About
5:30 p.m., on Sunday, July 30, Kirkpatrick received
a telephone call from a party who asked if this was "Mr.
Kincaid," and upon being advised that it was
stated, "This is Moore. You got my telegram?" to
which Kirkpatrick replied in the affirmative. Kirkpatrick
was then instructed to leave the Muehlebach Hotel
in a taxicab and proceed to the LaSalle Hotel and
walk west a block or two. He requested permission
to be accompanied by a friend, which request was
curtly refused. Accordingly, Kirkpatrick took the
bag containing the $200,000, arriving at the LaSalle
Hotel at about 6 p.m. He walked west. After proceeding
no more than half a block, he observed a man approaching
him who, upon reaching Kirkpatrick, said, "Mr.
Kincaid, I will take that bag," and reached
out and took it. Kirkpatrick then stated, "I
want some instructions. I must telephone someone
who is very interested immediately." The man
who had taken the bag told Kirkpatrick to return
to the hotel and Urschel would be returned within
the specified time. Kirkpatrick then returned to
the hotel and from there, proceeded to Oklahoma City.
Catlett returned to Tulsa.
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Urschel
Returns Home
Urschel
arrived home exhausted at about 11:30 p.m., July
31, stating that he had been able to sleep but very
little during the nine days he had been held in captivity.
As soon as he recovered from the shock and regained
his strength, he was interviewed by FBI Special Agents.
A detailed statement was obtained including every
movement and action taken by himself, the kidnappers,
and those with whom they came in contact during his
period of captivity.
Urschel's
statement concerning the kidnapping and transactions
which occurred immediately thereafter was substantially
the same as Jarrett's recollection. Urschel stated
that immediately after Jarrett's release one of the
men produced some cotton, a short bandage, and adhesive
tape, and he was blind-folded. Approximately one
hour after being blindfolded, the car passed through
either two small oil fields or the end of two large
fields approximately thirty minutes driving time
apart. He could smell the gas and hear the oil pumps
working. The first stop was made about 3:30 a.m.,
when he was taken from the car into the brush by
one of the abductors, while the other man was gone
approximately fifteen minutes after gasoline. About
one hour later, a stop was made to open a gate, and
approximately three minutes later, another stop was
made and another gate opened. Within a minute after
the last gate, the car drove into what he took to
be a garage. In this building, the men, from their
movements and actions, transferred license plates
from the Chevrolet sedan to a larger car, which Urschel
believed to be a seven-passenger Cadillac or Buick.
A berth had been made up in the back of this car
and he was told to lie on this bunk. They left this
place immediately and after a drive of two or three
hours, a stop was made at a filling station, where
a woman attendant filled the car with gas. Urschel
overheard one of the men asking the woman about crop
conditions and she replied that, "The crops
around here are burned up, although we may make some
broom corn."
Urschel
stated that about 9 or 10 a.m., it rained and the
road became very slippery, to the extent that, on
one occasion one of the men was compelled to alight
and push the car. In his opinion, at no time on this
trip did they drive on pavement. At the next stop,
the car was driven directly into what he considered
a garage, and at this point, he asked one of the
men the time and he replied that it was 2:30 p.m.
They remained in this building until dark, when he
was taken outside. They passed through a narrow gate
and proceeded on a boardwalk. He was led into a house
and into a room where he was told there were two
beds. The bed he occupied was apparently an iron
cot and one of them occupied the other. Shortly after
entering this house, he heard the voices of a man
and woman in an adjoining room. He stated that his
ears were filled with cotton and adhesive tape was
placed over them.
Urschel
stated that he stayed in this house until the next
day -- July 24 -- when he was taken in an automobile
by the two men to a house about 15 minutes driving
distance. While in the first house, he ate from a
small table and he heard barnyard animals outside.
Upon
entering the second house, he was led into a room
where he was told to lie upon some blankets in a
corner of the room. He also heard voices of a man
and a woman in the adjoining room which did not resemble
the voice of either of the two men who abducted him.
Shortly thereafter, this man and woman left the place.
Urschel
stated that on the first night, at the second house,
a handcuff was placed on one of his wrists and attached
to a chair. Next morning, the two men brought up
the matter of a contact. They asked Urschel if he
had a friend in Tulsa, Oklahoma, who could be trusted,
and he suggested the name of John G. Catlett. The
men instructed him to write a letter to Catlett and
he did.
