FREEDOM OF INFORMATION AND PRIVACY ACTS SUBJECT: CHARLES"PRETTY BOY"FLOYD
KANSAS CITY MASSACRE
FILE: 62-28915
SECTION 73
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Dear Sir; _» He: CHARLESARTHUR FLOYD,with aliases, Deceased!, ET AL 92 COESPIRACYTO DELIVER FEDERAL PRISGNEF Colonel B. M.fCsstee1, Superintendentof the Lissour State Highway Petrol,celled st this office today andr Zested e request that the Division furriishhim with ' !¢iest iirtridges andbullets fired from the .45 caliber eutaietic pistols recovered when Floyd was killed. He desires tLst these tests be node with cartridges desig- It is noted that a previous netedrequest as Remington-UMGwesmade that tests18. of this characterbe for- warded toL. L. Means, ofthe HighwayPetrol, at Columbus, Ohio. However,I umadvised thatthese werenot received. Colonel Cesteelstetes that he will appreciate the coop- eretion of the Division is this regard, andrequests that the tests be forwardedto hi: at the headquarters ofthe Highway Petrolin Jefferson City, Eissouri. He is posi- tive es to the designation ofthe csrtrid;es in question, stating thathe hasexamined thecartridge withwhich he wishes tomake comparison,ssd that it bears the designa- tion noted. I will appreciate the advice of the Division pliedes to whether with,and this requestaskthatit be of Colonel given Casteel early?onsiQeration.can be con- ssoosnsosuvosxsn,'___-1 *1. T ,1_; _, | Very truly y urs,
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Deer 811': Ileterenoe ie eeoe to your letter of Iovunber 19, 1034, in eenneetion with the eaee entitled Charlee Arthur Yloy , with aliaeee, llleoeaeeli!, et el; Oonepirecy to Deliver Iehrel Prieoner, requesting teet cecrtriogee and bullete fired through the .45 oaliber eutomtie pietole reoovered tron Iloyd for Colonel I. I. Gneteel, Superintendent of the llieeouri State Ei iway Petrol. t a For your into:-nation under Aate of October 80, 193, bnllete en ehelle tired through theee too gone were trenenitted by air eail and epeoial delivery to Ilejor L. ll. Home of the llieeouri State Polioe, et the Ieil liouee, Golmhue, le. Under tiete or Rovenber 1, 193;, einilnr epeeinone were tmnnitted to the Sp-eeial Agent in Charge et St. Louie to be given to C-eptein Leigh of the Iieeomd State Police. It ie noted your letter requeete the teete he lode with Remington-$ ll cartridges. Thie ie obeolete enenmition end there ie none eveilehle in the Divieim et Iaehington. an inquiry at the Ear Department dieoloeed there one no enpply knoen to he in the Ieehington area. In thie eonneotion you are enivieed that it ie generally regarded deeirebl, of oouree, in bringing evidence oi firearm identifi- cation to the oourte to nee exactly the eane type of lleunition ee the evidence epocinene. Such exact duplication, hovever, ie not generally believed neoeeeery . Ierely for the purpose of noting enminatione and eonparieone of the teet ehote eith evidence bullete and for thin reeeon it ie deeired to knoe whether an i entifioetion 92 i of theee gone has already been effected by the State Polioe. 8hould ench icientifioation have been eetahliehed, it ie the deeire of the i Divieion to ooop-orete ee eloeely ee poeeihle eith Golonel Ceeteel in thie eetter in eo tar ae turniehing toot epeoiaene obtained under ae nearly the exeot eonditicne ee the evidence bullete. for your oen oonfidential intomntioo it hee been found lieeireble to eeetroy the working aeohenin oi one of theee gone recovered u Ileyl after e umber er teet epeeinene were prepared. Boeever, it after diieoueeing the eitoetion with Colonel Ceeteel your office ie of the opinion edditionel epeoieeee will prove helpful to the Stete Police and Colonel Ceeteel ie in e poeition to yew-u eueqn the remaining pietol, the aerial number or which hoe been obli _ eieh berw unfilel .a-ungzae-we ., __-,__F18 ¢&i"tl'1¢8OI| the Divieion nu be pleeeed to have ,. .:;_;; , 92'_LT1if,»-_ . f ~'t-7~ , 't ' V017 "'11! WWI. -1=- ~"'--'-'5' eo- st. Chicago. "'7': _l_ _92 -_ -.~.-'---'_|-»- zZ'- - -~ _ .1 ___,.,- _..'., ._ D 4
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Dear Sir: Following are the dispositions of csees on which fingerprints have been mailed to the Division of Investigation:
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Dear Sir: 0 RE: VERNON C. MILLER, Iith aliases, Deceased!, ET AL CONSPIRACY TO DELIVER FEDERAL PRISONE 1 ed is re ort of Special Agent W. F. Trainer, dated at this office Inc Os pNovember 20, 1934, together with copies of the in- dictments returned ectober 24, 1954 and November 5, 1934, againat the various Subjects. It will be noted that in the indictment against the main ou of defendants there are no overt acts charged Ihich Iould directly SrP implicate the parties in the murders, while in the in- dictrent against Richetti the overt acts do charge the slaying or the various officers. The United States Attorney at Kansas City intentionally phrased these indictments in the manner shoan in order that it might be more possible to secure pleas o f gu ilt y without fear on the part of the Subjects that they Iould by their pleas of guilty admit implication in the murders.
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Department of Justice, Bureau of Investigation, New Orleans, La.
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BE: United State! VS: Richard Geletas and Elizabeth Galetae.
For and on behalf of my clients I demand from yo immediately e copy of the waiver at removal signed by Richard Geletae and _, . Elizabeth Galetee at Ree Orleans, in which eid waiver of re- moval of eaid Richard Galatas and Elizabeth Galatas they agreed r to be removed from the city of New Orleans, Louisiana to - Kansas City, Kieeouri. I expect to receive this copy from you inumdiately. %
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Re: GhnrleeArthur "PrettyBoy" Iloyd i with elieeee deceased! el-et 5 CenepirecyDeliver to FederalPrisoner.
Dear Sir: is transmitted herewith laboratory report coveringthe Thereexamination of specimens submittedthe your by office in connectionwith the eoove entitled matterand received in the Division Hovabar 14,1934. 92 1 Very truly yours, r I _ "" -'-1 -'1---fr .-_.--..._.._'_.--.L.._-..-..__. _-'.92._ .1 1- - 92 ' _
DIVISION OF INVESTIGATION # 2345 I U. S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Laboratory Report November 20, 1934. C1591 Charles Arthur "Pretty Boy"OTloyd with Number: 62-28915-3102 aliases deceased!et al. Conspiracy to Deliver Federal Prisoner. 3P°°im°nB= One Thompson sub-machine gun w th serial number obliterated. On . .45 calibre Colt automatic iii-istol seriel_nuQg;H§§§225.
Examination requested by: Kansas City Division Office
I Date 1-ecgivgd; NOV6B11C_!BI' 14. 1954. l Examination requested: 3a1115t1¢,
Q Result of examination: Examination by: u1 rd > Test bullets were fired throu h both the Thompson sub-machine gun and identificationthe .45 calibre was made Colt with automatic any of pistol, the specimens aerial nuber onfile485296. in the laboratoryNo restore The the machine obliterated gun did number.not respond A further to initial attempt willtreatment be in made sleffort and youto 92 will be advised if results are successful. These weapons will be retained in the Laboratory until further instructions are received by your office as to their disposition.
3-Director B Kansas l Chicago 2-Laboratory e iI.'- I~§'. .lJ1....".B .:-<- I.51 -y 18¢L92§»t ' P p--' v-" " - r"£~~ 92 . J! Q .2 ROV .1- B. "2 934 t 3__. in ?-$93_§_;f§Q i;>. I1 ; . 1 liv- - ' " I 4 I v l ' er Form» FUNITED - 310.1"-=_-?".'_.;; A- STATES BUREAUOF INVESTIGATION ._ ,.__;*;j;? _ 5 1'|-usomani-A11;n KANSAScase asHO. CITY, 1111.: NO. 62-lo. w;__ _'92 92:L7?-'-'l1If!'ia _ __V_ ' nu:-our aunt IY: _._ , W, REPORT HA1IT: DATE H1 MADE FIIiDDFURMADE WHICH ' 5 ' surmno, 1~1.Y. 11/so/s4 11/so/54 J . P. l cFARIAHD _ 7 7 CHARACTII I Cal-11 Tl"l"l-E m_} CHANGED:¢! . consrnucv TO nxmss J, VERNON. RIC?-"{DC. MILL§B,TA_I..II.IAI-. with withGALATAS,aliases aliases,I.O. Deceased! 120 ; FEIJERAL PRISONER . 1,, " lg: '-msROSE man, alias/BYRLILntn algsss;mass, alias g mas._ Z csoscs or 1A -J'1; -" 8.1;-H1335: "No aw-.z92*1'ri" ra.i.1ss,alias EDITH5 BRENNAN,_ A :-- -. s C; -f?5e§. Richetti __§_and gihgxdanfratello and Floydas being residents identify positivelythe of Amiantus Apartments,Bflo.,N.Y. No further identification madethis regard. No indication any otherpersons associatedwith Richetti, Floyd, RoseBaird andJuanita Bairdduring stay in Buffalo. I P. Report ofSpecial Agentin Charge J.P. HacFarland, ; REFERENCE: Buffalo, N.Y., 11./19/54. -
i DETAILS: 2 at BUFFALO, H.Y. The titleof this case is being changedinclude to thenmes of HoseBaird and Juanita Baird with aliases. Mr. Joe Sanfratello not SanFratello! wasinterviewed by the writer andSpecial AgentG.V. Doherty at hisstore, 410Massachusetts l He AIe., . 1 E"-"|'AiL.Iland Mr.Sanfratello apparentlydid notunderstand Englishvery wel . I seemed ratherreticent tosupply anyinformation, afterbut considerable " alled a family of two girls and twomen, residing inquiry»in the apartment advised that hehouse at rec the corner ofl th St. and RhodaIsland- , s ida _ ~ persons,said, he boughtconsiderable from meathim. He stated thathe ,4, did notknow whattheir nameswere, norwhere theycame fromandthat thn[_f§f;f always paidfor theirmerchandise cash. in _ ;;h§ 1. i__ _ ¢;j 1.} i "-.-*.A ., _3"-.!- $AJ , _" If "7 7 N mono-rwnntmu-uznaracli' ' IIXI '_ -;9__,H 92,- 9'._-_ i -l@-/@111 ""=-"=~=*-- Y;~2ai
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IL . Mr. A. R. Bettaglia, owner of the Utica Drug Store at 426 Rhoda Island St., upon interview, advised that he recalled two Young girls whom he knew by the name of Edith and Rosa. Es stated nat these girls made many purchases at his store for a per- iod of approximately one year's time; that he did not know their last names, nor whether they were married or single. Ha knew, how- ever,that theyresided in the Amiantus Apartment House. H. Battaglia was interrogated in an effort to ascertain whether or not any pescrip- tions had been filled, but he stated that he was positive that the girls had not purchased anything on prescription. He advised that the only purchg as iuich they made were cigarettes principallyIDOL 5 Spring andOLD of C-OLD!/one 1934!. purchase Headvised of that a bottle he has of not pine seen tar the cough girls syrup now forlate approximately five weeks, and that he never saw them associating with I any other girls or with any men in the vicinity of his store. It r might be mentioned here also that Mr. Battaglia stated that these girls never purchased any articles which would lead him to believe 92 that they were associated with any man or men, and their usual pur 9_.;£_§_!' chases were those things generally bought by women. J: f!:.. pg f i '7,-It--. -,.I AL-Ki ; 3, :-1 " .. F- ~. -r;- 92 I P 92
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During a telephonic conversation with Mr. Brantley of the Oklahoma City Office, he stated that he had gotten a statement from thetwo girls he washolding in connection withthéé ggggg City Massggggi that while the statement was not of much material value, it showedwhere Floyd and Ricchetti have spent the last 12 or 15 months; that they have been in Buffalo, New York, which fact has been verified by the Buffalo Office; that they were not engaged in any activity, but were bottled up there in an apartment Iith these two girls.
He further stated that the Buffalo district was not going to prosecute the girls for harboring due to the fact that there is nothing along that line to be accomplished, and for the further reason of the expense incident to their removal.
Hr. Brantley stated that he was going to release the girls tomorrow, and they would probably return to Sallisaw and from there to Kansas City, Missouri.
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* SYNOPSISOFFACTS: .45 caliberautomatic pistol,C-6419?, shipped 4/l3/17 by Shepleigh HardwareCorpany," 5'0 . LO92JlB , 1 Xissouri, J.to E. Poliier, LosAngeles, Calif. Y I No other identifying data as to Poliwer. I RUC 92 92
IREF33Hi3E: Telegram, datedll/6/34 andletter, datedll/7/34 fromthe New York Office. _ ' I I.5. Driscoll,Shepleigh HardwareCompany, andFourthd I I DETAILS; Washington Avenues,St. Louis, Kissouri, Iascontacted regar in toC-84197, thesale ofe .45 to shipped caliberthemfrom Colt's Colt's theautomatic in pistol, January,Serial factory Ho. I 191?.instant Iir.Driscoll, automatic pistol afterexamining hadbeen shippedrecords,_advisedon his April 15, 191'!to I that ' J. M.Poliwer, LosAngeles, California.This isthe onlyaddress t i ed in therecords Nineguns were included in theship- mentCOD Jr ..'.'1 sentto Poliwer. . Mr. Driscollhad the_custaners'records seerched thoroughly,in an effort to furtherident i J. fy M. Poli- tive results He advisedthat"nt thattime, dueto Ier,the with shortagenege of labor, - - manyi , theof recordsIere _ notkept.
I'll ! d avo"was madeto find the nameof Poliwerin Dun& Bruitreet, An en e . Inc., MercantileAgency!, withbut negative results, also.The 'above 'information wasfurnished to th Divisione on November5, 1934. This case is being , UPCN COIJPLETICIITU THEOFFICE OHORIEKO
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L ; Director / Division of Investigation .,_>- U. S. Department of Justice Penns"lven1a Avezue at Ninth Street, N. W. Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir: Re: CHARLESARTHURQRLOYD, aliases, with Deceased!. Er AI. co: s:>1a,;:.92: To 11'-::.rr:.=. F";TJ?.RAl.P'iISONET t
Reference 1 made to telephone conversation of November 1 r 23, 1934, had with Tame, concerning theproposed conference I which lnitedStates gttorneyLaurice Kgfiilligandesiresthose with officials of the Division who were in ansas City shortly after the _.J massacre. . |. F, I conferred with hr. Milligan today, and he is entirely A agreeable ihcfxn erencethat be b;Q_E§J3P1.LQPi§l_end is ofthe opinion that this proEEEEF¬"¥6EIdbe wise. He agreesthat a con- n ference lasting one day will undoubtedly be sufficient. Mr. Killigan is desirous cf having two assistants from his office present at the _r conference, Randell Wilson and San C. Blair. These men havebeen I active in the grand jury presentation, and will assist in the trial 0 of the cases. He calls attention to the fact that it will be neces- 2 sary for him to have Departmentalapproval inorder to make thetrip H to St. Louis, and stated that he is writing to the Attorney General immediately for such authority. In this connection, hestated that if it were possiblefor the Division to assist in having this approval granted without delay, he would greatly appreciate suchaction. With reference to the date of the confer rc , this matter was discussedwith Mr. Killiqan, and it was tentatively agreed that Decemberl would be e gooddnv forthe conference.In the event it Z is inpossiEle toyerrahge itfor that date, anotherdate in the vicin- ity ofDecember l wouldbe entirelyappropriate. 2 : 2/ I considerit desirablethat thisoffi e be,repre ted ujpgp@; this conference,and believethat SpecialAgent ,airor shouldbe 2 1-ii? - NOVi r-Q Z...! IQ --34 '- . an 1,, 1 oui l.;.511 AUGzu mm b.-.s"l l;oi'E1J 5,i. :_/0 9292' jag305 ? - _£_92""' '_._',"" Q" .9_-.-_-'_._...... i
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Director Division of Investigation U. PennsylvaniaS. Department Avenue of Justiceat 9th Street, H. I. Washington, D. G. O Re: CHARLES AR1HUR 'PREPTY BOY FLOYD with aliases Deceased!;ET AL; Conspiracy to Deliver Federal Prisoner
I Dear Sir: ' E Reference is made to Division communication dated Nov- ember ourattention l7, 1934, to concerning the fact that the above noreport entitled had been matter, received callingshon- ing the_resulte of the investigation by this Office, regarding SubjectPGelataa, at Chatham, Ontario, Canada. 0| Please be advised that following the return to this Office J of Special Agents J. K. Collins and L. D. Socey, Ihc conducted f the prepareinquiry only at a memorendu Ghathan,on for September the file 26, in they vie: Iere of the instructed fact thatto I- this Office had been notifed between the time they left Detroit _|-_| _,¢ for Canada and their return that Galatae had been taken into _-. custody at Nee Orleans. It will be noted in the memorandum 2 attached hereto, submitted by Special Agent L. D. Socey, dated 1 Septem 26, 1934, that the information furnished by Mrs. 4- Clintoggehoge concerned only Subject Galetae, and in view of | the above it was not deemed necessary to submit a report on the v- r matter. l a 1 1 Also, there is attached hereto copies of the letter directed to Mr. Edward F. Hastings, e member of the Detroit Police Department, rho turned the letter over to this Office. F Very truly us, 1
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Dear Sir: I wouldlike to get informationconcerning RichardT. Galstas. 1understand he is wantedby U.S. Police and Ihave informationwhich may be helpful,but do not went tohave my ' p name mentioned at any time. My husbandadvised meto writeyou ashe had met you some years ego inDetroit andwe obtainedyour addressfrom Hrs. Martin McGregor. Hoping tohear from youas soon as possible.
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Rafa:-enoa 1| nada to a latter dated ticmnbar 15, 1954, a maaod by the St. Pml Cftioa to the n York City Off! lnricating that I11.1ia:: laiaraan had nmrondere-d at riamrk, 5.1. I 1 H-la office acre:-a1 Ioaka ago addroaao a latter to all Mala Ot oaa raquaating that an atfort ha ado to loeato _ ioiman thmwth the location of 60611100 50611:, llotcr !h:|nbar'-" - 1 80108, Ihien he was believed to ban Qrlvan during 1932. A: aocm aa your office data:-1-Anna the location of a ='.a1a~unit la rospactrully roq-nested that all Field Offices bl noti ed to that affect, in order that ttrthar inveatigatiun my not be had: 92 I Vary truly purl,
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Director, Division of Investigation, U. S. Department of Justice, Pennsylvania Avenue at 9th Street, N. 1., 1 Washington, D. C. 1 4 Deer Sir: .
Today we received e supply of Lprehension Orders number 1196-523, Re: sEmusn01=sIm.11=>s urn 8.118-B, which is about two and one-half times our requirements. Am wondering whether a part or these were not meant for another office. ,
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1 3:. ,5. §e;:srhnzrd .1 mitl tl P? DB:I.T P. 0. Box 1276 es-ace Oklahoma City, Oklahclna 5 92 Novanber 80, 1934 8 _192 1% é / ,4 / I _ Director, 51 L I 92 Division of Investigation, p -92 V, U. S. Department or Iuatice, ; 1 Pennsylvania Avenue at Ninth Street, I. I., I Iaehington, D. O. 92 O " _ Re: CHARLE ARIHIIR "PRE I I'Y BOY IIDID, with aliases Deceased!, I1 AL; Dear Sir : ' Conspiracy to Deliver Federal Prisoner. ; 92 On November 8, 1954, Agent '1 . ll. Birch of this office had |--o- occasion to contact Deputy Sheriii iiony B son ct rules, Oklahoma, who »; 1 stated that a nan at Bizhy, Oklahoma, telling pqgpls in that coll- : smnity that he had in his possession chine gun which he had obtained trun Vernon C. llillar, and that this i dividual was telling the story '55that this was the gun shich had been sed by Vernon lliller in the Kansas City massacre. :.. ! 3'. Agent Birch, acc ed by Deputy Sheriff Forrest Oremer, - rules, interviewed llr. I. C. ldslman who was said by Ir. Oramer to be the man in possession oi the . idelman produced a I Ill lleuser Io. 8578. ; , 4-I .Lde1lnan'e story concerning t gun is as follows: that about six months § 92 ego his store was entered by hievss and the only article taken was a -e '2 mi Mauser. Hr. idelmsn said that after this gun was stolen, he made inquiry in the cclmmnity as to where he could buy a weapon similar to the one wh ch had been stolen from him; that in response to his inquiries, one Gordo Ellis, who is described as a police character in Bixby, told llr. Ade that for $5.00 he could secure tor him a machine gun. Adel- nan state that he gave Ellis the money and that lllis brought him this particular Mauser. Lt the time is sold this gun to Ldelnan, he stated he had obtained it from one Deee Hutchinson, and that "the letter had told 1 him that scmetime subsequent to t e Kansas City massacre, Vernon 6. Iiller, Pretty Boy Floyd and idem Rich ti had visited Ocalgete, Oklehcsna, and upon leaving Coalgate they had gone to Bizhy where Killer had given this l 92 gun to Hutchinson, stating that it had been given to him by emne Italians in Kansas City and that as it had been used in the Kansas City massacre, he was eager to be rid oi it, hence he gave it to Hutchinson. Illis' _ story is that Hutchinson carried the gun for quite some time and finally um it O hm RECORDED at mnzxan 1, 2'52 /Z On the left hand side of the gun there are several marge. .1, .._, lllis when interviewed by Agent Birch stated that these marks, apparent "L" . lads by a file, were the initials "'V.ll.". Ellis told Agentv i F-94- .'92_92_ is _ ,,g'~1_*'_ i Nu! o Q I -& _ ___ ____ . COPIES DESTBOYED 65 Q , _*___ 11 AUG 20 1954 ' .0 "' _ _ . .._._. . -. 0 _ _ . _ -.-_-_.'--e-4..._._.>-..e'.'.....-e._'1.11. 0'.-.-.74:-.-..-..~.;..-._.ea.-1.24.-_-- :1-. . . ..._..|.. -_._...-; -.1...I
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1 Hutchinson said that these initials had been out on this gun by Vernon 0. Killer. On the underside of the grip are five indentations ep- parently made by e punch. Hutchinson's story to Ellis is that thel five indentations represent the five men killed in the Kansas City massacre which Miller is alleged to have claimed that he killed.
ze gun was surrendered by Ir. Adelman to llr. Birch end III brought to the office. Adelman values the gun at $5.00, and requested that when the Division has finished Iith it that it be returned to hil, and he wee premised that it would be in the event it were not needed for evidence. Adelmen had in hie possession s combination stock and soshhsrd for the gun but it was not deemed necessary to possess then.
I knot Dewey Hutchinson by reputation. He is frcen the vicinity of Claremore and Tulle, Oklahoma, and is more or less e consort of thieves and criminals. I place practically no credence in his story J with respect to hie contact with Floyd, Richetti and Miller. I11-ssun. however, is being fozwarded to the Division, under separate cover, for examinetion by experts in the technological laboratory. Ihen the Division has completed its examination, it is requested that the gun he returned < to ms; that is, if it is not identified as that used in the shooting at Kansas City or elsewhere.
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MUMORAN "M FOR ASSISTANT ATTQRuEY GENERAL Kii h s
Honorab e Maurice H. Milligan, United States Attorney, Kansas C ty, Missouri, has requested an in- vestigation be made f the jury panel before whom the indictments growing 0 t of the case entitled VERi~i01u C. MILLER with aliases ceased!, et al - Conspiracy to Deliver Federal Prisone , otherwise known as the Kansas City massacre case, will be tried.
6 There is a possi lity that this jury will be drawn within the next week ten days end, therefore, your t immediate consideration and vice in this matter Iill be 92 4 appreciated. r'- A Ve truly yours,
. I . I John Edg Hoover, Directo .
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Dear Sir: D . _ PE: V'E? ;YOTIC. l'_'ILLEF£, Iith aliases Deceased!, ET AL I-._- COTYSPIPJLCY TODELIVER FEDERAL PRISONER
Y1, - United States Attorney Maurice M. Hilligs advised an today that he wall desire that an investigation be made of the 15%,- jury panel before whom indictments grouing out of the above case I will be tried. There is a possibility that this Jury will be drawn within the next week or ten days, and it is requested that [.1 5 the Division advise me whether authority is granted for such P . an investigation in order that it may be made as expeditiously as possible.
