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OCTOBER 15, 1935 (REVISED MAY, I984) GEORGE "MACHINE GUN" KELLY, ET AL; KIDNAPING OF CHARLES F. URSCHEL On ll:l5 p.m. on Saturday, July 22, l933, Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Urschel, one of Oklahoma's wealthiest couples, were. playing bridge with their friends, Mr. and Mrs. Walter R. Jarrett, on a. screened porch of the Urschel residence at Oklahoma City. Two men, one armed with a machine gun and the other with a pistol, opened the screen door and inquired which of the two men was Mr. Urschel. Receiving no reply, they remarked "well, we will take both of them." After warning the women against calling for help, they marched Urschel and Jarrett to where they had driven their car, put them into the back of the Chevrolet sedan, and drove rapidly away. Mrs. Urschel, in accordance with the Attorney General's advice to the public, immediately telephoned J. Edgar Hoover, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, United States Department of Justice. Special Agents were sent to Oklahoma City, where an extensive investigation commenced. At 1:00 a.m., Sunday, July 23, l933, Jarrett made his way back to the Urschel residence. The victims had been driven to the outskirts of the city, where they had turned right. on a dirt road parallel to the 23rd street Highway and had proceeded northeast to a point about twelve miles from the city. After crossing a small bridge and arriving at an intersection, they had. put Jarrett out of the car after they had identified him and had. taken $so which he had in his wallet, warning him not to tell the direction the kidnapers had gone. He stated that after he was released the car proceeded south. After the kidnaping became known, numerous letters, telephone calls, and other leads were received, many of which were anonymous, indicating possible leads. All had to be followed, ExADAd although few were of value. Leads of this nature were developed xc AD lnv Exc AD LES simultaneously in all parts of the United States. Asst.Di. Adm. Several days elapsed before word was received from the Crm.inv kidnapers. ' On July 26, J. G. Catlett, a wealthy oil man of Tulsa, lden Insp. Oklahoma, and an intimate friend of Urschel, received a package Intell. through Western Union. It contained a letter written to him Lob. Lega Cn by Urschel requesting Catlett to act as an intermediary Off.Cg.L ublic Affs