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Kansas City Massacre — Part 30
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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
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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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