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Kansas City Massacre — Part 30

189 pages · May 10, 2026 · Document date: Dec 11, 1933 · Broad topic: General · Topic: Kansas City Massacre · 189 pages OCR'd
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a OBO ae ie sage a | | his opinion he had seen the man “and that he haa been there | a month or. nore ‘ago calle ing a few times for his mail, Mr. Lawes could not remember any names ‘in connection - With the man and @ careful search was mate fora forwarding. address. under the known nates of Galatas, without result. # -Agont: Left’ Galateas*nime end ‘alfases | ve - Lewes sith a ‘Fequéat thas. he’ ‘notify ‘the Cine iniatt ftice immedi ately of 1 BY ee eae OS On Yororaciton ‘She Gelatas hignt be. ‘con tacting “John Runer. or ‘night, ‘te vith him in Indien epolie, Agent: matstained €: surveillance: ‘ag 1921: fh Bard ing > . end the ‘Bdgewood Avenue address which is located at Stop 8: ‘out Wadioos Road.’ No : . “? @ne was at the Harding Address on Thursday 12-7-53 ‘hor were there. any. ‘care on Bége- "goods About 7: OO P.M.’ ‘Agent called agein at Talbot 2161 “and. the ‘woman enevering the . .. telephone stated she sould pot dgént in touch with’ *Jobn* by ‘having him: call within “lo minutes, Agent ‘was calling under a suitable ‘pretext ‘and demurred to having vohn ealls The women finally. stated that John could be reached at Drexel 6199, : ~ sgent. - , § inmediately proceeded to. ‘the home of Yrs, Gy: ‘43 Doan ‘whe. ives’ acress. “$he : ‘treet. " from John Rumer, whois known as hill dn ‘that "seighborhood, . “She stated shat. Tea had come do and- sabe had poticed him. go’ “dnto the house but saw'no one with him She informed Agent ° ry ‘on previous occasions. that ma. ‘one had ° ‘been ateying. at. Thitl sp oe “place all Sumer except his wife end young daughter; that the only stranger he “hea *,/ geen there was on Sundey December S,, 1933, when ehe noticed early in the morning a. ': Large oar beck out of Thill's driveway. snd «few moments later Thill: followed ‘in his _ ar and Doth ‘drove away at a repid tate of ‘speed. She described the car as being a “Sedan that looked about like the one Thill is driving which is a Cadillec V-8 Sedan, bearing Ohio license #6020. Agent noticed Thill'ts car in the driveway but-.no other car was erqund,. Calling at 1614 M. Herding, Agent waa informed by itr. end Mire, .. .« -pndereon that Just. ebdout dark John Rumer had come: thers in hie cer with the Ohio’. -License but no one was with him. ds Mr, Anderson hed seen some of the people. raise _ Bort Rumer's place last Sumer” he ‘Was show ‘a photo of Galatea and stated that he ea : :.@ould not recall: anyone thers Pecognizédle from the photo or description. sdesord- * Fhe dng. to these interviews, John cane’ in alons -en 1897-33 cofing” first “to Bert's place ‘and then going on ‘home, “The statement in reference letter 1s in error which relates “thet three men were seen 0 eave the car and enter Thill’s cottages — fe ghee Pog Ee gy Yriaey 128-33 Joba lett ‘in the morning ‘alone ‘eccording - to wes, 2.) Doan ‘ena his ear did not return until 12-9-35 (gaturday) about 11:00 A.M. shen Pe. was observed by Agent Malone and the writer eoning South on Madison Roed with .a_ Women in the car with him. They drove at e rapid rete of epeed ‘and later the car’ _ _ was observed: ‘at his heme, © Agent arranged with ireé oan that if a atranger shenld at -" pe eas “De seen about the premiges or a etrénge ar that she should. ‘immediately, call. PSE Ez ss is impossible to maintain a close surveillance {n this neighborhood as. there. are bat” ; a small group of ‘houses and ét Mrs. Doan's, neighbors drop in frequently. © “Bp ito ‘the ae ; ~ present time Sgont hee observed no dndicetion that there is anyone with Jobb, Rumer; Soe BS Mra. Doan atates that she will quickly find’ ent either: ‘from ebaervation ‘of trom i “the aeighbore at ‘any one houta conte Sheree On Be fo ° However, to obtain more direct , information Agent called on Mr. " Bugh qhompsos, Principel, Edgewood School, where Lila Thilli, 11 year old daughter of John Thill attends. He agreed t to talk to the girl ina general way as to who
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