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Osage Indian Murders — Part 19

88 pages · May 11, 2026 · Document date: Sep 5, 1928 · Broad topic: Murder · Topic: Osage Indian Murders · 86 pages OCR'd
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R. D. Clark 7-51-28 ; hingehen he (weaster) cas confined in the Oklahoma County Jail at oki shom j i} Cit¥, around November, 1928; that at thet time he had employed attorney fe whrul. 0 L to BBpresent him in «a case then pending in the United States District Cou an at | - 3 . Okld@homea City growing cat of «os violation of the Nuetional Motor Vehicle ? + 37 Actithat at thet tine doverd bad mide no attempt to tuke any affidavit nor. haf. ; 4 ‘ he (Howard) discussed the matter fully with Webster. webster stated he maze bond . < + dn the Federsi Court in Ckluhomu City, a few days after Thanksgiving, 1926, and’ 6 left Oklehom. und went to Caney, Kunses; that on the day before the affidevit i 3 / wags taken anc which date is unknown to webster, he,webster,received 2 telephone , £ cali from attorney Mowsra celiing from Foward's office in Pawhugke, Oklohoma, | 5 , aad that attorney Howard requested wWetgyter to come to his office innediate on | 9 © & matter of grave importunces that webster proceeded to Pawhusks, Oklahoma, his | te (Webster's) cer umd on arriving et Pawhusku went to the Office of attorney Howard, 2 who together with attorneys Hamilton and Ross according to Wwébster, co busiaess | 3 - 283 & partnership; thet Mr. Howard advised him then that it was of extrene i 4 importance te get wetbgter's original story down in affidavit form so it could pe ‘S he used and thet at the request of attorney Howard he made the affidevit here- 1° 6 tofore referrec to. Ee Cenies ubsolutely having been paid or having received ; 14. a promise of payment or receiving anything of valne in connection with his, °< rg _. making the affiaavit. He also denies that by making the affidavit any Gas A } _ -g «Ot CJustly due Howard for attormey's fees were cancelled. webster states his on re ; :Q purpose in meking the affic.uvit in question was simply to get whe matter off- iy “Ris mind thinking i+ might help someone who was unjustly accused. webster st,tes: - 2 that immediately after sweuring tc the «ffidavit in question he returned to : ey, #@ 2 - Kansas, He also stutac thet ut the time the occurrence as he stetess took pl « 4 in December x=ni January of 1920 and tzl, that he and Curly Johnson referred to 75 in the offidurit were Pik ing oavj that they were wanted in both Mangas and 6 Oklahoua at tie time for various offenses. webster ulgo stated to sarden thite ‘7 ., gnd thig agent when questionei es to why he weuld weit over five vears or 8 ‘-ebproximately five years, to maxe said affidavit that he did not want to get yg mixed up in the Hele case oad thet this was the sole rexcson in not coming forward . :0 and testifying to what he Claims ure the true fects curing the triale i ; ‘ ; REFESALD UPON COMPLETION 20 THE OFFICE OF OzIGIN. 4 +3 s, ; ve 14 NO FURTHI2 «ACTION HaRE. + : is t 16 . 47 5 19 . 79 * 34 . 7 36 2 oe 32 _ 59 30 ae 5 Pe TERE ets ocean means omens 57 “get woe | . a eaten nd te Catt i ee eel wt
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