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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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boa ay “. ” 4 , ra inc sang ee ‘Snetea : ‘heir questioning of Sampson on the ebove referred to occasion | ~+ 3 7 t they got in their oar and drove beck to Macon; thet upon their errivel ©: Po et Macon they received e telephone call to immedietely. Feturn to Elmer fae inasmuch es two Kansas City detectives hed arrived upon the scene in an ~- airplane for the purpose of questioning Sampson. “Sheriff Williams esteted ~ ’ that upon, receipt of the above information he end Telbdot returned to ; -' Sampson‘s farm at Blmer where they found te ‘detectives examining ements “Tt. machine and interrogating him along the Lines which Willies and Talbot a oo ‘aad previously interviewed him. @beriff. William wee uneble to, furnish. Mt * gent with the names of the Kenses:City Gotectives bh however, : “he steted ¢- | that. these men were sonvinced, after questioning Sampson, thet the fatter . “ccc "We Sheriff further stated thet the car which Samson has the above ree - ferred to plates attached to is an old Ford touring car about 1926 or 1929 model, | oF “was éorroborated the above statement of Sheriff Williams. agent elso -Aavolved in thie cease.’ After tarefully . ezemining these’ documents we. 7% 2: Talbot ~eavieed that Tet ‘Sempeon Ap. not one: of ahese mee... wat - os Ti é Pa ~ tn : “agent interviewed Mr. :. ‘Ie Murrey, proprietor. of T. 1. wurrey . and Sone Pharmacy, Elmer, Mo. Mr. Murray is a man epproximately seventy |. yeata of age and has resided at Elmar virtually ell of his life. He atated v. he had a wide ecquaintance among people in that community end that ha is — Sort . | intimately scquainted with Mr. John Sampson who resides on e farm epprozi~ 78, mately three miles west of Elmer. Mr. Murray etated that he has know - i 4°. .<° Sampson for approximately. thirty-five erat that _Sampoon isa man of @x- ; ; . care Hoellent reputation end ig not ‘the type of = person who wuld ve fnvolved ¢ Bes, lin the Kansas City. mascadre. Be further atated that Sampson is @ Ben who ©: 1’ 1.2 seldom leaves bie community; that he does ‘hot think ‘that Sempeon has been , a awey from B)wer ‘for over two or three days at @ time in his life; that he an ie e herd wrking farver,: attends strictly to business, and that he is post mo ih wt at we Sampson hes ho ‘tinderworld sonnections. Murray forthe? stated that: - - Sempaon hae a brother who ie approximately S4 years of age end ie at the present time employed as ea physician in the Penams Canal Zone. © Agent exhibited to Mr. Murray photogrephs of all eabjects ine "S$. pearitt éihad further ae that’ etter Ce ana Syapot eons | . oe : iS” had nothing whatever to do with the shooting end that « mistake had been) =” bee «made in taking down tho numbers on the license plates of the killers’ ears sae "Spek eet ee ser oe Se "Agent interviewed Deputy Sheriz? Relph 5s RaKee Of Macon County, -- exbibited to Mr, Talbot the idqntification prders of all. the qudjects”.. ’ Be om ae -_ = * : ae a
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