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Kansas City Massacre — Part 24

249 pages · May 10, 2026 · Document date: Oct 23, 1933 · Broad topic: General · Topic: Kansas City Massacre · 249 pages OCR'd
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62-4949 of bragging eround there es to what @ big shot bis boss is emi through another colored chauffeur with whom the Silverman chauffeur is frien he expecta to locate him and will do whet was requested. at the office of the New Jersey Bell Telephone Compeny, BKewerk, H.J. the legal department furnished e@ photostetic copy of the application for service. It was learned that the Silverman's telephone at the ebove addresa is Orange 23-0910, ia non-public, end listed in ~ the name of A. Silvers. The information secured from the legal depart~~ Eent was second hand; thet ie, it was obtained from a report made by. the branch office at East Orange, H.J. to the legal department of the — telephone company. Under the heading Credit Information wes originally written "4. & PF. Trucking Company, 36th Street, New York City, pert — owner.” He listed as hie other address, supposed to be his business eddress, Lefcourt Building, Newerk. He aleo geve the name of Kessler & Keesler, attorneys, who ere at 9 Clinton Avenue, Hewerk. As o refer- ence he gave Essex 53-0830, which telephone number ie listed in the naze . of one Shaw, @1? Chancellor Avenue, Newerk. The application was made on October 15, 1953 and the telephone was put in on October 1éth. From the report made to the legal department it would appear that the Orange branch office of the telephone compeny had some trouble eetting setisfectory references and apparently learned that there was no euch trucking company on Séth Street and telephoned the office of . Kessler & Kessler and they advised Silvers was a part owner of the Champion Trucking Company, 158 West Séth Street, New York City. This information wes written on the card with the name A. & P. stricken ont and the word “Champion® inserted in lieu thereof. Also 158 Weat was placed in front of 36th Street. It will be necessery to intervier the manager of the Orange branch and also the person who took the application to secure further evidence along this line. From the New Jersey Bell Telephone Company wes - secured a list showing 911 toll ealls made from Silverman's selephone and this list follows; . Date Nunber Called 10/19/33 Lafayette 3~9429 H. Schwartz, 283 Kingston ave., Brooklyn, NY . Lackawanna 45209 Abe Chait, 156 West S6th St., H.Y.C. ba Eldorado 5-7712 International Union of Gperating Engineers, Za e e 10/19/33 Trefelgear 7-7040 Custom Built Tire Corp. of anerice, 161 West 64th Street, New York City - 15 «
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