In
addition to the two men who kidnapped him, Urschel
was guarded by an old man and a younger man. Urschel
stated that, during the time he was held in captivity,
one of his two kidnappers discussed freely with him
the fact that the had been stealing for twenty-five
years, mentioning Bonnie and Clyde, referring to
them as, "Just a couple of cheap filling station
and car thieves," and stating that his group
did not deal in anything cheap. He also freely discussed
a number of bank robberies, advising that he and
his friend had been invited to participate in a bank
robbery at Clinton, Iowa, but after making a survey
of the place, they did not take part in the robbery
because the chances of making a "get-away" were
unfavorable.
Urschel
stated that one of the two kidnappers returned to
the house on Friday and brought with him a chain.
Thereafter, this chain was attached to his handcuffs,
which enabled him to move about to some extent. He
observed chickens, cows, and hogs around the place,
and he was advised by one of the guards that the
had four milk cows. Urschel stated that he was given
water in an old tin cup. The well from which this
water was obtained was northwest of the house, and
the water was obtained from the well by a rope and
bucket on a pulley, which made considerable noise.
He stated that each morning and evening a plane passed
regularly over the house. He managed to get a look
at his watch and determined that the morning plane
would always pass at approximately 9:45 and the evening
plane would pass at approximately 5:45. On Sunday,
July 30, when it rained very hard, the morning plane
did not pass.
Urschel
stated that on Monday, July 31, at about 2:00 p.m.,
one of his kidnappers returned and told him that
he was going to be released, that they had to leave
at a certain time, and that another car was going
ahead as a pilot car. He was then driven to a point
near Norman, Oklahoma, where he was given $10 and
released.
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The
Investigation
While
no effort was made by the Bureau to apprehend the
kidnappers until after the release of Urschel, extensive
investigation was being conducted throughout the
United States. As early as July 24, two days after
Urschel was kidnapped, information was obtained at
Fort Worth, Texas, indicating the probability that
George R. and Kathryn Thorne Kelly were involved
in this crime. Consequently, an exhaustive investigation
was commenced concerning the history and whereabouts
of these individuals. It disclosed that Kathryn Thorne
Kelly was the daughter of James Emory Brooks and
Mrs. Ora L. Shannon; that Kathryn's mother had divorced
Brooks and later married Lonnie Fry at Asher, Oklahoma,
and had a daughter, Pauline Fry, now fourteen years
of age; that Kathryn and Fry were divorced soon after
their marriage and she married Charlie Thorne of
Coleman, Texas; that Thorne was later found dead
under mysterious circumstances pronounced "suicide" by
the coroner; and that after Thorne's death a note
was found which read, "I cannot live with her
or without her." The investigation also disclosed
that after Thorne's death Kathryn married George
Kelly Barnes, under the name of George R. Kelly.
He had served a sentence in the New Mexico State
Prison, and was known to be enjoying many luxuries,
including high-powered automobiles and expensive
jewelry, without any visible means of support.
George "Machine Gun" Kelly
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Kelly
was born in Tennessee in 1897, and spent his early
years in modest surroundings. He attended public
schools before becoming a salesman and, later, a
bootlegger. He married Kathryn Thorne in 1927. She
encouraged Kelly to become deeply involved in a life
of crime, bought him a machine gun, and gave him
the nickname, "Machine Gun." He concentrated
on running illegal alcohol and also robber some banks
prior to the Urschel kidnapping.
After
Urschel was debriefed, the Bureau's activities centered
on locating the houses in which Urschel was held
and bringing about the apprehension and conviction
of the kidnappers. It appeared from the information
submitted by Urschel that the best possible clue
as to the location of these houses was his statement
concerning the weather conditions and the fact that
airplanes flew over one of the houses at approximately
9:45 a.m. and 5:45 p.m. daily.
Accordingly,
a review was made of all airplane schedules within
a radius of six hundred miles of Oklahoma City. A
check of the Fort Worth -- Amarillo Line of American
Airways disclosed that a plane left Fort Worth daily
at 9:15 a.m. and Amarillo, Texas, at 3:30 p.m. From
this information, it was determined that these two
planes would be in the vicinity of Paradise, Texas,
between 9:40 and 9:45 a.m. and between 5:40 and 5:45
p.m. The daily reports concerning the movements of
these planes indicated that from July 23 until July
29, they flew according to schedule; that there was
no rain recorded over the route during that period;
and that on Sunday, July 30, the plane left Fort
Worth at 11:45 a.m., after being detained by a storm,
and subsequently, took an extreme northerly course
to avoid the storm.
