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a - 4 ~ an - as ry a 7 = Meee ot Mam ar pt gay eat pee rmcl a mm A neaie ng t elee ae SPECIAL aGENTS Fo Jeo LACKEY, and PRANK SMITH, of the United States Bureau of Investigation, Who ean be reached through the Kansas City Office, will testify to the above details of the apprehension of Nash and their travels with hin fron Hot Springse Upon the arrivel of the Missouri Pacific trein at Kanses City, siesour; et the Union Station at 7:15 A.M. June 17th, Agente Lackey and - Smith, accampenied by Mr. Reed, were met at the train by Special Agent in — Charge Re Ee Vetterli and Special Agent Raymond J. Caffrey, of the Kansas City Offiee of this Burean. Police Officers Hermanson and Grooms, of the Kansas ‘City, Missouri, Police Department, were also present to assist in escorting Naeh from Kansas City to Leavenworth, Kansas, The officers escorted Nash through the concourse of the Union Railroad Station at Kaneaa City upon — . arrival, and on to the plaza in front of the atation to a point where the’ Chevrolet Sedan of Special Agent Caffrey was parked. The attached map of the Union Station Plaza shows the rele- tive positions of the autamobile of Caffrey with reference to the station end the positions of the aspassins. Prisoner Nesh wae first placed in the middle of the reer _eeat of Agent Caffreyts car with Police Officer Reed on one side end Agent lackey on the other, However, shortly thereafter ae change was made and Agent Gxith took the position in the rear seat first occupied by Hash anf prisoner Hash was placed behind the steering wheel in the front seat of Agent Caffrey's care Officere Grooms and Hermanson and Special Agent in Charge Vetterli ani . Special Agent Caffrey had not at that instant gotten into the car, Caffrey walked around the front of the car and was in the act of opening the left door, while Messre Vetterli, Grooms and Hermanson stood in a close group on the right side of the car (West). At that inatant there was a comand . from ap uninown voice “Put ‘em up*®. Mr. Vetterli saw a man 15 feet diagonaliy in front and to the right (Southwest) with @ machine gun trained on Hermanson, Grooms and bim, erouched somewhat behind the rediator of another car. Almost . at the instant the command “Put tem up* me given another voice said "Let tem have it, end machine gun fire at the officers began. There were killed by the assassins: Special Agent Raymond — Je Caffrey; Chief of Police Otto Reed; Police Officers Grooms and Hermanson . and prisoner Nash. Agent Lackey was severely wounded. Special Agent in Charge Vetterli and Special Agent Frank Smith escaped without injury, ei though Mr. Vetterli received a elight sting of a bullet in the arm ~ Ballistic analysis of the shells and dullete found in the bodies of the deceased and wounded and picked up at the scene of the shooting was made by Mr. Merle Gill, Forensic Ballistician of Kansas City, Missourle It wae found that Agent Caffrey was shot through the bead with a bullet to