Very truly yours,
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BYNO-P5lsorFA-GT5:1n%; ions whomayat Cleveland, bea co actOhio, at that point that for indicates one LlODaPhi ipnescuole J'e:eand and we whoapparently Ill re _io-I;Lye contact for V rnonC. Killer Deceased! p-and Chelee ArthurFloyd ceased! is residingat that placeas F. K. Bennett._l Barman C and HaroldFrank do notidentify Edward Ii ite ac beingidentical Iith Edward iilcizeckI;-.o witnessed ill of sale fora Pond Sedan, motor14275741, Joe to Baldinat Cleveland on 4-5-35, towhom 19555Ohio lie ac 670-695Ia issued which was found onBuick Sci motor 2771459,which was t':.ou.;'ntto beused bySub}, cteFloyd Deceased! and Ade;Richetti infleeing fromKansas City,Fiesouri,
after the massacre; " 0P0 -1 Report Specialof Agentii. F . Trainer, KansasCity, % R.|ar ._..rL..""{C53 Missouri, dated E/5/56¢ Letter fro:the Division to theCincinnati Officedated
ITIILR 9/15/54. Letter frmthe Yansss City Office tothe Cincinnati Office dated 9/iv/34. Letters fromthe CincinnatiOffice tothe DetroitOffice, dated 10/11/54and 10/12/54. -~ " -ED 14 , Aw ! =_____,_/_ ,___ / _ ""_ 'nscon'n1n |-|ouiu¢x::T _aonu I___}1-me or Irevue:-c|:r1-0| _ "'"=*=~"='- uunln ""e ******errafll lg? , eé -ML/n 2 Di 1 1 2 - 1 . 1: - . .w::u:IID= ____ 1- Eariszeozity- St.:31 l ._ 2 4 M34 Qkl&hOD 1 I City Littl ROCK pca.r11D16= Iwu' In-I nnm if I 2.. NewYork City[information only! _ [f_ 92 2 -Cincinnati informationonly!near-nuv92nIIIIeIIII|-I E" 92 92 ' "H 1; : l 1 -at-,1 - B - _ J C .7 > i" »"~ 1-. .?'s -1;.. ".. J_'_A--3}?_ . __ is - notedin letter from Division the theIt toCincinnati O_ E3, F- -'1-1_ -» t -. s . I -'54-51..dated September15, 1954,31-that Phillip Lascuola,James IHove; Beyer are suspectedby theKansas Missouri, City, .___..- Police i having murderedJohn Laziaat Kansas further, that shellsfound _,"_"" atg ->l scenethe of murderhavebeen identified City; as beingshells firedfrcm guna used in the Kansas City massacre» It is noted inletter fromthe KansasCity Officeto the ' Cincinnati Office,dated September 1'7, 1934, that Ismss LsCapra statedafter the KansasCity massacreand upon Floyd's in Clevelandarrivalthat he con- tacted DavisMoe reach Vernonto C. Miller deceased!. is furtherIt noted inthat report Floydofleft Special Cleveland,Agent Ohio,r. s. Trainer, duringtheKansas summer of1935 anddatedCity, proceeded 9/s/caPage 10, pet where he pickedup somemoney Vernonwith Miller C. deceased!. It is further notedin the aforementioned letter franthe Kansas City Officetothe Cincinnati Office, dated September 17, 1954, that lbs Davisis connecteda welliswith known underworldan amongfence thievessyndicateheadedand thatLsCapraone by Lacks of Hoestated HawYork Ihvis City. Inthis connection,it should also be noted, as setforth in letter from theCincinnati Officetothe Detroit Office, datedOctober 1954, ll, I! thatthe big boss"the of Arron-headInn, nearCincinnati, 1 HoeOhio,Dill; ItIascuola is furtherprobably is indicated in interestedcommunicationsin theLrrow-head frcsn Cincinnatitheand Inn thatboth Officethat Lalcuola and Bovewere interestedin theProspect Club,near Cincinnati,and sere reportedgoing tendshaveto toindicate lefttherethat toLascuolaand haveand gone BoveareCleveland, to connected aith'ihe Ohio.HoeDavis» _ fore- Iith respectto the infomation Hoethat Davisis connected with an individualnamed "Lucite",who headsan underworld syndicate New at York City, isit notedin letter from Newthe YorkOffice the to DetroitOffice, datedimportant Septemberpowerful14, and 1934, that gangsterand LouisBuchalter, racketeer in Rawi Yorkprobably whocity, was the acquainted most andthe massacreassociatedatwith Kansas VernonCity, C. KillerMissouri, deceased!and isit knownseveralthat on l ller occasionswasafter Hawin YorkBuchalter Cityandmom theEastis 'Lepke" after asthe massacre.it is thought andis furtherIt this thatnoted individual thatmayLouis be the onewhom JamesLaCapra refersto as"Dicks." It is noted letterin fromthe DetroitOffice tothe Cincinnati Office,up Qssought dated Septemberconnection in 1954, that the28, one murderIithof Hoemvis Morris Komisarcw alias Iilliam Leke_ Martin, at noes,-fsaao,suburbof DepartmentCleveland, PolicewasJuly reported to is-so.in 1 communicationhavebeen arrestedfromby thef '_the _. lixiil bpartmentadvi thateed thiindividual never had arrested_been ,_bA_-._ ear92 we»:. f§_|B_a__ {'.¢ : ~i Inquirythe by Iriterof Chiefof Police lliller, Lakewood,Ohio, developedClevelandon thatunderworld Julycharacter,2, 1930,thefound body wasof lakeMorris in Komisaroe, Iris, off Lakewood. B10notorious conditionKomisarow's of indicated hebody that hadbeen murdered.Ls1371! i 1 e e l E
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and Komisarowwere occupyingcottages neareach otherlocated on Rocky Biwpf_ C Ls,goe_n._1,si:ewood,w_itl__1' _ l §hifmurderon HoeJulyDavis 4, was 1950, hisandwanted attorney, questioningEd Stanton, forofeonnec_ _ .' Cleve Ohio, J in at the LakewoodPolice Departmentwhere hewas intsrrosat tectdve D. E. Pottsfor aboutthree hours and, apparently, absolved_' _ C sgir erany connectionwith K@misarow'sdeath._ Detective Potts advieedjj,, .; gar-,._3 §_ that time that Davis was regardedas a "big shot" bootleggerin Cleveland. " He further advised that lloe Davis had not been fingerprinted or photograjhed by the Lakewood PoliceDepartment. He also stated thathe hadnot seen ' Davis since that time except on one occasion which as in the early sunmer of the current year when heobserved himcoming out of the Portage Hotel at Akron, Ohio,but that he hadnever known his regular addressat either Lake- wood or Cleveland. Detective Potts described Moe Davie as follows:
Name: ' Moe Davis Age: 50 to 55 years Height: 5'8" Weight: Hair: 160 lbse Eyes: DarkIhrk brown, curly Biildz Medium Con-ple11 on: Dark, swarthy .
Detective Potts advised that Davis is of Jewish extraction and is almys neat and well dressed. Inquiry at the Identification Bureau ofthe Cleveland,Ohio, Police Deparnnent resultedin the wri ter being advisedthat they have nocriminal record of iioe navis.
Jake Mlntz, a private detective with offices in the Cuyahoge Building, Cleveland,who isPresident ofthe CuyahogaCounty Chiefsof Police association and who has been found to be a reliable infomant of this office, was interviewed. He is the father of Jack liintz, J r., who, it is noted in letter from the Detroit Office to the Cincinnati Office dated September 28, 1954, is a confidential informant Of the Detroit Office. Jake Hint: advised that Moe Davis, Phillip Lsscuola, JamesBove andMeyer Barmanare unknownto him and that he had been unableto secure any information to the effect that they were in Cleveland. Captain PrankI. Storey of tin Detective mreauof the Cleveland Polio Department was contactedby the writer and discreetly interviewed. _ He stated that Lascuola, Bove and lleyer Bemanare unknownto him and that , _ he had never knownthan to be around Cleveland. Regarding 1-ioe Davis, _ 7 . __ storey jteted that this individual is regarded asan underworldcharac ero't:il.'£.CJ.evelandis not well lnzown butto the public andgenerally has' _ ~¢-as hs1|r&'hie work,being alwaysthe in taokground. He advisedthat the prohibitionera, Daviswas regardedas abig bootleggerbut stated ;92 at thepreeenttime hedoes notknow his activities or where heis residing» EB further advised that to the best of his knowledge Davis has never been arrested. He advised that he could securefurther information fran confiden- tial sourceswhich he would notreveal asto Davis. Subsequentlyadvised he
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I/ RI - se o that __hehad ascertained at oe s isat presentresiding 5602 at . .. - 11* 5 _¢L..,Ql.£131,531... " Bennett . telephone: 6578!.--1* Iairmont 've_1'7i§_;_:_t;§'!sth r November1954, ll, called informationthisn .___ £2 A-'a and for lbs.The womananswering'phOIi9 thesadthat he __ edviif cute!Captaincity the advisedBtoreythat at he but timethat was hadexpectedascertained to duringreturnin that aboutpmhibit !.92@?" thetee '§ §~'§____ % eracontrolled HoeDavie bootleggingbeenhadon associatedtheeast with sideof Maxie Cleveland.Diamond Sincellarty and prohibition,O'Boyle it _ israckets reportedisthat Moeand said to Davis haveextensive engagedhas the connections insmuggling,outside gamblingof Cleveland narcotic and and ' isquarters away from Cleveland.Cleveland in a greatfurther deal,He advisedalthoughthathe makes Davis is his reported homeandto beheadna very_ aily andcunning individual.Captain Storeyindicated a directthat inter view orcontact Iithhoe Daviscould beof noavail. ' Dxring thetime thewriter wasin Cleveland the Presscarried articlesthe to effectthat Chiefcf Detectives Higgins Lieutenant and Jeff Rayonchargesbeen perjury.had of indicted atCaptain theStoreyKansas City, Missouri, advised that about Iederal two months agoCourtan they tried tolocate someperson Cleveland, in but Ohio, thathe didnot haveany direct contactwith them and didnot knowwho theywere try -insto locate but thathe hadbeen advisedthatRayan was, apparently, givingEigine orders. ' Detroit Office,It isdated noted in October oanmunication12, 1934, that the Lice Davisfrom Cincinnati supposed isOffice betothe Ctoi connectedthe vith Mayfair Club, Buclid Avenue, Cleveland. Ihisclub is ' practicallyoperatedmanaged hisand allby onelife in Harry Cleveland andProperIbo NevYork isrepresented City and to havehaveunder- to spent Iorld connectionsin bothcities. Onthe nightsof November 5 andll, 1934, the MayfairClub wasvisited by the ariter andspecial AgentI. 1.Peterle this clubis a typicalnight clubbut nogambling conducted is G1there., neither occasiondid thewriter Agentor Petersobserve eitherLascuole or Boveat the Mayfair Club.It Ian thought possible,in visaof theirat indicated connectionwith MoeDavis, thatthey mightfrequent place. this
It is not knownat this time whetherthe location of Iascuola and1. tionhave hasstill beenis desired, developedinthat view ofVernon theC. fact Miller, thatCharles_apparently FloydArthurinfornne definite Admand " , Riohettifurther investigation committedtheconcerning KansasCity Daviemssacre, lloeordesired. is whether anletter Ainterview isbeingand . - directedvestigaticathe to theseKansas alongCity angles isOffice requestingdesired. as advice toIhat furtherA _; ,-5}-',,;&g__-r._inI_=i.,,_,£3 /Y __92,I. 92. - 7]"Iith referenceto the letter fromthe KansasCity Office J92 lhtrelt Office,dated September25, 1954,Paragraph in ehich 2,is theposeibilityconnection in the vithcarconcerned the case entitl e_l,'-;-'1Q;-in 92' IUHECROINthe earneedby Subjects 1' FloydB'UB~TESEDIN, BUICK deceased!HUIEER [OERand Richstti in H'Swhich277l£59"', fleeing from 18- - ? Kansas Missouri,City, theafter massacre, that Edvard Iilcheck, whosename pi OK . oé I I w
D 5 Q - "' _ 2 appearsas having been a witness on the hill or sale covering a lord 8edan.."1§; .=.-'_ _ motor number 14275741, sold to Joe Baldin at Cleveland, Ohio, on op:-11 c, 1,cfss,=_;;- torlwhich Ohio 1953 license e70-695 was issued and which were round on Q11 e > Sedan, motor number 2771459 at the time the body of Nathan Gersteill, _ };._ 1 beenenirdered, was round therein near Akron, Ohio, may be identical with Edward orBermanv Iilhite, Auto the Irecking photograph company or Edward andalso Iilhite to Harold was Frank, exhibitednotaryto cu-1' i is employed at a used car lot adjacent to Bem.an's Auto Irecking Y ! Herman advised that he could not identity the photograph or Iilhite as that W or anyone he had ever seen» Concerning Iilcheck, he advised that this indi-» . "14 vidual is unknom to him and that Iilchsok was probably a customer no i. happened to be in his place oi business at the time the hill oi sale as l"}*?§, '--V" " I executed. He could furnish no suggestion as to how Iilcheck could be located. . Herold Frank stated, after viewing the photograph of llhite, that he had I never seen this person nor does he know him. He advised that he could not rel ' call the facts surrounding the notarizing of the hill of sale nor could ~ I either Benson or Frank recall the description of Iilcheck. It should also be noted that the name Iilcheck does not appear in Cleveland city and telephone ' , directoriese -" "'. . ."'r._;--f
1 In connection with the foregoing, it is interesting to note that Q, in the case entitled, "UI{KINOI92I SIB-TESTS - HJIGK EAR, IDTOR HUEEKH 2771459 0-_ ' Rational ldotor Vehicle mart Lot" innsports ct special Agent '0 Io Peters, -1, ;92_;;»__'l Detroit, Michigan, dated s/c/cc and 9/so/cs, Sergeant Bernie woirt oi the 1' ! Cleveland Police Department may have indicated that llarie Diamond, Ice later I--'1-1 i 1 or Harvey Eater were responsible tor the death of Hathan Gersteino It will be V A e noted that Rania Diamond and ldoe Davis have been associated in their underworld activities. sergeant Iolft was not interviewed concerning lloc Davis and his ,5-, association with Maxie Diamond or as to whether he had any connection dth Z . the murder oi Nathan Gerstein, as the procedure to be followed concerning __ . - - J lice Davis he not been determined at this pointe __ _ J , . 92.¢.- *
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You should also advise Colonel Zasteel of MajorMeans statement that he did not desire to have any ballistic evidence which might be obtained submitted to Colonel Dasteel. - Very truly yours, J JohnEdger Hoover, ' 92l Director. . P 9 $j iii5F. fe -~- '-r . - i. '- .:- 92 "YA.92. . .-., " ofif" .. |-';'- b .& ,_:: i - 5%, . .'_f' 1 =. -_ - - wit?5.1.:-,":f ;Y43- -may -nv -rs-1 1- _,i___ .1 _!, .. w; 161.5 Iedsrel lenses Reserve Otty, llinourl nk hulk; _ _ Q - ,,_. -"2-1 - 4 _ mmw 1:, use A we K- a-3'31 _-. 1 .. _ é-iv. 51'I -_u-'H'I'___LE_-'_ :V.;,_:_l _ ~ - F E » two?» on ow wrua " -" " V Ie-- . Director " - Division of Investigation U. 8. Department of Justice ' ' ! Pennsylvania Avenue and 9th Street, I. I- ~ Ieehington, D. 0. ' Dear 811': _- ' _ further reference ls lob to Illvlstonietter of Iovdaer I, 1936, _ and relativetomy reply furnishing at llovenbar essistanoe to6, 1&4, concerning Major L. the I. Di el Ion, and tcrsnrcled to the D1v1s1cI- 1 - '~ ~ _ _ . . . Ihjor leans eskel th:-t his request la tlixs regnri be given expedition ettention and that tb belllstl sfidenne bl foreeroed Mreot M Ml It 1. 6- seeen, szeem-1. I lsforus mp: lhlms G:-mg; Division was Ieelre es ~. . been e request of this astute hm hlsf erlor, Gl1one1JGeetee1, tsfose ' H this tekingohoreotnany eetion be fornr el esdthat it direct tosoul! not his be st possible Iberia." that ls thsll my state! speotlnl stls 0! »-. Md not desire that these articles be tbrser sd to Oolonel Gneteel. sad at 1;: '92 if that sex-e the B111s1cn's sttitu e he Md not Main that ill Iiqlelt lasts . . my ettmtlos. I sped that it Ioull not. P " ..-.; . V_- It is s1 intention to eosusmioete this ooou-reuseto Oolooelheteil - -- _- Fst the rst opyortnnlty shteh I smell have to to so is person. 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I l. .-_ , » .3 . mess of the individual who had escaped from him on the previous day during advisedthe Special gun fight Agent in in which Charge Richetti Purvis had thatbeen Cfhief captured. Fults had _ Sheriff endeavoredLcng to Investigationpersuade hin of not Richetti's to notify arrest; the Cincinnati further, Office thatwhen of the hefurnishedDivision of this information to the Cincinnati Office, Chief Fultz became angry. Sheriff Long expressed his opinion that Special Agents would experience difficulty in securing custocb of Richetti. Qaief of Police J. H. Fults was interviewed by Special Agent in circumstancesCharge I. H. surrounding Purvis and the Agent arrest S. K. of IcKee Richettic and related Lt about the noon followingon Saturday, twotramps October were camping 20, 1954 along he received hillya ground telephonic on Qighwsy call lo. advising I, a shortthat distance north of Iiellsville, bioand were acting in a suspicious < 92 manner. He, along with a police officer and a civilian, both of Ihnm 92 . were lmarmed, proceeded to the point in question. Fultz cited one mn I. and approached him. The two men who had accompanied Fultz remained in ll the photographbackground. as being The Charles individual, Arthur whom Floyd, Fultz told later him identified to stick his from hands a is -+1 up, but Fultz stated that he paid no attention to this men, continuing ii ; toward Floyd and making remarks to the effect that he was going to work 0" at the orickyard and that he, Floyd, would not interfere with a labor- ing continuedman going until to he work. had passed According him to adistance Fultz, his of aconversation few feet, at with whichFlwd i Fultz timehe stated sew a that second as man soonlying as he cm observed s blanket the and second apparently man, Floyd asleep.shouted have tothis it- shoot individual, hi.m -kill Don't him , let him and fool atyou,this point he is the a second 'copper',nan, let whohim turned ChiefFultz out to stated be Bichetti, he did not raised pay up any on attention his elbow to and Richetti, commenced but firing.in- nediately firingat Floyd. drewhis He gun stated which that was he a.52 was caliber positive revolver that he and had beganhit Flq'd' his inthe attention stomach, to at Richetti which time who Floyd wasstilltook firing to flight. Ihile He runningthen directeddown a slight cordinghill to Pultz, from the Bichetti point where soon emptied he had been hisgun lying without on the having blanket. woundedLe- '..,'; 1sf .:.;,hiI,halts, Fultz and statedat this thathe timethen he, stuck tookBichetti up his hands to police in way head:1us.1'ters, , :"_._,'§$_§i¬;,*-.1of surrender '-_.,A.____., -I than time questionedBichetti as furnished tothe identity a fictitious of the name mnIho similar had fled, to stat '_-{:~_ _,_,~§:_,,-_;;,.;, Cliio. his ' name was Joe Warren whom he had met some time previous in '!%~I$,"1§f.'"'.'-2*?-ii 1. . 4 E I" -u . .-;-1. i "* . < I"' ._ - -L"-.3-rr.2 - "1" _"' .- " . : .._ . _ m _ _ ¬- "-_-."._ - J 6 - -',§'|-1 _r.._..- F ,92,._ 3 rs v.2 ¢ 2'_|J92- "-1--r I;__r_,_. Chief Fultz advised that investigation had disclosed " TWHg" r1 ; 4.;nu that the man whohad fled and who had been identified from pictures., In |_ _¢ about twenty-four hours later as CharlesArthur Floyd, had reached-'- Highway No.7 through a roundaboutcourse; thathe hadstoppd a young boy named George Hc illen whowas drivingalong thehighway in a Hodel "T" Ford; that he paid this boy $10.00for the-purpose of taking himto Youngstown,Ohio andwas enroute to Youngstown the the Ford ran out of gasoline. At this point the automobile of one James H.Baum, a florist located atWellsville, Ohiowas commandeered and Floydand Mclillanentered therear seat of this car, Baum being forced to drive them. They drove along ufrequsnted roads for a short time util they were accostedby DeputySheriff Hayesof Columbiana County,Lisbon, Ohiowho approachedthe car. Baum stopped the carand gotout, at which timehe wasshot bythe DeputySheriff. Floyd, in the meantime,had left the car and entereda wooded area immediately adjacentto the road. This spot wassaid to be located on HighwayHo. L5which beginsa short distance northof Wellsville, Ohio onHighway No.7 and rus for somesix or seven milesto the townof Power Point, Ohioon HighwayHo. 30. Floyd isreports to have ru through thesewoods, reachedan openarea possibly200 yards inwidth, crossedthis area and disappeared,going intoa woods locatedon the opposite aide. Chief Fultz advised that a posse composedof at least one hudredmen hadbeen formed;that the area where Floydhad disappearedwas surroundedand searchedwithout sue- cess. Fultz stated that due to the fact that a heavy rainoccurred on Saturdaynight, a portion of the posse withdrew, but thatthe area had beensearched againon Sunday, October21, 1934. I/' Inresponse questions, to Fultz Chief advised that he did not believethe possewas still covering thearea in questionat the time SpecialAgent in ChargePurvis wasinterviewing him.He further stated that if he had knownoriginally that the two mewho were re- -92- ported tobe inthe woodsIere Richettiand Floyd,he wouldnot have gone to that point. Special Agentin Charge Purvis requestedper- mission tointerview Richettiwho wasthn confinedin the City Jail" at Wellsville, Ohio andfurther, that the interviewbe private. Chief Fultzagreed andthereupon SpecialAgents S. K. Ic ee andH. Ik- Hollis interviewedRichetti in a cell in the City Jail, Iellsville,"}; Ohio Octoberon 1934,21, forthe purposeof determining whether ar_;:;p£E:.- 7 not Richettiwould accompanyrepresentatives of the Divisionof '7§§$q¢; Investigation toany otherFederal judicialdistrict whichmight hp§g@%" #7*'.& . ,4- = . J . {;- 1""? 1 ; --=-. .__.- F " -1 '14. ". .. -2 D -1" -4- "-' . 