Evening star., 1933-09-22
BAILEY TO OFFER
HIS DEFENSE TODAY
Prosecution Expects to Rest
After Tracing UrscheI
Ransom Money.
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PENDANTS and told of taking statements
from the Shannons.
The defense indicated it would seek
to show that Bailey, whose capture on
the Shannon farm was high point of
Jones narrative, knew nothing of the
kidnapping until after it was all over
Ben LaSka, attorney for Bates. said
he had not decided what defense he
will make.
The State of Oklahoma blew up my
intention of pleading Bates guilty" he
said, by announcing it will charge
him with robbery with firearms, which
carries death penalty"
Jones story was a new revelation OF
how the Government agents knitted to-
gether the parts of Urschers story to
them after he was released the night
of July 81 near Norman. 20 miles south
of here, after the ransom was paid. and
finally singled out the Shannon farm.
Here Shannon. his wife and son were
arrested at the same time Bailey was
captured the morning of August II.
Shannon Knew Bailey.
"I found Bailey asleep and I woke
him up by showing machine gun
under his nose" Jones recounted
her if she knew who lie was. She said
she didn't know him. that he came
there during the night
Her husband, however. Jones con-
tinued, admitted he knew the man was
the long sought robber who had broken
from the Lansing. Kans.. State Prison
with 10 other convicts Memorial day.
Jones revealed also that Bailey told
him the machine gun found partly dis
1aI l., do bod
Kansas City gangsterS in the finger
murder of Ferris Antoine.
Two of Antone'S killers were in turn
shot down by Sheriff Bash, who hap
pened to be passing in his automobile
at the time.
"I've only had this gun four days."
Jones quoted Bailey as saying.
The revelation linked Bailey and the
KellyS anew with Kansas City gang.
Sters. as the prosecution has submitted
testimony seeking to prove that the
gun originally was purchased from a
Fort Worth firearms dealer by Kathryn
Thorne Kelly. daughter of Mrs. Shan
non and wife of the machine gunman.
Son Was to Get $500.
It is on the theory of coercion of the
Shannons that the defense lawyers have
indicated they will seek freedom for
their clients.
The father stated also that his son
had told him he was to get ST 500 for
guarding Urschel.
They didn't say anything about pay
ing me any money and never received
any the elder Shannon said.
The elder Shannon said, kathryn
Kelly told me that George Kelly and
George Bates had a kidnapped man in
the house
After going to bed, my wife and
talked about it and 1 told her was
going to kill them" said Shannon's
Statte::aaent. She pleaded with me not
60 90 IT. She said, You're going to
get us ah killed
They called the blindfolded man Mr
Urschel. l took George Kelly across
from ArmonS house to my house, about
half mile He carried brown brief
case in one hand and machine gun
in the other. He said Let's don't have
any conversation
He told me not to let no heat on
them. If We did, he said, he would
kill us both.
Got What He Asked For.
'On July 81, about 3 pm, George
Bates came to the house. asked him
if he got the money.
He said:
1--WE got what we asked for!'
Il told him it was dirty shame the
way he was doing my boy"
Bailey won a point yesterday after
noon when Judge Vsughr ruled the
Government could not tell the jury of
his sensational Labor day escape from
Jail at Dallas. Tex.
Judge Vaught held that the Dallas
escape was entirely subsequent to the
kidnap conspiracy itself, and should not
reach the jury.
F. C. Hartman. Minneapolis, Mimi,
telegraph office employe. told of accept
ing telegram for "R. G.. Shannon"
stating the deal fell through. Com
municate with me at box 631. George"
H. w. Sheppard. Cleveland. Ohio. mo-
tor car dealer. identified a picture Of
George Kelly as the "R. G. Shannon"
who purchased a l6-cylinder sedan |
from his company on terms June 8,
1888. Sheppard said the R. G. Shan
non in the court room was not the
buyer Kelly paid a balance of 81 800
August and priced new car. but the
deal never was conSummated, Sheppard |
said.
They telephoned and said Mrs |
Shannon's mother was i'll and they
would have to take a plane to return
to Paradise"
The Kelly sedan is the object Of
widespread search. /
Urschel Money Returned.
Late yesterday the Government traced
the movements of Bates after the kid
naping seeking to established his pres
ence with ransom currency in his pos /
session, in Minneapolis and st. Paul.
Bates was arrested in Denver. Colo |
Urschel yesterday received the first
"installment" of the ransom that was
paid for his release-34 bills tOtaling
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