Evening star., 1933-09-26
FACE TRIAL THIS WEEK.

with has been Wreckmg plenty, the
chief answered.
FACE TRIAL THIS WEEK.
Kellys to Be Arraigned Friday, keenan,
Declares.
OKLAHOMA CITY. September 26
R,.-J. Edgar Hoover, director of the
United States Bureau Of Investigation,
advised Federal authorities here today
by telephone from Washington of the
capture in Memphis. Tenn. OF George
Kelly, widely hunted as one OF the
Charles F. Urschel kidnapers, and his
wife Kathryn.
Joseph B. Keenan,. Assistant United
States Attorney General. said the Kellys
would be brought here Immediately for
trial
Well 60 to trial with them as soon
as We finish with the other defendants,
perhaps Friday of this week. keenan,
said Witnesses already are mere
Everything is ready. Wen start as soon
as this Jury has brought in its verdict" ,"
the Urschel case was resumed TO-DAY
keenan, declared yesterday he had
received letter from Kathryn Kelly
last Friday in which she indicated
desire ito live a peaceable and homer
able life" The Letter. Keenan, said.
asked him to consult with John "
Roberts of Enid. whom Mrs. Kelly had
employed as an attorney for her mother
Mrs. Ora Shannon. and her stepfather,
r. G. Boss" Shannon. on trial for
the Urschel kidnapping.
Advised by Federal agents CT Kelly's
capture. UrSchel closed his downtown
Offices and told his employees they might
attend the trial. Urschel last week re-
him with death.
R.H. Colvin, Federal agent in charge
here. said the arrests surely take a
load off our minds" I'VE couldn't af-
ford to have that pee-wee running
around the country sending us flock
CT threatening letters" he added.
E. E. Kirkpatrick Of Tulsa. the Urschel
associate who carried the oil mans
100000 ransom to Kansas City and
handed over the money. was pleased
I'll get a chance to look him in the
eye and identify him now" Kirkpat-
rick said.
From the witness stand last week
Kirkpatrick identified Kelly from
photograph as the man to whcm he
handed a little black satchel contain
ing the 100000 in $40 bills
Il am just tickled to DEATH" said
Shannon, who testified yesterday that
he still loved" Kathryn, but was con-
vinced now that Kelly is bad man"
My wife and boy and are surely re-
lieved," he added
The Shannons have been threatened
indirectly by Kelly during the trial
He accused them of talking too much"
B G. Brigham. vice president and
cashier of bank at Kingdsher. Okla,
which was robbed on August 8. said he
was eager for Kelly to be returned to
Oklahoma.
Il am sure it was Kelly and Bob
Brady, a fellow member of the Harvey
Bailey Wilbur Underhill gang, who rob-
bed the bank and kidnapped me to keep
the following posse from shooting" said
Brigham
Authorities said Kelly might be
prosecuted on State charges of robbery
with firearms. for which the maximum
penalty is death, following the kidnap
trial. Life imprisonment is the maxi
mum penalty under the Federal kionap
law.
The State charge would be based on
the robbery of Walter Jarrett, Okla
homa City oil man and friend Of the
Urschels, who was kidnapped with
Urschel from the latter's home and re-
leased after $54 was taken from him.
Bates also may be prosecuted on the
same charge.
Charles F. Colcord, Oklahoma City
capitalist who led local movement to
raise, and personally underworld, q
reward Of $4,000 for the capture. dead
or alive. of the Kellys, said the cir
cumstances of the arrest would be in
vestigated to determine If payment can
be made.
II understand now that Federal
officers made the arrest, aided by Men,
phis city police called in to assist by
the Federal forces" said Colcord. THE
agents of the Department Of Justice are
forbidden by law to accept rewards: l
do not know at this time just what Is
the status of the Memphis city police
An unreasoning fear Of Kelly and
Albert Bates prevented Shannon from
notifying officers while Urschel was
held captive at his Paradise. Tex. farm
in July. the middle-aged farmer testi-
fed as he resumed the witness stand
for cross-examination in the kidnapping
trial
IT knew the boys (Kelly and Bates)
had radios on their cars and II told
off on them they would come back and
1 would not be alive; my boy. Armon,
would not be alive. and maybe Mr..
UrscheI would not be alive today" said
Shannon in answer to a Government
question.
The boy and Shannon's wife. Mrs.
Ora L. Shannon. are codefendants III
the trial
keenan, took up the examination
where it was halted by recess after
nearly day OF questioning yesterday.
"On August II; when the onicers
made the raid on your farm, you knew
Mr.. Urschel had been kidnapped. and
that he had been imprisoned there. and
that he had been taken to your sons
home and guarded there-you knew all
those things didn't you?" asked Keenan,.
Yes. sir"
Denied knowledge Of Plot.
And didn't you deny to the officers
that you knew anything about it?"
Il don't remember. I don't know
whether 1 tcld them that or not"
who was in charge of the guard
ing of Mr.. Urschel?"
"Well me and Armon guarded him.
can't say who was in charge"
.sVJrrldn't ArnnOn vOlIr own flesh and