0 .. ,_ _~; - g; relativeselected. removal, atto Richetti finallyfirstwasstated thatbut reluctant to enterhe intowouldvoluntarily agreement- an '___.f._ ace panyat Wellsville,toOhio Agents pointanyagree would release by designatedthem, to providedto theGovernment. him Chief of Poli;g§;_- the wasHaving arrangedbetween thisreachedof Policeunderstanding ChiefJ. Pultz,H.with Bichetti,Ii. aleyor Daugherty,H.conference V CountySpringer, GeorgeAgentProsecutor SpecialChargeLafferty, in H.L. Purvis and CountyH.assistant SpecialAgent FrankProsecutorK. _ '8. McKeeoverthe Government.the to forpurposeof After makingarrangementsPurvis Hr. to informed have hadRichetti City officials the turned' ' ofIissonri B.ichetti'sof connectionthe Division'sand the toUnionStation with takehim custody atinto massacre desire Kansa City,re-' ' for . novelconferenceto Kansas City,themselves llissomri,expressedall ofthe officialsto such a adverselyproposition,present thestating at inthey substance, foraskedthat they custodythoughtof Richettithe in viewGovernmentofwas thefact that tooaskingthe thanmuch local withauthoritiese deadly weaponan openandintent had with casekill,shut to andcarrying him against charges concealedon assaulta of weapon.indeterminatelocal ofThe authorities fromadvisedone sentenceten tothese yearsunder that Chic carriedoffenses theLaw State ' In andtantamountresponse inimprisonment an inquiry,to onlyadmittedto thirteenmonths. the of Every thataboveeffortpenalty was 'was madeof Richettiinducebut to local without success.the authorities to other givethe Among Governmentthings,Chief custody Police of . F altzmentCountyshow andshould aside proofLaffertyProsecutor Agents from that statedthat felttheymr Hichotti was theGovern- actually wantedproper papersKansaswere in Iissouri. from sentCity,City Kansasindicated they mightThey merelease timethatat ' if Richetti to the Government.Priorleaving to headquarters, police Agent SpecialCharge in PurviainterviewRichetti. Chiefrequested withPolice ofstated Fultz to Fultz hegrant pemissionthat nothad eatenyet a further andfor that10:50was heand P.I. leaving than suggested thatpolice Agents the andstation at return returnthativouldtime the for -around interview:andE. H. HollisHichetti. arrived with police10:50 atAtSpecial P.ll.headquartersfor S.purposethe Agents IcKB6K. if of interviewingin accordanceBichetti,with previous arrangements 4' y mde withnotChief Fults.located; be Upon he however, atarrivallaterappeared headquarters, immediately Chief couldand Fultzi t. -_ . entered *1 --the privateofficethe of Iayor andinstructions gave no beone that _ 1 permittedof ChiefFultz'sto enterthis until officeexcept A.l.,2100 return Octobermen. 22,newspaperFrom the 1954,he tim. was' '; ." P . 92., .. . kn-3?-up E - I - 0 e J} . -e 92 é . q c 3'.». ' - _v_-_-4,,-_¢'r¢. '_ -. ' .< 'v ""5". !.;-'». _r _ -5- - Q . l _ _y :_..-.-=~ ¢'-_ §,>. - .1;--_; * k h:92|§._.',_._ 1'. J _ 7 _}_ __ Err!_ . ...J ,hpp§u'ent]yin talkingto engagednewspaper reporters posing and_, for Agentsphotographs andMcKeehimself ofHollis remained Richetti.and During immediatelyalloutside this time, the of Special Iayor's '-_':-1;-51:'1"v gl-*",,- -' * :_:__f:./L; F officeevery and instanceon numerousadmittanceoccasions refused. was endeavored to Finally, gainat entrance, approximately but2:15 inH, I¢12;, 7-'_. --" ALIA. theconference between Mayor Daugherty, ChiefFultz, andnewspaper men wasconcluded Agents and llc.Keeand Hollis were permittedto miter the officeof theChief ofPolice. In the meantimeSpecial Agentin . Charge WilliamLarson theof DetroitOffice andSpecial AgentI . E. ~ Hopton arrivedat police headquarters. TheseAgts endeavored to -_ talk withChief Fultzin aneffort to secure custodyof liichetti, but hewas onlywilling to discuss theevents thathad takenplace on thepreceding day.At this time hestated that he firmly believed1 Floyd wasin hiding in somehouse alonghighway 45Ho. in the vicinity" ' _ F where hadhe disappearedwhich Justis ashort distancefrom Wellsville, bio andin this connection statedthathe felt hewould be able to l._-a locate Floyd if he only hadthe time -.At thetime ofmaking this"- ~ t. newspaperstatement andChiefFultz men photographers. had emerged Chief froma four Pultz hourstated conference thathewith wastired - . ' and wasgoing homeand whenasked Specialby AgentHollis ifAgents - were goingto have an opportunityto talk with Hichetti ashe, Fults, had promised,Fultz stated that theSpecial Agentscould talkwith i -- u theman for onlya few minutes. ChiefPultz thanushered Agents the _ ' into hisprivate officeand broughtin Richetti. There werealso . 1 presentthe in officeseveral policeofficers andother individuals_ whose identitieswere unlcnownto theAgents, butwho werebelieved . 1- i to benewspaper Undermen. thesecircumstances Richetticould not be questionedalong desiredlines withrespect theto casesin which the Governmentwas interested.The questioning,therefore, wascon- F fined toassociates Richetti of andthe identityof theindividual r who waswith Richettiat thetime Richettiwas captured. - On themorning October of 195422, Inspectors. P.ctwiey, _ accompaniedSheriff by ThomasBash Kansasof Ciiy,Iissouri, arrived', at Felleville,Ohio withwarrants Richetti'sfor charging arrest, .. - I conspiracyto deliver a Federalprismer, violationof the Rational __ __ Iotor Vehicle Theft Act,and murder,respectively. SpecialAgent 1 ._ s_1 . I n»m 1 Hollis accompaniedInspector Cowleyand Sheriff Bash policeto head-, L- S quarters wherean interview was hadwith layerDaugherty Chief and 3'-._. interestPolice Fultz.the inspectorof Government in CowleyHichettiexplainedand these requested to to individuals beadvised -the £5.-"" -?_".'f _. as towhether Bichettiwouldreleased be the to Government. .__ . 10" y .-'_-.':s'T 92_. -. _!-92 _. . -- ' {f -f ' 92§'-n-_ ,-.- "'_r. ~ - 1 ,-2,»l_'. ;:92£_"_lI; -1 wt- 92 ¢. . O i . |_ ' | _ n Q " -1; :""v92-'t9292 -V 1- y - - IIu "1'1- -:4 ..n--.-nglzw . VV_ ._ .. tg -_ ,'-_'£. "" --_' |-" -_-'., HI-If !-5¢*Tn'.-" '1 1 I '-an L '5 -5- fr _q _.' 4if to 92 .,___.~__ informed the lbyor and Chief of Police that he was then in ~*.-;_;;l ; I fa session of the abovementioned Federal warrants and that Sheriff _.. .34. had Federalin his warrants possession were handed awarrant llayor charging Daugherty the murder forexamination of five men. and after1.'h¬:~1..;'*J'~ _,.3=fj reading them carefu.'LIl3 tated, I mderstand now when these warrants F were made out, the purpose of them, and their full force . The layer and returnedChiefand of Police statedthen thatleft hewas the seeking room and legal shortly advice thereafter on the subject the Ihyorand would not at that time give a definite answer as to whether Richetti would be released to the Government; that he was starting an investiga- tion the nature of which he did not disclose; and that the investiga- tion would take approximately two hours and requested that Br. Cowley / and Sheriff Bash return at the and of the two hours and receive his I decision. The Chief of Police did not return and no further oppor- tunity was had to talk with him concerning this mtter. through the Failing Honorable to obtain Emerick custody B, Freed, of Richetti, United States arrangements Attorney, were Cleveland,made Y K Giio to have his Assistants, Frank Weidemann and Hugh lc amee, proceed to Richetti.Wellsville, These Ohio Assistant to assist United in the States negotiations Attorneys for held the several custoqr 0011- -of ferences with the local authorities with the view to obtaining custody of Richetti, but without success. E£fqrts__wer;e also made to obtain P°=?e??:.B_iQ_r1 efei-hB_i@55 heel;-izer out.-0&1-.isJi§&.el_=ir1d_i hee1Ihon:>e2 Ohio s_'1'ihmachina.51.;n.:hi.ch-IsI.s.1T§_§}O_!oredfrom Richetti for the purpose by of the submitting_gthg _ie;jtthem to the Tee- icel e, Laboratory of We Elivision for examination with a view to determining whether these weapons were used in the Kansas City massacre or amr were otherrefused. crime, but All the efforts requests to of obtain the representatives custody of Richetti oi the and Divisionpossession. - of the weapons having been thwarted by the loce . authorities, the Divi- sion of Investigation withdrew its representatives from mrther contact with those authorities. OhOctober 22, 1954 Special Agents of the Division of Investi- gation, accompanied by officers of the East Liverpool, Ohio Police De- partment, located Floyd on the farm of lrs.£1 Llan Conkle near Clarkson, Ohio. Floyd was shot while resisting arrest and died shortly thereafter. 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P Poiicsis ocusctica sith thonsttcrs antics is his isttss. f " Von u-111 yscrs, 92.92' 1 iii}: M ":1 ucurU V -'6 ';:. +'_,'- 1"" ' -- '~."Q;- _ -,-. ' J _ _ .'~ f92 . ii _'_A",.;:"mzwxweninosxa uwsaou .»- q at_ ofmvasmatlm.1 "* I -92 ,_b 0- :- » I" i k. -. -| . *74 " r L F H . . 0 . e e 1 13; i new we ' jT .'_l.: 370 Lexington Avenue W 9 ."f _ -'1 = §'j ':A@ lee York, IJ. February 88, e~¢*§,; re e. . _ , 15* ! 5 an EM 1 i mono M srwm +_@f1~reI_H <=w=_14-_ 1- oz i Beferehde ie node to letter from th lepleeood, I.. I . 1 Po1ioeDepertmnt, Iepleeood, IJ. to the Bureau et l Ieehington, 13.0., under dete of Iebruary E, 1935. 'i'hie letter eete forth thet on or about Ioveober B, 1955 Special Agente etteehed to thie office worked in lent Oronp, lJ- en the Dr. Irwin B. Silvers eaee, without the knowledge of the Chief of I Poiioe of that city; eleo, on Iovenber 15, 1933 Bilvere eae arrested in Orange, BJ. end the Chief of Polioe of that eity did not tnoe of this eetivity until the next date when he reed it in the neeepepere. The feete in connection with thin I investigation are eerried ie my reports eubnitted in the Ieneee City Eeeeeore eeee, tin eeid reporte being dated December I, E 1953; Iiovezeber 21, 1933 and the report of Agent Turrou, dated Hove.-iber B, 1933- - ' > Briefly euunnrieing the investigative eetivity it in noted first of ell tint in the latter pert of October, 1933 information eee received at thin erfioe to the effeot that the oer in poeeeeeion of Vernon C!-7|lil1er ehen he made hie eeeepe et YT Chicago, lllinoie e fee bye before carried lee York lieenee 1 platen. Our inveetigetio: dieeloeed that this ear one pureheeel I > in Nev York City by Albertr58ilvere eliel ibd iivemea, e brother of Dr. Irwin n! '.-- ¢ -_ '~' -: , r -4_. - 1-"e* § -l -1- . _ '- ..,g___ _,i4=@. _. _ t .5 F ~"- " T " 2: -' Te I -. ,'.-.. all: - Ia W for am hbrv-Irv ll. 1 :=..?'~--.' -Q. :~-.."' ': Bloomfield, Iontelair, Iepleeood, Orange, last Orange, lest Orange, and Irvington, eta. Inamuch as our investigative activity would carry us into these many suburbs, it ass sleet undesirable and decidedly inpractiaahle fro! the standpoint of sound investigative policy considering the nature of the ease and the individuals involved to take into our confidence the various police officials in the sunny towns and sities in shich we hed to operate. Ia secured the services of Thomas Dincnd, a lieutenant attached to the office of the Essex County Prosecutor, Iessrk, 3.8 . In 0u.r work in Ilse Iersey in this case ea eorked solely with this individual. - - On the night of November 5, 1933 Special Agent 1.. O. Turron, myself and Dimond proceeded to 52 Bouth mum Avenue, Zest Orange, NJ. and made an investigation within the apartment of Albert Silvers. This see on a Sunday. There as no investigative activity in lee Jersey on lcvernber I, I, and B, 1953. - On love-aber 9, 1933 Diaond and ayself again rent to the apartment of Albert Silvers at Bast Orenp, IJ. It ens learned st this time that ahen Silvers took out the telephone at this address he gve as a reference the teleztone number nameof Iseex A. zz§On.., 830, 817 which Chancellor telephone Avenue, number Irfington, ans listed IJ. ia theIt ens felt that som infornnticn night be eecurod at thin address eith reference to Silvers. On Ilovernber 10, 1933, Dimond and myself ears proceeding to this address and Diamond recalled that on the night of Saturday, Iovamber 4, 1933 there see a suicide or homicide at this address. It sould appear that the lmeband of the nsid for Shes suspected his wife and Shes of having an . affair and erasled along the lady on the outside of the building to look into the Shes apartment, and undoubtedly slipped and fell to his death. Dieond said he advised the lrvington, IJ. Police Department to treat the case as an accidental death, . gt-3* ,5:1; if. :_. ." .: es but not to close the ease until Shae had been interviewed. If . told the lrvington Police Department this on Sunday morning, _;_-av g_,,.. -..92I_evee|her b, 1933. Ihen se arrived at this address it lee -_;.,+ .- .=.-. '-1.-1,3 . ~ __after investigation . that A. B. Shae ms none other than . J-- . ,__ 1' --_ .. ; . -: !f12 ,g §ilvers ninoeAugust and that l 1933. he had lived in this apsrtnent under another i§?~_'"'_. 'ké.l . elitikhV - . 92;v-I , J 0-v4 "' 4 L e ' 0 i rr, E. :_ 4 '-I--,1*7'?..' - ., 2;'; :"-511* L *7- v . -;~*~ ' ';,'I-.» .~= |_ Ie!lo_for-. .. SAC Iebrugq QB, {I55 .... __ x» J; ,_ *- P, -.:'-.1 ?-1. - '1'"-- W-,; -_ f W .T .'--Tv,-5 s- , r . - - _..- ._ is. -, ____. ..:_ -.=»;-<1» Put. '._I,,¢_1¢¢n:=11y,mam be em»: mait 1: eae only feea up -A- I "after Aug-uet l, 1953, that Yivian lathie hd e readelvoue . ._,-;;;-=;l;" ._:'-.j~=_-__'_ §_* eith lliller'iean apartment houee in the euhurhe Ian:-k,',of ._»-_1_,$1 -.5 "'-1. IJ. Ie learned from the euperintendent and hie rife that " _ -_ during the polioe investigation on the night of lovalher I, _ _ I _. --}'-It-_._ Rt:-, and the nornild of love"-aber 5. e detective of the Irvilll n '_ "Y-' ."- Police Department inquired of the euperintendent whet "eort of . -. e men Shae eee, and on giving hie the information, thie - " j _ detective looked at acne pepera in hie pocket Ihioh Iere I "' - driver'e lioeneeand en operetor'elioenee and the detective ; 7 -;,, e-'-_,;" then eeid they ma been lookingfor Shea for three deye. rue H _»_ A detective thancalled upheedqmrtere eekedend for I80 . ,-. ' '1'-"192~' .. I e mtoroyolepetrolrnn etteohedto thojJrvingto 'Folioe *5 "- = '. '~ .- .- ¥ Department, endeeked Harrif oeeif he knee the lieenee number - - _ of the oer of Ll Silvere. The superintendent and hie vife, -u although they knee Shae en: in fact Al Bilvere did not at In! | -' A - -e tine edviee the orricere that Shae eae Silver-e. Infornntion I Ian .1» developed to the effect that mm Iloee, the ~.'tj-ij,.;;- Ii¢_"-"'e petrolmn, eee in Silver-e' eprtment on e number of eeoeeioee = l -==--:~=;r;:.-- -- in uniform. Bilvere mde hie getaway aone time euheequent to , Sunday afternoon, November B,end the reporte later reflect tht i _' he ens subsequently found murdered in Ooneeetieut on Iove er 1-. 27, 1933. It wold appear that on November 2, 1933, or prior h *_ -r'- thereto, Albert Bilvere loet hie driver'e license and hie lee .- .- <,_ . - __ Jersey registration. The information no that Harry Bose fond l these item: and of eouree it ie obvious that Role knee Silver! eee living at thie address under the name ahee. fheee deeunente ' Iere turned over to isilvere eon time euhaequent to the afternoon _ of Sunday, lloveuber 6. Detective Diaond end weelf, oe the eight .-%l__ of November1.0, 1935did oell et the Irvington PolieeDepartmet ",1 :3 eotvithatending the information developed, and talked to Lieutenant _. ' Y Oreff ineemuoh ee it eee Di1aond'e heliefhe eee entirely reliable. it ,,',;_ we learnedfrom Graft that Harry Boee either Drought siivu-e in" ¢l5 i-Lf,__ the police etetioh on the mrning of Iovemher I, and identifiod hi! "'l"- -' -gmetea Silvere, forth the or true elee license Roee me ember already of thein the oar etetioninvolved. when ' lilverl 1: .2; _=',,_';_ eamein and identified his eaeuoh. Our mlypurpoee itgoing 2 _ to the Irvin;-toe PolieeDepartant heto eeeur;e__th_e driven- e naive; and the lee Jereey registration. The Irvington Police Deper'tmcl"~'_fifr'e' qeonrede receipt from Bilvereaoverieg the,doou:|hntn"lII'Iledever _'{..-" *3_'¢ te hie,however, ie itnoted that thisreceipt doeenot fl _ _ _ _ _. .'-._..I._"V_ , r-:'_T~-;§,."...1¢§. 1; 1, -92, -. - i #"* ?4g" !5:.~=¢_-3%, !.__ _ _ ~ -- -.I.' _ ~ .,_~ .h i #,,';':" ,r _ ,__ -' I . <~ to e e . e.. e A e f .-J ' ':. - c-3.". *. . 92 _ _'nu ll. . ¢__ . ---"~.»- _.'-; -1 _ - -~92.,:.- -» -. L. SAC February I8 , 1935 J {T21 ' -,-ft;- :1 . u- . - ; . - l - 4 "" = 1;, .._. @.-§'-5. : -. * J-_ -15' _ -;- L. "qi ,'. '. , 4 '-" , |'°|92 *' h - ;- ' 1-';'".'T' I» . 9-, -3 51!! -. J - ' 'T'a'=-.~- . 5,.-;~ ,,_L . .. Investigation eee eleo conducted-et liepleeood, __ . .,'. 1 I..T. eithout the knowledge of the Police Depertnent. On - . Y l Sunday, November 19, 1933 Dinond end ewnelf vent to Iiepleeood, " 1 INT. for the purpose or checking en nddreee. It ie recelled . ' ,- ' that Vernon O. Ililler had in hie poeeeeeion in Obieego, Illinois l e lee Iereey driver's license issued under the acme Btephen J . /f roes, 6 Henry Place, linpleeood, I-3. On thin dey Dilnond end ' myself secured tron the next door neighbor eoneideroble lefornetiee concerning Oroee, end learned that he ens not_ identical eith _ Hillel . W November 21, 1933 Agent Soucy, lnyeelf and Dllond were egein in Ilnpleeood, NJ. end on that night picked up Drone end _ . brought hie to leenrk, IJ. for questioning. The point ehere ee Ient in klpleeood, I.J'. is jut over the line from Irvington. ' leturelly, before performing thin investigative work in Ice Jersey, ee undertook to leern ell there eee ooncerniltl locel conditione. It eee known, oi course, that Zieeerk, IJ. II 1 92 '5. one of tm Lantern headquarters of the slot mohine rechte, QM ,a . eq- 5 that most or tie: elot zechinen Iere stored ct Irvington, IJ. hfore proceeding to East Orange, NJ. In were edvieed tint the ~ Police Depertreent there rue unreliable, end it me euggeeted thet it not be tnhen into our confidence. This reputation of unreliability nppcnre to be beeed on the following: - I Following the election in Ieenrk of Iovember, DJ e ncendnl nrose end various gnngstern end politicinnc eere indicted _ end some were tried. The E-est Orange Police Department irniebel '~ '- 3 en elibi by nenne oi e loose lent record that they keep ebieh reeulted 5 in the eoquittel oi those defendnnte. r Dr. Irvin I. Silvers eee apprehended nt Orenp, _ IJ. on the night of November 16, 1933 end teksn to Ienrk. A tee _ dnyo efter thin the Chief of Police of lent Orenpg, IJ. oozes to the .' County Prosecutor ct Hen:-k end told hie he Md learned one of Lie lieutenante hed been operating in hie town in connection eith e -_: -.j-____ U Depnrtmnt of Justice inveetigetion without his tnoeledg. Ie he 4 -K __§-'r interned that thie eee lo eeeeuee the Department er Justice bed been?- eifgg;-4 -;,e}; edvised to keep eeey tron the Best Orenge Police Depart:-ant. .- _,_- ,;- »92é',»:-'," .-_.?a:sr.,~..-l - " :i-*§.~:.. r . '= The Chief of Police oi Irrington, IIJ. at that ti3._ ',~'-'-..¢ e5 _ e eoe e petrolmn doing night duty. ls ene brought up on nine .r*.'. *!.,;~._$ __ " .5 l hpnrtnsntel chergee of uietenssnce. Pet:-olnen Berry Rose hes ,N _ 92 ::- 92 .. - K. in .-'* :' '_§" ." --",~ 9 _ '-_"'-"92.v'=i,a"§""."'53."_. -' . PI la-"go r-1,1 U T _ ....» --i r .4"- n t._,.m- , . .., ." ; . _ ._ 7 ":"1T:.92'.* "353 .. '.T i:-'-'~.*~ f 7".-q -1 " .'?"*'12'. -"'74" '-. - '-1» . - I . '_ .R_-1. "'; ;t'.'_I-_ -4 . .~i}_:"<..-..-P1. -.-*' '='.».;-"1. 7:- Q4.11-_-_ -. ; fr--t-2:" t - 1-.-.-_,r-.2. _ ~f';4"'1~'}" ' ' - I ' Ieeo for BAD Feb:-unry B, 118 ; '|-..-,---.-. P ; l'f§"f&.'*i-2' ~_.., ~_ -I -11 . 2' -' " 0 dienieeed from the Police Department. In bothinetnnoee the turning _4_. "_ over regietrntionto Silver: of played the en 61-iver'e importantlicenee pert. end the eertifieete at ' = '.- " Y " Our inventigtion ,1 dieoloeed that Chief of Police Heb: of Bepleeood, l.J.'eng to nae been ennh for twenty yearn ie t very IIJ.reliable, inalmost end entirelythere e ie mg: no§_ eleugeeideutiel e blemish on hie record. eubnrb.Ilepleeood, here . j_-' really eee_no rnaeon eh; tne Police Depni-taunt at lhpleeoo he not 3' edvieed ofthe inquiry ee were making except it ene very minor in - "a nature. It _na determined in n very ehurt time that Stephen I. 0:-oee of llepleeood Ind no connection eith the enee. There me In V -92 plant or eurveille-nee oonduotedl , in Ihpleeo-oil. -t . 92 : :T :;.'.- 92" . u. , 5_- Respectfully ' eunuitted, - I 1. i Ir- Te He l Special Agent ~ - 1- 1 - t qr f - _ "*9 '.!_ P--. . _-, tr -._¥1|_ ,~_ , " -521-i "5. L . I I. U r I "7. @111. V , :. .' .-" ---~. -" -9* '1" - -. '» . U -'1 :'- ¢;f- : 1 I92' -_ 1;;-4.. "EU" ~ . - ~ ' -. a? _ _-___'J-1:" - -»"'§ --1,§ »-__;'. -' -l . - _'_". r: _f ' P. 1 2 O1 F _._ a '»'.~: §»"Q" . 1- ;,- __-H; -'-;";..r; f__'|_5r';yu, ,- J3 ,~.f$'_=:'4.. _. 1! -.~ ,1-2; .¢ _- ,_§_- "9';_ 0 Ir .%_ , _ 4 - _ 7 I * '_,._,'e .F La 92 Q JOHN--BDGA-R HOOVER C 9 " pzseim nf Jnnzezgean 31-5. pqimmmx of Sum E [ Ii1 *B*°"¢1!. §- I November 26, 1934. RE? LC YlZ.'.iOR.F.NDUl.5 30RI-ZR. TALE!" With reference to the attached copy of the letter of the Little Rock Office, addressed to the Oklahoma City Office under date of November 7, 1934 in the case entitled "Charles Arthur Pretty Boy'bF1oyd with aliases, Deceased, et al", please be advised that I conferred with Special Agent O. C. Brice of the Training School and he advised that Goodlow¥;ay, formerlySheriffof SequoyahCounty, Sallieaw, Oklahoma had furnished him with information to the effect that Floyd had been in New York City during the past twelve months prior to the time that he was killed. Agent Brice stated that Goodlow Gay was about as close to the Floyd fandly as any outsider could have been; that it was Gay who arranged for the funeral of Floyd and that Gay had obtained his information from Floyd'sgrandfather, C. H. Floyd. As stated in letter of the Little Rock Office, Agent Brice advised that Gay would obtain additional infor- mation from the famdly of Floyd and would furnish the in- formation to Special Agent Smith of the Oklahoma City Office within two weeks. Respectfully, /FR. El Encl. §8l8805. _C_e-__,______ 1 .. ;:":,I_!, .j}_ r92_;V92' 1/92; 1 "' 1;; P - gUp1La UpD1 UIEU ____w_ _ 11Auu.a0I=v4 I F I - n . 92 . - - , A . . 92 a _ e 1. 1 . . . k : - L =»- w= E .4? 390 Lexington LYOIIG In 1 - ,-_;;5§_ 1~'-=0-_ - lee Iork, ii. Y. gr92 52-49$ . Noti er 82, .. . Spatial Agent in Charge, £2-42 ~". h " aw °' 01v|s|0§0F:.i5E§1_<;¢.1:0'. with aliaaea, at e-1; , " ' . 5 Oaeapiraay to Deliver" '.. Y r-'=1; :1='z'.10r1usT:;I ; Daarsir: Ledarai Prieoaer t _ ' ' F" *'I C hie la to inform that iillian iieimn, Keane-I Git] P. D. i125!-4, a I-lapeot in thia eaao, Voluntarily mrraniarel lineal! .~ to the United otatea I-iarahal at Keaark, I. 1. an Nov-bar], 151. lei-an has been aantad in the Diatriet ot lee Ieraay 1_-If" aiaee the latter part oi 1950. Ten I111 reeall that III 5eptQber ll, _ii: 1930, ehem Prohibition agents raided a irbIe.'|.'y at liabath, I. In i e Prohibition 18!!-It eaa ehot and killed. Babaequent to thin the State or lea Jersey eaaured an indictment charging a lumber at detaadanta with ~-5 murder. The United Btatea Grand Jury returned an indict-;ent against the aame group ahargiag tnm with eilltulilq ebatrueting and interfering - with the aerviea of a aaareh Ian-eat. Iaiman become a fugitive at t . that time and remained lo until he reemtly surrendered lineal]. ' ... 