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CHN ENGAR HOOVER ‘ 7: _ : . DIRECTOR : ~ “h, of, _ . | t ; a , ee wap _ Wl. S. Department af Tustire ta % x 5 Burcau of Inurstigatint as 4 ae WA . bes ie) ec) “oa . Uasinngton, 2. a. VO , =, as . . . . ¥ ee, / 4 ie 5 Novenber 12-1929, . ys 3 oe 4 Doe ot 3 4 ue ~ TRCTOW ANE UT s0n Tu DIRECTOR a, sod a 5 Ne be - . - . wh, Be opt! fee . -_ ™ A review of Bureau File 462-5033, pertaining to "she “tmrder ‘ 5 oo 474 33,0F ona HéSry“Roan, a full-blooded Csage Indian who was murdered ‘ . + * ““ "““vetveen January 24, and Februery 6, 1923, end his body found in the Boo ° - Osese Country in the State of Chlekoma, same being an Iréien ellet- 4 ment and under the exclusive jurisdiction of the Unived Stet2s_ y - Sovernzent, reflects that: i 7 , i a7 ; At the conclusion of the Bureau's investication in vhia > 9 a matter, subjects W. K. Hale and Joht’ Ramsey were jointly indicted. i 5 -- - *or tris offense, in-th. Western District of Oklahoma, at Guthrie. ] { - : - during the January term of 1926; subject Ramsay being charged wit.. te i 5 direct killing of Cemry Roan for the consideration of a Ford automobile | 5 and A590 whieh was sllezed to Lave been peid to him by subject Eele.} ; Subject Hale wes echerged with siding, abetting ana protecting subis’” # S Ratsey in the commission of saii erine. : 6 Beth subjects stood trial in Orsetona Cit ae Sllehon on a: Cetcher 20, 192¢, and a verdict of guilty without © 38 Seah penalty ; Was returned by the jury on October 29, 1922, Zot: vient were uo 9 immediavely sentenced to serve periods of toeir naturel lives in tne aos United Stetes Penitentiary at Leavenworth, Yangsas. an appeal Tron x! 5 the charge and conviction was duly noted to the Cireult Court cf . 3 Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, which "court reversed the rulirns of 4 the lover court énd srented e new triel as to both subjects. Subject a 5 - W. Ke. Fule was again pieced on trisl at rawnuska, Oklehoma, end e jury ..h- 5 returned a verdict of guilty on January 2€, 192%, snd susject Hele Was: _ sentenced on tie same date to serve life imprisonment in the United a 5 States Penitentiary at Leavenworth, Hensag. . 9 Parther investigation was made es to the ease pending ainst subject Ranssy end several new witresses were lcceved who 5 wiul testity in behelf of the U. S. Govermacnt as to cartuin declara- ot - tions against inverest made by subject Raussy es to the murcering af “et a Henry Roan shortiy after the comission of tie set, admitting tae ee a he kiliea Eenry Roan et the solicitation of sucjeet hale. Tus t ‘al ike - - as t2 subject Rumsey is scheduled to take place on November 12, , © hu “2 at Pawhiska, Cklahoma. i Ae! 19 , . Se ap, Pes r a Se re (0X