necessary to call upon the | Missourt State Police t to: eet a
‘artest’ a Huser OF Individuele in Kensas. City who had Targe quentities. wot.
_of stolen mercHatdise in their possession after the matter had been. eae
reported to the Kansas City Police Department personally by Chief of
' Police Connery, He steted that he desires to obtain information as | ~
soon as possible as to the identity of the women associsted with ‘Floyd ¢
in order to determine whether there are any of them in Quincy. He 4
further etated that he would like to have a more distinct photograph © Ea
of Floyd then the one which appears on the Identification Order of 0°) 0-7
Floyd. He stated that within the past few ‘deys, four men boarded a trad
‘their destination being an unknown point in the State of Oregon, efter -
visiting at the home of varie Poe; thet none of these Den was Floya.
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Chiet of Police ‘Connery stated that he “Antenda to eail upon *
Betty Gilbert at Mexico, Mo. to determine whether he can obtain informe- ~
tion from her regerding tke whereabouts of Floyds" ee TG . oe
ceo Ab Gontrelteg Tbe oe inp ar rrr:
The writer interviewed Chie of Police Ma on S14, ar with -
reference to the allegation made by BY
with reference to the supposed alaying of Fre Barker: A”
and Ciyds hamiica, with aliases, in the vicinity of Centralie eppro- mt
ximately sizty deye ago. Chief Sligar advised that although he has ue
numerous contacts through underworld characters in Centralia he hed re-,- -.
ceived no information that such a sleying may have taken place, that no 3 3.:.°
bodies of unidentified persons have been found in Centralia, end that to °° |
hie knowledge none have been found in the immediate vicinity, and forte
that to his knowledge bo gengsters fron Detroit or x Gnicago. had recently
been in Centralia. ” ee . area 2
Bee eR, an Chiet ‘Sitar stated ‘that three ‘or four months’ ago ‘the ‘Sherttt -
. at Carlyle, Ill. hed reided the home of one ‘Scrambler ‘i112,’ former, Shelton“?
"-gangster, who is now residing at Wamac, Ill. and that to his recollection :
two men had been taken into custody at such time, Chief Sligar advised %
's that this particular instance is the only one of recent occurrence ubich
might in any way be connected with the information obtained elleging the
on slaying of Berker and Nimerick.
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