1 Iiek Daimre, an aaaoeiate or neilnl, eaa one at thoae indicted by the State and the United Staten Government. la lika- ' ' aiee remained a tugitira until September, 1955, man he practieaily aurremdered himeelt in Rae Ieraey. Delnore eea tried first on the state charge oi In-der and Ill eequitted. he State in iehnt na aolla pm-oaaed after thia acquittal. Delmore eaa than trial in the 1 lederal Court m the indietmmt on ehieh riailsaa reoentb aurrendereil ' himself and Iaa acquitted. 5%,; __. at Ielark, I. 1., it Kl learned that Iradariek " Pearaa, H4 Broad Street, ia the attorney for Iailman. Be _ 1: ""attoraey also represented Dellma etftha Federal trial. lie -_'_§ét: pm: t he took uid atapa he eaeret inure?! amt» the iai-anea poaeible enrramier lue and tothe the taet mmiahisun ~92 , - ' new. eaaa dependa lpOl idaztifieatioa an ! he Iii net aant Q; '' ' .. Prohibition agate to aaa r-ainan at the time or eurrender. i . 2 I /' _' { 3:3 £3=*r%E *?'a.a.o., mm» dity -e- n-2 A ;?Iéj5;o,:¥.;gf:-2 o. Q hm! . . V . . 41:-i }_ ?_§!,,-hr! . . '-.3;-".4 _..'_-s_'."'-._=_--pl: - ;:'i.'-i._'. 4.-_ -',.1."- P _, _ Ieiaman appeared at the oftioe ot United Staten Oounied oner Holland, at Iewark, ll. 1., on lownber I, 1934 and tumiahed e , $85,000. hond. Be gave ea hie addreee Ill Chancellor Avenue, Ieeark, ll. I. he following persona are on the bond or Ieipan: Gmuel Eater I-10 Prince Street Ieeut, IJ. 92 Ieaao I-ehroti 81 ? Springfield Awe. llewark, IJ. i Barnett L. la;-one 198 Berry Btreet laeheneaek, IJ. United Statee Oolmiaeionor Holland adrieed that there ie no oonneetion between hondlnen and Ieinaen. Attorney Pearee wee interviewed on liovqber lt , 4 and he wee edrieed oi the deeire oi the Ditiaion to interrogate Ilei el. He inenmoh eaid that ea the he ease inoneunewhat ehieh unwilling he ie noonthat to Heine: he tried he rolte, interroptelan Iteted r. above, on ideatirieatioa. he wae adv-ieed that there wee no oonneotion heteeea the eaee and the latter on whioh it wee deeired he he p i t ted. He eaid however, that he would leave it up to Ieienn and a erroga would iatom thie otriee , ae eoonaa Ieiamn expreeeed hie ideas onthe matter. On Novnhor lth Peale! telephoned thie ottiooand eaid he had talked to Weinal and that Iieinan etpreeeed a Iilliagneae yeare tohe and interrogatedthat euh eonoarning interrogation oonldhie aotivitiee take during planein the liew pet Iork twooity. Pearae interrogationlaid, however, prior to that trial he an ie Ieinan etill ieptieal I111 take eoaoereiha the etend Qell endoubtedly will he eroae-exninel ae to hie aotiritiee and whereehoute during the pet teo yeera. He eaa aeeured that any intonation _ developed proeeoutiaaduring otrieiale the interroptiol for the Diatriot Ioold or not Ilew ho Jereey tuniehed for nee theit oroaa-ecaamination. However, in tiee oi hie akeptioin oh the point he towaa p over told wltil that it afterwould the he werdiet. aatietaotory Peeree to eaid allow that the he interrogationie preeeing . -if;-="a_;_'eoaa1u¢aa .<__. jbr eh early in trial aboutand twonan that'he eontnpletee the trial will he _ _ - 1: .._, ;, . 2 Al econ an thie otrioe ie able to interrieI';v'$~ ~ ea --' ---,' - - . .. -ér }';,"'IOiIIl1ouwillhe 1-uni ean aua e eon oi the etatenent he ~$ ~'='r J - - 4 ee-Diwieion "" A V017 tr-all youre, A " Ohieago - ' 8t. Paul A A. n. to xe IA! 1," 5§ Q1Q. I---_>--aae . ,_ 5 _7*F__ apeoial Agent in Chariot , _ 92 J -Y1 LL16 Ideal leeerve hat Billing Dunne 01%}, lleeuuri Iovnher 14, 1.954 Ipeelel. it ll ef Detroit, limp: H Deer 811-: Rt: ARE!!! HDTDIii! elteeee, Ieeeeeel, et el O wlm 10 IIILIYH ll!!!!-L PIIBCIFJI l.C.I'l1l leferenee 1| ...e6e to letter true the Detroit nfflee $0 he Kennel G181 Of eeIntel OetobezrB, 1.956,Ielatlfe D $111130 Id , Dbl - @1678, um; eae lhcm t b have hen tn pbeeeealea of I111}; B131, ellee I. I . Ietee ee of April. lb, 1938. It le noted at e Oellllee lid-ll leer! the nob! umber In queetlon and eleeeerie} Ike! BIO, t ecbere ere believed to be legitimate, lee been loeetel ll peeeeeelen ef I. I. B13811-e, ereepeeted $11 el Plin , tie. I1 yet letter It eoell appear Int the oer in peneeeloe ef Ir. hh re lee hen eeeuntely tnoel In he 1.-1.: eho eold itand but the actor unbel- D1478, Ihi lnirpe ed to appear in le elltolubile in yoleeeion If Ieienn et Bevueeh, Georgie, luring 108, eee eel Legitimate. N be report of Special Meat I. I. trainer Gated at lrlln -Q, Jqn-11 8'7,1838, in the cue eati ed It-enele L. Keeting andethc-e, leoapd rm»-.1 Prisms:-e, alien-ed that ee teveeupuun at the Ienr e State Oepltelleeeleyel that Georgie B52 lleenehie IQQAAeere leetel ee I. I . Ileer, I11 Prlee Itreet, annel, Geo:- u, In hllllee Id , Dear @1698. Be reporl of Ipwlel Agent V. I. the leted et Ieeinoldlle, nu-m., by I0, 108, in the Ieetiq end Islam eeee, pm-euentU Q '1 ealerehpel Leeleonnnel Lethe rerrt e1 Agent helnw, le eetel an Itllin I. Ieiee, theomer oftab eartn qeeettm, bed lqe:-eelti-Q I811. Klee Btruet, 8 -Iellll and hadeeeeeiatel nthH31 Inn -d oil l l hn-I but to be mete:-eof the eadereo lat annel. Blbeeqent llveeilpilm lll eetel he Identity of I. I. Ietee to be that of Illlln Ielil. Ilse reportetAgent Q-lee and byIO, 1.952,ggoutgq _""QI.OPOd zéxw 1'-"Q61._.,_.,, _ __;z 5 vi. 2 s=92"i;7;a.-.1:-.=;,_ > 0 . 1'... -' 5 -.'.'-"1,-r~1_'92." i '__ t - H I",-"_m . . --.-.-._.' ¢i__._.-._.-- .--7 1 /' lo eep ottiee to lake inveetiptim lm I ml-elh it did Ill e jeliq et herein I Qe . Le been City etriee tile bee not 1-e eet that eeeiee ei I; {Ether 1-eprte perhieiq to he eer eere {uni ed hie ettieey in eoeree ei the interntiee in-ring the eeriel ember of the eer ee I in therefore not nun to thie office. It ie llou t that rej diet- pm! ilveltiptil e teetoxy reeerll eere inepectenl u Interline lie eerielxbnr foundto be aw. 'oi theeerbeerineeoierl llefl ael_theeerie11ier_Ie " ' It ie eegeete int he Chimp end Detroit effieee revise heir tilee with retereeee I investigation eoeniuetel etter he rulitim of e rqaort oi Apet Qiee urea Ietecnrine, nwi e, by N, 1938, D lehcnine the origin of the ieternetiee tit leisure eer here eriel I000. I! iii inieruation in found to have been euthentie eitb reference I e ear in poeeeeeiua it Iei n et that tile it eboull be nd further» ll lblll he bane in lied tent tics ie e eirng peeibiiity that Iei el'e eer hire e tietiticee meet yber ti it In rogieterel in the Bite K Emmi!- hil intuition, et eouree, pcteinl Q11 U the preent l ii tiil tier eey lmk1l¢_92olnrl the ieeeuon et lei-ne. Bane enee mt in my Q pertain to the eelltioe oi the lenlee Oity -eeeexe eeee. Dieter, Ieinu ie noun to he In eeeeeireeof lie me in mid Alvin hrpie, Fred hrker end etc:-I ere eeeneet-ed end thinner Ii t well be referred to In Burl!-k ll lie Ierytreiyyuu-e, B. B. IA'1H.;lI, Bpeciel l Q@ in Q-er e Ifil I C I1YiIlQ"-""""'- hing: lrni@el . hbcnville .- _ -r .___ ~< ,.__ ,1 !J_92 .,-,-,92-_ ---=»»'» *1-- .- .- I 1 . / .~.. M ; I 92 92 n I . 1 ; '1, " _= - ,1. _r .- .. c _.7._;~- _ --" . 1»-W-,1 '::-'- 8031003 _ _ . 3'70 I llngli M .-.' , ,» If .- "}-Y7 ~'I. 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Date '__:T Dear Sir: I Following are the dispositions of cases on which fingerprints have been mailed to the Division of Investigation: Division File Print_ Name and Alias - Disposition Number Number/%;_J//,V/ / Z7JfA/ 0 _ San Francisco Jagps B. Bqckner, a1ius_7 LgI§5§§Q_ Police Dept. J. B. Zugg;/alias $1,000 Vagrant and ive. N°- 44345 _ ,§9I T'Z11-B$_§ __ Re1.9ss6.d,_3/31/3 onclered tU_I5é?5'San 11C1BGO¢ .;- I . .0 K - 92/520 Ver ly rs, Q A ~ < '1/ D:v|.|C~ or |!.'V .3T!'3.92 »|;-1 Q V , . - _ sq 5 E. P. r- ne - ii = -- -'- size " Official Title! _' ' ° I 1-: .'..;t.- For instructions see reverse side! ~.e921"v~-'r'a~r:92I-@'i 1 -54? "T J Al '-rwt:-- -iii?' -&-.v"~ 1- . -~~--.-V '1 .._.-. 6% .;_,. V.:3. _ _ 0 A -- I, ----f--v q-_~. ,4-__._. 1 1 - , .-¢- - 92 ,, v____ .-is .-.. _l92 1 -. _ umreo STATESBUREAU INVES'i'IGATl0N'"" "" " OF Immalml ' - ¬ I'll-ll. 62-1 "|'HIIC.AlEORlGlNAT IIDA1'.1.-.14..!" * Q17 . 11 _ y . =8 - 1 fOIT§llT1i Xfl t il {iii} Denver", Colo. 11,/.22/:54 11/2-16/I54 A. R. GERE .vT , 1! Q 92 92 gauucnlt or Q; VEEYC C.YILL7? with sliases Ue:aasod} CCf".5PIF1.i:? TU DELIVER F"§.IJT.'.-1.1.1. 1'.?ISC§'[R l st al 92 wSYHOPs$arFACTR B1osscmB,pplegste,inzate thecf jolors o State Penitentiary, Canon City, Co1o., claims mto have er»: 7-tsno i fOTZ;ti of"?ex1g 1len . as to the c1ai:eo who present beto e ETQILTT cf "Pretty Boy" Floyd, but stated T.l. .;. T. -;C W ; S forzerlg wit; the Crton Liste;s hear Denver u year ago. Arthur . {in .s -_ _.-. ,,. veuieville -_ ..1-; -". T- on t- iieztify ;92o:o-ru;h of Tote: Virgil ils0; as being "E1 " Ecxe; O1 say party known to him. - R33 H3?i%Z $3: ke;ortof speoiel ;5Ent I. D. JIELSQR, Jenver,5-li -E4 and letter from Zezsss 3i:-J office oetenI 9-1-;=. _._.-, 1-" _ -1 -¢.._a- ¢-A Vi" ___. .-. LI. L .921 _ __V-, ,L- ;§. sllen cleized '1 Yife of Leo pplegate, stated that "Tex" ;ioss0v 1;;1efete, be a brother of "jretty Roy" Floyd uni that he looked lik e the photo- ;r;;:t of "Zretty *oy" ?loyo chic she hedseen in a true éet eitive Dill LOE], s tsxi §J i F:;'I01 the Feo;1e's Ttxi but now msgezine, and that baby in | I nu.-ru.n fexi or the Ythlic Taxi, who has a wife a né wit either *ill's, one hundredmiles northeast of Denver, the name Of a szall ton; about rene her, brought "Tex" hllen to 1315 Cuerokes Street, wuicu sue does not never was at Denver, durilg the full of IFIS to play s guitar and that he her cabin in stsrtuck, seer Golden,Colorado. an-0. -_ ~ Yrs. 5p§l¬g&teststed thatin Ferrus;y,'l%:4, her husband, Leo upplegate, '-¢.. served sixmonths atLeave wcrthand insreleased andis nonliving " -3-L89? u at 2C73. Lincolnotreet, 3e;ver,and isa:guain§gL5g§ m]Iq D14 lltconolninn lnncxzo; , APPROVEDAND - , - J - F il iil new 2 aim; 5 __ _-.~-~---- __ _ I '* ,_.-_, -1 ! 1|» 92 l, ?%i£" I u >§L -'-- Fl---.-_-__- - - I u -i W _ yfg 1| '_ " " . _-;.;...'n--.~.._- -_-- " *- *'*'5 * ; " .__ I ; _ ; __'::!?_, _§.',', , 1:: l. __ ,1; -,f1>s'}92'; 10-: ix- l=;: In; h lfé of "ThI' Allen he Ins Iith GIIOQ Ind HD1110 _ _ Orton, vaudeville actresses knosn es the Orton Slates, making lsll '** I rooninr townshousearound Zezver 5Oi6HHET¬ iurinj in Bernum tLewinter iiition, of 1933-54; thatDenver. they lived in a Elossoz gyplegate use shown the photographs of Prs. George Chase alias Title: Chase elies 11168 White alias Grace Hickey, Walter C'F&l1oy claimed 311:5thatZiltor Jollend, shedid not and know ?irgil any Dixon one represented alias Virgil by Dickenson, the pnetographs.but she gent exhibited the photograph of Homer Virgil Wilson, Denver Police ;e;;ruze:t Bo. 8291, to Arthur Johnson alias "Red" Price, Iho is eon- ned in the Colored: state Penitentiary under Io. 5715. Jrthur Johnson stated tnet the ;hoto~rapn of Homer Yiroil ilsor is not e l Pe" 0: ;:s' ;?r;r nor is it a lireness of anyone o_ H known . to biz. -" Hess ?:KRFIiF£TCUTIf§G'K C??ITl CF C?I?IY T I ; u M v r . ' . . V . --_'.._--.-.-'.e.------¢.. _ 45' .5 '92 Mr A N lh ____m"i_ Ir rm-_s..._..:.. Hr Clenr ... ....,,,_,__,_,__ ' piseam of gllnnengsm Ir. Blu, ;hue.l Cmef 0: l _,,,____,,, .. §L§5.3hp:d:mninf3us a Hr hilt: ...... ,,.,,l,-,-. Hr I"d"""-U Mr 8- l ._.-...... ,,,,,,,,,___ 1616 Federal Reserve Bank Building 92 Mr. Ha.-D0 1 Kansas City, Missouri lg, Keith ,- _q . November 24, 1934 Ir Lea-'|.er_,__ /v Hr. Qumll . I llr, b llli lf Q", t =1 ; Tull. _,_,_ Treay ,_,______ei---92-no-mi--_¢-, Director Division of Investigation U. S. Department of Justice Pennsylvania Avenue and 9th Street, H. W. ashington, D. C. Dear Sir: RE: nm aliases, Deceased, at al CONSPIRACY TD DELIVER FEDERAL PRISONER n J As of possible interest to the Division, this is to advise that Special Agents H. E. Andersen and U. F. Trainer of this office were accosted v , the streetKansas at on City November 23, 1954,by u§;l§_§.%§ill, local k _ ' ballistician, It will be recalled that recently there has app ared in the é Kansas City Journal-Post certain critical publicity which appears to have ' been sponsored by Mr. Gill, wherein an attempt has been made to discredit 92 the gggg or this Degartment ;p_ggngect19n,s}th the solutiQg_QI:ih£,1 £JE L ' SE0 It eppears that the Journal-Poet is closely allied with the local . ity administration and that I-ir. Gill is seeking publicity as a ballisticien, 0- ' which ha was unable to secure through the press release given by the Department 9292 L.- Hr. Gill fir st, upon accostingthe agents,asked whether You fellows t are sore at me." Die:-e was no desire on the part of th e Agen t ofs, , course to ii discuss the matter with him and he Ias advised that there were no comments gjvzhstever of any nature to be made, Of course, this office is not in any .nanner dealing with Mr. Gill at the present time. 2 Mr. Gill stated to the Agents that he is positive that the ballistic exhibits which were securedfrom the weapons ofCharles Arthur°Fl0yd, now in Q ' possessionof the Division and which wereforwarded tothe Missouri State ighwa ' Patrol some time ago will furnish e definite means of identification 0 f one3 ofFloyd's withweapons theevidence exhibitsfound afterthe Kansas gs . i massacre. He stated that he examined the specimens v_.hich had been secured the Highway Patrol from the Division and he is sure he found an identifies- X. ion. He stated, however, thstColonel Casteah-of d these specimensback from him ' }é,_-.'-' ' , ,_ - 3;? {_ l::|-_ _92 , "" _""''_ "" "' "" the aboveItmeans appears tothatsecure direct Hr.Gill from isnow the Divi seeking sioto Q:-atiate spin qt_ himself Zthe shell ind and ulletsfrom firedpistols the from recovered ¢i $yd. Goa rn Hots3 I I wussDI-.5TRO1ED DEC131935 AW->°,Q, Q1554 _ h ./' n-a- -up--nan; ~ . . I r " r - -"- ' _ -i-- e-..92..-_-.'.-.- Q e s - I 2 _' --_ 92 it is interesting to note that notwithstarxiing the contradictory statmiente published by*.JhBK.81'LBE:$ Journal-Poet, City HI .Gill would identify one of the pistols of Floyd as having been used in the massacre. I e This office nee contemplated no action in connectiai with the above, but the facts have been submitted to the Division for consideration, It is suggested that the Unit ed States Attorney might subpoena the evidence 81J8Ci;.1BnBin the possession of LL". Gill, if the Division so desired, in order that an appropriate comparison might be made by one cf the Division's ballistic 6I§>81"tI- ' it Very truly yours, R. B. II.;Th'J-IM4, Bpecial Agent in Charge. 1i YTFT:B U 62-760 1 3 ._Z_ .'~i.7.'r.'r. -' > § =1».--1: v.-_r .._. :="".i. ..v;:y,":'1;_r, , - -.. .2.--.-.- ;:- ..»rI='_ .;'.;.'.._, '-'-"'w. -I-" n..-/ .'='u;¢- '.=__--kg1. 7 ! -.; ._.Q :-; DIVISIONOF FSTIGATIDN . W5;--. . FROM: UNIT 8: UNIT #3 ' 1934. 7 . T0:__Director I ____Mr. Nathan ____Hr. Toleon ____Hr. Edwards ____Mr. Quinn iUnit Two ___Unit Four _Unit Five ,. __1-9 ___F'1e Section Identification Unit f. Personnel Files Statistical Section Equipment Section Technical Laboratory ! I ____Chief Clerk'sOffice SUPEZBV ISUBS - Unit One Unit Three 3. ____Mr. Listerman ____Mr. Joseph Mr. L n Mr. Fagan . ryan ____Hr. Smith Mr. Newby l' ihlr. Richmond ilk" . Thompson ____Miee Gandy ____HrB. Kelley H Washington Field Office H _W__ Z , ____Secretary ____Correct B . RB-write e-date See me Send file f Isl.L14-n ' -IA-.. -'.'l4A-ILL. . A -.-.4 ~--of-' .-9'5 -' .,,1,g; -4.2 If 1 I: , ..... , . 1 J L - I-. §'.-~'-'s I1 '.J 14-. .1 I 4. . -- _- _=_':'_?i-f. - wwpé A. mm- om 10? ' - - - a - 92 " - , . . - 1, -. -...... __¢-,, .--._--n-Q» .---CO ' - 1 _, ,._-.- -.~4--,_..:-..- ---___.'--5.4. .-e .-1-In- ._'.g-.;./_,.|92,|{..|j;g|_'_';92;- Q,/_d -..-1. DIVISIONmom; unrréOF VESTIGATIUNs. UNIT #5 ' Z7 Q U - 19:4. ?i§1,'.h;.£v -. " T0: Director Mr. Nathan Mr. Tolson Mr. Edwards I Quinn mm ____Unit Four ____Unit Two ____Unit Five Files Section IdentificationUnit Personnel Files _Statietic§l Sectior ChiefEquipment Clerk'sOffice i Sectiong TechnicalLabor5fUtf> Unit One SUPERVISORS Unit Three Mr. Lieterman Hr. JosephLT; *0 Lowdon Bryan Mr. Fagan ____Mr. Newby Hr. Smith I Richmond Thompson ____Mies Candy Mrs. Kelley ____Waehington FieldOffice _ 4_M _ ____Secretary ____Correct ____Re-write ____Re date L ____See me ____Send file we !92¢V§glL ]'l1£__Q;1lJ__§/£74,; I 5i _C7"<5"92~"'925iul_uin; 7'3?-.,1;/" ~', ' Zl / , J I. e 4/75% Supervisor - 3 i ' DIVISIOh or iNVE.ST ..I ION Date /a ll 19:54. - To: _.__.-.._ Director * M1 Mr. Mr. Nathan Mr. Mr. Tolson Clegg Mr. u_-,,.._ ;_-..~ _.-'-.-__,_.--.92. ...a".1,. --.¢-... _:'.; .¢ .- .. .* I I - Mr. 4 /' __ _ Egan I .- , R - ' / - I _ _ 0.- ¢ .- DIVISION 01- mvsswf Qnon i ~ Tamm , From Laboratory and Single Fingerprint Unit Quinn Date J"8 1954 To: Mr. Edwards 1 Ir. Appel X Hr. Hurling Cowley Mr. Conrad 1 Hr. Donaldson i Miss Gandy Ir. Hardison ____Hr. _¢-i Hr. HcSwain Hr. Lester Hr. Parsons Glavin » Hr. Pickering Ir. Benneberger _ ____Mr. Ecnneberger Mr. Schil er r. "--4 _' I 3. Chief nit - fP-- _:;7!k4/Seyfarth' =4||r 7 Chi Clerk Fi s H e o raph qr; r. FLL** D 65 /~_W4-_;'/_@+ Ir. e e IIQMIM Special Agent in Charge, Divilim of Inveaiigetioa, I U.1616 5. Federal Deparheelli lcsarve of Justice,Bank Building, ~ Kenna City, Iissouri. . I 92 1,1 92:- . _ _ W-T be QM! - I Iith referenceto your letter of Ievelbef 23, 1931;, rehtili ' " '1 1 1 to the Kenna Cit; luuure Cue and treulitting e copy of e nennremhl _ I turned over to the Division Iii IerleQ. Q11].of Keane Oiiy, which Qele I I . hedheenPoet, I do ebuinedhylr. not desire that Oilltruliheiilit-er you accept from B". eftheieaen-I_ itwJourue1 Gill eh: more ciacun te ff. 1 1 relating to me* cue, to thin he eue.ehouid he In requeethe event. tedtnturn B-. _Gill i hen overtothellziit-068$-ate! any info:-antic: relating. 3~' I Attorney, rho I11, it he seestit, g§nit it to the Division for a ettention. 1 Ag:-cpl e! recast deveiop ie V in thil GIIO with perticnler the I tl nub __;.:_-- referenoeteihe ehnaeeiniheepiehnufh. r ineo feree ie ehleeoleteu-nine,'92heeei'ee92l» .'-1.30i11,eete ea ,1 raundi-B3 from the eveilehiethe ll-lie: e, hellieticl evid l , I feelthat Ir. 61.1.1 in earkill "Y Qpd-13 publishedor ethervile inrecnt. eiih aenpeperendfor diepeidhee lfilllae ei Git; thinyeperJam-ml-Poet. em hen emanated . __-"'3Q? . ; tn! no other emr l than In Gill. _ I j L ; 3 ______..---""" Iouereaetieeouu-uetyeiae inaction: ee prohibiting you } §"", I. P : ,,...>:.-wire!--'31 epgrepriete invent-igeti attention 92o an iemlehich ere _ Mr.,5, To .-'*n: .. in you to nu-nieh tron relilble eeuneemmy infereet-in in I OI: hie deeire,poeeeeeionhowever to the Uniiq '0 *- ,-__'; L " hi" .1-.-»' T 1=.92..=:92-I§l92II _ - mg 10 III: -- Q U M h IQI%L §L@, »- . _ tn .f 0&9 , ;..§:;:- '__ M; >1. E¢-'¢?~#~"-~ -'"'- ---fies -7--~-31'" " '<_TTf 1 ~3__,_ _ C.-- .'" *---.. Ify bah pen, - - -3.», m . -*l'_.. 1.. L41_~ T_ 92 --2» " avg". _. 4 _.F ,f . . x 1.1.3- 92=.~=H hn...... __..--_ DTP I; ,_ 0 ION -_'._____k__ 5 _ 2.1! V.lop-1 1...» 1.. VH-H F 5 1 "4 D * / let: Hp! hover. g I _ . pi7 ! L1. '~ "' ° ' " *' '11-"n J; Iireeut. . . V F-._ i E I - ' - r 4 i I A , - _ . . .. l-: .-¢_¢r92--92--.-_. 92up -- 9-_ -'- " I ,___ _ _.»-- -.» > -- -r" "- - 1 1 , a_ . - W - ' peeeam Bf glneeiigeem K 3 Q1. §:pa:ri:ucxd of ' 2 1616 FEDERALRESERVE BAN?ETILDING , . meters crrr, MISSOURI NOVE - BE 23, 1934. j J »-4, J 92 . | ,/ i Director Division of Investigation U. S. Department of Justice Pennsylvania Avenue at 9th Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. _Dear Sir: RE: VERNONC.qMILLER, aliaseswith Deceased!,ET AL _ CONSPIRACY TODELIVER FEDERALPRISONER j Severalweeks Merle ago Ai*Gill,Ballistician of I KansahCity, Kissouri, stopped at this office and left a memo- randuwthe1{nnsss whichhe Journalhad secured gig? confidentiallyreferringPost, fromgeneral in the editor the sla- to of ing ofJohn zia by Jsckchritfin,alias92Greg0ry, others. and While this information does not pertain directly to the instant case copiesof the memorandum weremade andthree of these copies are being furnished to the Division. Very truly yours, R. B. HATHAII SPECIAI. AGENT IN CHARGE IFT:os nncl. 57" , cc - Chicago Ii -1. -Rg 0RnED& 11¢ '' IN_D_EX';3P ' é =s- " -"j:*".-- -I c* 1 - " V/_._ _ Y ~ / '5 LL -' C '#2- J4 '.' xi v» .23 92: T9! QYL I Q/UL ,,~-~- 1 I I 3 '1-,--I-*3,' -' 9" '-_.-._--..__§-__-_- .#92-.-""'" :1 = - ':1-5 L ' .,"',=*.-"'_.T'_;> , -'.H"ii '-M,» . V --V--: - 1. ""92- ...;_-.:;.."_.r., _t - '-Y'f!?92s . -4*-'.. '1 . _ ':1-_fi:_i;.;:T-,__-:--l §f;I__-f¢1_ 92 Iith police allegedly inpossession informationof thatone M 92McC'-roger,St. Louisgunman, participatedthe in bumpoffof John Lszis, there hascome tomy attention some dopethat would indicate that others _ _ not yetsuspected alsohad ahandy part in that crime. It hinges on hlcdregoris and quite different fromthe lineup police have madepublic. Lt the start of 1954, Decemberof 1933 or January,two Kansas City laborrscketeera, an upholsterer naniee l ramer, and orxiramer, Iilliam Srbraasman,known as better sakcroaa, conceivedthe ideaof organizing / K r _ all thexrnilk!agon_dr_iwe1;s_in vicinity. this Their plan was tomake a éiiR first claaa racket outof it by assessing drivers, dairyowners and grocer 5!' 0. h stores. 'lb'put theproper muscleon theguys theywanted, Kramerand Grossman broug,ht92iicGregorto dctheir here pistolwork, a V Things progressed rapidly after the two are reported to have g contacted laziaand madea deal with him for what ever support they needed, I for a percentageof thetake, of course, andmembers weresigned up. During theorganization work, trouble occurred inthe Carpenters district councilandit appeared as ifJ. E. lmttk tubblefieldwould take control of the council from the boys whohad it at that liim e _ r How themen incontrol couldnot permitan outsiderto cos:e___i_n92 "v-I " a .|." ' - .92--L" _- 3, _ " jihem outbecause affairs the ofthe councilcould notstand ._ ~ i a>".'