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Kansas City Massacre — Part 12

81 pages · May 10, 2026 · Document date: Jul 27, 1933 · Broad topic: General · Topic: Kansas City Massacre · 81 pages OCR'd
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ce a a ae er ate ee eer emer tell aaa alah ith hob Dani a @ @ = 9 = Criminal Claims to have served ea three year term which ws Record completed in 1927 at Missouri State Penitentiary, Jeffereon City, on a charge of embezzlement I have juet been informed by the Sheriff at Monroe, Michigan, that in reply to the fingerprinte forwarded to the Bureau on July 17, he has been furnished the eriminal record of this individual, which shows several arreste and that his register number at the Missouri State Penitentiary was £9556. . Further necessary investigation concerning the information received from the Sheriff at Findlay, Ohio, is now being conducted, and a report concerning sane will be submitted at an early date. fhe Sheriff at Monroe has rendered excellent cooper- ation in this matter, and advises that he will see to it that Shelton ie held in Jail beyond a period of thirty days if same is necessary. It may here be stated that Shelton denied ever having resided in Kansae City; also when asked concerning conversations hed with hie two companions, he claimed that only casually hed they spoken of the Kansas City massacre; that at no time had they ever made any mention that they hati participated in the crime. & copy of Shelton’s photograph is being forwarted with copies of this communication to the Bureau, Kansas City and Very truly yours, i. Lareon Special agent in Charge WLite Inel. ‘gc Kansas City 8t. Louis Chicago Oklahoma City rm rr nama rm ee er re oa “ps a A a An A ren tO ee mes Pn ne EE
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