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= we aegh et aT s wor ly - on EY page fe 2 Fos at : Be 0-266. kite ing warned by Mr. Burger and lir.,prown that I do. Be e a Statement, and that anystatement I do m&ke used' as evidence in the prosecution of Osage Indian. oaes I now make the following statement of my OWN. 1, without threat or promisé of inmunity. ae weaised at Chickasha, Okla., and went to Webb city, Ra, fin January, 1923. Asa "Kirby end myself operated a “rooming “house at Webb City for about four months, from Jan. Bee SLES to April; 1924. During this time Bill Smith's home at ; ivfax, Okla., Was blown up and Smith and his wife ond servant are “kefllea. -. During thie title I was around Henry Gramer'a ,feal, and saw John Ramsey at Grammer's place : co “Sx bout’ two" weeks before Bill Smith's house was blown up, ae ohn Ramsey “came to the rooming house that Asa Kirby and I were umning at Webb City,.and had private conference with Asa Kirbya. ho following morning Asa Kirby took me out into the country arWebb City in his car, and told me we could get {2000 to W "eae “and hia squaw, * meaning Bill Smith and his wife. wan uaw, meaning Bill Smith and his wife. . days’ ‘lates Kirby came to our rooming house at webb Gity “p roll“of fuse about 100 feet long and sone dynamite caps, ad told me we would get ready to go over to Fairfax sid do the - ob, meaning to blow up Billi Smith'a house and Kill Smith ané@ . ‘ wife. Kirby asked me if I knew where a nitro. magazine was ©. .-) i2z located near Webb City, and I told him I did not. Kirby then 22°" gaid John Ramsey had told him, Kirby, that there was 8 magazine 48 Son the road to Kaw City. The next day Kirby and Myself went to 5 Avenry Grammer's and Kirby looked for magazine but could not find git We drove on to Henry Grammer's and had a talk there. 2 V@ay John Ramsey came to our house at webb City, and ; and: Kirby had a telk. Ramsey drove away fron pouse in 33) ante Ford car and Kirby followed him in his, Kirby's, care : 0 SKixby returned to our house later end told'’me John Ramsey had — ced ‘Tapowed him where a nitro. magazine Was, and the next cvening &j a2" rarby came’ to the house at Webb City with a new five gallon oe 4343, oth can and. left the can there until dark. fab ta sae After dark Dock Hawkins and Asa Kirby came to the house A446: Zand - ;got the oil can and wrapped it with an old quilt and pot ..- -s". 447 ‘the can in Kirby's car and they drove away in Kirby’s car ee: $8.2 between. eight and nine P. M, the night before Bill Smith's an 49° house was blown | Kirby returned home after midnight the — t, and the next morning Kirby told me he had taken - ff", meaning nitroglycerine, over there and left it going back that night as he wanted to be sure Smith were at home. The night Smith's house was blown up, ore ™ a Lae va be ce ee ee Ebene Fad ‘3 A SOE TT NE FT ar arm ik . 2 FR TAR PO FT a eR epee AT ae nn Sah cor ere we eee