The
records of the meteorologist of the United States
Weather Bureau of Dallas, Texas, were consulted and
disclosed that rain was recorded at and in the vicinity
of Paradise, Texas, on July 30, 1933; that Paradise
and vicinity had an exceedingly dry season; that
the first real rain since May 20 in this vicinity
was that on July 30; and that the corn began to burn
in June.
It
will be recalled that the airplane schedules and
the weather conditions of Paradise, Texas, corresponded
with the weather conditions and airplane schedules
Mr. Urschel had noted during his period of captivity.
From this information, a check of the suspects who
had been under investigation by the Bureau, since
the kidnapping of Mr. Urschel, disclosed that Mrs.
Shannon, Kathryn Kelly's mother, lived near Paradise.
A
closer look at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. R.G.
Shannon was needed. Accordingly, a Bureau Agent,
under a pretext, visited the Shannon residence on
August 10, and while there noted the similarity of
the house and surroundings with that described by
Urschel. It was also determined that R.G. Shannon's
son, Armon Shannon, lived on a ranch about a mile
and a half from that of his father. An inspection
of this house was also made which disclosed a well,
a water bucket, a tin cup, a baby's chair, and general
surroundings substantially the same as described
by Urschel. Further investigation disclosed that
Kathryn and George Kelly had been seen in the vicinity
during the period in question.
After
obtaining the above information, it was decided to
raid the Shannon residence in the early morning of
August 12. Arrested was Harvey J. Bailey, a notorious
criminal and gunman, who had escaped form the Kansas
State Penitentiary at Lansing, Kansas, on May 30,
1933, where he was serving a sentence of 10 to 50
years on a charge of robbing a bank at Fort Scott,
Kansas. He also was wanted in connection with the
murder of three police officers, an FBI Special Agent,
and their prisoner, Frank Nash, at Kansas City on
June 17, 1933. Robert G. Shannon, his wife, Ora L.
Shannon, and Armon Shannon were also taken into custody.
Bailey had beside him at the time of his arrest a
machine gun and two automatic pistols. He was captured
before he had an opportunity to use any of these
arms. On his person was discovered $1,100, $700 of
which was promptly identified as the money used in
the payment of ransom for Urschel's release. Subsequent
investigation developed that this machine gun had
previously been purchased at Fort Worth, Texas, by
Kathryn Kelly.
Urschel
viewed the residence of the Shannons and immediately
identified the house of R.G. Shannon as the house
in which he was first held, and that of Armon Shannon
as the house in which he was held until his release.
Urschel also identified R.G. Shannon and his son,
Armon Shannon, as the individuals who stood guard
over him during the absence of the two kidnappers.
He was able to identify many things, including the
men by their voices, the residences by the number
of steps which he had taken to enter same, the baby's
chair, the galvanized bucket, the tin cup, the squeaking
well, the mineral taste of the water, the fowls and
animals around the houses, and the chain to which
he had been handcuffed.
The
Shannons were questioned thoroughly and readily admitted
that Urschel had been held at their residences and
that they stood guard over him. They advised that
Urschel was kidnapped by George Kelly and Albert
L. Bates.
Bates,
a hardened criminal with a lengthy criminal record,
was taken into custody at Denver, Colorado, on August
12, 1933, on a local charge. At the time of his arrest,
he had in his possession $660, later identified by
Bureau Agents as part of the Urschel ransom money.
He also had a machine gun.
The
serial numbers of the ransom bills had been circulated
to banks throughout the United States and a number
of these bills had been exchanged at the Hennepin
State Bank at Minneapolis, Minnesota. Investigation
there disclosed that Sam Frederick, a truck driver
of Wolk Transfer Company, had presented $1,000 of
the ransom money to that bank. Frederick was immediately
located and revealed that on August 5, 1933, his
boss, Charles Wolk, requested him to accompany two
unknown men to the bank, where he obtained a cashier's
check under the name of S. H. Peters, in the amount
of $1,800, which he immediately gave to the two unknown
individuals.
