The Washington times., 1933-09-21
URSCHEL FINDS
No REASON To
FEAR GANG
Heavily Guarded Oil Magnate
Defies ReprisaI to Help.
Kidnap Roundup
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kI0nap KOun0up
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Shannon, of Paradise, Tex, at
whose farm Urschel was held after
he was "snatched."
Drama in the Air
When the younger Coleman
marched through the crowded
courtroom to within a few feet
of the jury box just as today'S
session was called to order, the
spectators Immediately sensed
drama.
For days the machine-gun
guarded courtroom has been sur
charged with tension. Deputy mar
ShalS patrol the corridors with
machine guns and rifles. chal-
lenging everybody.
Judge Vaught regarded Coleman
with astonishment as he launched
his plea to be allowed to make a
five-minute talk.
United States Attorney Herbert
K. Hyde objected to the younger
Coleman, who had been subpoe-
naed as a Government witness,
making any kind of a speech in
the presence of the jury.
The general belief was that the
Colemans had received a death
threat.
Bailey was definitely linked
with the kidnapping today when
the overnment showed that $700
of the ransom money in $40 bills
was found in Bailey's pockets
when he was arrested in a raid
near Paradise.
Ignorant Charles"
Kelly's death threat letter was
addressed to Ignorant Charles"
and proceeded in this vein:
"Just a few lines to let you
know that am getting my
plans laid to destroy your So
called mansion and you and
your family Immediately after
This trial. And, young fellow,
guess you've begun to realize
your serious mistake.
care you ignorant enough to
think the Government can
guard you forever?
81 gave you credit for more
sense than that and figured you
thought too much of your fam
lily to jeOpardize them as you
have, but If you don't look cut
for them, why should we?
dislike hurting the innocent, but
I told you exactly what would
happen. and you can bet $780,
900 more everything / said will
be true. You are living on bOr-
rOwed time now.
"YOu know that the Shannon
family are victims of circum-
stances the same as you was.
"YOu don't seem to mind
prosecuting the innocent, neither
will / have any conscience
qualms over brutally murder
ing your family.
"The ShannOns have put
the heat on, but 1 don't desire
to see them prosecuted, as
they are innocent, and l have
q much better method of set
tIing with them. AS far as the
guilty being punished, you
would probably have lived the
rest of your life in peace had
you tried only the guilty. but
If the ShannOnS are convicted,
look out, and God help you,
for he is the only one that will
be able to do you any good"
keenan, characterized the Kelly
letter as "a cheap attempt by
rat underworld character to in
timidate UrSchel and his asso-
ciates."
The communication has been
given by keenan, to the Depart
ment of Justice for investigation.
Intimidation Fails
Neither Keenan, nor Urschel
doubts the letter is genuine.
Kelly's letter to Urschel con-
tinued:
"In the event Of my arrest,
I've already formed an outfit
to take care Of and destroy you
and yours the same as If was
there. am spending your
(underScOred) money to have
you and your family killed
nice-eh!
"YOu are bucling people that
have cash, planes, bombs, and
unlimited connections both here
and abroad. I have friends In
Oklahoma City that know every
move and every plan you make,
and you are still too dumb to
figure out the finger man there.
eff my brain was no larger
than yours, the Government
would have had me long ago.
AS it is, l am drinking good
beer and will yet see you and
your family like I should have
left you at first-stOne dead.
81 don't worry about Bates
and Bailey. They will be out
for the Cere m n ies-y your
slaughter.
"NOw, Sap-it is up to you.
IL the ShannOnS are convicted,
you can get you another rich
wife in hell, because that will
be the only place you can use
one.
"AdiOs, Smart One, your worst
enemy, Geo. r. Kelly.
II will put my prints below,
80 you can't say some crank
wrote this"
Kelly's fingerprints were in
serted here).
"Give keenan, (underscOred)