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Kansas City Massacre — Part 40

151 pages · May 10, 2026 · Document date: Feb 24, 1934 · Broad topic: Prisons & Escapes · Topic: Kansas City Massacre · 150 pages OCR'd
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ee Te ke = _— Mr. Bessie, Manager ‘of the Bake Sil liam on Field, Mail ‘address _ Midwest, Wyoming, stated that Harry Campbell worked under him for’ 2. @ period of about four years, but Campbell originally came from aan Oklahoma and appeared to be a@ decent sort of young fellow at the . o time that he first cammenced working for him. During the period of - hia employment under Mr. Bessie, Campbell become what was known as — 4 "pumper® at the oil wells, an employment not requiring any great amount of skill but necessitating some experience, and involving .-- an elementary knowledge of the principle of machinery. During the period of his employment under Mr, Bessie, Campbell injured his right leg very seriously, and apparently thie injury hes resulted ine perceptible limp which may atill be apparent. It is three or four years since Campbell was employed under Mr. Bessie's supervision, and he was unable to submit the name of any other fellow employee of Campbell during the period of‘the latter's residence at Midwest, ._| who was still located at this city, it being noted that the conditions of business at Midwest at the present time are no better than fair, and that meny of the former residents of this vicinity have moved | - ~ elsewhere, = = — , Mr, Bessie, who bas a fine reputation in the community, state: that he would make inquiry to obtain further pertinent information, and upon receipt of the same, would submit it to Postmaster George Nance for transmission to the Salt Leke City Division office, He stated specifically that he would andeavor to locate Campbe!1'a enploywent record, and if possible an application for employment, which Campbell likely filied out prior to his connection with these oil wells at Midwest. ot While Harry Campbell was at Midwest, he alse hed a brother similarly employed, but the brother of "Harry Campbell left Midwest at the same time that Harry left, and the brother apparently went to some community in the northwest section of Uteb. Mr. Bessie also stated that he would endeavor to ascertain the identity of that Community, and the given name of ‘Harry Campbell's brothers aw moe aT CASPER, WYOMING. ; ~ Internal Revenue agent Holmes, “whoe office is ‘Located - in the Postoffice Building, stated that né recalls Harry Camobell and thet he had occesion to see him frequently some years ago, {nas:such as Cempbell was employed as 4 driver of a bus operating. between Casper and Evansville, a community about three miles distant from the center of Cespers. Holmes having ridden thet bus on many occzsions, He stated that he had not seen Campbell recently but that if he is able to obtain any informetion concerning the latter's whereabouts, he will communicate the same to the Salt Leke City . Division office, -2—
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