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Form No. 1 THIS CASE ORIGINATED AT Kangas City Hissourt . . See 86 -_ . REPORT MADE AI} 7. ves “ad | Oklehowe giv - Okle,,, Frenk Sawyer, confined the Okie. State Penitentiary, Mealester, | Okie. states that’ he hae not seen or heard of “Doc” Barker ‘since he (Sawyer) escaped fran the Oklahoma State. Penitentiary, at whic _ tine, Searker wae aleo an inmate of thie inetitution; Sleims he ~ |‘ does not know Fred Barker, Oempbell, ‘Kerpis or Davies. Geclines -. _., apy knowledge or ‘parsteipante in Kansee City, Massacre,” oe oe os . "REFERENCE Letter. trom Lenses ‘City Pivision, prtioe, “grt. Pebraery, my ‘1004, i” ope - eat we ee ee en wat om aca tae aan Mf cae tt nor BETAIL3: Frank Sawyer who ie confined ‘in “the Oklehone. State Penitentiery at =cAlester, Ckleahona, steted that he casually knew "Doc™ Arthur 3arker weile he was confined jn the Oklshoua State Penitentiary in 1930; _ . oe _ that during that year, he (Sawyer) eeceped from the Penitentiery, and . that he has not seen or heard enything about "Doc* Barker. since thet * Gime... Sawyer stated that ‘he did not know Fred ‘Barker, Volney -Pavie, Alvin Kerpis qr Herry- Campbe}1," Fé stated -that hei had no knowledge of” phe participate in the Kensas ‘City Massacre. Ee. further. stated thet | “ehen he -escaped from the Lansing, Kansas Penitentiary on Memorial -Dey- in 1933, he was in company with Hervey Bailey, Jim Clerk, Bi Davis, ' Bob Bredy and Wilbur Underhill, at which time, they kidnaped the Warden of the Lansing Penitentiary.’ He stated thet he left these men at. Jey, Oklahoma, where they rejeased the Warden the day following the break. He further atated that he then traveled elone, ant was later captured near Chickasha, Oklahone in the early part of June 1933, and ’ returned to the Oklahoma State © Penitentiary, where ha ia serving a life _-sentenee on a nurder charge. Me stated thet he hed met Vernon Milisr , _ at @ *Joint™ on Tropst avenue i@ Kansas City, Missouri is June'1930; |.’ 7 thet Veynon Miller was introdueed to"him by Harvey Batley. “Banyer. would not go tate doteiie concerning verious underworld connections dn. = : we wis oe : ne ae feo ag eas by go TGR Ay oi; “tes a Ts, ines ¥ x Sey Bde yet we Lot ek ob: wa Bot esti.ct fa Bes Mad LE Se Ba ee. So cr whee we Teens woacan’. ee i oR . RECORDED AND INGEXED: ronwanoey Ver Lf m A rica AdOrr / + fr a . o = BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION CMECKMED OFF: . COPIES OF THIS REPORT FURNISHED TOy 6 1934 A a { { {0 ’ . i. E-Div tetas MAR - TRCKETED : 7 2700 Pt co ond L |