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Osage Indian Murders — Part 13
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of gaid statements concerning the corrupt yrectices of Subject fs
Sovinger in obtaining nerjured $estimony Tor use in the trial of
We. Hale and Jvohn Ramsey in State courts cf Osage County, ior
the murder cf V.k. Slth.
tn January 6th, 1926, 7.8. Saith, Special agent, and T.B.
White, then Speeial Agent in Charge, obtained from John Ramsey a *
confession soneersing the mwarder of Henry Roan, an Osage Indian, ¢
and implisazing himself as doing the ectugl killing and having been
hired by WK. Eale to comait said aurder., “°°
. On January 7th, 1926, Agents Suith and Widte ootained 6
fall eonfession from John Ransey eqneerning tne ourder of ws.
Smith, his wife ard servant girl, and the imsjlicavion oP both
Wek. Hale and himsel?.
Following these confessions subje ct Saringer apoeared
and requested agent Snith to gernait him to’ confer with John Ransey
Q&S His attorney. John Ramsey was consulted and stated to agents —
Burger and Gene Parker and Police Officer Taylor that he had sold
the government the truta ani did not want a lawyer, and refused ;
20 see Subject Springer. ab Jeet ooringer when appeared before 4
the Monorable John E. Cotteral, 2 fadge of the Veitec
Cohrt for the Western District of Oklahoma, and } asvesentel to hin
that he was aera for John Rangey and was veing deprived of the
plight bo consult with the said Ramsey by agents of the Department
of Justice. He was po romp tly permi tied by Judge Cotte: ral vo pri-
ately confer with john Ramsey, which laver resulted in Ramsey
repudiating sréVious tonfessions. Therearter at all hear.ugs and
trials in whieh Fale and Hassey et al, invelvec .n the Osuz se
wanders, were neld Subject soringer apre are ala ugsively
eipated in a detense of ski] deten.,aents, end sans sciully in
interest ef vindicating WN. Eale. This wees concinsively demon-
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Ruuséy, at Gubsrie, Grlikona, cne Fanrie Lusisy
apoeured @S a government sLltiness, Gesu -yisg.
concerning John Hamoey .@sistesi.ig at a hovel
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