Wolk,
upon interview, stated on August 5, he received a
telephone call from a person known to him as "Barney," who
requested him to get a cashier's check from a bank
for $1,800. Subsequent to this call, "Barney," with
an unknown individual, came to his office and requested
that he accompany them to the bank for the purpose
of obtaining a cashier's check. Wolk stated that
the did not go with them but sent his driver, Sam
Frederick.
It
later developed that the cashier's check had been
presented for payment by Peter Valder, who upon interview,
advised that he was well acquainted with Barney Berman
and that on August 2, Berman gave him a check for
$1,000 drawn on a bank in Fargo, North Dakota, with
the request that he cash the same, which he did.
On August 5, the First National Bank and Trust Company
of Minneapolis called Wolk and advised him that this
check had been returned marked, "insufficient
funds." He then advised Berman who, subsequently,
gave him a cashier's check drawn to the order of
S.H. Peters on the Hennepin State Bank of Minneapolis
in the amount of $1,800 and requested him to take
out the $1,000 check which had been marked "insufficient
funds" and to get the balance of $800 in $100
bills.
It
was also discovered that on August 7, 1933, $500
of the Urschel ransom money was deposited in the
First National Bank at Minneapolis by Sam Kronick.
He was later located and he advised that he obtained
this money from his cousin, Sam Kozberg, on August
5. Sam Kozberg was later taken into custody and he
advised that on August 5, Barney Berman, at his request,
gave him the twenty-five $20 bills, totaling $500,
which he had deposited.
Edward
Barney Berman was later interviewed and he advised
that on August 3, 1933, he was approached by a man
who gave his name as "Collings" and stated
that he wanted to buy some liquor. Berman referred
him to his associate, "Kid" Cann, who sold
Collins 125 cases of whiskey for $5,500 which was
paid in bills, a number of which were of the $20
denomination and which had been identified as part
of the Urschel ransom money. Berman admitted that
he had accompanied Sam Frederick to the Hennepin
State Bank and purchased the cashier's check for
$1,800. He stated he was accompanied by Clifford
Skelly.
Berman's
associate, referred to as "Kid" Cann, was
later identified as Isadore Blumenfeld, who advised
that on August 3, 1933, a man came into their office
at the West Hotel in Minneapolis and talked to Barney
Berman, who referred this individual, known as Collins,
to him. Blumenfeld consummated the deal for 125 cases
of whiskey for $5,500 with Collins and turned over
the money to another associate, Clifford Skelly.
Skelly, upon interview, told the same story as that
of Blumenfeld and Berman.
The
above-named individuals, together with the parties
arrested at Paradise, Texas, Albert Bates, George
R. and Kathryn Thorne Kelly, were indicted at Oklahoma
City, Oklahoma, on August 23, 1933, on a charge of
conspiracy to kidnap Charles F. Urschel. All were
in custody except the Kellys. On September 30, the
jury returned a verdict of guilty against R.G. Shannon,
Ora L. Shannon, Armon Shannon, Albert L. Bates, Harvey
J. Bailey, Clifford Skelly, and Barney Berman, and
a verdict of not guilty against Isador Blumenfeld,
Sam Kozberg, and Sam Kronick. Peter Valder and Charles
Albert Wolk had previously been discharged by virtue
of a demurrer to the indictment against them being
sustained. On October 7, 1933, Harvey J. Bailey,
Albert L. Bates, R.G. Shannon, and Ora L. Shannon
were each sentenced to life imprisonment, Armon Shannon
to 10 years probation. Edward Barney Berman and Clifford
Skelly were each sentenced to serve 5 years.
On
September 4, 1933, Harvey J. Bailey, arrested on
the Shannon ranch on August 12, and who had previously
escaped from the Kansas State Penitentiary, escaped
from the Dallas County Jail at about 7:10 a.m. An
examination of Bailey's cell, located on the tenth
floor of the jail, disclosed that he had escaped
by removing three bars from his cell by means of
hacksaws which had been smuggled to him together
with a revolver. Bailey's freedom, however, was short
as he was taken into custody on the afternoon of
the same day of escape at Ardmore, Oklahoma.
