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Kansas City Massacre — Part 8
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." peyolver with short parrel which arm was fully loadeds Mre Bean advised that woe
this pistol belonged to Esther Farmere It will be noted that Chief of ©. =
‘gli of the dresser drawers, trunks, Talises, closets, etce, were searched with |
.@ particular view of obtaining letters, memorandums, photographs, etc., that =):
@be telephone book found in the residence was carefully searched for memorangums, -
fhe following dnvestigation vas made on July 12, 10955, by Special Agents Re Be
Bee te
Pursuant to instructions, Agents contacted Constable MacConnell, who resides at Be
Neosho County, a few miles south of Joplin, Missouri, for the purpose of search- —
ing the home of Herb Farmere & search warrant was obtained throug) the #0 ee.
Prosecuting attorney, Le De Rice, at Heosho, Missourie a te
At the home of Herb Ferner the only person found was Harvey Bean, sho advised :
that he is a grandfather of Esther Farmsre 4 thorough search of the house and
all outbuildings was made with the permission of Mre Beate An automatic mB,
“gauge Remington shotgun was found bebind phonograph in the living room which
aes fount to contain one sell in the chambers containing #6 shote The magazine
waa omptye In a dresser drawer in the front bedroom was found @ Colt 8 -
Detectives Portley and his officers found an automatic pistol at the time they
raided Farmer's home on June 17, 1933, which according to Mrse Nach and Herb. =:
Farner was the property of Frank Nashe a ot oan tay
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gould aid in proving Farmer's friendship or acquaintance with Vernon Miller or .¢*
other suspects in this cas¢s Several smell memorendum books were obtained and ©. ve
prought to the Kansas City offices Some of these pooks contain various 90 wh
addressed and telephone pumbers which are not being set out herein, but which ~.
will be given investigative attentione — ; bee : weds ~ sree
however, none were founds & sheet of paper was tacked on the wall immediately .
cover the telephones which contained various local telephone numbers which Agents |.
were able to recognize as the phone numbers of the grocery store patronized by © |
- the Farmers, the phone number of Frank Vaughn and other locel relatives of the --
Farmers. The only notation on this paper appecring to have any significance =.
4m this osse was @ notation, a8 follows: 220 Gth Street, Coffeyville, Kansase
Bo telephone number wae given, Thies is possitly the address of a tailor shop. -
wich was or possibly still ie operated by Esther Farmer*s father, Mre Mercer, oy
4m which business Berd Farmer has alleged he has or aid have an intereste =
She Cadillac sedan of Herb Farmer was found in the double ‘garage near the ‘houses
This cer 18 approximately one oF two years old, bes @ black body with yellow, a
wire wheels, It bore Kanses 1955 license pletes #1032160 The sutomtd 11s was ee)
searched thoroughlye However, nothing was founde The other sive of the garege
-. gap wacant except for farming and household {implements which wore stored therée
mae m
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