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Kansas City Massacre — Part 40

151 pages · May 10, 2026 · Document date: Feb 24, 1934 · Broad topic: Prisons & Escapes · Topic: Kansas City Massacre · 150 pages OCR'd
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t _ ln a dls ae a — an | Marcb 21, 1834, Mr, John Edgar Hoover, Director, \: Division of Investigation, United States Department of Justice, ‘ Washington, D. 4d. ; Dear Sir: Preee Aeports in the Shawmee Morning News § of March 19th stated that the Government wae going to repair the(property which loss resulted from the attempted capture of Wilbur, Underhill in thie otty, of December 29th, 1933. - > Personally, I discussed this matter with Mr. Frank Smith and a Mr. Hansen of Oklahoma City on my visit to their office yesterday, they suggested , that I addrese you direct wth reference to the mat ter. . + ' In the first place, the property meaning | the real estate did not belong to the writer, sane being owned by the Fidelity Building @ Loan Aes'n., of thie city. However, I did own the'|furniture an! the house which was ocoupied by the cutlawe at the time of the raid, Federal officer's of Oklahoma City have absolved me from any connection wth then, ae I rented thea house to them upon recommendation of one of our Representatives from thie County. For-- your information, I am attaching: hereto the list of the|damage resulting therefrom, in accordance with the request ofthe Oklahoma Oity . - Office, It is my understanding that the owners of Magoo the property have submitted an estimate of ‘sometping . - over $200.00 for repaire to the house. Certainly 1f they are entittled to recovery, I too, should beaP}aces in the eame position, ; ~ My furniture was all purchased after I was Te married which was on the 19th day of February 1932, ee consequently, you will observe that it was practically ae new, I bare been out of employment since November 1932, _ atrwhich time the Sbamee National Bank failed, for whom I worked, Coming as it did,this incident has deen an extremely hard blow under such circumstances, 5 os Yours very truly, fea: agais: : en 7. f é: % ; .¢ . BAAR | i on CR OF Bex a
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