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, “poate asst stence™ for gethntiy sridense’ to ‘eorndbozate | ta 6 by John Ramsey immediately after the conviction of John Reuse ‘Hele at Oklahoma City some few days previously, in the cuse whet 2g) ‘they were tried for the murder of Henry Hoan. Howard, et thet time attorney. . 16° ‘for W. K. Hale, gave me a copy of the seid confession John Rausey made, which” a Sgr geontession hed been made by John Ramsey end wes the second confession Remseg, 23 “pad madé in’ this casé, Ramey having mde a confession to +he Focere! ant Me es-previous ta, seid. Fried," end , this, ,Sesond sonfession. being ate: 29 me ere eieige oe ist tontoeeion mad wire A Re aes wee Bea ON oe Se 2 and reg oneal 2 ieee at € a 78: peat: ‘the fofirth’ Deine vate ond “time ayia, 4h" a, Jan muery,,” LiF 5 re Bae second ‘sonfesaion ‘ds the jone: tw ‘gat ew copy-of in the lattes ~ oe ‘Of November, 1926. This confession ‘stating ‘ebley" Jonneot ; “eetually murdered Henry Roan. Howard informed me he was in’ despsrate a : of someone to get affidavitea supporting and corroborating this sacond come 3 . fession, Howard gave me a list of names cf persons whom he wWented me tt see ' and secure these affidavits from. At this time I can recall some of the “-mameg Howard thus gave me as follows; Sun Hopkins, Barticsville;, Cherley “Wilson,” Sewinole; Job Million,’ now at Blackwell; Ray Roy Snith, /Surbenke, ( Oklae; Carl Rove, , and his ‘brother, south of. Henry Cornettts pli County eda... ks Baten thy Fairfax,” ‘Oklas5 Bill Tueas, | oe ed me th athe aid ‘act want nyt St it thee SA vs bh, but gave me to understand that my business waa to get these ae fo fit sald confession, end if: “they. were not truthsul I was not to #4 bim-6f that fact, and if the perconst statements did not support. this ‘eons i ’ feaston, I wee to not teke any affidavit from thet person. Some of the par=: a 46 7 sons I interviewed did not make statements fitting the confession, and I sO0KK : : "47 .. no affidavits from them. Others IT had to see severel times until they - finelly, “48. made statements thet fitted the confession. Then I would nake notes, seo |. “a9 -Boward, who would beve the affidavits typewritten and prepared for the person:”. 59 to sign, then I would either aend the person in to Noward's office at Pawluscka 2. : POartittant.}« -f Piast tn oto aw ete the AP Ane ho bl ome Lew 4 are | Hee a qo 4008'S GIi1eS; tO SAGR, GP taxSe wae Gri GGrie Find Me and have i+ Sigh & ' pefae a Notary Public and raturn it to Howard. I also questioned other. .) . Howard hed.not. pamed,, and, Whenever, possible, got, affidavits. it’ the confessicn. “In all I’ think -T got sbout £5 affidavits in e ridathe plain truth of {¢ ig that: while I-never asxed anyox6 to. 3 5 G¥et unt 1 id. give them to understand: what I vanted them to 9 atte ‘ sai Sa “they atakea’ 1t that" way, took” an affidavit from them. _ $9 Seago 2.99 00. & number. of astigarit pecsonatty. 4 Hee t 8 giategent ee; EES i SR id SL SE PE e aay ge e i ina ign GES eh eon tne eat he ee a, oe me # hoe, ee og eh e te - 4 . : oan om: te a * 7 Lhe L 1 ak oe ee , ae an * ete ag wpa v.¢ i + + fen te . eos . an . ’ > 202 UE SAREE et ene, pSRTaYROTERY" Badin LT ISD RAS AEE IE ey Spat Be a Tica Be ae SV rte cay ae wee