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and advised that he obtained this money from his cousin, Sam Kozberg, on August 5. Sam Kozberg was later taken into custody and advised that on August 5 Barney Berman at his request, gave him the-twenty-- five $2o bills, totaling $5oo, which he had deposited. that on August 3, l933, he was approached by a man who gave his name as "collins" and stated that he wanted to buy some Iiquor, and that he, Berman, referred him to his associate, "Kid" Cann, who sold Collins 125 cases of whiskey for $5,50o which was paid in bills, a number of which were of the $20 denomination and which had been identified as part of the Urschel ransom money. Berman State Bank and purchased the cashier's check for $l,8oo and stated he was accompanied by clifford Skelly. Berman's associate, referred to as "kid" Cann, was later identified as Isadore Blumenfeld, who advised that on August 3. 1933, a man came into their office at the West Hotel in Minneapolis and talked to Barney Berman, who referred this individual, known as Collins, to him; that he consummated the deal for 125 cases of whiskey for $5,soo with Collins; and that he turned over the money to another associate, Clifford Skelly. Skelly, upon interview, told the same story as that of Blumenfeld and Berman. The above-named individuals, together with the parties arrested at Paradise, Texas, Albert Bates, George R. and Kathryn Thorne Kelly, were indicted at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on August 23, 1933, on a charge of conspiracy to kidnap Charles F. Urschel. All were in custody except the Kellys. On September 30 the jury returned verdict of guilty against R. G. Shannon, Ora L. Shannon, Armon Shannon, Albert L. Bates, Harvey J. Bailey, Clifford Skelly. and Barney Berman, and a verdict of not guilty against Isadore Blumenfeld, San Kozberg, and Sam Kronick. Peter Valder and Charles Albert wolk had previously been discharged by virtue of a demurrer to the indictment against them being sustained. On October 7, l933, Harvey J. Bailey, Aibert L. Bates, R. G. Shannon, and Ora L. Shannon were each sentenced to life imprisonment, Armon Shannon to 10 years probation and Edward Barney Berman and clifford Skelley were each sentenced to serve five years. On September 4, l933, Harvey J. Bailey, arrested on the Shannon ranch on August 12 and who had previously escaped from the Kansas State Penitentiary, escaped from the Dallas County Jail at about 7:l0 a.m. An examination of Bailey's cell, Iocated on the tenth floor-of the jail, disclosed that he had escaped by remoying smuggled to him together with a revolver. Bailey's freedom, however, was short as he was taken into custody on the afternoon of the same day of escape at Ardmore, Oklahoma. LO