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Kansas City Massacre — Part 18
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“and thia agent's report deted dugust Sth, pege 5O, wherein vere set
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. Referring to page 7 ef Agent frainor'e report, re
July £iet, in which mention is mate of @ letter dDeing received at Hot ...-”
. Springs, Arkenses, for the wife of Fugitive Gelates from the American — a
- Manager's office, disclosed thet Mre, Miisebeth sie e sfockholder 3-
‘of record of the americen Tel. & Tel. and thet her lest dividend obec a’.
Tel, & Tel, Company, Hew York City, faquiry of Mr. cahevae of the Assistant
Galate
Was mailed to 107 Harrell Street, Hot Springs, Arkenses, and thet ‘the. :
seme was returned by the post office to the company for the reasea -.~2
thet the present eddresse of the adéressee waa unknown; that the compel
hed requested the South Festern Bell Telephone Company to meke on ine...
westigetion in an effort to lesrn the eddrese of Mre. Geletes but bed
not heard from them es yet. ‘There was pleced on the company's records
@ notation to the effect that the New York office should be notified ae
in the event Mre. Gelates furnished the company with her presen} eddress
or should they learn of is is aay other manner, A searob of ereconisa 7
disclosed that ‘Fugitive Geletas ie not « stockholder rot Abie cbupeny. |.
Referring to , agent freinor's Feport dated sens goth
forth facts with respect to the mob of Newark, N.J. who were at Hot =~
Springs, Arkensas in February, 1935, agents Turrou and Tracy interviewee
Captain Heller of the Newark, N.J. Police Department after reeeiving
edvice at How York City that he wes relieble. Captain Heller séviseé ~~ .
that there were no mobe or gengs operating in Newark as the Police BDe-
pertment keeps then on the run st all times. ds to the so-called ae
Aongie mob, it was stated that they formerly did frequent the Riviere 5
3
_ Hotel in Newark but they de not operste in'Nework in the eummertine. eo
at all but confines itself to Asbury Perk, Long Branch and other ecestal-”
cities. 4s to the names of thoes who comprise the Longie mob, thie ;
éata could not be secured, 1¢ being stated thet 1¢ would only be a guess.
Agents requested Captein Heller to make a check of Ben Richman, 86
Johnson Avenue, Newark. Bichmen is apparently a nexber of the Longie —
mob but be wes absolutely unknown to the Police Department. He was —
one of those who were in Hot Springs in February of this year. The —
detective'a zeport set forth that Eicimen has lived at the above eddress
for three years, ie S5 years of age, aud reported to be e bootlegger. =
.Fhet ie ell the information contained in the detective’s report. Agent f
Anterviewed the colored superintendent of the epértnent house, in which.
Richman resides end be stated thet Richman hes lived there for three —
yeers end has oe five room epartment eni peys $75 « month rent, eleeye
in cach; thst the building is owned by an attorney-et~lew semed Bell -
who has offices in the Kenny Building, Bewark. The euperintentest -
stated thet Richmsn is somewhat of a mystery to him and thst he believes
he ie mized up in the beer racket in some way. He seid thet Richmen is
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