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Charles Arthur Pretty Boy Floyd — Part 01

17 pages · May 12, 2026 · Document date: Jun 17, 1933 · Broad topic: Famous Crimes & Fugitives · Topic: Charles Arthur Pretty Boy Floyd · 17 pages OCR'd
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the arrivel ef Sash aad the peaee officers sho wre assigned to esoort aad guard his. Jhat, with the effieers, ms to a. rive at the Siem Statioo is Eaacas City by trniz sad ms to d. thereafter transferred to sn astomobile parked aeress tbe Street where be would bs takm to the peaitemtiary at Leavenssrth, Eraens. Prenk Dash was coeorted by the Hend of the Fi'. Eanas city Qffies, tegether with cpeadal Ageat Bayuomd J. Caffrey, tws other represetatives af the YsI, iad otte Moe Chief of Police of the Mealester, Cxlahoms, Police Department. Police Offieers I. I. Grooms and Frank Kormanson of the Kanses City, Missouri, Police Depertaent, wre also gire isportaat posts of aseiganmt for thie transfer. Frank Sash, wpon being reneved frem ths trais, ws isnodiately taken to the caiting automobil. of Special Agent Caffrey shore he ws plaoed is th. Left 'front cent in.order that the effieers mdcat cesupy the resr seat. At this isstant two Special Agemts took posities ia the rear seat with Caief ef Polic. Otto Meed. Police Orfieere Qrooms and Hermnaeon together wdth ths Seed of the Foi's Kaneas City Otfice, wore standing am the right side of Agmt Caffrey'. sutomebile during the tine Specisl Agent Caffrey ws walkiag srom-d the oar prepsrstory to etering the driver's sest. It .s whem Agent Caffrey apprenehed ths left door of this automehile that the thres asmscins Supriced the cfficere from a point in front o! and aboat fiftewn to troty feot to the rest ot the automohile. Taese sen were cbserved carrying sacbjne goms aad other weapons and is approsching the automobile showted, *wp, p.' An insteat later ths roiee of ome of the gunmen ws benrd to my *Lat 'u bwe it.* Iamediately - fjllade a gwfire oeme fron the sonpoms of the attaokars. Shots were fired fren th. fremt snd fren all cides ef Ageut Caffroy'. cnr. Felios ocfieer. Groonw sad Kermsssen sere instmntly killed js the yoeitiems thay stoed. Cief at Pelios Otte Jeed ws alm. instantly Killed. sT4 yezoqW Py #TM 4q p*p@on 47azams sm 3oo3y oe0 back, and be ms comfiaed to bed for severel mouths. Speeial Agemt Caffrey ms Saetastly rilled by s btlet shich paaeed Hrectly throgh hi. heed as be stood beside the car. Th. peisoner. Fraak Bash, -s alw Killed by a xisdirected gmset that eatered his skall, thereby defestixg the vey pwrpore of the couspireey ts gais ais freedem. The cther Special Ageat eoeaped injwy.
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