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Departiuent of Sustice McK: 4, Bureau of Investigation a { P. O. Box 1535, ‘ i‘~ | Oklahoma City, Okiahoma : Gere ane FS, 2 ' May 12th, 1927. - aor ‘ 1 : 5 Director, toe 6 Bureau of Investigation, oe | Son Department of Justice, “oe, ; ce Washington, D. C. lL es oO” Dear Sir: Attention: Division 2. 4) a 2 3 advising that Agent F, S, Smith had been instructed to contime aa) to asaist for an additional period of not more than two weeks, RS” T, J, Leahy, Osage Tribal Attorney and C, K, Templeton, County BG Attorney of Osage County, Oklahoma, in the investigation of the 427 murder of Anna Brown, please be advised that Agent Smith com- +8 pleted the assignment in question on May 7th last and returned to Oklahoma City, a Agent Smith informa me that in the course of his 22 investigation he interviewed mumerous persons at Pawhuska, wo Fairfax, Shidler, Ralston, Oklahoma, and vicinity, in an effort _ to secure witnesses who could corroborate the state's evidence previously obtained and who could impeach defense witnesses a suspected of having given perjured testimony at the previous trial § | —- of this matter, Agent Smith advised that he was successful in un- cb -— covering witnesses of this character and also in developing new : evidence refuting the perjured testimony of the defense, Agent . Smith also secured evidence to be used to rebut a concerted plan. . of the defense to impeach important state witnesses, at The informtion and facts developed by Agant Smith were submitted to Mr. Templeton and Mr, Leahy, both of whom expressed their appreciation for the services rendered by. the Bureau in this connection, This letter is to advise you of Agent Smith’s return ’ to headquarters and to, in a general way, set forth what he endeay- ; ored to do in the way of assisting the state wa the investigation | | _ 5: te vi - = . bascteme = tial title ee. Seta B see oi ay