Show Nuns Escape Rain of Bullets In Gang Attack Wom Women n Walk Quietly Before Station as Battle Breaks Find Shelter Inside Building B By MARGARET PLUMMER United Press Staff Correspondent KANSAS CITY Mo June 17 17 b 17 nuns walked quietly In front of th the union station here in the early morning morn morn- ing calm today Suddenly barrage barage of machine gu gun gunshots gunshots shots sounded almost at their feet fee feet Still they walked quietly on Then a woman darted part way ou out of the station staton calling to them to come com Inside was Mrs Lottie West Vest o othe ol of the Travelers Travelers' Aid bureau called caled sud suddenly denly from her routine of ot caring fo lox tor needy travelers Four of the nuns turned and fie fled ed into the tho shelter of ot the station staton but bu two stood staring apparently para with wih fright Someone in th the crowd running for cover grasped them by tho the arms arm and drew them inside Mrs W West t on the running board o of 01 whose parked car the murderers stood as a they fired the machine machie guns which brought death to four police officers officer offIcer and the prisoner the desperadoes were attempting to t free estimated that th the lives lve of more than p passersby were endangered by the firing There was little Itle evidence of panic however she said Almost everyone ran or walked hastily into the station staton There was no shoving at the doors although the crowd on the sidewalk was large Multiple doors across a wide stretch of foyer permitting quick entrance may have saved some lives she said since windows on the face fac of the station were struck by the random random ran ran- dom shots shot It I was Mrs West a quiet quiet elderly woman accustomed to dealing with lost children and stranded women who took the first action acton against the bandis bandits Quick she he called caled almost while the he shooting was wa still stU in progress turn tur In a riot call cal It all al happened so quickly she said that I really realy dont don't know just jus how low it I happened I looked out the thedoor thedor door ioor dor to see three me men standing on am and near icar my car machine gns guns resting on the he fenders and pointing at another automobile Then the shooting start start- cd |