# --.;'-»' . -, H E4' . on by an enemy.seems It thatthe Carpentershada pretty 1-." P ,_ 8 ,,, . a- ?'.§!** 1:"5 - 5' .; - - sized Iarchsst, which contained quitea sum of money.ihe boysin control";r,_i' 2 i -. had beendipping, intoit and it wasshort many thousandsdollars. of Since- - I .» .. - .. ¥ i 9 I c w I I 1 - i ii F " .?| _ ~37 ,-1_ i.'.._ *-.:'-;§_'l,.."_"'= -" . _ ~'.-"In-I,fr,.f . . '_- -'_, 1 t '-" *ewv"%sY Z #7552;-'"' "'5:. ,_ 92- Lg,-L ,- . _ _¥'§;.g- - ju.~'_».,__} L I 5 " - -4'- P" Be they werebitter enemiesof Stubblefield,they figuredthat hewould send all or them over the road if he took over the OT8B 1ZBt1O e theonly way to preventthis wasfor a bum, so Cremerand Grossmenwere contacted. The dopeis that quite a number plottedStubblerield s death and £cGregorwas namedthe executor. e shot Stubblefisld one night in Car» _ penter'eafter hall the letter had been luredto an open windowby a fake || 92 telephone call. The phonewas ona standby thewindow. A sawed off shot gun was used. .i §I j:-i. Police have contended that LcGIegor was brought to Kansas _ -1 le City L-Zik%92].aCaprs,by inApril or I-Lay, sometimethat but allis the bunk, as there are dozens or men at the Labor Temple who manytimes sew BcGregor . |. - I92' and Groesmenand Crsmertogether severalmonths beforethe time he is supposed .L- to havemade firsthis appearancehere withLsceprat H Cramer and Grossmsn becamequite active and the labor people began toget worried. Someor them realized thepurpose ofthe milkmen's organization andthey knewwhat wouldhappen toorganized laborin Ksneae City it these fellowsstarted their racket. LaxxDyer, secretaryof the Central Labor union and himself s member of the tesmstere' union,was onewho saw _ i§p5er~Since he, as secretaryof theCentral body,was required - ,13; 7 ' - ti £~1 Hé""'h;1§&;-lcharter * =¢E.'the nationalorganization fromthe Kansas forCity b o 0i!Qp!§ Groeenen"' =8= their associates andwould unable be get toe charter "3£_§?H ..}; y 2 . I . -r S I -5;; 4,_ - - < >'*"- "=.=- .5:-'* ==1';-.11;-.!.~ L '1»--}_.__. ...- ,_._'- ~ *' union, so the rscketeers were canpelled to abandon their plan. hey ere " reported to have decided to make use oi McGregor's pistol arm to the best of theirability. Crameris said to havevisited A.92Plotkin,international organiser or the International Lady Gament workers union and ctrered to arrange haveto A.A.92Ahner, operator of e St.Louis detectiveagency, bumped off. Lhner had been employed to break any strike attempted by employee oi various garment factories in Kansas City and his men had been dealing that union a tit. Plotlcin is reported to have said that he thought the man were kidding so he casually mentioned $500 as a joke. 'I'hemembers two of the 5 murder syndicate were deadly serious and they scoffed at such an offer. They reminded Plotkin that he represented a powerful international organization l,_. that had plenty or money and that 1'.hner'sdeath should be worth more than that. Plotkin then decided they meant what they said and he became frightened. Be told them to beat it because he didn't want to have dealings oi any kind - with them. Later Plotkin was moved by his organization to another city, either n | Cincinnati or Cleveland--I oan find out in ten minutes if necessary. These two ambitious lads then decided that they would take over the cleaning and dying racket, as Grossman had been monkeying with it for some time. They now are reported to be in control or it and to have mde a racket of it as such an organizationaffords. Cramsr 5? YA 5_,__-_--_'- '7 :the fs,"'¥il. . building occupiedby themusicians and union reporis LI; r~fl 1', ." ¬, U8h e Groasmsn originally was brought to Fansas City from Chicago to do bombings for various unions. He is reported to have done quite a bit ..G__;a..-.¢__.l ? 9 O I I 1¢ *5! 3 n -3-* ?§,'a=7 :'-; l"' _:f-'-.~"~'" =*4---a!;=s-22». - -_: .- -.'r,- $1 . --.1 p:/.;_ l.. 5 § ;.=§.~:-F15 - , e -- -b --- : -1.-.' 1'- 1;-sa=;-_- st . _ work for the cleanersand dyers,which nowgives him a hold on the organize- tion. These fellows are believed to have beenresponsible for the shooting up of Edward lonescara few weeks ego.Be operatesa chain of cleaningshops and is something ofa racketeer himself. They probably couldnot get to- gether on the payoff and anattempt to bump himwas made. s Grosamanalso is reported to have done several jobs for the Motion pictureoperators and unionblamed is the for attack on Ed*"Dubinsky e J home inrecent weeks. This suspicion isborne out by the fact that he is :Q~ e brother-in-law of e man by the name ofDowd, whois business agent of that 92---r organization. Theunion hasbeen havingtrouble withDubinsky, whoowns several theaters. The wholething shapes upin this manner: If McGregor is mixed up in the humpof Lszia, Crsmerand Grossm-analso are involved asthey seemto have beenhis manager. They broughthim hereand wereactive with him for a considerable period. they are known tohave solicited work for his gun and 8 are the likely ones to have acted as go between for anyone who wanted to pay for the Lezia bumps g '1bm 92L-Ligginssdmi ttedthat there hasis a labor racket hookup _§g_ %ev1;zia. -, and evenhaskilling mentioned the stubblefield and Dubineky.the . _, ,,-. ybg yggglesthe wholeaffair. of I still Butbelieve that is he -..- Fr:.92.| '.nI we » '4: -- * 1 *5 -1-3-'=<~t'. p andGroasmsn. 1 -.92. "'0' ".r'- -'Y '92 4,! - mere is a friend of minewho hasaccess tomany thingea this friend is obtaining some additionalInformation for me. Incidentally, 1 § . , E . - r 'I - ' . . %92-.'.-..;-3' 71 ; ;. <"?E'*1I'- 3 92 ' » , ;; '2. £4, 1, . - ' e-; - 1;: r ' ,.- '92, Ya ,. Lvi. PT"- ,";:'r--: . . _ rf-.1-as" : a » -.. 0.- 'be__ind1:-oed to talk, if ehe knowe anything. She might find something K--;_h - -. '- 15.:--1; f*;92,_-,;;_-'=-'.t-. ' '.' ,-§#.'i~,.#a Q-'1 - ' office, 11' ehe knew whet to look for. 1 _L--'_1=--';5;;;;=,#_;;:gg=r*;~;1§@f. In. '3 B This men Creme: killed a fellow by the name or 11""r1nnei1 .»m" two yeere ago. ihat Iee euoh a out and dried affair that thia n friendl ' '- ;'-':u E- =-in-~ . _' 92 .95 mentioned above told me two weeks before it happened that there wee to be aw 2 .--! '1, .- 5 bumpoff end named the two men involved. Cremar end Groeamen ere reportedto _-7 be on the epot. An attempt to bump Creme: wne made aevoral month ago, but p_'- - aomehow a charge from e aewed oft ehot gun mieeed him. the two now travel. -', r- with bodyguarde end never heve their beck to an opening of enykind. - u~ ' ,,jr» .I!. ___. 92 _ _,.. ., . , . _,-f-=..J_#l14.,' -Iv--' II. "-. 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I ll/1.5/54 _ 'I'I l'l-I-2E I QIQAIACTIIYGAZ: CONSPIRACY TDDELIVER FEDERAL vsmou c . tiILL. 1H, with aliases Deceased!; PRISONER ET AL '__ _ __ SYNOPSIS or FACTS: relative I No information obtained at Cartersville, Gee, I to identity of person writing to I. B. Floyd, Okla; No record of Louis Austin at Columbus,Sallisae, Department. Hrs.Daisy Hsulden,Albertville, Ge.Police advises Ala., she haswritten to her sister-in-ls at Sallieaw, 0kle., whois a sister of Hrs.11911» Rmorsthat iloyd Ias seen in vicinity of Tuscumbiaand Florence,Alas, unfounded. A reported gambler frequentingTutwiler Hotel 1 I in Birmingham,List, not identical with Bernard Phillipe. assent:-:css = Iattere 9/4/54. Re U0 CO I from OklshomCity to Birmingham s/1-1/:54and DETAILS: ReportsLetter from Little Rock to Birmingham9/'2/54. of bpecial Agen1aL. B.Nichols andJ . H. Hanson 10/1/54and 10/16/54. Letter ad telegram from Division to Birminglaamdated 10/12/54 and 10/22/:54. xr CL_R} E-lSV1'I1'..LE,cu; AgentF. E. uverstreet intervieied Postmaster Knight, hisassistants Special Sheriffand G.W. Gaddie but noone couldfurnish inforns~ shins relativeto theidentity ofthe pereowriting toJ. B.Floyd ofSalieae, Oklahoma,however it was learnedthat thefollowing parseswere relatedto subject Floyd as indicated: Lire. J. Ben Stephens,aunt, Cartersville, Ge. Hr. Clinton Jtephens, cousin,Cartersville, Ge. Foy Floyd, cousin, R. F. DegIhite, Ge. nono'rerI|rrI:m1'|-utlterax 1:,-'._.;-,9, 1 ; - .eyra v ' '. 1- '."_-'51¢ --2~-=v*-.2"; '>-k.=?-T:--~-a..~?~. .. L? 'r .; .""1._- &'=_;1; .5.7' .|-. Q: ';i"" . -" ._ I . VJ -.4-_, _. . 4 . £3. 13. Special Agent W. M. Sirens, with the assistance of Sgt. Pierson ofthe Columbus Police Department, checked the alphabetical file of arrests in the Identification Unit, for e record oi Levis Austin, with known aliases, and foundno record for Austin, Columbus P. n. is-toe. Asearch of the records failedat the office of the Clerk of Superior Court, Muskogeeto Austin. County,It is Ga.,believed likewisethat the Austin torevealreferred anyto informationin a letter relativefrom the captionedLittle Lewis Rock Division Austin,Officewith aliases, is the National subject of Motor Birmingham Vehicle File Theft2604604,Act, Ihoee criminal record as obtained from the Sieriff at Greensboro, H. 0., follows: U E "Levis Austin, alias Levis H. Austin, Art Austin, Herman F. Smith, Spears,L. Lewis E1. Austin, Fields, George Herman Neal, Franklin, Frank Louis Smith, Hard, Louis Louie Austin, Herman, RobertJohn u Frazklin Ptanley. October 25, l9ll, as an Austin Ins arrested in '192.1lsa, Okla», for investigation, held 48 hours and told to leave tom, having been suspected of being implicated in several bank robberies. February 5, l9l'.5, as Herman F. Smith, arrested in Huntsville, 'I ex., Arrestedfor as burglary, L. H.Austin given in two San years. Antonio, Escaped Texas, in July June 23 that year.that year and returned to prison. January l3, l9l4, as George Heal, arrested in New Orleans, La" as e dangerous character and given 20 days in the parish prison. April9, l9l9, as Levis H. Austin, arrested in Tulsa, 0k.le., and held for investigation. Disposition not given. August 25, l92O, as Frank Smith, arrested in Memphis, Tenno, suspect ed of bank robbery. Disposition not given. April1'7, 19215, as Louis Austin, arrested in Little Rock, Ark., I es ing liquor, given a year in prison; escaped in July of that year..§, I. .- .~. ._ x-'f:%'x _. - J'-pron l5 1925as Louie Austin, ' A.-arrested in New Orleans, Le. t _f §...?a=_*_,- , n 1 . J lie giuvo from justice, being wanted in Sandy Utah, also Guelph, __¢___'_- 92.' Memphis, Tenn. Hes carrying ccncealed weapon at the r p.31-r, Dlellvlition not given. _ i _ _$;"g ,h September l7, 1927, as Louis Austin, arrested in Miami, Fle., as s. fugitive; held for investigation. Disposition not given. IIIIIQIII1 um» -2-. ,.. ----.n- - _- -4-*- - , P__ I ,g,, I. 1.-...,_ 4 . , '.- ,,_;,_ ,...i:._i_-W _. d =.-1-". A .- ". I}. 3 .5.:. i. .-, !_ ;r__,.,' - 1, .+ 3 I '.'%-jobrixery 1 -.'. Lff""'5, l929, as Robert Spears, arrested in New Orleans, '- -.-.t __;.- _. ohatggljiitl} 5:3 __;e assault and robbery. Disposition not given. =',,'~'*="&_-§"'f_:4E;FT1 . July ll, 1929, as Louis Austin, arrested in Bay St. Louis, liise., '-' for burglary. Disposition not given. June 12, 1950, as Louis Austin, arrested in Perchmsn, Miss" for robbery; given l0 years in prison. Fbruary l, 1832, as Levis Fields, arrested in Jackson, lieu, for larceny of purse. Disposition not given. March 26, 1952, as Louis Austin, arrested in Baton Rouge, La., charged with highway robbery. Disposition not given. June 10, 1932, as Herman Franklin, arrested in Fort Forth, 'I'ex., ch arged with robbery of a business house. Released to county. July 5, 1932, as Louis Hard, arrested in Baton Route, Le., for highway robbery. Disposition not given. Iebrusry 22, 19315, as Louie H. Austin, arrested in Joplin, Io. for invest iget ion; released. June 26, 1933, as Lewis Austin, arrested in Van Burai, .Lrk., for investigation. No disposition given. September 28, 193$, as Louis Herman, arrested in Charlotte for investigation. No disposition given. February 22, 1934, as John Franklin Stanley, arrested in Columbus, Ga., as suspect and for investigation. No disposition. April 1, 1934, as Lewis Austin, arrested in Greensboro, for possession burglary tools and stolen property. Also arrested -Tanusry 26, 1915, in nouston, Tex. for assault to nmreier and as accomplice to robbery by firearms. as Lewis Herman arrested in Eldorado, Ark. for liquor end given . . - -I, , tour__I_nn_thB in jail. - gt. a. 'P ;:'{_.- " Frank Smith Ias wanted in Nashville, Tenn., v £or"bi' robbery. Tney notified last June when he Is . He $52 . arrested as Louis Herman in Oklahoma City,held a t V an Bur '612!-of -'-I." later Ian released. 01:12., in iezs, 1=q" ?.$5.-:3; _. ¢'R&'f. _.-- Q- e is r .. -- 7- ' _ '4"' '4; Y i._. If __ IA. " ,92 . -'- , . .4 e ,~5;- v r.,5 8 : -be I .- . a.,- "92'."§'§-ir--." *5 *1 - ,, -*: .113 -a :_ :'__; _¥i:y;_' '. - N: -. .1. . - V; .. ct; . -. e ,J. » I ~ r , _ f, _; ?'l :_ :'..._=|i . isreceiving = Justin ismedical now treatment in Federalfor custody severe gun at Haw shot Orleans, wounds. La" Hie phyicsl wherehe s_., Ul .;. ~92 description, es taken from Bimindzam file 26--4,606, follows: Age 45 years Born Burials, Ho. Height Weight 5'7 158 lbs; - Hair Eyes HazelChestnut, long and worn canbed bask Scar About l" on bridge or nose- gr 1113.. .1 ILLELA.I..A,: Special Agent P. C. Dunne interviewed Mrs. Daisy Liaulden who stated she addressed a letter to her ister-in-law, Ere. Eula Llsulden oi Sallieew, T Okla" about 8/31./34; that the latter Ltrs. l aulden is a sister to Pretty I > 1 Boy Floyd's mother; that Floyd has never visited around Albertville. | | AT FLOP".rTlECE_ iii! h'USCl.E QIOAISLALL3 _ l agent Dunne ascertained that e man resembling Floyd and his two Tusmmbia companionsHotel were at seennearintervals a drug between store, Oct. at 15 Wat1rin's end 19, Barber 1954. Shop The and threest menthe 92were riding in a Ford roadster, with white wheels and neither oi the a ecmpanions Investigationof the atthe man isoumbia resembling Hotel Floyd disclosed was reported that the similarman to whoRichetti.resembled Floyd Gibbonswas is Sergeant regularly John employed atI. Gibbons Camp of Plant Dir,H..T., Ho. 2, and T.V.L», his superior Nitrate officersPlants 92 reported that he was in the vicinity oi Tuwcxmbia for a few day only at the tine of this investigation. Tutwiler Hotel, On October Birmingham, 17, 1934, L telephonedP. Iarren, the Birmingham Superintendent Division of Service, office,' - 1' stating that George Mason, e gambler mentioned in report oi reference by Speoiel.- Agent Nichole, was seen around the lobby of the hotel by one oi the bell boye "'v adding interviewthat with the Ir. men Warren in quest revealed ion resembled that George Bernard Ibsen Phillipe. had not An registeredimedietein f1':_ _ d,=f__,;.,_._-,. 1| '5!'.'~r_ _ the Hotel; hrtuwes loitering on the streets in the inmediste vicinity. could not ident res-. _ A"'_ 92 photograjhe themas be-on oi . and Phillips referred were agent exhibited to John to Demornellee Iarren, however he -*tw?_-ff __ 1.»-3 A I" r P I __ -92:_.1 , . V lohn Demoruelle, bell boy at the Tutwiler Hotel, stated George 1 if, ,_-__. 4.hat; If _ l ascn had stopped at the Hotel previously at whichtime he was visited by -' ., L -t local nogambling gamblers; there; that that Mason he usually believedgot Mason drunk was at interested the hotel, in but gambling did little games inor I . . , . 1 1 I 92 I ii; -1- .~ " » ' 92}!&%="i '-"*"§'§'§-T=-"~> . H3 I t 1 '. ;£'Y" fJ I-¬:|g'.1, p ..'. 5.} 92 i in and hethat wasin Birmingham for thepurpose of ganbli | 0 - M;' . : ' =<=q1a"1'e'£aae§$::di1:g3'with theball two foot game duringmenaccompanying the week end; however,that Domourelle Mason,was a wasoneloo p 1' -"5 " 1,, gambler thatthey allthree congregatedon thestreet justopposite the 92 Coffee Shop.A close observation Mason of revealedthat he is approximately i forty yearsof age,5'7 B" tall, to Ieigis 160to 1'70pounds, mediumbuild, ruddy ccmplexion,brown hair, anda eligntly pointed nose,very different from Phillips nose. Dueto hisbuild, ccmplaxionand weightit was not probable that Mason weePhillips. Immediatelyreceipt on ofreference letterfrcm theDivision dated Oct.12, 1934,a letter was addressedto John A. Veqch,Sheriff, Tunica, h1iss.,advising thathim anagent from the BirminghamOffice would call athis officerelative tohis letterto theDirector concerningFloyd» i Special AgentW. L. Temple telephonedthe Sheriff's office at Punice, - Mi ss.,from Clarkadale,lLiss., conversingwith H.C. Wynn,Chief Deputy, who statedthe SheriffIDS thanin Tennesseeand advisedthat it Ian Deputy I-'yn.nwho wrote the letter tothe Director.Deputy Flynnwas aware~ that Floydhad beenmortally woundedin Ohio for which reason he stated the requestmade inhis letter should bedisregarded. ~-__ Specialin Agent ChargeJ. H.Henson ascertainedthmug: Bea? -a Han am,a Birmingham gambler informant, and a thatman resembling Bernard Phillips assistedin robbing Johnnie Connors,a well known gamblerof Montgomery, ;d.e.,recently. . The BirminghamDivision officereceived e cancellation for Identification Order$1196 on November1954, 19, henceno further in- vestigation ie being snderelative to Phillipe. REFERRED COEPLETIOIIUP03 Tl-IE TO OFFICE OF ORIGIN _ -1: . .~|; _J! '.,r-,_ ;r"-.- 92- 92_ }~'--a.92- ___,; a '- ; __ .','- if .15- ~ I * i§i1*; I i 1/ ." " Mr. r-'at'han...... -._. " -JOH-N econ: HOOVER D Mr. To1eor|.._.-.._.... UIRICTDR Mr. -' !0ll ...... -.....- J gssisim nf gln ss gaiiun Chic C1ushm ---Cferk___._._.. pl. 5. §zpa1-tnzzrd a Zlus rz i Mr. C;.'Ioy ....."...... l hinatnn §_ L _ Mr. C:>wIev...._--- .'.'.r. E:-verse ._...- _ EAT/ps November 21, 1934 Mr. EaanH.-.rbo...... _.. * :.'..-, [',el .l2 Time: 4:30 PM l r. Lg-r Zer _____,____.. ;.'_r. Quinn. ..._..... Mr. S" .ds!'....-.__. --_ 1 M amm ._.... - HEMORANDUH FOB THE DIREBTOR q r. Tracy ._------they,-%¥2§'nj_xg Mr. Rose Brantleyand te phoned from loose Oklahoma Citythis afternoon; and advised that newspaperthat men are on their trails, an hether the girls will give them any in- formation or not, he does not know; that the girls had advise him that they will not; that it has occurred to him, Brantley, that if there is going to be any story published, that the Division should have the benefit of it first. Mr. Brantley stated the girls were still in his office and I suggested that he wait until night fall and take the girls down to a Muskogee, or some other place, and turn than loose. Hr. Brantley stated that the girls had their own car there, and he was going to turn them loose so they could drive their car and go where they pleased. L I- Hr. Brantley gave the following statement over the telephone of the Baird sisters: "Juanita and Rose Baird were arrested at Sallisaw, Oklahoma, November atthe home 15, of 1934 byMrs. W. Division Llkiloyd, agents. mother of Charles Arthur Their Floyd. arrest wasJuanita claims to have met and ma. ied Pretty Boy" Floyd shortly after his re- .1. lease from the Missouri State Penitentiary in 1929 and to have been associated with him off and on since then. Juanita claims to have been at Toledo, Ohio at the time of the Kansas City Massacre and not to have seen "Pretty Boy" Floyd for several months, and not to have come in contact with him after th~t until September, 1933. Rose Baird claims to have been in Kansas City at the time of the Iassacre, but to have had no contact with "Pretty Boy" in Kansas City at that tine. Juanita and Rose associated with "Pretty Boy and Bill Miller in Ohio prior to and at the time Miller was killed. Rose claims to have met Adam Richetti for the first time in Septem- E ber, 1933- Both girls state 'Pretty Boy" and Adam came to Juanita's resi- dance at Toledo, Ohio in the latter part of September, 1933 and that they accompanied these two men to Buffalo, New York where they rnted an apart- lent at 8th and 18th Street, Apartment 821, uder the name of George Saunders, residing there continuously until October, 1934, at which time the girls purchased their car with money furnished by Floyd leaving Buffalo en route to Kansas City immediately thereafter and having a wreck near '1 _ ,;,. +-._._'.. ,...... _92_.,._..._..-p- <5-. I gQQOBDE 2 CUk 1l:LS lJ];, ;,1i{OyEU K LNQV kg; '. 11 AUG 20 1:104 "" ' _§ A4! .....__._..__._...... _ _ _ - - _- <_ 0 Iemo for the Director. -2- ll-21-34 East Liverpool on the early morning of October 20th a few hours after leaving Buffalo. The girls took the car to East Liverpool for repairs, leaving Richetti and Floyd on the roadside. In the meantime, Floyd and Hichetti were "jumped-up" by local officers, resulting in the appre- hension of Richetti and the escape of Floyd who, on the morning following, October 22, was killed by Division agents. The girls proceeded direct to Kansas City from East Liverpool, arriving in Kansas City the day that news of Floyd's death was published. Juanita left Kansas City immeiately and proceeded to the hone of Floyd's mother in Sallisaw and was joined there later by Rose." Mr. Brantley advised that the above information was furnished by the girls in signed statements and the residence of these people at the address given in Buffalo for the period stated has been established by investigation conducted at Buffalo by Division agents. Mr. Brantley further stated that Rose admitted that she knew Rusty Gibson's wife, having been in jail with her at one time in Kansas City; that she also knows Russell and that she will see what she can do about obtaining information for us. She disclaims any knowledge Of the massacre being given to her by Floyd or Richetti or obtaining it in any other way; that she would try to get to Richetti and see what she could do. Hr. Brantley stated that they were giving the newspapers r l no information, and that he would hold the girls until tomorrow morning in view of the fact that you might desire to release the above infonmation. Respectfully, 92 . t E. A. Tamm. l"1IQ-UIIQPH1 w 92- _.. .__ .r |---* Q 1 t ___ _f - - ~ o 1 1 W _. .. _. -,;, mm om»lo: nu -- "~=*_;-;;;= om-01:, xmngu » . _ *~=;-~¢ .5-.>,-:1 W. ==- M ..;-.'V. .§_t_1 - .. . =.., . ,.._ - I&_ ? § " ' all__ _ _ l _> ' .