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FP. 3. Smith _ 10-1-26 2 ee ere Lira. Joninson stated that some time in June 1926, wnile in Kansas Gity, she received a telephone call from a “Waco Marie Smith, — at Oilton, Oklahoma, telling her that Walter¥Doolin wanted her to mete, come to Oilton on important business and that he would send her a ticket if she would come. That he sent her a ticket and she came to Cilton and met Doolin. Doolin told her that Bob Strange told him that she had a lot of information that would help Hale; that she told Doolin she had no information; that he insisted that she had tol’ Strange a lot of things; that she told Doolin that Strange nad lie@ if he said she had told him anything. That Doolin then Suzgested that she go to Ripley and visit uer folks, ani that ie so Tl uinl Henry lays and ChaorlieyJohnson to see her the following * Sunceay. That they did not eome and she returned to Harsas City. Che Latter part of July or first of August, 1926, Henry Linys anc . Czarlie Jonnson came to Kansas City to see her. They told her sh “ee eould meke a good witness for Hale; that vurley Johnson was dead * and it would not nurt nim, and she had just as well make herself seven or @ignt hundred dollars. She told them sne knew nothing ang chat they could not pile up money enough to caise her to take the stand and lie on Curley; tual if they expected her to they had fast as weil get that out of their minds. That they persistently inslated that she make a witness and seven or eight hundred dollara, repeating that sne could not nurt Gurley and could make a sood wit- ness for Hale and help him out and that she needed the money. ‘She states she bawled them out, and finally they said that they would nave liv, de I. Howard, one of dale'’s attorneys, see her. That later Howard appeared on the scene and reiterated nearly what Johnson and Mays had said, telling her that Johnson was dead and she ¢ovld do him no harm, but could help Hale, and she had just as well make herself a few huncred dollars, and asked her why she married a man like Johnson, that she was too good a woman to marry aman of the underworld, etc. That she bawled out Howard pretty Ssvrong, and told him she was tired of them trying to get her *o swear a lie, and the people he was trying to get her to lie for were responsible for Curley's death; that he was murdered; that they hed caused her to lose her job by her trip to Oilton. That soWward asked her if Mays had given her any money, she told him 70. that he said he haa given Mays a check for 325.00 to give her, and then handed her 315.00, telling her he was snort at that time, an left, telling her he would see her later. That he came back later telling her he nad been to Lansing and talked with Slim Braley, and Slim had told him that she knew nothing of Curley's business, and wold her that they would not use her unless Blackie Thompson tock the stand; that if they called her they would send her money, and for her not to tell any one they nad talked to her, and not to let 7. 4 9 oy