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é . gh. a 2.3. puith 10-13~26 “18, RaY SRITH ° attention is directed to stasement of Oral @tatement. this witness covered in revort of zcenti Saith, captioned as above, dated uctobest 1, 1926, pase ol. tay mewn: sl 2 This witness verbally stated to agent Smith that Henry Cornett . Same to him and asked nim if he wouia do him 2 favor, expleining “that he was under sentence by the government to g term in the Leavenworth Penitentjery, and that if he would mize a stavenent to the effect thut he saw Roy Bunch and Bi Taylor in a car to- gether, end Henry Roan in his own car, sding in the cirection of where Roan vas found murdered a short tin sheree=ter, ana 3611 Oe of things that he Smith had neurd Bunch und Taylor say, tilt it we uld keep him, Cornett, out of the penitentiary. Th eraser wo help Henry Cornett Smith told him he would make a statement and then Cornett told him what to tell. Later Cornett brought agent 4 Suith to him and he made & statement, all of which was 2 lie, While making this statement to Asent Smith, Cornet? caliec nin aside and asxed him to make it stronger, but Smith wold Cornett he was afraid to so any stronger. He GiG not expect any cevelog~ ments in the Roan murder and only made the stateuunt to hel: > Eonry Cornett. agent Saith and 74 Rovertson were present when Ruy Sith made the statement ibove yroferred to and recall that Cornett called Snith off cand hed a whispered conversation with him before he signed sci statement. Witness Smith ues auestioned before the Grand cury and vnived States attorney Roy St. Lewis is in Sossession of 1is testimony. Ott age tee ee ea eae # @ CoD. CLsRCs Oklahoma City, Okle., Cetooer 7, 2926. written statement. Statenent uude by C.D. Pierce to i042 JOHN Leahy in the presence or .cent Froan 3. - smith: f By 4 Bt ak a harp gahy * : G lr. Plurce, we would like for you to give us as nesr in ce- tail es you ean the conversation between you, ena special Officer by the nume of Elliott with reference to urs. John FEELS Paes wR oR coer ae re ee AL olga ts grr “pemetina cm oe hae OE Lg . emi +. rn ie. eo eee, ar a a gO Gate Tog Tg eho, Pee or wees rs ae ee “oe * oF 5 fee VY . oy — Coy See we ; ,