~-.4;-1 *-'-* . ~' v? r _ Spaoial agent la 01'-arp . - Division of Invaatiptim U. 8. Dopartaaot of Tattiaa _, 1616 Ibdaral Raaorro Bank B11141 -, Kanaaa City, liaaoari Bl: C.H:.m.:31H'i'i~ITR E§Y"oI'LOI'D,Iith PRETTY, 92 aliuoa Docaaaal!; I! 11.; 92 O0!!£§=iHLC1' DELIVER!TD IBTSELL P215013. Dar Bit: Eafananco ia ado to rrport of Bpaoial Lgant D. I. H11, Ibtroit, liohigan, aatod 11/ll/34. I111 you kindly ad aa it, ll Yin of the hvalopmnta la this oaaa, tho location and interro- gation of Phillip Laaaaola, Janna Bova and I-loyar Barman and all tho interrogation or Hoa Davin, Glovalaad, Ohio, 1| hair!!! _ . Oonoanziag the iooatioa of Iaaanola, Boa and lama: atonnaationad nport ijnciootoa that loo Davin la probably a ooa taat oi I-aaouo1a'a andBovva, ht that ho in a van I11; all cumin; inlifidual and it in iaaieatoil that diroat aontaat with his Ibuld ha of an avail. _ . It in further natal in aummiaationo I :-on tho Oiaaiuati O iaa that that office has a aoatidmtial informant aoquaiahal 4 aitn hora, Laaouola and loo Davis do In in Ulavaland at no tin hut taiiod to looato Laoauola and Hon ht, apparntiy, at that ttna ho lid not tnoa tho looatioa of loo hill. .|aaordiI|,1,7, it 1 in nggaatad that it tho looatim of than ialiriduala is atill * iadrad, an-aagazuata ha nah Iith tb Oinoinnati Offiaa to bin] - this into:-mat to Clcnlaad for tho parpon of our-taiaiag, If poaaihla, the aharoahouto of Laaanola andB010, through loo D110. far: truly yuan, -. ._ ,, I . - ".rr -_ ' _,-a , a - _, J ,_ , ff a - _ _ I , ":- *'. >¥','l.1>5*a é¬;iZi2>3>z;" Y "' "Mn . .'.#.fr-*2 . ¢ '4 ' J / ' I 92"| - -4'33=3 §i 73! 7_'o?_i F~ lvva 92 on liiviain _ _ u -_v;.£::;='-f~.'.:'-:Q:'§:. .~'Y=. ' hiaap Q? ______,__=______.,._A Q 1 1' O. 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I101! ml Iiclacttl, tho rocorh of to tolcphoao conpuq mm it ' thorough ohockcl tor on coils, other Local or lug Monaco, nun I- my hatc boon roeordcd during tho ported of ooauponcy cl tho opuhnt ' ty tho oubjoctu It thoro coo not c tolcphoac ll tho nparbnt Q c ort lhoull to unto to dcternill ms tolophoao can customarily and lat c 01:11:! o ofnno oboullhcllo [email protected] ltmbc > pooaiblo to lots-nlno that otbor partloc Ioro" in contact nth nor! Ill nmmu mlo In mrruo. - . _ 0 I 1 check :1 on pragoc u tho tlnodtato vicinity of tho cpcrhdlt 92 ocowlod by 7107:! and nmmu to cugootoé cc c soul to toto|Iu.ll.3 7 mother they boo my outonob oo othcr tho: tho no than In tho rcfcruscc ! I§0I"c. _ ' H I It to ouggutod that c chock to _6o at on pbnc utnlttol _~ rcoo:-do pa-mum; to oerrioo which my ban Ion rm-and tho aporhnt ocouplol by Iloyd and ltchottl to dotornlnc in rofcronoc laid: Icy lcvc b__coa_otturo1l by tin. ' . 1 92' - i , .=,=;-I ' 't tooourcon nrrno ctmm flnlnllcl to clocrtalncl {mono of Floyd at ct and on liohottl pounlo. Ih11o 7'l"_It = 1;-_; ?§f.,-Q ;-1»: arm»dxcrc mt, - -as 1:r-mun. your ns box o locups inc -no boon inqlli "N of W onzhrnhIt __, , , .t = It 01:41:13 tho canon In It 92 92. 2 Ihli - __-.,.._.___. _-V _. . _ ' M - 1/ 4 - =1__} " 1 i,,;pa~-2.2*3 ; 7 §§§;;r='.-',*?9"' .. '- ..-. "- .11 -.-1 _.. -T .§_ - ii _P_:_ 3%;-:;. e ,- '- . i . -T~:-. It lppOII'I probable but ay! and Bi¢ntti ldt tin lpu-hm! buiiriing satire]; at night. Bu mic at transportation mod by than to all - Ira the apartnmt ni¢t land in liuovu-1 of lb-air mutants. It in aqua! but inquiry in nah to uoanrtain iwthur certain taxicab ompanial ni t have tnmialainnhocnicointoovntthqlilnotuonantumbiia ' It would to significant to learn to origin It any eontactn or animation which I101! and liahotti ua in In out while residing at lathich It in not bulic-rel that yrior to hm, 1985, Home individual! ha! and ntnetl to ihoory of tho invustigntion wall indicato at inu iatoly ah-or E the nnnan-0 I 11011! and lichltti, In participated in can with Iornnli . Iiilcr, nroln-ondlt into thonntamnobhylilluranihia nae: i u$30 lust! A . Ian hon uiciutd to innliuat-0 that thq procomiqi trm lulu City to Glanlul, Q10, Ihortly cl !-or the mascara. Bu our in laid tho! urn all to lava travoicl {rm Kauai 01$ to Olnnlunl no round mar Oi oluui, Ohio, with II corpse of can Iathn Ge:-chin, u In Tort miurnoril character, in it during ho iuttar part of Inn, 1953. It in pa-obahln at 0 ii an mention wit to Ol lfl _ mt on the part of Iloyd uni Biohetti began thrm@ tboir participation Ll n lanacro and oontilunl thu-oaftah '" . V ' I021 trlly Dru, 1 I. B. IAHI, 7 Bpouinl. Agni in harp. 92 I!!! ' D -'1-1°. ,.- 92-' -1 -!" Y.7na-m- Q!-UP can M V --J . Q __ , '92 -0 4,. _>| ,_ npo-un -- _ H vlllrlu u O X z ,/ I Q' ' ! /< P. 0; Box 1290 _ Oklahana City, OX1!-ihl :'_ '1_ . .I5,';£:- "."'*};.4.; _ - . . November 22 10:4 -.--~'~@;= » *__ .-~ 1; L . 92 r .1 Special Agent in Charge, Kansas City, H1seouri- Dear .-sir: Fe: Charles Arthur Pretty Boy"<%1oyd Itth elieees Deceased!,st el- Conspirncy to Sellrer Federal Prisoner V Q W1 z 1 '* ' e* 1* Reference is made to e letter dated Novcaber 21, 1934 from the Kansas City office to tho Chicago office ll 92" which mention is made of the fact that the waiver signed by Richard Tullman uulutas and site was tendered 92o ad. This *. g. is the case and 1 left it tn the Chicago Division office "A st the time 1 was there on or about October let. - 7 '-F L- Vary truly inure, L DHIGHT BRLITLSY. special Agent in Charge. F cc-Division / Chicago New Orleans "{,§£e f%g5E§f§§§ , ..~v.§;'1i 0,. 2 , 2:/1; 1? ~ J92e _ -, 4 H 92 _ _eLLm¢_@@~ - Jr: ; . - _ r 92 1/ ,___'__.' v '-"""" I 1- g. fI::"_d-1- T ¢"'_2':I-92-"x ~"' ~ J-"* P 0' ml '5| 5 -1- 1?r 1' .-'" ~ - , '' C 35. P111, lllnnopotg. i -__ --,,' ¢§:~"" r' f i 92 I I 5-; I . ,~»»e W £;':':.*:j;r" - Q1-' -' ~ - -' '!'l-'-?- ...l . ltovunbar :5, 1931. . - _!____§¢ 1 r 1 Special Agent in Glurglq Kanaaa city, linen:-1. O ". I0: mam: 0. amnn. with dial». /,-_i MQQBIM;if u r ' cmwxamr lb lmmia rmzan. - H ' D as. Pm I110 ea-ass. 92 Attnahai hnrlto plumb u! u whim on 9292Il subpoena served on Irannu Rail at Aurora, linnuota, an hovunbor 12, 1934, by Bpooial Apnt J. Y. An orlnn of this office. In-y truly yearn, D» I lam. 89001111 gent in mu-go. 0 1 I@:EI£ oe Division Z 3 Gzloago H101. ix -'=§1'I;r . . Z I . _. at .-._- - O _ q F. --, 92- 3 .0 - Jig, ' Q It/r I I ' 4; "A"- 1616 FID3 .R.l. n.'::um'z aim mmmnn __ _ 5 11-_-f-3.-I! P 1¬1t'.;i. I KAITEKAS CITY, LlISa{"-1'31 &'L'I; £_/ 7Z$__'_';-5;? 92- .-W 1='>.- _ ~T - : _:_: __} n,v;a:r.=.=.t-=" __ _ ;...: W =-;;,.- -K = I . . -I-.-?'T~{ 92 Ionuhor 85, 1934 f|"-1r " ¢_-4,065 '=t _,,_' ' I t nus L: _. 19;; -t_'.92 ;- -1-._ II E aw 5.9" ,York, Mun,How Yorke u chars, t 1 ._ Lfr _EP."§.°!T!-'-'_'1T J¥IL-"3T£ii ~_ I '5,-. - ; = Q O _ 5 _i.;;.,_ 1» rm vaamou U. :-1ILLs:1 no slieees V - Doomed!,El ii. t COHZIPIR. -CY T0 DHLIYH FLDEHAL PRISONQ . I Dot-r 31! ! . . .. . E Rofsronoo is ssde to letter from the lioness City Office to the L f Division dntod September 6, 1934, latter from tho Chioego Office to III Yolk ' r city Office d ted Setatenber ll, 1954 and letter tron the Division to the low -' e York City Offioe uted Soptemher 15, 1934, oopioe oi Ihieh o poor to he ll ms e 0 Jew York Ci tile, referring to en inter-vies desired with i . . ETD lenses City Office desires isseeniiete estion in I-ego this mutter should ho our-etully end thoroughly interviewed to formation whio e my furnish. ' § i Ls you will notgwne used by the Burns Detootive Ageoey . i es of1: thooonriaentinl investigation informant in Iona, in 1953 oonneotion and it with isoppu-out this o-see th~t m:'-eooieeo A the only il-shill -Q Q 1t .- _" ;,-.-"-~ " ~..._1~§ V * 1- L -=- s t=;:92;-'.=1;;' ' t_ at ltatunt In deniei undo: oath by Higgins anal Rapport and -- - *" -'"f .~*.- -- " ,' t-ha chargo or poi-Jun-1 in the ipdiotnont against each of thou portion. ' ' You are being turni 0 noon buio to uaiat you in your interview rich Ihan into:-violi you _ nhonld if polsiblo load to n dine on or contacts which 0 l in E t _j', .0 thedoing your 195:5 it In] with ho lithe! poanibloChief to use oi Detoetivoo tcatinony um Higgins Inn or upHr. arr -anBuppct if 'i_t ' - new in prolocution than tact: of in both oonnaotion Eigginl and withBoppart this an no whichit nigjat Id O be hoard Ih l by that Attention .am92;1¢ be diroctul to tho finial paragraph of tho - -' letter by tho Division to tho How fork City Offioo dated Soptenblr 13, 1931- ' than sun intorrili in conducted. Vary truly yours, . L H R. a. re.-.':s=.-as sz=n:1.u. mm IR cairn: i L '=ii I?'T:lg 7Ir:'7 no - Division -"' i=Q' cc - Chicago o ' as-no -.-it i i=vr; @'~:=;s'$i *" I 4' 3 UNITED__ 92 STATES BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION -..,.- -:1 1. . 92:-:1 -*~"1:'- -' 1'13 . '-,.--7,; h . .1 _,|Q;=1 :J'_ Harm No. 1__'_":;-__..a, if 3 w" THIS CASE5-. _ 6R:fO'l|w'92!';:$'A'r. . _ .. I , l J I _A" =AS ~ CITY ' ~ " nu: no. 25-475i _; _ _ I .1 an-our - DAT; wn-was ILADE: rnlnon ron In-ucH MADE nu-our MAUI IT; '.4-.1" Q - V -= _-: .. '.- >1 » 10-22-34 - . 2- .1 .-- i Kansas City, lfo, 11125-:54 .11;io¢g>4__,_W_ w. F I rmgiqos -2 -rm,_;_- C?A ';§:DI 0 cnA|u.crl:||orc4.n1. -r 5* ,.. _srp}I'?i1cr2rri, canons sewers FLOYD, alias Adam Iith aliases, acchatti, tnncsnsnn!; alias Adam nanorm noses b_lEET EH59ACT "Richardi, f?CT?T?E alias Edward,jErennan, * alias * * EdcBrennan 2:2 - T ;,§" Ei4?E; -?- .1,-5- ,/,' E. SYNOPSIS or FACTS: Floyd and Richetti both indicted Yansas City; '-=2 Q! Esdgf Missouri, by United States Grand Jury Octobar?§T§M *w§-4/- * ;'?eep1-rater, 22, 19:-,4, charged Ii-Llssouri with to having FansasCity, transportedKansas, rrdm;¢;.§%,__;{,;-'5'?- ,192_]$<92 Pontiac Sedan, Motor Number ;3ss9 June J.s,3'V'3I9" ONE 1933, knowing same to have beegstolen. Floy .fc-$]334m slain near Liverpool, Ohio October 22, 1964. 2 1 Non ast return made on capias by U. S. Marshal, . Kansas City, Missouri for Adam Richatti, IhO is I now in custody State authorities, Columbia, I,.. hissouri, awaiting trial for murder. II- .=. -t Po 2 REFERH¢CE: Reports of special Agent W. E. Miller, Kansas City, Iaissouri, dated 7-16-54 and 6-6-34. I DETAIL9: The title in this case is being changed to show additional I aliases of Subject Richetti which had not been heretofore reported in this case, and also to indicate that Charles Arthur Floyd has been slain while 4 he has been carried as a Subject of this case. r if-A-lLI$ The United States Grand Jury at Kansas City, kiasouri, on October 22, 1934, returned an indictment charging Charles Arthur Floyd and Ada: Hichetti with having on June 16, 1953 transported from a point near Eaepwater, Henry County, Kissouri to Kansas City, Kansas, a 1952 modal p Pontiac Sedan, Motor Number P869269, property of Walter Griffith, knowing I same to have been stolen. I On October 22, 1934 information was received that Charles Arthur Floyd had been slain by Division Agents and other officers near L1 0.1 Obi bonorwnntruihclt Incl: ff 7 - -I-.____ II I 4 ._4_ % i i =3 11 AuG'!2 rmunnommnn:$umw=unrrI:nI'rA1'I:s QJDE I f I 2 - U.'S. Zlttorney, " " i'-" Kansas City, 1.10. '. n 0 a MGI I.'I'I2D: 3 I 1 -new-»11= aw ""f;?;It $n "' 1- Ix w | * . - Kansas T7City I-liiliiiI V 7 N i - I ! s I ! # 5» & I *2 L i - -J r.92.- ~-., . - .' v- _.H ._;-,92_'_ 4-f -r ' 1,15 j~~"+§ 1, npgsqenqg-':}'i»"'-'. .--; ».-.T~ -; . ~ '1 ''. ;e A15; .1?-, ."T-C" 4'_ ~ *"-5 ?.'. ~3"- -" "'._'!'::,:-1%." 15 t ?-;:e.4_."-._; 1,; >= e'* -' J34-r ;*rs - gn : » >.: =,';,'-_r._?.,I -_- '-w -2- OnOctober 22, 1934, a capias was issued for Adam Hichetti and a non est return was made thereon. A certified copy of the indictment and capias were forwarded through the United States Attorney at Kansas City, Missouri to the United States attorney at Cleveland, Ohio, in order that an effort might be reds to secure custody of Richetti, who was then in the CountyJail of Columbiana County, Ohio, having been apprehended by Chief of Police John Fultz, near Wellsville, Ohio. i It is the information of this office, secured through Deputy United States Karshel HcCowan, Cleveland, Ohio, who appeared at Kansas City, Kissouri on November 4, 1934, that the capias was not executed due to the _-. fact that custody of Richetti was not surrendered to the Marshal by the ¬ State authorities in Ohio. Richetti was brought to Kansas City on a hsbeas corpus Ad Testificandum in the Kansas City massacre case, but was returned to the Chio Cfficers of Colurbiana County on November 5, 1934. Q Infonnetion has been received that on November 9, 1934 Richetti was brought to Boone County, Columbia, Missouri in custody of the Missouri State Highway Patrol and is being held in Boone County awaiting trial for murder which occurred at Columbia on June 14, 1935. He is in the custody of the Sheriff of Boone County and will be found either in the Missouri State Penitentiary at Jefferson City, Kissouri, where he has been held for a time for safekeeping, or in the County Jail at Columbia, Missouri. The United States Attoniey at Kansas City, Kissouri has ad- vised thet pending the outcome of the Etate charges at Columbia, Kissouri he will withhold an opinion as to prosecution of Richetti on the instant indictrent in Federal Court at Kansas City. However, a request will be wade by this office that a detainer be lodged against Richetti with the Sheriff of Boone County, Kissouri by the United States Karshal at Kansas City pursuant to the instant indiotrent. For the completion of the file there is quoted here a meo- '4 1 um gendered by Special Agent L. A. Quindry showing an interview had on 0' ,;-1954 with Walter Griffith, the owner of the instant car, men *_,-,_ AJ . we--~::,~, , ' . .-_' - . jgdictnent in this case: . =§s4fi;ae- 3 ..4"_."F.r '.'- I 'L ' J? .;.+_» .3 -§- Walter Griffith, sis r. Ohio Street, "IQ Clinton, Missouri .1 '-92 Lc i .: Yiltihot on June 16, .""° I~'III- Y-b-92.1|nnn 1933,a yellowish n--I--an Chevrolet with a peculiar b=g ;*;%i; 1 -E No P869269 which is dark blue in color and has five wire wheels." -- Motor Thiscar . is non in the possession of Mr. Griffith and was exhibited to Agent]. They transferred to this car a small trunk about 6" x 28 I x 24 ll , which was higher than it was long. This trunk was grey fibre and had no metal reinforcements or other distinguishing marks which Er. Griffith can remember. They also had a sub-machine gun and two forty five antomatics..~ _ . _-' . ;¬ _ .~ r: Qua _. | I an » Griffith and the Sheriff were in the front seat and were =*s.'~.-e=~ covered " by the machine gun frat the -=- rear. They drove west past the southis-1 = -Ii-' side - of '32- Fontrose, Missouri, and missed Appleton, Eissouri. They drove. _ _ _}-4' '- n west on the county line and a mile or two north through Ballard, Missouri; thence, one miles north and west crossing Highway 71 north of Adrian and then straight west into Kansas. Just west of the Kansas line they stopped for _ J gasoline at a filling station on the left side of the road, although there was another station at the right. They also stopped a little farther on at a well with a windlass by a clump of trees but no house. A farmer was watering his horses there at the time. They wound around through Kansas I and missed all highways, and entered Kansas City, Eissouri, from the west. I they drove about one-third of the way across the inter-city viaduct beyond Culmer's Storage Company and turned down a street leading to a round safety island having two red lights about a foot apart. They turned around this island and cane out on what was thought to be St. Louis Street. About a block up this street Floyd got out and walked back of the warehouse located there, saying he was going to use a phone. He returned and they drove ahead on this same street for about a block and a half until they could hardly see. The car was left in the middle of the street u with the lights on. Apparently a contact was then made with another car which Griffith did not see and they were told that they could take the car I after about fifteen minutes. Kr. Griffith insisted that his name not be used in any report as he is still mortally afraid that "Pretty Boy" Floyd will look him up even though it occurred over a year ago. ' UNDEVELOPED IEAD: _. ran amass crrr nrnszozz OFFICE will ascertain and report - t ihqKU§he efiiaerUnited againstStates Adan Richstti Narshal with atKansas the Sheriff City, Missouri of Boone has County, effected Co1uhf$',53% §F'?" 'Idai6 1. This office will also follow the results of prosecution in Q Tnfeej More Court at Columbia as to Richetti and report sane. ' J, . T, Q-I'M -I e,-urn? P t &. -1- :4. j .- J Ia-4' ',. . -. RER:IE 62-28915 L Q r . 92 _:- G "' Iuvazdaar I4, 1054. /' special F3!!! tn Charga, [man City, Rina-curb Rl! GILRLBK AIFBIUR "PRI'! TY BOP 0 FIB'!D| Ilth allaaaa, DQ001106, at a1 - Conspiracy to D01-lVII' Fidornl P aunara Dear Ell : Iiafamnca la nil to tha L tar of ill III Orlaana otrtea dated Iovcnbor 19, U84, aldraaaad to your orrioa in ma abova antltlad an tranaraituq tho original 1a1tar recatvad by the Baa rlleaaa of aa tram ntomay Ham-1 L nalaban, suita O58, 11 scat IA Balla B11-act, Chicago Illlaola Gatad lovamsor 1!, 1&4 111191: rmmaata a copy or tha Ialvar or neural at abject Dalataa CIQ Ma I120, Elisabeth Galaha- Tha Dlvlaion H10 raflacta that u Original anivara ar aauoral aigaed by rahjoot Galataa an! hla dta, 811:-aboth, an not in tho poaaaaaim or your ot aa. !'laa Divtaloa laatraa that an oz-lglaala of an Iain:-a If ramval to ratainal la the laa or aha nidaton rlall Otricoa and, tha:-atora, yam abould an aarrandar tlna orig!- aal Iaivar of ramval In thin caaa $0 tho Illa Btataa Attorney but ahouli tkrniah I1: with a copy tharaot in Isa aunt a copy 1; ro-malt-ad. 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'-_ ~:,!* ' :- .. 3- I ' - onénm City, 01.1», 11./as/:4 11/15 @622/34 John a. man , 92 'rrn_l:; 0 cm92|u.c'rIn or CAII: l C G'I.-IARLES ARTHUR "PRE'I I'Y BOY FLOYD, Iith Conspiracy to Deliver aliases Deceased!; AL V Federal Prisoner. _ - 92 svuorsnsor FACTS: Tu aird taken into custody at Sallllui. klahoma by Divi ion Agents on ll/15/54 for questioning. tetements obtai ed admitting associations with Floyd and e H and he resided eith these two subjects at talc, He! York since September of 1955 until teo days 1 s 1934. rior to Rose the Baird capture in of posse sionRichetti of in Iord Ohio oar on purchased October 80, in - 3; Buffalo under name of Byrl West. Facts verified by Buffalo office. Baird girls roles =1 11/22/54, Oklahcna City, in , i L view of prosecution having been declined at Buffalo, He! .. York. P. :1. - 92 Details: At Sellisaw, Oklahoma: The Oklahoma City office received -information on Hovcnher 13, |.'.-7'-_" 1934, from e confidential source to the effect that Juanita Baird had been vieit- I , ing with relatives of the late Charles Arthur Pretty Boy Floyd st Sellisav and I ; Okmulgee, Oklehcma, and that J'uan'ita'Baird had goes to Kansas City in order to * join her sister, Rose. it the time of .Tue.nita'e visit -to Kansas City, information l was received frcm the same source that Rose Baird Ias-then visiting at the hme i of the mother of Charles Arthur Pretty Boy" Floyd at Ssllieae, Oklahclna, and I'll e y =1-r-driving a lord Y-8 oer with Ilse York license plates. Accunpanied by wecial ; agents O. G. Hall, Paul Hansen, and Frank J. Ihelan, Agent proceeded to Sallisee, Oklahoma, on November 13, 1934, in an effort to locate Rose Baird. Extensive observation around the teen of sellieee railed to locate the rord ear in question j , and it vas deemed inadvisable to approach the Floyd residence in the shsenoe sf any definite knowledge that Ross eas located therein, i.n_ vise of the possibility I that she might be warned and thus evade contact with Division Agents. ' ' .0 ._<,-*r_-_ 5 _ l-.m....-0...". ..,,.,,_{£~___j I {C 5 !- C Bu.i'f|.:l:.[l-U muIs Atty.,Buffalo! 7" "7 11*: '57 193'-+;~. ». U;-' _ §I Kansas City ' ' 8 . Chicago - g P , 1 JIf,. Wac w 1'-rI1'"=I i 8 0 Cincinnati 8 Okllh l cl |loT'e:o "|'o= nu W W 5 _ " " t - i ll All l other K Division W offices B We nj '» . . 5/ lI l Q W *92 * V E - 4-as. ;.-=.;.-J1-" .5E.IB #7,, _;- n 1-..-' .-. .q . - . _ I Y _ F i . o 3 f _ a I. 5:. .-'"1. 1 s _ s 92 > ' "' - I - @4- *3 On Hovanber lb, 1954, information was received through the a. co thatéojh . Ci'?I§E'a1,- source '_ ita and that Rose Juanita were than Baird visiting had returned lira. Floyd, to Salliaav, the mother Oklahoma, of 953 1 '£;loyd, and that these girls were located in the Floyd holes:4 5 aalliasn Accompanied by spacial Agents 0. Gs Hall, Frank J. Ihalan and : -- - - id H. Franklin, the Floyd hues at Sallisew was visited at 6:50 PJI. on the evening of November L5, 1954- The Ford ear in question sea not Observed upon the praniees. Agents Hall and Little entered the Floyd residence and there found Rose Baird who gave the name of Dorothy Iiller, Juanita Baird who gave the nuns of Joyce Iillisma, Hr. Floyd, the mother of the late Pretty Boy Floyd, Be Ia 92. Floyd, a brother of "Pretty Boy" Floyd, and hie wife, Beulah, a Ir. and Ire. Putznan who reside with lira. Floyd, a neighbor girl about eighteen years of age, and three mall children; Juanita and Bose Baird accompanied Division Agents without any hesitation and were brought to Oklahoma City by Agents Hall and Little. In route S to Oklahoma City, they dieolaimed any relationship, the possession of the Ford car in question, and their true identitlele Agents Ihelan and Franklin remained in sellisav, Oklahoma, for the 1 _ purpose of locating the Ford car in queetione They obtained information through Fe I. Floyd that the oer could he found at the hcsne of his uncle, B. Floyd, on a farm approximately sdx miles northeast of Sallisew, 0k.1Qh@18a this car was ;,l=~Il1;, located and brought to Oklahoma City by Special Agent Ihelane :'-no Lt Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: a 1 Upon arrival at the Oklahoma City office, the fingerprints of Bole and Juanita Baird were taken, classified, and found to be identical with the fingerprints of these two individuals. they thereupon emitted their true identities, Juanita Baird claimed to be the wife of the late "Pretty Boy" Floyde They at first dieolaimed any knowledge of the activities of the late Pretty Boy" Floyd and Adam Hiohetti. Both girls denied any knowledge of Adan Richettie I1 . » Upon further questioning, however, the Baird sisters admitted their activities and relationship with "I- retty Boy Floyd and Ldlm Hichatti, and the following signed statement was obtained from Rose Baird on Hovmbar 81, 1954, at Oklahana City: "Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Iovemher 81, 1934 -. ~ emrnmrr or nos nmm _,_. _.'1 ee Baird, lake the following statement to Special Agent John of the Division of Investigation, tr. s. Department of met: _i_ _ Federal Building at Oklahoma City, Oklahclna. this statcnen Fa '. I pa. freely and voluntarily, without any promises of immunity, - or other means of coercion. * I. f/- O C E I 1 . 