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Kansas City Massacre — Part 34

153 pages · May 10, 2026 · Document date: Jul 26, 1922 · Broad topic: Prisons & Escapes · Topic: Kansas City Massacre · 153 pages OCR'd
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-f Se re ree re Be sary te ae atated “oat. he: ‘would: ‘peeled, tq" nosiet: “{'any Wanner. Bosetbie an ‘ent ‘case; that he does not iciow Galatea’ ‘or Pat’ Sturney,\\ He give’ reotis as ¢ally. ‘the, same. “dnformation to" “agents ‘gouserning. Janes he Beach has: he did ‘to Agent Roterta, adding thet Beach ts a waluable: eearoiee tt 7 sbhe railroad, “is well Tiked, 1 more. $F logs in politics, very. talka-% : ive;. “is confidential aiid ‘mysterioua’ “about thitgs..to, meee “fo: aust ry should | be attacheds-: that ‘he. does. ‘hot. bel Leve- Beach’ to . BOF think that Beach’ would. ‘deliberately. diviige. dt," bat, os ‘he. ee - " absolutely unable ¥o ‘Keep: ‘a secret, :: He stated that’ Beach has, ‘deen ‘married twice, end hag two grown ohildren by his firat wife, ‘a‘son ‘at: _ ' the University of Alabama, and @ daughter attending some giris* school .;, in the State of Alebama; that Beach 16 a. brother-in-law of John Kelle are (his” second wife being, Kelley's” sister}, a Sergeant of police ‘on the. .. L.& N Railtoad, a6 is indicated above, and’ that’ olley ¥o orks junderhis a } supervisions. thet frequently} he hag “hed Kelley 7 wor ing .. 2 ce "on cakes, nd wheri-in that city. he stops ab. the- home won ree Poach; thee." a _Eelbey is absolutely reliable and “¢rustworthy, has an. enviable. ‘record “as an officer, and he knows that he will be willing. sa “work: with the | atten sient rainy pone midene tre On Foun ae Cc ‘ohn ieiiey we was x iatscviswed is in” a ‘the “office ‘of Ma. Steele’ at Montgomery, Alabama, _ He etated that James came Poe Beach is his brother-in-law, having married his sister, Carries 4° ‘eo “thet, they! are riving. in Montgomery; that, they; “have ‘pne ehitd’ eléven. or twelve: veers of “age, . and that krs. Beach is. now visiting in ‘pouthen wctalebama§ . that’ he does not imow Galata but does know Sturnéy,. who ¥. * ie making his homa at the Besch residence, and that Sturney is hot in." 7 any manner related to the Beaches or the Kelleys; that Beach's ‘gon ‘at. °-2 the University of Alabama ie a friend of Sturney'ta, and that on ote = “occasion he heard James Beach. relate that the son hed been around’ a. grea deal with Sturney, who when in the University, ‘received @ “good allo} aneé every month, approximately $150.00; . that Sturney had deen nice; -_ to Beach's son, and that Sturney on ‘occasions. before he left the. Unis. ; versity, hed visited in the Beach home;,; that. Beach. “related. that Sturngy. told him he had’ to leave ‘the University on account} Of:the Tact that he was. not receiving hia’ allowince; “that dt was, through* “the friend at “of Beach's son and Sturney that. the: latter edina to Montgomery. to ake 72 his home in the Beach residence; that James Beach finally obtained ip Eee wg Sod for’ Sturney, with the aie We: ian on a Project. at Maxwell. Bisid a near: Sis _ Montgonorye Pte “ae OMe Vag Le . Kelley stated that he had heard Janes ‘Beach relate. . that Sturney*s step-father had been exceptionally good to him {Sturney) and thet the step-father was in some trouble ‘on account of the shooting aes oe ee en re <- ~
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