Investigation
disclosed that the hacksaws and revolver were smuggled
in to Bailey by Thomas L. Manion, a deputy sheriff
and jailer at the Dallas County Jail, and that one
Groover C. Bevill of Dallas, Texas, had purchased
the hacksaws and assisted Manion in making it possible
for Bailey to escape. For this offense Manion and
Bevill were indicted at Dallas, Texas, on September
25, 1933, and tried and convicted on October 5. Manion
was sentenced, on October 7, to pay a fine of $10,000
and to serve 2 years in the United States Penitentiary
at Leavenworth. Bevill was sentenced to serve 14
months in the same institution.
While
the Bureau was collecting evidence for the trial
of Harvey J. Bailey, et al, at Oklahoma City, and
for the trial of Manion and Bevill at Dallas, Texas,
it was also pursuing efforts to apprehend George
and Kathryn Kelly. During the trial at Oklahoma City,
the Kellys sent a number of threatening letters to
Urschel and Joseph B. Keeyan, Assistant Attorney
General, who was in charge of the prosecution at
Oklahoma City, threatening their lives and intimidating
government witnesses.
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The
Kellys Are Captured
An
investigation conducted at Memphis disclosed that
the Kellys were living at the residence of J.C. Tichenor.
Special Agents from Birmingham, Alabama, were immediately
dispatched to Memphis, where, in the early morning
hours of September 26, 1933, a raid was conducted.
George and Kathryn Kelly were taken into custody
by FBI Agents and Memphis police. Caught without
a weapon, George Kelly cried, "Don't shoot,
G-Men! Don't shoot, G-Men!" as he surrendered
to FBI Agents. The term, which had applied to all
federal investigators, became synonymous with FBI
Agents. The couple was immediately removed to Oklahoma
City.
On
October 12, 1933, George and Kathryn Kelly were convicted
and sentenced to life imprisonment.
Investigation
at Coleman, Texas, disclosed that the Kellys had
been housed and protected by Cassey Earl Coleman
and Will Casey, and that Coleman had assisted George
Kelly in storing $73,250 of the Urschel ransom money
on his ranch. This money was located by Bureau Agents
in the early morning hours of September 27, in a
cotton patch on Coleman's ranch. They were both indicted
at Dallas, Texas, on October 4, 1933, charged with
harboring a fugitive and conspiracy, and on October
17, 1933, Coleman, after entering a plea of guilty,
was sentenced to serve one year and one day, and
Casey after trial and conviction, was sentenced to
serve two years in the United States Penitentiary
at Leavenworth, Kansas.
J.C.
Tichemor and Langford Ramsey were indicted at Jackson,
Tennessee, on charges of conspiracy and harboring
and concealing a fugitive, for their part in concealing
the Kellys at Memphis, Tennessee. On October 21,
1933, they were each sentenced to serve two years
and six months imprisonment.
Investigation
also disclosed that while the Kellys were in Chicago,
Illinois, they were shielded by Abe and Charles Kaplan.
During
the time in which Urschel was being held a kidnap
victim, Kathryn Kelly maintained a residence at Fort
Worth, Texas. She had been living with Louise Magness.
Shortly after the payment of the ransom money, and
in response to a telegram, Louise Magness flew from
Fort Worth, Texas, to Des Moines, Iowa, where she
joined George and Kathryn Kelly. She then drove the
Kellys to Brownwood, Texas, and posing as the sister
of George Kelly, purchased for Kelly and his wife
a 1928 Chevrolet sedan.
On
February 22, 1934, Magness was indicted at Fort Worth,
Texas, charged with harboring George and Kathryn
Kelly. On April 30, 1934, she entered a plea of guilty
and was sentenced to serve one year and one day in
the Federal Industrial Institution for Women at Alderson,
West Virginia.
Investigation
disclosed that Albert Bates had married Mrs. Clara
Feldman, who had a son, Edward George Feldman. Clara
Feldman had a brother-in-law, Alvin H. Scott, who
was also a close associate of the above-mentioned
parties. After the Urschel kidnapping, Bates joined
Clara and Edward Feldman in Denver, Colorado, and
later visited relatives in Portland, Oregon. Bates
then returned to Denver, Colorado, where he was arrested
shortly thereafter.
Clara
and Edward Feldman had no knowledge of Bates' arrest
until a prisoner, who had recently been released
from the county jail in Denver, left a message at
the Feldman apartment to the effect that Bates was
in custody and that Clara Feldman should "look
in the suitcase." The suitcase was found to
be filled with $20 bills. Clara and Edward Feldman
then proceeded to Cheyenne, Wyoming, where they buried
this money.
