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Kansas City Massacre — Part 39

158 pages · May 10, 2026 · Document date: Jul 15, 1953 · Broad topic: General · Topic: Kansas City Massacre · 157 pages OCR'd
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Mine ownership and the icentity of the persons driving same; that the identity of the persons entering this residence 1s also ascertained. _ . ssa end thus far there hes been no indicetion that Floyd bas visited at: ss." ‘this address, He stated that be immedletely wrote to the Kansas City i‘ / -. | Police Department for _photogrephs of women. who sre associates of Fioya * +. "and received Bo reply to this letter; thet hie department ‘isrsever : - gételved™ cooperation Prom. ‘the? Kansas City Police Department end res aR. . eBitly found Tt” necessary to call upon the | Missourt State Police t to: eet a ‘artest’ a Huser OF Individuele in Kensas. City who had Targe quentities. wot. _of stolen mercHatdise in their possession after the matter had been. eae reported to the Kansas City Police Department personally by Chief of ' Police Connery, He steted that he desires to obtain information as | ~ soon as possible as to the identity of the women associsted with ‘Floyd ¢ in order to determine whether there are any of them in Quincy. He 4 further etated that he would like to have a more distinct photograph © Ea of Floyd then the one which appears on the Identification Order of 0°) 0-7 Floyd. He stated that within the past few ‘deys, four men boarded a trad ‘their destination being an unknown point in the State of Oregon, efter - visiting at the home of varie Poe; thet none of these Den was Floya. ee ae owt beg oot Chiet of Police ‘Connery stated that he “Antenda to eail upon * Betty Gilbert at Mexico, Mo. to determine whether he can obtain informe- ~ tion from her regerding tke whereabouts of Floyds" ee TG . oe ceo Ab Gontrelteg Tbe oe inp ar rrr: The writer interviewed Chie of Police Ma on S14, ar with - reference to the allegation made by BY with reference to the supposed alaying of Fre Barker: A” and Ciyds hamiica, with aliases, in the vicinity of Centralie eppro- mt ximately sizty deye ago. Chief Sligar advised that although he has ue numerous contacts through underworld characters in Centralia he hed re-,- -. ceived no information that such a sleying may have taken place, that no 3 3.:.° bodies of unidentified persons have been found in Centralia, end that to °° | hie knowledge none have been found in the immediate vicinity, and forte that to his knowledge bo gengsters fron Detroit or x Gnicago. had recently been in Centralia. ” ee . area 2 Bee eR, an Chiet ‘Sitar stated ‘that three ‘or four months’ ago ‘the ‘Sherttt - . at Carlyle, Ill. hed reided the home of one ‘Scrambler ‘i112,’ former, Shelton“? "-gangster, who is now residing at Wamac, Ill. and that to his recollection : two men had been taken into custody at such time, Chief Sligar advised % 's that this particular instance is the only one of recent occurrence ubich might in any way be connected with the information obtained elleging the on slaying of Berker and Nimerick. tt
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