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Kansas City Massacre — Part 19

220 pages · May 10, 2026 · Broad topic: General · Topic: Kansas City Massacre · 220 pages OCR'd
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e © cneries 3. Shank 1 were, “ontined ta that alt ‘tegetied ‘eat. within ee nano “sf 7 a 001) block, end bed céatinnous opportunities to see ‘ead to talk with each ; Be “other, From the Jell records, Deputy Sheriff Gilday advieed thet Floyd =: was received at the jail fran the Toledo Police on May 29, 1930 and ree os Leased by removal to Ohic State Penitentiary on December 1), 1650 . escaping en route to that institution, That King was received from ry Toledo Police on May £9, 1950 and released for removal to the Ohio State . Penitentiary on Desenber 11, 1850 where aow eonfined, That Schenk alice | Shank was received from the Toledo Police ‘on May 33, 1930 anf relessei for ~ _ Fenoval, to ‘the Ohio State Reformatory, Mansfielé, onic on Decenber 17s 1950. 3 ‘a. “ ¢ os "J. Feeney, Superistentent ef Sesorts, ohio Btate ‘Ponte: ~"benttary, ‘Wanaftelé, Ohie was interviewed and Ke stated thet he recalls ‘Charles Sohenk alies Shank very well, ani ‘that Schenk had been a trusty # vi : for a time while confined in that institution but had been reduced to the ty “fenks from trasty for immoral relations with another prisemer.. That _ he recalls Schenk as «a prisoner who liked to talk ea lot anid was known as a *hot air bag" given to exaggerations and was wrelieble in thet sense ot the word. Mr. Poeney afvised ef the following reeords in that insti- a EAE ee tution: Received December 17, 1950 from Lucas County, Toledo, Ghio, .. i ‘orims of Arson, minimum sentence 1 year, maximum sentence 80 years, = cose cao .. Place of birth Bismark, Jllinois, porn 11/6/01, rece waite, military (*. >. 4 pocord claimed served in UJ. 8. army in 1920, honorable discharge 10922, eompleted Sth grade. ety ocoupation anto mechani, height sng,” a Weight 158 pounds, paroled 0/10/32, and present address 405 Comercial | . Street, Denville, Illincis, The following cosments appear en the offense a for which convicted: May 25, 1950, erime of Arson, 1-20 years. States be wae working for R.R. Express Gompany at Toledo, Ohio and went into the garage to a eapboard for a scratch pad and struck a match and dropped it between the partitions and went on his way to work. In a fow minutes the gupboard burst out in flames anf ren up to the roof. Tote) damage $50,000- Plead guilty. Mr. Feeney farther stated that Schenk was tried ay the . le, :"Reformatory Board fer Imiibral Relations with atother: prisener @°, RE. 9/17/31 end given 100 days additional tine and 84 hours in the coreottonal, _ ‘9011. Pwo ‘photegrephe were obtained ef Schenk frem itr. Feeney, which | uf ms _ are fervaried te She Bt.'doute ° offices: A third copy was obteines from | . ;_ the * Telede Palige Department ont a ae oes, Feteined as = Detroit file, | Special Agent
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