# 10478: United States v. Albert Bates, et al. (Western District of Oklahoma): the Urschel kidnaping file

Canonical: https://mobfiles.org/items/nara-66383199-us-v-bates-et-al-file/

National Archives file unit for the federal prosecution of the Urschel kidnaping at Oklahoma City. The defendants included George R. "Machine Gun" Kelly and Kathryn Thorne Kelly. The filings are catalogued as separate items.

The National Archives describes this file unit: "This file consists of the criminal case United States v. Albert Bates, et. al. The defendants were charged with the kidnaping of Charles F. Urschel from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Among the defendants were George R. 'Machine Gun' Kelly and his wife, Kathryn Thorne Kelly." The catalog records CR10478 as "the case number assigned by the court."

The file unit has no images of its own. Its filings are catalogued as items, about 155 of them digitized. This archive files eight: the indictment, the jury instructions, the Kellys' trial transcript, the agreed statement of facts for Bailey's appeal, three commitments and George Kelly's petition for appeal. Others in the catalog, among them Kathryn Kelly's demurrer, the warrant of removal of October 2, 1933, a search warrant and her application to extend time for appeal, are not filed separately.

## Sources

- National Archives Catalog: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/66383199