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Osage Indian Murders — Part 7
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asx¥ed him how much and what I had to say. I was to s8t . {
A 150,00 and wes to say that I wes at -enry Grammer‘s ronch tre
Lo!” last part of January 1923 and was sitting in a car ween Bill
“12. Smith whom i was supposed to know was arguing with some , |
12 woman named Laura Tuttle... She was supposed to say ta him
14 that if he didnt get rid of his squaw, treat her square,
15 that the money wouldn't do him any good for she would blow
16 them to hell. I wrote this dowm ana gave it to Bill UcSparren.
17 Mr. Elliott was to let mé know when to mset him so he could
1g take us {0 meet Mr, Springer. So few d-ys later Friday, May
Eg. « 2lst be called me at my hotel to meet him in front o? the .
‘ae Bliss Bldg. McSparren & myself met him and was taken and
QL s- introduced to Judge Springer. Springer asked ys whet we |
22 knew about this and McSparren reneted what ws were to say
22 and he Asked me wiat I was going to say dnd I said the same
24 &s Mcoparren so he gave us the description of Smith end
25 Grammer end Leure Tuttle and we were ready tc leave. H
26 said hewould see us in Pawhuska in a couple of weéks.
‘27
PPR, {sismed) Bob Ryan."
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30 Statement obtained from E. L. Erwin, No. 9 Korth Manthus Street,
31] ‘Sulsa, vkichoma.
32
32 : wMulsa, UIs. June 11, 1926,
24 I am employed by the City of Yulss in the Folice Demrtment
ag , 4uu aic in the Detective Department and am Beste wd with '
36 Detective uo. 7F Gllistt and have worked witna hi Cols vently ’
A Since vecember 1925. Sometime around the middle “6? Lay 1926 P
387 the exact date 1 have forgotten Elliott ani I parxed cur
39 car in front of or near the :.ex Druze Stcre $28 5 Ee first Street
4 and wore on the side walk and attorney Saringar. came up and
41 addressing’ me 23ked me if I knew waere “me weaver lived snd
“42 I told him i did not, but imew a women thot did and that zhe
re stayed st the Blossom Hotel on dst and Uair streets. i re~
44 marked get in the car and we will drive w, there and see.
ids Springer, Elliott and mysel? sa in the car anc drove to the
46 Blossom :otel. Soringer, Zllictt end I sot out of the car .
47 ane started up the stairs and met tné woman whom 1 had
48 ferred to & urs. Hightower at the landing of the stens
49 and introduce: fer to Mr. Springer and fone ner ute 3. ain wer
59 wanted to talk to her about Emma Vecvor. _rincer asxed
51 Mrs. i:lgntawer if she knew where ord. Ema Veever Lived sand f
52 she seid she dia not know the nunte: but cculd show ne
53 the howse. wvne of us 1 do not rezall vossibly i aso. her
54 if; she would go end show us the house gnd she s7ié vos, out 7
bt ae, t would not stop as she and Urs. Weaver were not Prisndiy. ir. at "
56 Springer, Mr. Bllié¢t, Mrs. Hightower then got in the car and
57 I drove the car and Mrs, Hightower ued us drive to East an ~?
re aie “yee ky vsti eee ube, -
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