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Kansas City Massacre — Part 19
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= that ‘day Stdang a a Cuerrolet ‘eedan, ‘which Latex ‘proved’ ‘to te owned am
“* driven dy anton a Sere, -the ‘brother of Joe Bergl.: During te tare,
}. sion at Cloero, “the edoperetion of: the Chief 6 of Polley” Sulljvan was poor, -
/. Sullivan saking ‘the efouse.that he’ could;not b he hed not enough
. men. A’ few hours Later Lieatetent Johnson-ead ‘sergourk, Joe Healy ef the
_ Chicago Police Department and thie agent picked up the two Berg] brothers —
end Gus Winkler, notorious benk robber, who is their. brother-in-ler, end
brought them fn for questioning. at that time the Bergl brothers were -
show the photographs of Miller, Bailey, Rash and all other meanders of ‘his
. gang, and they positively stated that they had never seen any of the nen |
wr , Before. The only Bender of ‘the mob wich Foe Bere 1 atai sted mowing wes.
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een: $4 .
oor parse sGuiri,’ theAife of Frenciedy: eeatias, he te now
% m sacksosccbed, in the L gentiary,: ‘ane'g former “ascooiate ef
“"; Miller, 6 al., ta stili feteiving mail at the home of. her “parents, 33st
~) South OakLay..: venus, Chicago, Tilivoeis. The tracings indicate that abe ”
“4s requetting the PAil1ips Motel at ‘Kapees City, Mbawgurb ess 02 phil
Kate Barker, commonly called “Mother*, and mother: of Doe
-. Barker and Fred Sarker, hed a furnished apartment up until June 20, 1935,
_ with two men, apparently ber sons, at 110 Hans Avenue, Oak Park, Tlinote. -:
- sesociating with Mrs. Barker, who used the alias of Gordon et the afore 7 7 .
fF mentjonedt qdéress, vas one Helen Ferguago, true identity not known, «tio |
4 Lived in tiie rear apartment in the sane bouse. ‘Helen Ferguacn ¢etiecked “out .
Agt ber furhighed’ apartment on or about July 95,1933 ,Jand subsequently de 3
++ perted for St. Louls, Missouri. | Pridy to the atetasion of this port, the’ s,
facts relative to Kate Barker and Helen ‘Ferguson Were set out in a letter
for tavestigation at 8t. Louls, Hissourl, copies of seid letter being for-
warded to the office of origin and all ‘dnterested offices. It is therefore
" @oemedé not necessary to elaborate op hie phane ¢ of ‘she. » tnvestigntion 1p this
Lo . ‘on inguet 9, iss, 3 Lous Biaccy ‘plies Boe ‘Btacey | was , brought
4 to we ‘Chit cage Bivisteo office fer questiqning by Special agent John L.
}) ‘Madale end the witer¢ assiated by Diijncis State Police. H¢iwas ‘subsoqiontly
*- “Sekén into sustedy By’the United States Marshal and reuanded't ‘the “Gook County
- Fath ta default of $50,000.00, sharged ‘sith obstruction of jus .
, “epirecy had obstruct. _Juotiee. : ,
stacey was “questioned by eck’ Mbente’ frantiey, ‘furren, Nees
Medele, Baum and the writer, and he steadfastly denied that he knew Miller,
Nesh, Bailey, Keating, Holden or Phillips, or any of the Keating, Holden
and Nesh gang. He assumed an air of innocence and felt indignant whon he .
was pleced in jail. . ;
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