The Kansas City Investigation: Pendergast's Downfall, 1938-1939

Table of contents

• The Kansas City Investigation *
• The Kansas City Investigation - Pendergast's Downfall 1938—1939 *
• Contents v
• Acknowledgments *
• A Note on the Editing ix
• The Kansas City Investigation *
• Introduction 1
• One - Thomas J. Pendergast and Kansas City Prior to 1939 11
• Two - Conviction of Lazia 17
• Three - Further Developments in Kansas City 25
• Four - Compromise of Impounded Fire Insurance Premiums 27
• Five - Developments Prior to Investigation 32
• Six - Investigation of the Activities of Charles R. Street 35
• Seven - Investigation of the Income Tax Liability of A. L. Mccormack 50
• Eight - Investigation of the Income Tax Liability of Thomas J. Pendergast 58
• Nine - Admissions by Mccormack and First Indictment of Pendergast 67
• Ten - Robert Emmet O'Malley 90
• Eleven - Indictment of Jordan, Admissions by Schneider and Matheus, and Amended Indictment of Pendergast 97
• Twelve - Arraignment, Tragedy, and Pleas of Guilty 100
• Thirteen - Charles V. Carrollo 105
• Fourteen - Harry and William Rosenberg 112
• Fifteen - Henry F. Mcelroy 118
• Sixteen - Otto P. Higgins 132
• Seventeen - Dixie Machinery and Equipment Company, Boyle-Pryor Construction Company, Missouri Asphalt Products Company, John J. Pryor, William D. Boyle (Deceased) 140
• Eighteen - Rathford Engineering Company 148
• Nineteen - Matthew S. Murray 154
• Twenty - The Grand Jury, the United States Attorney 160
• Twenty-One - Conclusion 163
• Appendix 167
• Notes 173
• Further Reading 183
• Index 187

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