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“Torard,, had. a cinch on getting enoat Burkhart out, ; . ‘togtify. for the Government, -. *(above™ mentioned signed | Ste tenant ‘i Tahoma: orty’ ‘Sleg}. as ~ note os— + ; a ee oe ad ae ek, inmate of Okla. St Penitentiary, McAlester, made signed . statement’ to effect that he and J. I. Howard, attorney for defense, had secured - @ number of affidavits for the defense in this case; that since he, Pock, was — iJ: ge: nt to prison at MbAlester this year, Howard had visited Lim there end had. = Wes Re Popk, talk to Ernest Burkhart in'July this year and threaten Burkhart the Faia dia not do as*the defense wented in the way of teatifying in ae ‘gas by ‘ Burkhart; : would tbe proseouted: for’ a ‘girder, and rape. case, but’ “the ‘ eins chart,” ‘di a“es ‘Howard ‘asked, tet da,“make certain changés ‘in his, . fee testinony, that would: clear Hale in the Roen case end refuse to teelity. % all wrawiA ese thet thaee rsheress at mopar 2? ifn Shee BET) Get th medan ha Tawa nA US Vik SS ela Bitar Mr thd re mm dO etat CN ke ee ee | ¢4-rape were not prosecuted against him, Ernest Burkhart; further, that re How} 25) would get Ernest Burkhart a perdon. _ (Above mentioned signed Statement with % 26° pert of Okla. city Filed. a ke, & re ee * : yorbal ly’ ‘that. J he was: ‘$rought to: Pawhogke, as witmess for: ‘defense; that ; So" nett and J.t (x? Howard attorney" for” defense, “Salked “to” “Bin ‘there: and ase 91’ tc teatify for Tale to the effect that he, Jarrett, sew Henry Roan ‘drunk at ‘Henry Cornett's place shortly before Rean's death, and he, Jarrett, saw Curley ° 32. J: hnson and Roy Bunch get Roan in hie car butween them in their care efter thay ..:- eet Cornetts that evening; further thet he, Jerrett, saw Roy Huneh pay Curley | ww Johason some money at Fairfax that night; that he, Jarrett, toid Cornett and. ie “Howard | “that. hors of ‘this’ Was ‘true,’ but “Howard and Henry Cornett stayed with:him ee his, eel, at. Pawhuske: for about two hours and finally he agreed ‘to. “testi 4 rgpked,. ponies Cornett would ; testify. to sem effect first ate ri | é testimony’ by" him, ° ‘Jarrett, | deel Tals; thet. Howerd iat, t the. ree Hey: dyeral Fines eines then end, on ea ach” ots ib Tancity 8 Mo eS ‘Janes Bradley, aliaa Tom Clark, elias Tom slexender, {mate of .xiséer ‘State Penitentiary at Jefferson City, li., wes intervicwed but proved, te c 28. a ing Bilt Hale or throwing any light on this case. Pa Ervin (Blackie)! ‘Thompson, Covernnent witnees, steted that he wes texén to Tulsa, Okla. by the defense. to teatity for defendant Hale in his hearing . for bond, Noverber 2nd, 1928; thet while there J. I. Nowerd, attorney for do- ed him, Thompson, privately if the Staten ant by Rugh Washburn ta ding this, trial,. proposing that he, Hale, nave Chowpeon surniey i, with ‘which ‘Thompson was to’ effect (his escape fro: said! jail,” = roafter kidnap Ernest’ Burkhart, chief Gover=nent Mitness, and take. 56 . “ Suxlehi t@ Mexico and leave him there, was true; that he,. Thompson, told. ‘SF, Howard” that” ‘said statement was the’ truth; chat Hele aia write such notes}