A little more on the Kellys. >From the "Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History & Culture" published by The Oklahoma Historical Society and presented online by Oklahoma State University Library Electronic Publishing Center http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/index.html "The FBI flew the Kellys into Oklahoma City to stand trial days before U.S. Judge Edgar S. Vaught sentenced the other defendants. The judge sentenced Bates, Bailey, and Ora and Robert Shannon (Kathryn's mother and step-father) to life in prison for their roles in the kidnapping. The press believed that George and Kathryn Kelly would plead guilty, but they both entered a not guilty plea. On October 12, 1933, Judge Vaught decreed both George and Kathryn guilty and sentenced them to life in prison. In a packed courtroom, with newsreel cameras recording the action, the trial joined the likes of the Lindbergh kidnapping trial of Bruno Hauptmann and the John Scopes trial as major judicial events that were filmed. "Although "Machine Gun" Kelly claimed he would be out of prison by Christmas, he served time in Leavenworth until October 1934 when he was transferred to Alcatraz. He returned to Leavenworth in 1951 and died in prison on July 18, 1954. Albert Bates died in Alcatraz on July 4, 1948. In June 1958 Kathryn Kelly and (her mother) Ora Shannon were released from prison. The courts convicted twenty-one people in relation to the kidnapping over all, including a jailer and an accomplice in Texas who helped Bailey escape from the Dallas "escape proof" jail before the trial. Police captured Bailey in Ardmore hours later. Many claim the FBI overinflated Kelly's reputation in order to bolster public support for their fight against crime." Jim Hood A little Learning is a dang'rous Thing; Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian Spring. "An Essay on Criticism: Part II" by Alexander Pope > Date: Thu, 28 May 2009 08:19:17 -0500 > From: jks1@ra.msstate.edu > To: palmertree@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [PTREE] Machine Gun Kelly > > > Mississippi A&M!!!! I work at the University and I sure haven't seen him > listed among their famous alumni!!! This is too funny. I love it, > another bit of trivia to add to my growing collection of things to think > about. > > Jeannine > > PS I'm not doubting that he was a student, just that they can be very > selective of the ones they claim! > ------------------------------- > Visit the Palmertree Family History website at http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~palmrtre/index.htm > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PALMERTREE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message