3 92-7'" . . 7| i f -1 51-: -.3 it ,'_I; _ tw_enty-seven years oi age, and was born in Miller County, " My family moved to Kansas City when I was about nine ye - 2_ L-'I'he_p*_'§_'was about eighteen years old, I went to a beer Joint operat 1,-*,.,... leh in Kansas City with a fellow. Ihile at Sadie's Joint, I _ ~ '§If l3 3*-@:'~* I" Is1l.aUe Ash, her eon. About two weeks later, I married Iallace Ash. soon learned that he was a narcotic addict. I lived with him off and on and finally secured a divorce in 1929. He was shot and killed in 1.930 I sanewhera in Kansas City, Kansas; llrs. Ash had a friend by the name of Stevens who was confined in the Missouri State Penitentiary at Jefferson ?-' City, Missouri. Sis visited and corresponded with him and acquaintances 92 of hie would call at the nah hcsse upon being released fran the penitentiary. Mrs. Ash later married Stevens and I believe they were divorced. lire. Ash i s now dead. Sometime during the spring oi 198, Charlie Floyd was released from the Missouri State Penitentiary and same to the Ash heme. Charlie Floyd is the person who I have since learned is known as Pretty Boy Floyd, the J individual who was shot and killed somewhere in Ohio during the latter pert oi October, 1934. Hy sister, Juanita Baird, met Charlie Floyd, I believe, at the Ash buns. Q.;A I went with Charlie Floyd and Juanita to Salliaaw, Oklahoma at the time I: Charlie's father was killed. We stayed in Sallisaw only one night and *1 Charlie took us to Fort Smith, Arkansas the next day and we want on to Little Rock, Arkansas to visit my mother. -. 92 927 The next time I saw Charlie Floyd and Juanita was up in Kansas City about six months later. Charlie and Juanita left Kansas City, and some time later I received a letter from Charlie telling me to meet than at suns town in l isaouri near Kansas City. I met Charlie and Juanita and another fellow by the name of Bill Miller. Huey were driving some sort of an autcmobile, and the four of us traveled together up to Ohio. Is stopped at tourist camps and hotels along the road. Ia later went back into Kentucky to see some oi Bill Miller's friends and returned to Ohio. In the spring of l93l, while Juanita, Charlie, Bill Killer, and I were 92 together, we were in Bowling Green, Ohio. Ia did not know the boys . were not tor anything. We were walking down the street in Bowling Green when an automobile drew up with two policunen in "it. They hollersd, 'Hands up , and shooting started islnadiately. Bill lliller was killed, s policuian was shot, and Juanita was also shot in the head. Charlie Floyd disappeared. Juanita was put in a local hospital, end Juanita and I ware placed under__ arrest... Ia were taken to some mall town in Kentucky near Georgetown _ jg? charged with being connected with a bank robbery. Ia were t _ _ ieted, and sentenced to three years in the Kentucky Penitentiary Kentucky. Hills conviction was later revoked on appeal, as after being in jail for about a year. 9 Ihen we were released Iran Frankfort, Kentucky, we returned to Kansas City where we want to our mother's heme. Ia had received a few letters trm _: y I, -1 asp 2 ~ - if f I j: --4-¢ sI i - .?"92-."'.'..- .,~.~=r.;,n::+_gI na' 5 e F1cyd while wewere injail at Frankfort, Kentucky.Be *;_;_-*.t._,3e;§f§= e:»%: J w mrnished someof the money forour attorneys fees downin _-;g_. ' 1'''. -- '>.-"t its3ky'. Ie "received money paymentfor attorneys of feesby cashi in I 1 check, anddo notknow theparties fromwhen thismoney came.I guess " " ii Charlie Floyd furnished some of this money. About sirmonths afterwe werereleased fronlrankfort, Kentucky, I saw Charlie Floyd eunewhere inthe vicinity of Eerlsborc, Oklahoma. I do not rememberthe exactplace. Elie next timeI saw Charlie Floyd_ was in '192oledo,in Ohio,September of 1933. . I had returned toKsnes City, Missouri, andin Sspteber of 1953, I receiveds letter from mysister, Juanita, frm Toledo, Ohio. I went to Toledo, Ohio,to visit my sister and she wasliving somewheren Cherry Street. I had not been there more thantwo or three days when Charlie Floyd appearedwith afellow calledEddie. I have since learnedthat Eddie is knownby the name ofAdam Riohetti,and haveobserved photographs of Adam Richettiwhich is identical with the manI knew as Eddie. Charlie said that we, Juanitaand I, were going with them. They didnot saywhere. Theywere driving an oldChevrolet car.Is packedup ourclothes andwent with than because wewere scarednot to. Juanita andI traveled with Charlie andEddie fromToledo, Ohioto Buffalo, Haw York. Upon gettingout of the oar in Buffalo, NewYork, I saw for the first time that Charliehad a machinegun. Theyalso hadtwo automaticpistols. Upon arriving in Buffalo, werented anapartment atB Eighteenth Street, ApartmentBB1. This apartmentwas locatedon thesecond floorof the building. Eddie 1 rented theapartment underthe nameof GeorgeSanders, andI accompanied I" him. This apartment wasrented sometime in September 1933.of The apartment consistedof five rooms andhath. To peple who inquiredat FI that address,I told them thatI was Hrs. RoseBrannon. Juanitalived with Charlieas his wife. Charlie and Eddieremained inthe apartment constantly withthe exceptionof a few trips. They disposedof the Chevrolet carshortly afterarriving in Buffalo. Theywould leavest night and he gonesometimes orone two days, sometimestwo or three weeks. They madevery fewof thesetrips. Theydid notstate where they hadgone on anyof theseoccasions I andhave no knowledgeas to where they traveled or whatthey did. Charlie andEddie providedsufficient moneyto pay the rent andsupply uswith food.I haveno ideawhere theyobtained this money. Whenevervisitors wouldsome theto apartment,Charlie andEddie were usuallyin anotherroom. Charlieand Eddiehave answeredthe door ,, d the paper boy.They never picked up anyguns whenanyoe emsto §-- " g:-, __-.- A or actedas ifwclnsone caning was. "afterthan. '_-i. 1'; ;.:.__: II i - . _. that Charliewas hotfrom whatI had read- ., inthe papers.He ,_ ___:.f?_ __ .- remarked, however,of anyoi his activities, I andnever aak .*..iiy"qIsstion.knew lie betterthan askto questions.He never if _ I anthing aboutthe KansasCity massacre.Eddie never mentioned snot n about whetherhe washot or any jobshe hadever pulled;in fact, he always 1 i 5.-,,_'1 ' -1.1"? -. - - _;~. .§£> :r0una ' his headdawn. with nothillevsaying e581- uted which -r as __ '_'time the thatwe werein Buffalo, we barelygot alongand .";_~'-_...1 ve any extra money,staying the in apartmentpractically all __ -I $110 limbs Sometime during the latter part of October, 1934, Charlie seked us if we wanted to go home. We were all more or lees homesick but Jhanite and I are the only ones that mentioned that we would like to go home. Charlie gave me some money and Juanita some money and told us to buy an automobile. Ia went down to the Niagara Motor Compay and bought a lord - VH8 Coach. Ie paid $350.00 for the car, and I signed the papers in the name of Byrl Iest, giving an address in the 400 block of Rhoda Island in Buffalo. we drove the oar up to the apartment and a day or o later, we packed up and left. Ie left Buffalo sometime in the evening. Eddie was driving when we left Buffalo, and Charlie rode in the back sat. He had the machine gun with him. They traded off driving from time to time. Is had not been gone from Buffalo but e few hours when we had a wreck about three o'clock in the morning. Charlie was driving the car at the time, and Eddie was riding in the back sat. It wee foggy, and the wreck occurred as a result of running into a telephone pole. Charlie told us to go get 1 r the oer fixed and came back. I Itayed in the oar, and Juanita went to the next town for a wrecker. A wrecker came and pulled us in to last Liverpool, Ohio. The garage was a large garage but apparently wee not- ii:J e regular Ford Agency because they had e hard time getting parts. Is -k paid $51.00 and some cents to get the oar repaired. We waited in the garage for the oar to be fixed because they told us that it would be ready any time. Shortly afternoon, we heard the fellows in the garage talking about somebody being Jumped up by officers near town. Ie figured that it wee probably Charlie and Eddie. Is did not get the car fired up until late in the evening. By that time we had heard that one of the men who had been jumped up had been captured. Ia did not know who had been picked up but we thought that it was Charlie and Eddie they were P r;_ » after. Ia did not go back to pick them up, but decided to go straight to Kansas City. Jbanita and I left last Liverpool and drove straight to Kansas City, Missouri, arriving there the day that the peers carried the story of Charlie being killed. Upon seeing the papers in Kansas City is the first time that we were sure that it wee Charlie and Eddie that had been jumped up in Ohio. I went straight to the Blackstone Hotel in Kansas City at the corner of Ninth and Cherry Streets, where I registered in room 304. ._gate __.'._ I ? said that was she to going Oklahoma. . J; --,-?§;,:;_:_ T, 92 _ 7 5 ?i?%$hyedaroundKansas in for a City while, and abouttwo weeks éi§Q,;b laA_,. . ?§$92een_thereq?f._ ~I;entSallieaw, ortothree days Oklahoma, twowhen to the Iwasheme picked Charlie's of by Sgeciel up Agente'I mother. =,_ j--2E7 the Division of Investigation. The garageat the Floyd homewas too Jv small, and I parked the car at the home of Beaumen rloyd. I have lost the papers to this oar and have no idea where they are located. 1050: r-n-eeuem-|- a-» ...... -._..'-...,. ..-..- --'-l __. - ' . _ . w _ 1 I - I Q _- _ e. . V E. _ ,. ';zt+¢d v - J -.." , ;-:..~',-Z-I 1" ' " ~-'Yof ~23" no connections that Charlie Floyd hasever had in - 7§QE{iQ§; -..e~i~§;'§-.55outside Citycf the Ash home.I have observed pictures the __;.r,92 i teqapp; v ;-_'.'-:', ,»_-_ - . Lasouolo, and Cavslla,and havebeen unableto identify 4., _ s *tnea'iaI anyonehaveknown Kansasin City.I did, however, seee -__{;; 1 of RussellGibson. I met RussellGibson longa timeago buthave at seen himsince Iwas releasedfrom jail in KansasCity, at which time I was confined with his wife. when weleft Charlie and Iddieat the time the car waswrecked, they took a blanket with themand afew little things theyhad. _Ihsn we heard aboutsomeone beingJumped up by local officers, it was ruored that thesemen hadfirearms withthe. Is told the fellows inthe garage thatwe weregoing toChicago, butinstead, wedrove straight through toKansas City.I stayed at theBlackstone Hotelin Kansas City y . for six days andthen wentto the home ofmy sister, Ire. Robert Hendricks, 1618 Newton Avenue,Kansas City. ifE . So far as I know, Floydand Hichettidid not pull an robberies or commit anyother crimes during thetime wewere livingin Buffalo. I know thatthey didnot robthat bank in Ohioa few days beforeRichetti I was capturedas they had beenaccused doingof becausethey werewith us at that time. - < Is had no friendsor visitors while welived in Buffalo with the - ;'a exception a offew children inthe neighborhoodwho wouldcall at the J- door withapples andthings tosat. Wedid notgo to anynight clubs or gambling joints,nor didwe attendany pictureshows together.Floyd and Hichettispent mostof their time playingcards inthe apartment. S0 far as I know, Charlieand Eddiedid not get in touch withanyone in Buffalo and didnot get in cotaot with their friends or families. Is did not receiveany mailfrom friendsor relativeswhile welived in Buffalo, nordid wewrite anyletters exceptto write with referenceto edvertisaante, obtainingmaps, etc.Ie receivedno packagesor letters by express,nor anywires sofar as I know. Neither did wehave e telephone. Tothe bestof myknowledge, noneof us received anymessages whatever while we lived in Buffalo, HawYork. As far as I know, theonly place that Charlie had everbeen shot was , in the ankle andthat happenedsomewhere Oklahoma. in theonly bullet scars thatRichetti hadwere onthe neck,and Iunderstand received he those in Oklahoma. read theforegoing statementwhich consistsof five pages, '_92 -1 ?- l7-9 *'facts relatedtherein aretrue. »g.§;'a¬ J -- _1' *1;'*-~ Signed!Baird Ross ;¢¬.}"a . .1 , 3 -.- Iitnese. ' ' 92 e e lr_ .3.-sq; i i 9. e C C 'e ii >- .. .>;92-._. - _ - r:l.92f-;_' - - _ xii; _ "_j,7§'¢-?_~.ii_.';i*1ie following signed statement and supplement!-1 statement .- obtaI_I_:__'e d Juanita Floyd on November l8 and 8.1, 1934, respectively: ' :4 "11- ' P I ';;-¥* ""J?§;.e';;T s ' "Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, - -- ' -_ L November 18, 1934 92 This statement is made to Special Agent John B. Little of the Division of Investigation, U. 8.. Department of Justice in the Federal Building at Oalahoma City by Jlmnite Floyd, age 26. I first met Charley Floyd right after he was released frcln the Penitentiary at Jefferson City, Missouri, in 1929. I mt him at J the home of Mrs. Ash in Kansas City, Missouri. My sister Rose was | married to Wallace Ash and I was visiting my sister at the Ash home C at the time I met Charley. My maiden name is Baird and my heme ie in Kansas City. Shortly after I met Charley Floyd we were married. is were married on Lia:-ch 14, 1929, at Kansas City. I do not recall the circumstances 4 of our marriage, the place where the ceremony was performed or the name of the party who married us. Ia lived in Kansas City until sometime the following sinner. We lived first one place and then another. Charley was dealing dice sunewhere on 15th Street in " 1 Kansas City at that time. . Sometime that summer es moved to Pueblo, Colorado. We arrived there one night and stopped at a rousing house. The next morning, May 9, 1929, we were arrested for investigation. I was given 30 days and Charley was given 60 days. I got out of Jail before Charley and went beck to O Kansas City where he met me later. Is stayed in Kansas City until October or November when we name to Sallisew to visit Charley's people. In Kansas City Charley continued I -.r to deal dice and never had a whole lot of money. We stayed in Sollieaw . _ I E -._-V _. ~ e e _ {E 1 ue at eome anell town near Kaneae City on the way. 'l.'hie w ._;;}f_-'?i_v._1,;;_£ -;: V' 1 eat: right after or right before Roee'e husband, Iallaoe Ash, I -~ . We went to acme town in Kentucky that wee eloee to the * I .4 ' » 92 ,_r - r-. rt-.~-_ r a r" - -.__ _ __1:. bankweerobbedthatwewerelatertriedinoonneotion-;,fj§Z¬'.iiT§,§ ?,;,,".""- ,'if-;:_»;._" !;_=,-,1_','- 3 t H Kentucky the four at ue travelled up through Ohio etaying fir '' .- ... 92 et one tourist camp and than another. Bill and Charley had sane pietole with them at that time but no diet guns or machine guns. About April T or Hay, 1931 we were in Bowling Green, Ohio. The four oi Ill were jumped up om the etreet by local police who told ue to Get cu or 5 1 or eomething similar to that. Ihe only thing I remember wee the offioere pulling up in a ear and ocmnanding ue to get our hande up. The next thing I knew I wee in a hoepitel. I wee ehot in the head ad have a soar there at the present time. I later heard that Bill Miller wea killed on thie oooaeion and that Charley got away. Rose and I were ~ . taken to williametown, Kentucky, and charged with eome eort of conspiracy _.~ in eonneotion with the robbery of a bank near there. Ie were aentenoed to three years eaoh in the State Penitentiary at Frankfort, Kentucky. We were there about ten monthe and were then released when the eourt of appeale revereed our oonviotion. 92 : 1'1 H We returned to Kaneae City after being releaeed Iran Yrankfort and I joined Charley in Oklahoma about two weeks later. Charley was running 1. around with George Birdwell at that time. I wam't with Charley all the Hin-. time, I just eaw him from time to time. I went to Eerleboro, Oklahoma, and etayed at the heme of Bradley Floyd, Charley'e brother, for awhile .., on a visit. I eaw Charley i rc|n time to time then while he wee with !.r~ George Birdwell. A-.. After I returned to Kaneae City from Bredlwy'e, Charley came there. Thie wee e ehort time after the bank at Sallieew, Oklahoma, wee robbed. b -92- I only wee with Charley for one night on thie ooeaeion. The next time I new him wee in Toledo, Ohio. Thie was in the fall of 1933. I had gone to Toledo and met my wieter Role there. Ie had been living at the Toledo Hotel and on Cherry Btreet and at other plaoee. Ihile we were living on Cherry Street Charley Iloyd eame around. He had idem Reeohetti with him. I knew idem only by the name or Eddie and have einoe learned that hie name ie Adam Raoohetti. they told ne that they wanted ue to go with then. They had e Chevrolet ear at that time. They had a machine gun with than at thie time. I had previously eeen Charley with a gun that looked like thie one down in Oklahoma after I got out of Frankfort. may also had a pietol with them, an autcnatio. _:. A75 _ ,§_hat ia my eieter Roee and I, left Toledo with Charlie end Id - *-~_..___' "=. j-Chevrolet ear during the month oi October, 1.933, and went to i .. .1; __'?_$_tIl'k. This wee either the month of Ootober or September. I - 5-,'_ jhe machine gun at thie time until we got in the ear. Ihen we a ? 1 7'_ Pin Buffalo we rented e furniehed apartment at {B Eighteenth '2. hr the name of George Sandere. Eddie and Ron rented the -' '' I which wee number 82.1. Ie lived in thie apartment until October of 193-6. 1 . _ 1 -v 1 '3]; 4 ' . 7 E S. 3 u , ,;>'i -we lived in Buffalo, Charley and lddie would leaveand be . J 5; always "QIhveral had daysenoughat a time.to moneyThey getneveralong mentionedI don'tbutwhere know theywere wherethe I-T; __-,-,_I "FEE; ' id r money. There was no indication where they would go on these~"* if i tripe or when they would be beck. I don'tknow where they went on ii these occasions. Charley and Eddie apparently disposed of the Chevrolet in Buffalo because I never saw it after we got there. In October of 1954 we decided that we would leave Buffalo. The boys asked us if we wanted to go home andwe said yes. They gave us each somemoney, I had about $200, and Rose and I went down to buy e car. We stopped at a oar place on the way down town and bought s Ford coach. We both talked to the salesman but Rose signed up for the oar. I do not remember what name and address she gave in buying this car. We took the oer and returned to the apartment. Is bought the oar a day or two before we left Buffalo. we left Buffalo, the four of us, Rose, Charley, Eddie and myself, o the morning of October l9, 1934. Charley and Eddie took turns driving the car. Charley carried the machine gun between the front seats of the ear. Early the following morning we had a wreck, before daylight. I think Charley was driving at the time. Ie had run into a telephone pole. I. The wreck was near Liverpool, hie. I went into Liverpool to get e is wrecker. I figured we would get the car fixed up and pick the boys up ,.. at the same place later. Ihen I got back with the wrecker the boys - were goneand Rosewas with the car. The boyshad taken the machine gun a with them. Around noon we heard that soeone had been jumped up by I officers near town and I figured it was Charley and Eddie. The car was - ,. not fixed until nearly dark. Ihen the car was fixed we started for I Kansas City. Ie figured that it would be of no use to try to meet Charley and Eddie since we were pretty sure that they were the ones who hadbeen Juped up. we had heard in the garage that afternoon that one of the men had been captured although we did not kncw who it was. Ie arrived in Kansas City the day that Charley waskilled in Ohio and ¢; then I knew for certain that he was the one who had been jumped up near Liverpool. Is had hadno arrangementsto meet anywhere elseif anything of this kind happened. - I stayed in ianses City overnight and caught a train for Sallisaw. I was in Sellisaw for Charley'sfuneral and have been visiting with his relatives in that vicinity ever since with the exception of a trip to Kansas City with Hr. and Mrs. Putman wholive with Mrs. Floyd. Ihat was just an F _ - "'1'- -ight both trip. atMrs. Ihile Floyd's I waswhen on thiswere we trip Rose takeninto came custodyto Balliswby Agent ando we "F"? __ 1 .4 add -.- givision' Inveetigatioof November on I934. 15, :;;Eé 3 LL ~_. -;{.f; :5 ;--.;;; ._-i_ ~ '.lite 9' read the above statement which consists of three typewritta;¢},3~ l <92 K l'andthe facts related therein are true. This statementis m!Qw*jK;-'_ without any threats, promises of immunity, or other meansof coercion.i 3. Signed! Jaunaita Floyd i c -9- i .;- -w ep--Q 5 !i - 4 _ - I ,' 0 - 1 1'é} " , k > "9'A0 _ ' I 3: e;1 f ' 1" i vi-'?§-?? .1?i* . * e g ¥i¢""8.Be Hell L1-til! , 1%,:.;;;~:~ Special Agent,Division of Investigation, " * U. S» Department u Justice, Oklahoma City, OK]-B h@l e ' i " ' ""' _ e "Oklahoma City, Oklehme, November Bl, 195 . - $ STA:riME!