Evening star., 1933-10-11

He said they were going to kill him
l begged him not to-
She was unable to recall exact dates
and times
Il left for Minneapolis with George
then" she went on.
What did Kelly do?"
Il don't know. He was gone most OF
the time. I rested"
From there they went to Minneapolis
Cleveland, Chicago and Des Moines, she
related. George bought a coupe IN
Chicago" she said. Then We went
back to Texas to my Uncle Cass Cole
mans farm
Did you see any money!"
Saw 100000 on Bed.
mo. l did see some in Minneapolis
though. I had been out shopping.
When 1 came in George had a lot o,
money out on the bed He asked me
if I'd ever seen 100000 before. I don't
know what money it was"
Did You see George and your Uncle
Cass bury the money at the farm?"
Federal agents found S73,25O buried
thereD
They were gone a long time, but 1
don't know where they went"
She went to Dallas, she said, and
weeks later she met Kelly at the Cass
Coleman farm-near Coleman, Tex
and during the interval picked up Mr..
and Mrs. Luther Arnold and their 10
year-old daughter Geraldine, using
Arnold as contact man to hire an at
torney for the Shannons, who had been
arrested by then.
Reunited, the Kellys went to San
Antonio and then to Chicago, where
they rented an apartment on the North
Side for -four or five days" she said.
Geraldine Arnold was taken along.
Then, she said, they continued to
after sending Geraldine back to her
parents. The little girl revealed their
hiding place.
Mrs. Kelly denied she wrote letter
from Chicago threatening Urchers life.
Have you ever threatened any one
since these cases opened?" she was
asked.
Il have not!"
Quizzed on Marriages.
Joseph B. keenan,, Assistant Attorney
General. then led the witness through
cross-examination regarding her mar
riages to L. c. Frye. Allie Brewer,
Charles G. Thorne and Kelly. Thorne,
she said. committed suicide"
And there was note pinned on him
when they found him?" keenan, asked.
NO, it was on the desk
"You didn't write that note, did you?"
mo, I didn't
He was shot. wasn't hep"
Yes
And you got his property?"
Yes"
How much - about $4,000 or
s1500O?"
Il don't know"
Admits Conviction.
Asked if she had ever been arrest. 4
or convicted of any ofense. she replied:
Il have never been to the peniten-
tiary''
That is not what I asked you.
keenan, insisted. Have you ever been
arrested and convicted of robbery?"
Yes"
And how much was your sentence"
Five years. but I appealed and the
case was reversed and thrown out"
That, she added. was in Oklahoma
seven or eight years ago"
Then Judge Edgar Vaught ruled the
Government had not shown final con-
viction and told the jury: You viii
disregard this as evidence"
In brief cross-examination of Fed
eral Agent w A. Rorer. the last Gov
ernment witness. Attorney Roberts
brought out that Kelly. when arrested.
took the blame for the kidnapping and
said his wife had nothing to do
with it."
Witnesses yesterday described Kath-
ryn as the abusive accomplice of her
husband, rather than the misled, low
ing wife
Geraldine Arnold testified she saw
George place his finger prints on a letter
threatening death to the Urschels. Then.
she testified, he said: THAT ought to
knock them over"
Rorer also testified: Kelly tod me
he had arranged with Verne Miller. a
Kansas City and Chicago gangster. to
have Urschel killed"