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Kansas City Massacre — Part 2

130 pages · May 10, 2026 · Broad topic: General · Topic: Kansas City Massacre · 128 pages OCR'd
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HEBRON LAWRENCE J oe | _ ° ? Fg a ne ee . LAWRENCE & CARTER ~ bin7 i . ATTORNEYS AT LAW re DEPOSIT RANK BLOG. : tee ae TOMPKINGVILLE, Ky. .- June 1th, 1933... Mr. J. Edgar Hoover, Director, Department of Justice, Bureau of Inventigation, Washington, D. C. (PERSONAL AND e CRORED JUN 271933" | mae NED Dear Sir:« E I read in Sunday's paper about thé‘mrder of the Special Agents and other officers in Kanaas City, and was shocked to learn of terrible tragedy. I trust, however, that your Agents may be able to apprehend. the killers within @ very snprt time. I believe some of should get in touch with gz r) \ Cherryvale Kansas Bank robbery, he was our confidential informant and gave us the information that causd the. apprehension and conviction of one Robinson,¥ Hamm, and AV others who participated in the robbery, and also caused i) us to recover more than one hundred thousand dollars in bonds. Of course, I can't remember all the names of - the defendants (subjects) but kmow that Robinson was victed and, perhaps, Judge\West of Kansas City Kgnsas and a Dr.\Safford from whom we recovered several of “You will find the reports from the Kansas whom I worked on the case. Would be disclosed to the underworld but, after a great i: deal of hesitancy, ‘gave us the desired information. | a . COPIES DESTROYED 848 AUG 25 convicted, Hamm apprehended in Miami and afterwards con: the bonds. a 21 oo . fel - ‘ _ » + at ; a tee » at ried . ~ Zz woe on aS . = . a : - eat we G yt : ~ ofa toe : “oF re es vy oe a3 ‘was not prosecuted. Other subjects were one Dr-fZeller |”. City Bureau Office were made by Agent. John Keating with - _ | gr rere would not co~ — 3: a - operate with police as eared that his activities. So
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