~Fi M JUANITA FLOYD ¢ 1, Q I, IuaniteFloyd, makethe following statement to SpecialAgent John B.Little of the Divisionof Investigation, United StatesDepartment of Justice, in the Federal Building,Oklahuna City,Oklahoma. '.l'hie- statement iesupplsnental toe etetementpreviouely subzmittedby me :1.i == to Agent Little on November 18,1954. - The personthat I have referredto as Charlie Floydie the individual ii. who haebeen ocmmonlyknown asPretty Boy Floyd. I don't howknow PP Charlie happenedto oall at the Ash hcwnebut I understand thatthere was eomeonein the Missouri StatePenitentiary atthe timeCharlie wee' there who recmnmended himto go to the Lab h l e The pleeewhere Charliewas dealingdice inKansas Cityafter hegot ' out of the penitentiary was in a pool hall on l5th Street, the name, location and the proprietor thereof, I am unable to ltete. The only individuals whosenames Iknow withwhen Charliewee ee- quainted at"the timehe weereleased frcmthe penitentiaryin Kenna City wereJim Bradleywho heneinoe beeneleetroouted; lie!Ldvett when we bothknew, Charliehaving livedwith Texin KeneaeCity right after he wasreleaeed frclnthe penitentiary; Denny Sieehen who is now deed, frequented thenah homeand wase friend ofCharlie's,aieehen being e bootlegger;Billie Howard,e bootlegger and gamblerwhom law I only onoe, wasan eequaintanoeof Charlie's end whois nowdeed; Eddie Dickey frequentedthe Ashhome andwas inthe penitentiaryat the wane d- time Charliewas there;Hethen Kingwho I knew bythe nameof Bob wee in the penitentiary withCharlie in llieeouri and isnew confinedin sE. f Q10Penitentiary Columbus,at onOhio the same repfor which _; ta lie washeld inToledo the at timeI new Lin there» .;" ,1 1 lithe observedthe photographs of individuals by the name of Be "whole andCavella andI em unable toidentify themea everbei "-!_i__;_ 1 mrlie Floyd,or of ever having seen themmyself. 1- } T Q .Q, . I .- 5' 92 . I hi - I 92 .- '. "- - 3-... - _ 3.;;--==a"*-..+.;-=-=-. - -.-r. 41-: _ ._ ,,. . - -" -,..- .1,-J.-. J 3; 5 -= plnow, .. - it wee received caah. in .' - __;-___;_~__ -- ..'~f;',,'-T."i'-i*=';_~--ii" ied. sf:-"2 '_ _'_..,,_:_. y ' T'§';'. :"' ta -h-~|=. .; ' -I.~>4"1;"%theoi time the Eeneae Citymaeeecre wae I in'192olado, and" Ohio .4 --1:' ct - it only through readingthe paper.I never, at anytime, '-.*~f.',_-;=.»-, _ £3 ? | . Charlieor Eddie refer to the KaneaeCity meeeacreor mention e.nyth£§ §if f"?-,..~. about it. Eddie weealwaye quietand eeldcmeaid anything. O1ierlia._ff._;'='_ f~="'' - o wouldat the time hewee readingdetective magazineeremark that'a § lot of people gotbum rape but never mentioned anyparticular oaoae * 1?-i* .- Iith referenceto the u-1;. taken by Charlie andmu. at the timeea '.,j_~'_.,~;'~;;:§;-he-;_*. .l:. were livingin Buffalo,I wiahto etate that theyonly wentout thne ' or tour timee that I can recall. They never mentionedwhere they went 92__'__ on these tripe, when they weregoing or when theywere caningbaoke I ' know of no contaote that Charlie Bloyd had while he wee in Buffalo, Haw _ g. York. i -I 5; _;;- Ie never received any mail except replies and anewere to advertieemente, nor did we ever receive any meaeagee byexpreee or telegraph. Ia had no ' telephone. Ia never did write hcmewhile wewere living in Buffalller " ... -t' g. 1 i Theonly vieitor we hadwhile reeidingin Buffalo wee aman and hie wife and babywho lived near ue by the nameof Letteri {phonetic}. Ira. Letteri wae a beauty operator and they vieited ue only on one oooaeion. at that timeCharlie Eddie and therewere we and haddinner played and Iardle~-92 we told the Letterie that Charlie and Eddiewere gemhlare.The kid: *1: :": ij= would nail at the door for food andother hand-cutehut no other vieitore ' ever caneto our apartment. Charlie never aneweredthe door to Iy knowledge but Eddie answered it on a few ocoaaione. Ihen anyone would knock thoy _. . __ . would goto anotherroan butI never aw than pick Q e machine gulll_Ivl'_;.-;§f.= }_? act apprehensive. _ A ~ . In my etetement dated Novanber18, 1934I mentionedthe tact that wehalf _=_-_j.~, an autowreck nearLiverpool, Ohio. I nownnderetand thatthie ie last K" E Liverpool, Ohio. Baa garagewhere theoar weerepaired waea place that '_.. _~= i wee openall night and weeeituated on a hill from whichyou oonld lea what I believed to be the downtown eeotionof the town. Ihen we left .,. £'_ . -1 the garagewe told the menthere that we weregoing to 0110030. _ Q The onlyeoare ever I observedon Charlie Floyd wee on hieankle. never did obeerve anyold eoara on hie back andthe peoplewho dreaaed,=';_=-; I him in the morgueat Sallieaw never mentionedeeeing anyold learn. . 1 I - - .92:;_:'P»:_'-;_5.: 1 i -92 .. =£1eforegoing eupplementaletetanent eoneiateof twopagee §_which *7- h'eve¬-Qxil.. ,_;.,.-'5}-_and read the taote related therein are tme. - -.;,,_:.7 _ _ P .--»_1.; ,__ va ' k__'_" .;, 5 -L'4i.r-,5, 1.-_-.2, .'. Signed! IeunaitaIloyd ..; __!,-_-My-; -V.-. ,._~.: -.. i Yitneeeea.Dwight Brantley, ..__; . ___|_= 1* .- .jl 3',-_-' { John B. Little, _ =_. __'-.,--; ,_ special Agents,Divieion of Inveetigation, ' If-,_92 2-:3 F-Y it. U | Vf - 92 . The original statementsare retainedin the files of the Oklah city. ail"- ':,In thecourse ofsecuring theforegoing signedstatements, -,__-,;;,;,_3_;T,'A_;_,; _ -,;_ were,so , '_; :'li_i§_-Irevenue " hscertsinwhile theconnections residingin Buffalo, Pretty of Haw Boy" York.ItFloyd is andtothe be poasi:.=1jhf%z-E3» no rev¢&J,|';h,';§;ffa1O,that-'di heigirls sclaimedit anyis believed knowledgeof theeverythatsource and effort !'loyd'eehould of made beRiche to . =__a'i'1L£l"*-, 5"v,-__ and the sourceof suchrevenue anin effortto locatethose individualswho I - W responsible forFloyd's successfulefforts in evading apprehensionover so long I. PO11 Ode On NovemberBO, 1934,photographs ofthe Baird sisters were taken by theOklahcma CityPolice Deparunent,and thereere beingforwarded theto Kansas City,Buffalo, endCincinnati offices,and theDivision, withcopies of this report,tee photographsof Rose Baird,_ twophotogregiis Juanita of Baird,and e group photograph showingthese twogirls together. Rxamination ofthe Ford car in question revealedthat it is e 1952 FordV--8 Coach,blue in color, motor amber lB--l400l'?,1934 bearing NewYork license platesnumber 9362-18,and a tire cover with theaddress "HiagareChevrolet Company, Inc.,1550-52 IainStreet". meoar wasequipped withDunlap balloon tires andtwo bmnpere.Minute inspectionof the car revealedthat it had sustained e wreckto the front end since it was purchasedinasmuch asthe paint thereon had been defacedand hadnot beenreplaced, andthat the fenders hadbeen ironedCute Inspection ofthe carinside andout failedto revealany infomationof value relative to the identity or contacts of the individuals whohad driven its 5 .., 1 -;. 2 -* The foregoinginformation wasfurnished to the. Buffalo office by zii wire, and the purchaseof the car by Rose Bairdverified at the NiagaraIlotor C ip Ollie 1,. Under dateof NovemberBO, 1934,e wire was receivedfrcm the .»E e Buffalo officeadvising that no Federal prosecutionwould behad atBuffalo with reference toJuanita andRose Bairdinamuuch asthe UnitedStates Attorneythere indicateda successful prosecution therewould beimpossible dueto the lack of knowledge evidenceor showingthat thegirls hadknowledge existingof warrants outstanding forFloyd endRichetti. 1110girls were accordingly releasedfran custody at Oklahoma Cityon November22, 1934. Both Roseand JuanitaBaird requestedthat their statements be treated instrict confidenceand it is, therefore,requested thatthe offices P of whclnleads arerequested treatthese etatanontsconfidentially anddeolino from revealing the sourceof the information containedtherein. mnmvnnrnbmms: _ __ 'J 'er».; ms amsis cm ; crrxce willrefer tothe luppldnentalstat ,- '~ ,5; Of .'___ hire,I -' dated November 21, 1954,and conductappropriate invest- ¢>I - rela §¬,.$heacquaintances "Pretty of Boy"Floyd referredto inthe fo -~i-._?- par ph--thereofan in effort to determinethe ccntecte of Floyd in Ksneeg: w .l »; 92_£92 and thepossible sourcesof money supplied tohim duringhis hideout period "M" Buffalo, llew York. cm I o '4 I E ~ 92 I THE CININATI OFFICE will conduct appropriate investigation _ln §_ at Iillllnetown, Kentucky, interviewing one Fred Harrison, an attorney whe;¬;;92-531 reprieited thesegirls at the timeof their trial there on chargesof ¢i§'{¢;~§¬ acceseer eeiinbank robbery, with a view to determiningthe eouoeof thetf7jTQ,¬¥4 t I- Ea-rt,1: money pai§ceivi wdnfih himas attorney'sformof cashier's fees.checks It is possible saneand thattraceof this the moneysource was t--jgr?¢;:§ ree.i;%__of _ i money'lay be checkedthrough Mr. Harrison. . - ';_ 9"" TH! BUTALO OFFIC3 will conduct extensive investigation with I o view to identifying Richetti and Floyd as residing at apartment number 821, o E 8 Eighteenth Street, Buffalo, New York, with Rose and Juanita Baird during the time mentioned in their Itatanente. _ ' _ - .* will conduct extensive investigations of the various grocery stores and other stores located in the vicinity of that apartment house in an effort to identify these individuls as having lived there during the time 1 stated» R 0 Will conduct extensive investigation of the rental agency or the I apartment housemanager at the place where these individuals are reported to have resided in an effort to determine the source of the money used in paying -. - the rent. It is possible that money orders, express or pdetal, or checks of i eoe kind may have been used in this respects -1. Inquiry ahould be made of Post Office authorities, Express Agents, -u and Telegraph Companies at Buffalo in an effort to detenmine whether any con- tact was made from outside sources with Floyd or Richetti through an of these agencies. - In addition to interviewing neighbors at the aprtment house for 92 I_[_ the purpose of effecting identifiation of these individuals, efforts ahould be made to detennine whether they had any visitors or whether they received é messages ofany kind through outside surces, in an effort to elicit infonnation concerning the contacts of Floyd and Riohetti. " . In the event the apartment abandoned by these individuals has not I yet been rented again, it should be thoroughly searched for any possible leads I relative to the contacts of Floyd and Richstti and their source of IOYBHHOQ Inquiry ahould be madeat all public telephone booths in the vicinity of the apartment house in question with a view to determining whether these phoneswere ever used by Floyd, Richetti, or the Baird sisters, and, if so, a check ahouldbe madeof all telephone calls made therefrom. o n I if-??i;_ Inthe eventsch hasnot alreadybeen done,the Buffalo otfieggilthl willBaird so o 3 detailedc;:1ma'tohave infonnation purchasedthe from Fordtheoar Niagara questioninKotor Company whererelativeto the Rollsill ;' _ this ' to the Baird sisters. 533; PENDING _ 13 - K__I,_u_¥______%_ _",_92__ __ _1_", _Q;Q1 - _ Fwy- ID ___, u____ 4Q AHR TH. ____ F___W_¢ __m _ __ ' __ __I iVI _'_I1I,_:|____92__;lifH_ __ ___ ___v__:i_'_.i _H __ :______ - J.ii3ji______n______u'_ %______1___:_k__A_____F $5QJM I_MK __92__ I _ _. 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J I Deer Sir, .1i There are being tranmittod under separate I [:3 .12 cover ong92;ing, l4 carat white gold, black and shite cseo ztwl set on eardonyx, together Iith one Verithin Gruen green gold iwatch, octagonal shape, 1? jewel, bearing number 496,692. These articles were taken from the possession of Charles Arthur "Pretty Boy" Floyd, at East Liverpool, Ohio. There is also being transmitted the'chain which was attached to the watch, at the end of Ihich is a fifty- »~. t cent piece. These articles are being foriarded by Air nail, Special Delivery, Registered, personally and confidentially. '0 > _~.-Ti Your attention is invited to the watch, particularly to the crystal thereof and to the case of the latch which immediately surrounds the Iorks. On both the crystal and the case there appear ten so-called notches, and Ihile I do not 2 know the significance of these notches, it is suggested that possibly they might have rererrnce to the nmber of men killed . V ~_. . ,, A . by Floyd J-=ui5 _e_._-n_____ u_& .'v1~~ L L _92T 1- I - -1; 92_ " -F 92 _ k; - v° my ' »:92:e-9:: cf .~92'¢='.w: . 92m92-92-Q NOV 2'2 I934 _ H. PLTRVIS, U. *.L'- h _ - HEP:mwc § ecial Agen .___i .- - n 4' ' _ mzc1 1934a 5 "92~.¢,~* <~D"W , _ ,_ __l__h._ , 1 _. _ H_r_W.___ _ JTi * TIIZKIIHM 1-.---q-.-.-"- 3 3 V Y 1| L|.*? W L? F'- . I EEIGII . * -_ -r_;'l.'?;_ 1. rm! 4]; a 0 M-k ."_ _ . _ 1 .-. ___._. .. -73 .3 _ . -Ha- -:r7."- -'_ -. W ,1-in 11- f . J " A, E;-;'- _92 . -'-Z-».__ Q. E 2 - 7- 2? '//.'; - :» 7- 5? . . _ _,._. . 1 - -fa Ir. Duke Sheep, R 5- he Inna-u cu; am, E ormm 61.0 llboo Bu.1.1d.l.ng, - I . g_ ml! T0 . 92'r . *1. I received your lattar mo1oa1.ng't.ho clipping m an diaappurmca or than Lzpllcatad in the I-aria killing, 92 anduiahto th-lnkyml1acn:~u1;!crpn¢1n¢1ttolI¢ - "~.. e 1 cuoyod mating you . stthelnyfloter -4 . ,_ . n _ ~ , -A 92. IL . F, : 92L92" i' 92 . Nathan . 1 olaon.... . OleIz..-..--- . Bnughman Chis! Clerk ------THE KANSAS CITY STAR. "'-°°""---"'- Ilr. COW!!!---~ DA] Lt ' SUB ' DAY '1'. L KLY llr. Ddwarde curmmr-:nnunslm; mu uv1=::~:||~w umcuuvrruu amnooCIRCULATION cmcuuu-um PAID-IN-M'792'ANCB490.000 Mn 5', ______am l.l.!UU vi-,i. -? 5U'B5CRIBF.H5 llr. Ha-'bO------WASHINGTON OFFICE n" Keith ___.....-. no An». lug. ""' Laitbl . -..---- wuuuuerou. n. c. ""- °""" llr. Schllrdor ...... Thuridly Hr. Tamm ...... -- llr. Tracy ...... -- , Hr. J. Edgar Hoover Dept. oi Justice Dear llr. Hoover: - Enclosed is the clipping on the 'idia:sappearano< or those implicated in the Lazia killing; I certainly enjoyed talking to you and llr. Purvis last night at the Ilayfloser. I hope Ie may again discuss conditions in Kansas City ; Ir. Henry JJ: Haskell, editor-in-chief or The Star arrived here today on his ray to New York. He is the Iriter or all the tine pieces en your work andthe department of Juetiee. He is anxious to have a res minutes with you later in the seek. I will oall yon in the hepo you can spare a tn minutes to one who regards your work as "THE" outstanding accomplishment or government in A tho last two years. Yours very truly; '/I Wevaq§"1~'><* <3¥--~ p'::.*?=s::, Star '92~'"'_'l 3,[email protected] Qqr -Q . mD_ a E nxvsmm , or, I-vi -__-~-=0" . ._ NOV 23 I934 H1- uov 23i934 J k,|.'}£ - _ 1- """ ' 7 |l -. " -,- ._-_ A - " n- . - .. ~ '_ ' "-'' r.--."'>_'._- 1 "_ " V '7 . - , . I ',I -" , --!' '_ J - ' " ,, . . . ___~ 7:: ,..-. _--- -_-2~-..--2" e-.~a.-.. .1 .-', ..-92 ---'._ -11 "'. '=.. ; " ____.7 . *-" _ -'-'=. ~-_,- " -.'' .-~ -__ <"..- 1 5__ ' r~.~,= -f";..- _- ' _ - .- _-_ . -.*-vii" ._ ,_ 1'_ . 1 sh-_.__1;_J__.;92'_ w-.|- v __eV --_v. ... ,": I -7,! ...- _._ --H__7 ___ _|92_V II 1* . . -3 .. M - J -_v-4 .,l_~'.. _,_A _ _ ~.. ,____.--_-- < .. V 1 . I v, . 1-, ; _._..92-_-~ -v-<_,_ 1_,g >- '-'-u v-ti- kl - V. _ -92 on-'* _ _ "w , --1"--- .,-1 _,=IE_ _ .~ _ I -_ .._-_-; ___*;f_ 92-.__ . . I -. ~-- -r." '»- -_.- , ------ -4__!~aq --_~ M . -- -- - . . .. --'~- .-»..._... -._-_-: _-_ 92,: ._. -:.-he111:9f? ." " -',= _=. "'~;_5. -_ - not-;;,::_-,--;1. -- ~--=<"-l" .-.:.r. _ '" 1:5- "92'-3 - " '5" -¢'"-M!--"'-= Y -"~=-T-'-~,2-'..._..I_'.-.a....;;992;:;;<,;:t-me.-.1-.;,,;;*-, ' - _.--:'-»'_-.-::, .-..-1:" - ' ~""- .- ...... g _ vb _ __: _ __ _ 2-_ - -. - - , ~-.-.-- ' :4 H X»-w 4. I -I r - .. .I. r :4-_; *?"?- -.-_;-'; f. -' I1 V . __ ' . . _._-s - r~ 92: _ 1. . A -1'[email protected].'-;".»."::, .-.1,-;._=.;.-.<,-"1 : "1 =1 : 1 l .-..-.;+_-_-_ 92>fa....:. :<_: -_s_- _._. K ___. _.. C s :3 _t; - . - 1- . 3...: 2* .'=_.___ t - Z . - H .L - ' .. .4>!. u " -.-- "157: "1 I . ...!'. . r_Lg-;.-.:;;23-w"" -....| -_ - . @- r -'"---v~_ ~< -.».-ea-1 . _;:=-I ,_-____ -.. . '~."-.. . - - _ - ee -=-1.!:- - -12:19: r.: .:;;-.---2-.:;=;...:.-_'_-:.*.. 15,... -....- . - 3 3- 1 1 . ' '. ---..-:¥,_..-_.,---.- .a-_~'-.'l._~.-l.. La _ ' . " -ri ;;; .:- '-=r-2---5:!"-' r. .. _ _, ._;'.. ...... ".4.:~ -..lr.-11': . .. . . Flllpllt, ..;. "~?i'*!.=: e§;;1;.-+:;,<-*92' -.»-.~=~ ~ . 1*---HI mi"-'- H-Q ._. . t=i-§-. l%§?=i - ;'>.-'2 . Is~ _, -~' "-" ",_}'"; '"*..1."'.'.',§,-."-,;.'_; ~;*';.- == '=_:- - 1. Answeredthreefold. lay, they II__l 192 '. ma a--.-.. : ..'. £?'w.'e-F heertthalfor abioodatonement er; l-4- . I ._. , .. . Johr&.azia's Iourfuneral montln an meta. um by earlymorale; as- '»92-.,' sassins a|_he lillllled from his at at the threshold oi hls Armour boule- E 1'92-ardhas apartments. beenavenged. jrevenge._ 1ttlu1awp1ayedapartu=uutwas it incidental and- pe- ;li.mlnary,a phase, however, tnthis it tangled story, interspersed with -ma- Lchlne gunblasts, thatthe recentfed-_ Heri-1 grandnu -near: jury _s-ought rtrr on to aI0'r._" delve into. The three 1.'nen_abruptly non" de I ceased, who chose the steps of the I Park Central apartmenthotel ll is l..azla s "spot," are named ln'word.s|.. that are quite speciltc, Ll very much unoiflctgz_ . I 1 Jae VG1-egory. gangster,gambler ' and racketeer. E E oneA {master arIc>'a1-ten.associate' Gregory. oi An Italian.a night club opera- tor known asr;I..lttie Nugie." "Little H1-I91. Irhnee friend: were told recen y that he was out of town " permanently." is named as the trig- Ier man, the one who movml the I machine'I'hethree gun acromstruck Johnwere I.llsla l ¬II ltpath. down a time. each caught separately and eliminated. so the word hes it. I It was at a pause in Iuneral services In a ower submerfed house, net heel: 3 from tree bordered sidewalks at Duty- riith street and Tracy avenue. that words were uttered that were to pur- sue the murderers oi Lazla. STIRLING Q ! IQ JVIINGIANCI. l Pallbearers and friends of the dead politician and Italian leader were taking a last look at their associate that mornlng, when a pman'svoice. lsurcharged emotion.with wasmm a -~ I bythose outsidethe loom. H | Boys; he diedfor you;<16 for aa- Johnnie what Johnnie would have H done-ms. tor Omenry you! - aelaedwas_ uma. 810.000;had bond obtained hit re- & . 1 i leaseMazujt I theIntheJustice basement courtnmtluof L4 is J.t the court ue. Rehadheenheld tthe | gene hospital sulterlng ho three bullet wound; received July lo on Forest avenue just oi! 'l hlrty~ti.rs; street - 1 I. 'I hefirst reprisal against Gregory J" would have been Iruitless, save that aue the murderers-lot- I:-n1i':|h. _W . II -Ill-ING car I'D!-THVBEANCII. i V politician andItalian leaderwere. O ll takinga last loot at their , lhat morning,when a woman : associatevoice, surcharged withemotion. waa ' l 5! thoee outaldethe room. v Pallbearers"Born he died andtor trienda you;of Q gagth_dead 0 Johnnie whatJohnnie wouldhaw" done for you!" . . Jack, Greeory wan memeum a $10. bOnd hadobtained re. Mm 1 I-he Justicecourt ortut J. Mazul in the basement oor at the F courthouse.He hadbeen held_|t the ; generathospital suiteringIr o threel bullet wound;received July 30 on , ;PorestItretl. 'qenue Just all Thirty-iiratl i would have'I'he_l lr:t been fruitless,againstll we that Gregory: reprtsai X it brought himto policeattention and1 caused confinementhis General in |hoopii-at witha nmahot fracture oi hie left leg. Through the police a i garggztlrst oi degreerobbery wan i ge against him. Alter three [weeks atthe hospital.Gregory urea; ion-signed in Justice court, bond wea- it madefor him md then] in legal .; .heorya free man,he was whisked} rom sight. . ' ! eunonr um:0 inn conrlssm.r ll It has beenwhispered Gregory; that 'drovedeath the carthe night Lana was assassinated. The enlargedstory now La that Gregory coniessedalter his post- arraignment seizure, implicating two others. -I Hi; story. la now relayed, ta that the slaying oi Lazia waa carried out under the misapprehension that it Ila to he paid tor, and that hand-_ ;so:nely. by a prominent Democratic politician. Oifioryis saidto hove jiound outhtmaetl thatthin II; not: ;true and the men who heard the -Gregory taleare themselvescon-| Jvinced this Democratic tactinnal; _chteitain wa; not in any deal nor in- any wayin imted inthe afsassina-l Instead. aa the ttory comes from, iriends orthe slainLula. theiingerl atward suspi.Ci0n MikelJimmieKLaCapre,in pointe by them to-; wit-_ neae before the recent iederai Band .JlI'!. anduntil ye -erday eicaelyj luuded in the county Jail here tori hie own protection alter twice escap- mening in recent whowere month: tracking thehim bullet! down. d i 'A nounor om: Iraotu. " L-aCapra'a virtuallydeath would? liquidate" the Leela assassinationII true the present whisper pn. tm-utulgto the; I and-Iaaia La-ail : aucoenor, plot. rtained against the wt he I Illlliicina Ttllianla -ion 7*'::E§£EFvc~4?J5ii i . r . , _;_._, g_.e>~' "3 _.4l ' ---5 7 - ~ | .7 - it _._...v.-_'_-...._ .- ..--.._..._;_ 4 ---.._.---.__ .-__ ~..-_.___.--f_i.._._p-_ ..;-an »'1.A.-n|l-L.'-as- _'_r*i | -. . .l'vl'a 'Il ----- i EDGAR HOOVER - F3DIRECTOR Q ' til"?- _ , :: 1'9'oon...... I ' Class -- I giaigimgJ1ss1i5amm' rrf ZiI..u.~;;;;;;I_._' - k /Ht la 5- §'P=1'h1""1B5 3lu= I==' chief m. ¢=.~"-¢".~.".~.----Clerk ------ .~ ' ma-hash 9 ' Q .cewi 9:iT.7---' ii . Edwlr l--- A ..» J i-- EAT/ps November 24, 1934 M" 5" "'{;"'"" Mr. Hl.l1!O------n N Time: 11:50 AM """ "°'u""""' "' , Mr.Qu!nn.z.Mr. L03!!! . ------Ir. 1- . rm-n i n y t _,,_,,______, LEEIDRANDUH FOR THE DIRECTOR "" 7 92- Mr. Cowley telephoned and stated that he was in re- ' 1. ceipt of a letter from Kansas Ciiy, dated Hovembe 21, 1934, uptransmitting there to the Division;portions that certain theretestigony was of a query thq grand s to in whether jury thqshole testimony should be copied, indicating that it is rather voluminous. Hr. Cowley advised that he thought we should have the whole record copied; that we did not know what angle this case was going to take; that Gill is working against l % l?92 * us; the Kansas City Police are working against us; that it will aid us in combating anything which might arise; that ?'.; there is uncertainty as to what the United States Attorney's Ii office will do, as it was a political question with then. I advised Hr. Cowley that I had not as yet received Q the letter he referred to but would take the matter under advise- 92 ment when it came to my attention. - Respectfully, -_J E. A. Tam. 4' /5,} »J 4, T:9 !T£C'_>?.L1LD&C |L92'u:;.921-JD ILL. -= '1= '9. 1+ N _.o I D _ /. - i|92'O".-"5-7 15" 4 . corms DES'1 1{Ui'b;L1 In ..T.£' I i