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Kansas City Massacre — Part 39
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” “or epproximately in October of 1953, Floyd was shot in a drunken brawl aa
Ruby" 8 grancparents, kr. end ure. He + Gay of, Aiken, Oklahoma of ee
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Ruby Floyd's former home ts at Bixby, Oklehoma, at which
Pplece her parents now reside, and a brother-in-law of Ruby, . one Chuck © ra
Tanner, lives directly across the river from Bixby, and fe a know: oe
hideout for Floyd. Another person to whom Floyd is very close and Es
more, Oglehoma, es ae ar Lare on oy whe dost 4
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1 hes been alleged that Floyd purchased a far at some” ae
unknown point in Arkansas for en ex-convict named "Sbhine* Ruek, which’ “oh.
farms is used as a hideout. It is also alleged that one LPS. Blackie |
Snelley is very close to Floya, re Hi deg ree tee te we
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Major Keans further stated thet he had definitely | ascertained ©
that on the night of February 15, 1634 Floyd apent the night with - ae
vith respect to Rose Baird, a “sister of Beulah,” who ‘a ars an at .
alleged to be treveling and living with Adam Richetti, it might be oe
noted that she was, at one time, living with one Mike Pitts at 2183 _
_ Independence St., Kansas City, Missouri. It should be further noted’ aN
that the Pitts automobile was used to meet Floyd in Kanses City during”
the pest sumer on the occasion of Floyd's kidnaping, Sheriff r Killings- oo
worth and driving him into Kansas City.
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It is reported by Mejor Means thet ‘Quring the past summer,
at a residence in Wewoka, Oklahomay that Eva Simpson, alies Mrs. W. Ae 7
Smelley, alias Urs. Blackie Smalley, was present; thet immediately <-* Pee
following the shooting Eva went to Kilgore, Texas, from which plece she . *~
' proceeded to Tillis, Texas, where she is now residing as Mrs. L. Fy
Cooper. Particular importance is ettached to this, in view of the fact
that it is rumored thet Floya is closer to Mrs. Blackie Smalley then to.
any other individual. - ores ae os vase a oe
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4 number of mail covers ‘have been pleced vy kajor Meens, end’
as 4 result of a cover on the mail of Mrs. Ruby Floyd, he ascertained.
that on July 17, 1933 a registered letter was received at the Post Office.
at Wexoka, Oklahoma for Mre. Floyd from Shreveport, La, under recister
No. 880, bearing the return eddress Mrs, C. No Westerman, 1144 Leander ~ : a
' Ste, Shreveport, La. This letter is in handwriting which, _Secording to.
Ha jor Neans, ie very similer to that of Floyas oe ” aC ge
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ost Major Moens further ‘advices thet the totiowing tracings are
believed to be of value:
On Februery 17, 1934 a letter was received, postmarked Los
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