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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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J. ER. Burger 6—25=28 Fs fy that her husband, Curly Johnson, killed Haury Roan, she could just name her price and J. I, Howard, Attorney for Hale, would come and see her and she would not have to work any more, Mrs, Johneon stated she told Mays and Johnson her husband did NOT kill Henry Roan and did not know anything about killing; that few days later J. I. Howard came to her home and told her he was Hale's attorney and asked him to uke statement which she refused to do and she told Mr. Howard as she had told Mays ani Johnson, that her husband knew nothing of killing and for him (Howard) not to bother her any more and leave her premises, ; It will be noted that CURLY JOHNSON wes a tin horn gambler at Whis Bang, Oklahoma, in 1925 and 1924 and died unier suspicious circumstances at Denoya, Okla., October 17, 1924 and was known as @ mcrul coward and ag stated by John Kayo, who was a Close friend, that Curly Johnson would leave town if he thought there was going to iF». trouble of any kind and always avoided being mixed up in fights, murders, or troubles“ of any kind, Ere, Johneon stated her brother died at Ripley, Oklahoma, December £8, 1928, that she and her husband (Curly) were at Ripley from December 28, 1922 until about January 5th or 6th, 1923; that Curly then went to Whis Bang, Okla, and she went “ge to Cushing, Okla. and worked in restanrant for a few days and then she went to Whis Bang and stayed there with her husband (Curly) until March 4, 1923, at which time the and her husband returned to Ripley, Okla. ani attended birthday dinner at her father's home on that date, March 4, 1923, Mrs,Johnscon stated that she could not be positive that she was with her husband at Whis Bang on January 26, 27, 28, 1923, but thought ~ she was ant would try and locate party that she worked for at Cushing, Okla, and get € exact date she quit there and went to Whis Bang. She stated that her husband was gambling at Whis Bang at that time in Jamary, 1925, and did not leave there during — “i month of January, while. she was there, and could not have been at Fairfax, Okla, or re vicinity where Roan wae killed, Mrs, Johnson is to be again interviewed with refer- ) ense to dates obtained by her, Hastie Panis [Indian), Fairfax, Oklahom, servant girl who worked for ’ Mary Roan during life time of Henry Hoan and after death of Roan and marriage of Mary Roan to Roy Bunch, is alleged to have written two letters to Mary Hoan while she wes eonfined in Enid, Okla, jail about three years ago in which Hattic Paul demanded mong é from Mary Roan or she {Hattie Paul) would tell all she know and these letters are now $ in possession of defense attorneys, ‘This information was furnished this Agent by Joe - - Carper, Raleton, Oklahoma, who had been told by John MoClure, Feirfax, Okle,, that his... e ¢ - (McClure's) cousin, Hattie Paul, had written Mary Roan two letters while she ws in ~“_ Jail at Bnid, Okla, and stated in letters that if she (Mary Roan) @id not send some bi z money, she (Hattie Paul) would tell all she knew and that Mary Roan had not sent her money as requested and she had turned letters over to defense attorneys and made state
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