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oO Bepartment of Justice / ee Bareas of Iumestigation 9 | Los angeles, Californte, September 23, 1926. Director, Bureau of Investigation, ; Beece a Department ef Justice, ,o | ea Deer Sirs | yy . f a I am advised that the Half Ramsey case has been set See for trial at Oklahom: City, October 20th, end assume that the J Oya case will go to trial at that time. as aan In view of the experience we had at the former triel, i deem it highly important thet sufficient men be assigned to White to ensble him to collect a comprehensive history of the prospective jurors. In the former trial this work was splendidly . done, in so far as the first one hundred names were concerned, 9. but the second wenire wes drawn in such short time thet 4¢ was es impossible for us to learn much about the man composing it. IT heve not heard whet prozress, if eny, has been made <a: with the investigetion to determine whether or not there was a Gonspirasy to obstrust justice. I hoped that the Court would see fit to poatpone this retrial until November to give ws an wpaere . . tunity to thorouzhly investigate the condust of certain lawyers |: for the defense and also certain witnesses, tut I hope that you will urge Mr. White to do hia utmost in the time remsining to develop any facts indicating auch consplracrs urging him to cooperate to the utmost with the Burean, ee a a , = GAW-FOF3-4 dasiatsnt Attorney General. BURL AU OF TRVESTIGATION a reer biranY ‘Me Of JUSTICE