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Kansas City Massacre — Part 4
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7 =." attorney Emory. It was learned from Brandenburg that most of the *:
‘Confidence Men take their batks at the Maurice Bath House. ‘He advised
that the manager of that house would not give any information. ‘Branien-
Durg is an o]g acquaintance of his, however, and promised the writer
that he would attempt to "pick” hiz for information regarding the mob
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Porter Austesl, operetor of the Yellow Ceb Company, Hot Springs, / .
_ avinnsas, a friend of Brandenburg, wes interviewed in the latter's presence.
He formerly operated a gambling joint in Hot Springs but is at odds with :
' the present administration. Austeel related that when he eame to his»
office neer the White Front Cigar Store in Hot Springs about lunch time
/ en Friday, Jove 16, 1035, be learned of the arrest of Frank Hash. “Bis
" (gaid that he learned that Gelates wes in front of the cigar store when ..
. Mash was picked up, and thet as scon as the officers left with Reah =:->:
-‘Gelates left hurriedly for the City Balle 9922.3... 055
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woe - hile he was gone Joe Scott, a police officer, having heard
_. @f the alleged kidnapping of Hash called at the taxi effice and fro °
, there telephoned the Police Station. Dutch” Akers answered the ‘phone.
_ ~ and when Scott related there had been a kidnapping in front of the Ehite ©
_... °. |) Yront Cigar Store said "For Christ's Sake, get off this line and stay :
“"l- } epee, Banging the receiver en the book. It is the supposition of Austeel .
ta: that Gelatas was in the Police Station reporting the arrest of Mash -:
at the time the policeman ealled. At any rete, Galetes appesred a few =
Minutes later driving his red Ford Gonvertible Coupe, and eo few minutes
7 .. - deter passed by on Central Aveme driving toward the Airport road with
£7. "hie wife, Nash's woman ani 6 small girl. Shortly thereefter Duteh®
ry. " ". akers drove up Centre] Avenus in te Cadillac Sedan belonging to Galetes
Ke was followed by Chief of Police Joe Bakeland in the latter's automobile
‘A fow minutes later Chief Wakelané and Akers passed by the tazi stend :
“going to the Police Station in the Chisf's automobile.’ About two hours
‘) |, deter Galatas passed by the taxi stand driving his Cadillac’ Bed te
“<" “§eward the Park Hotel in Gelatas' red Ford Convertible Coupe. He bas
:-, Rot soon either Galatas or bis wife since theme |... Lies gear ae
ac"<. mAb. atese, who Se in the eign business at Hot Springs, &
Past Mester of the Masonic Lodge there. . He advised that he is invests :
gating Galates as the latter succecded in gaining admission to the ;
= ‘Mesosio Order and local Masons want to throw him out of the Lodge
‘g “2: gp paid that bis investigation revealed that the true name ef this =
an: Y @ndividual je Richard Tallman Geletes, alias Richard Sheriden, elies <=
oe: > Pritebard Sheridan; that Gelates bes a police record at Columbus, ‘Gbie,
for precticing the “oon” game. He said the fingerprints and
waren ast Fy . ’ ~ Ree
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