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Osage Indian Murders — Part 1
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Bee me aE Pa a Fe mete PE
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frst statement of John Ramsey: . :
-Guthrie, Oxia.
Joie G, 1926 -
statement made by gohn Ramgey to FP. 5. Omith ond 7. be “pakte:
After beins warned by lire. Snith ad ‘Mite thet I do not pave’
to make & statement, and that any statement I do make can and nay
be used aceainst me in the trial of the case concerning which sack. —
» atatemcut is made, and after being so warned, and without fear of ©
. @onseauences, I now make the follovinz free and volugtary statement:
tO te ae
Some tine ia the early port of 1925, the date I don't geal
Bill [ale cearnc to Nenry Gremmer’s reuch “heve T whe worldine for 2"
‘Graiier Selliig ‘Liskey. I wes in the bunt: house,- md Henry
mer called ne. I vent out and sav nin and cele steading Leceth
I walked over to then, aml the three of u8 Walked out several i:
ye rds toa ros d and stocped. Tenry Gramier turned to me and ssid
that Hole had @ little job he wantéd done, and asked me if I.
vould do it. I soid "it deoends on viet the job was’. Granmer
goid he wanted an Indian bumped off. I said “thats different". ~
Hele, Gramner and I then talzed the iiatter over for e fev ninetes.
I don't recall just whet was said, but I recerkel thet I would |
Joos it over, and I vent beck. rae) the pur house. Inc fev days
Gromer tela u.¢ thet Isle was cetting aririous to have shat gob :
done. as I remcauber, the next tine I sav Hole was in Sairicz, anid:
we bad cio ther te ik BDGRt the indie 1 he wanted killed, and It :
nim I would do the job but thet I did not have en wey to get
around. ale said he would see te in @ dar ox tio or ina fev
days. I avain met Hale at Grommer's ranch and Zale told me he
wes soins to buy mes car, and gevé hie five nured dollars.
s@®ietlins wns said about where T would buy it the car, snl I asia
ITwvovlt buy it in Pouesn city, snd soaetiin vas said apont oy get-
tins over there end Tale ssid he Would drive me ovez 30 Fointee o.
Which he did, mud I cought the train there ani vont to ronen City
Were IT oun: a ne.; ord Roadster trou the Ford Gerage. Serove .
car I wade application and the Pord beople secured
e
fre, Feral
I received th
& liconse. I
Li
+
oo vy
ove Dack to Gremmer's ranch. At saue stage of the ©4..°
game Tnle po ad out to me the Indicn that he wentel yille:, on
the strcet i: ivleaxe I don't remember Hale ever telling ne the *."
Indian's name. Several devs after Uscle oi Nted Suis Inada out
to negli met tlds Indiew in a resteuraat iu Sairta:, sid ne
ate
“In
ue
~—s eo ge te . Loe
besid@ ue ond I Guiclici Whatley on iis breath sud ve got i140 cof-
Versafion cbhout whiskey and I told bia d Toeovid soll al: G0..0. oy
He Sagd he vented some ond I told hiu te meet me ont on the road
—irind throves ol Guntthis paiatir.e “pout 10 ofelock and I:
a ASL. ee pees wok tab tak de We ae Ma _ ; *
mect Wim awd Lave the whiske, for him. i lest nits ani Went to
Granaer's and got some whiskey oud drove back o.. the road leading
eT pt vn pet oe seis a Pe : ghee
wee . me eat wiei egg En Site er one arg
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