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S W. X, HALE EP aL Page 2. B.S. Smith 2/8/26 ; “statement, avd thet any statement I maxe can and may be used aceidss Feo: iin thea prosecution of the case concernins which such st<torvent #3 PY gute, and with no promise having been made me cf immunity firc.. prog -- _ eee ae cution, I make the following free and voluntary statement. va - In 1921 I was married to Kelsie Morrison and living in Fairfex, *" keeping honge. Some time in May, 1921, ani ecbout ea week or ten aes Lé before Anna Brown was found murdereé, and some time around e1szt cy ~° . eight-thirty P. M., Kelsie Lorrison cane into the house ané told tie “g -. to get ready that he wac going of a party; that Bryan Zurknart was eon on’ in front in as car with an Indian woman. In a few minutes I went 357, Out with Kelsie and found Bryan Burkhart in « Buice car sittings o 1 the front gest, and Anna Brown sitting on the back seat. iL coi.nt plainly ses thet Anne Broim was very drunk. LEelsie told me 73 fet aa oer} 3 in the front seat with Bryan Burkhart, which I did, ena keicl 27 >4 > im on the bac: geat with Anna Brown. Bryeulsurkhart to WY je gOuth to the nucxt corner, turning east a block or tWo, tien ssuict. “5 ani into the Gragyhorse road, going towards Grayhorse. we arove on 4 and down the tiz hill, at the foot of the hill taking the cla Gray~ the len .g% horse road coutiruing east. We continued on the el? Grivnccgs rc, 3 turning on the section lines soing south past George signecl i's pie... +90)0l«GUhen by the Grayhorse schoolhouse and on thru Grayhorse, crossing " the creck et Grayhorse, taking an old road fezdins erst to Bill Hale's ranch house. Bryan stopped his car acne cCisiomes T.onm this ranch house, eni he and telsie got out, leaving I anc anna tel. the car, and they wernt to this ranch, where one of the Bursnsrt boys, either Duke oy» Eorace, Wes Living. Bill Soith hati 2 remch just weet _gecross the rond from Yals's ranch Where we Stopped the car. Lets: Morziseon end Bryan Burxhart were gono somevhing Like thirt- o7 Te- Miretes, and returned to the car, Kelsie ge.ving bsacx im tne teer Scat with Anne Brovm, anid Brian got on the front seat With ms. we backed ont o% the road and Crove north end ty tne Greyhorse wimeteoy, going north coue distance, then turning West ond foilowe@ 2° reo’ on West until we came to & gate or entrance ina fence. Buypeu. av... A | into this entrsace, going north and on dovm thru a pasture, where 44 Bryan turned in ty the head of a gully ani drove on west beside this g, gully about a hundred yerds ard stoprad the cus near 4 tree, Whics 46 Stands ahout 6 hundred fect or more from the guliy. Just teiove ~. stopped Sryan and Kelsie got out of the car snd neiped Amma brown 48 out of the car. Anna Erown was very drunk, cond Bryan took her on . the right side and Kelsie on the left and welked har off from the 59 Oar, going in the direction of the revine end towards the Sova ol am the raviné. as they started away I stertei <vc say something to le - 5 sie, he turncd sround and used some oath and contirved on. I real- $3. aed that they were going to do something to Acme Erown, and it 54%, ecered me very much, and I wes afraid to cay auything to Helote fo. $5r% fear that he would do something to me. After Kelsie curzed mo I ¢.: os - not then look to see where they went. hey were gone about thirty Qo... a had a wd te! had aes WHR OW W Ima te ee hc eae re ee oe ote en ee hae ae a de de ae TES TEE TR ENERO A NET ene seme eo ee ww 59 i 2s 1 OW oe