Shortly
thereafter, Ben Laska, a Denver attorney, communicated
with the Feldmans, advised them that he was defending
Bates, and that he would get in touch with them when
he needed some money. Laska then took from Edward
Feldman all identifying papers and told Feldman to
use the fictitious name of Axel C. Johnson. Laska
advised Edward and Clara Feldman to go east and live
in large cities where their identities would not
become known. Thereafter, at Laska's request, Clara
and Edward Feldman paid Laska $8,000 of this ransom
money to cover his expenses in the defense of Bates.
Laska then asked for a diagram of the place where
the remaining ransom money was buried. Edward Feldman
furnished him with a fictitious diagram.
Laska
subsequently demanded of Edward Feldman an additional
$2,000. By prearrangement, Edward Feldman met Laska
at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, where $2,000 of the Urschel
ransom money was delivered to Laska.
On
December 4, 1934, Clara Feldman advised Special Agents
of the location of additional ransom currency in
the sum of $38,460 which had been cached away. On
November 2, 1934, Alvin H. Scott, a brother-in-law
of Clara Feldman was seriously injured in an automobile
accident at Roseburg, Oregon. At the time of this
accident, Scott had in his possession $1,360 in Urschel
ransom money. A search of the premises of Alvin Scott
disclosed the location of an additional sum of $6,140
in Urschel ransom money. Clara Feldman and Edward
Feldman were taken into custody at Dunsmuir, California,
November 9, 1934, $1,100 in ransom money being recovered
from their possession. Immediate questioning of them
by Special Agents disclosed the location of $1,520
additional ransom currency which these parties had
cached at a point near Woodland, Washington. Continued
questioning of Alvin H. Scott disclosed the location
of additional ransom money in the sum of $5,000.
On
December 14, 1934, the following persons were indicted
by a Federal Grand Jury at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma,
charging them with conspiracy to violate the Kidnapping
Statute: Ben B. Laska, James C. Mathers, Clara Feldman,
Edward Feldman, and Alvin Scott. Accordingly, Clara
and Edward Feldman and Alvin Scott were removed to
Oklahoma City. On December 17, 1934, Ben Laska was
taken into custody by Agents in Oklahoma City. It
was alleged that Mathers had accepted from Laska
$2,000 of the Urschel ransom money, with knowledge
of the character of the money.
On
December 17, 1934, Clara Feldman entered a plea of
guilty to the indictment. Edward Feldman and Alvin
Scott pleaded guilty on January 2, 1935. Alvin Scott,
Clara Feldman, and Edward Feldman were sentenced
on June 15, 1935, to serve five years each in a federal
penitentiary. These sentences were suspended for
five years, and each placed on probation.
James
C. Mathers and Ben Laska were tried in Federal Court
at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on June 10, 1935. On
June 14, 1935, Mathers was acquitted by a directed
verdict. On June 15, 1935, Laska was sentenced to
serve ten years in a federal penitentiary.
Laska
was released on a $10,000 bond pending an appeal.
The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit
at Denver, Colorado, on March 27, 1936, rendered
a decision affirming the District Court at Oklahoma
City, Oklahoma. Laska surrendered to the U.S. Marshal
at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on August 1, 1936, and
was removed to the U.S. Penitentiary at Leavenworth,
Kansas, on the same date.
Mrs.
Mollie O. Bert, a Denver, Colorado, attorney, furnished
some untruthful testimony during the trials of Laska.
As a result of this testimony, a complaint filed
against Mrs. Bert at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on
June 15, 1936, charging her with perjury. She was
released on a $5,000 bond after a plea of not guilty.
On
October 1, 1936, Mrs. Bert withdrew her plea of not
guilty and entered a plea of nolle contendere and
was sentenced on the same date to serve one year
and one day imprisonment, which sentence was suspended
pending good behavior for one year.
Twenty-one
persons were convicted in this case, the sentences
being: 6 life sentences and other sentences totaling
58 years, two months, and three days.
George "Machine
Gun" Kelly died of a heart attack at the Federal
Penitentiary, Leavenworth, Kansas, on July 17, 1954.
Kathryn Kelly was released from prison in Cincinnati
in 1958; she was last known to be residing in Oklahoma.
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