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Kansas City Massacre — Part 14
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Mra. Shipman elso atated thet the man in question wore derk blue serge
trousers, well dressed, tan colored shirt, brown felt het. He was
neatly dressed. He also cerried a loaf of bread in hie hand, recently
purchesed from all appeerences. Mrs. Shipman spoke pertioulerly about
the peculierly sharp end searching eyes.
In eddition to the above steted facte, Mre. Shipman informed Mr. Ezell
thet she recognized the vhotogreph of WILSURQUNDERHZLL es being that
of the brother of B03 PRUSEILL, @ resident of Louieville, Kentucky, at
the present time.
In thia letter connection, lirs. Shipman steted that she ie the daughter
of one Joeyiichnell, a forrer convict, sentenced to the U. S. Penitentiery,
Atlente, Ge., from Frenkfort, Ky., «© year ego last Kerche McAnell re~
ceived a two year sentence but hea been out on parole for nearly a year.
He ig now living in the Clifton Heichts district of Louisville. kcAnall
had been convicted on @ liquor cherge,that of running a still owned by the
Bob Underhill, mentioned above. Underhill beat the case agceinst him and
since thet time, Mcfinell end Underhill have not been on good terms. Both
men reside in the same ndghborhood in Loulsvilie at the prosent time.
Detective Ezell continued to stete thet when hire. Shipman saw the photo-
_ @faph of Fugitive WILSUR UNDERYILL, she instantly remarked, "My God,
that looks like Bob Underhill. He and my fether were caught in a liquor
i ecrepe neerly two yeers ago. My feather got two years in Federal Court |
end Underhill best hia case". At thie point, Mr. Ezeil added thet Lirs.
Shipman hed not seen the photozgr@hs before and had not seen the name of
the man written on beck of the photograrh. She had no way of knowing who
the men wes unless she positively recognized him from past aseocietion.
As it happened, the photocraph was that of Wilbur Underhill, instead of
Bob Underhill. However, from an investigative point of view, the incident
aroused Ezell to action and he made plans to follow the matter through.
re. Shipman told gzell thet she did not know Bob Underhill's brother,
but knows Bod very well. She saya thet the photograph resembles Sob
Underhill very clasely, Her identificetion end unfeigned exclenations
in the presence of Ezell and Mre. Ezell speeks for themselves.
Agent questioned Mra. Shipman today in the presence of Krs. Ezell end her
husband, Detective Ezell. Mra. Shipmen confirmed the etatements ae made
above by kr. Ezell in detail. She is very certein of the fect that Bob
Underhill resembles very claely the photogreph of Fugitive Wilbur Under= —
bill. She eleo identified the photograph of Ed Davis ee being a very close
Yesenblance of the man who called at her home last evening and demanded
food and lodging. She referred particularly to his sharp, piercing eyes.
She admitted that the man frightened her to such anextent that she pulled
beck into the houge as fest es possible. However, her husband sew the
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