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Kansas City Massacre — Part 23
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The ebove inform&tion asa to talephone calle made fran the
Royal Palm Hotel to Chicego was immedietely furnished by long distance telephane
to Speciel Agent J. J. Keating of the Chicago Office, who later reported that
none of the above numbers has siy significance in this case.
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pea re On the efternoon of 10-31-33, Mr. “Hier of the Telephone Comp my
eee at ; Detroit informed the writer that according to a further search of hie records,
Sey Chicago telephone number Long Beach 0800 (Sherone Apartments) had been. called .
: °° at 5:09 P.M., on 10-28-33, by acme party ‘at the Seward Hotel, Detroit, telephone
i. - Trinity 25800; that thie party had cetled a Mrs, ". Fs Willime at Long. Booch
. By long dis tence telephone, the writer ¢ was informed by deont
Keating of the Chicago Office that on 10-30-33 Vivian and Bobby Moore alias |
Mrs, J, A. Harris had, together, secured Illinois licensee for an eutanchile -
under the nene of Mra, J. &. Williams. Agent Keating did not at the time know
ef eny other party nated Williams who might be living at the Sherone Apartments.
Accordingly, immediate inquiry was made at the Seward Hotel, 55 Seward Street,
Detroit. Information was procured fran the auditor, ZeJ. Rork, the call in 7
question had been made by 6 man, 50 years of age, gray hair, heavy set, who.)
had regietered at the Seward on 10-26-33 aa Willien J. Williams of Chicago, _
end who was still oceupying room #911, Mr. Rork further furnished information .
that on 10-28-33 this party bad called Long Beach 0800, Chicago, and on 10-20-33
had called Palisade 0662, also in Chicago. Mr. -Rork further stated that a ~-——~<
second call on 10-29-33 had been made by this eame party to Chicego, telephone
Hermitage 9555. <A further search of the records of the Seward Hotel revealed
- thet this guest, Willian J. Willies, had on 4-6-33 occupied Apartment #526 __
_ of the Seward Hotel, and in connection with the rental thereof had executed a
pequest for a monthly rate, in which he had furnished information to the ef-
fect that he was President of the Williams Products, Inc., of 920 Firat National —
. Bank Building, Chieego; thet he resided in Chicago at 2637 Logan Boul evard;
‘that be kept an account in Chicago with the First National Banke Since the =~
' @escription of Williem J. Williams in no way fitted that of Vernon C. Miller,
or other Subjects in thie case, and because Mr, Rork, the auditor, and the
day clerk on dity, both failed to identify the photographs of any of these —
Subjects ag Mr. Wiliiens, further action at Detroit was delayed until this . .
information had been furnished Agent Keating st the (Chicago Office end checked. -
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At 6:10 P. Mey on 10-31-33, ‘gout Keating ‘telephoned the writer,
at Detroit and furnished information to the effect that Williem J. Williams hed
no connection with thie case; that he has resided with his wife over a long -
period of time at the ‘Sherone ‘Apartments ‘in Chicago and that it would, therefore: : .
Hot to unusuel for him to have called Long Beach 0800, *xea tite: stated, however, -.
Aa thet Willian J. Williace was not listed in Chicago Directories as President of the
ost Willians Products, Inc., but was known to hia informant at the Sherone Apartments aa
Seid i, an inventor end as not being connected with Vernon Miller, Accordingly, this
ot angle of the case was disc mtinued.
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