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Bureau discovered this situation, secured confessions from then, aby prevented their appearance at the trial. Same witnesses actual, Za teagify voluntarily et tho trial of Hale and Ramsey and received su qment sentonces bacaise of their per jured testimony. Most noterorthy. @ thom was P. C. Hester, tho was given a sentence of two years in. < Foderal Penitentiary and fined 3100.00. Other friends and relatives ni “Hele ere sentenced for being in contempt of court ond for interfering ° att 2 John “Rumsey, upon his tridi for murder , of rfered un alibi to the effect that he was not in Fairfax, Oklahoma, on the date. of the mrder for which -he was being | tried. Investigation by agents of the Bureau resulted ¥ ta the production of the hotel register of an old Indiun vanan who hed =: * formerly operated a hotel ot Fuirfax, Oklahoma, reflecting that Rumsey - ““ “was actually registered in Ahis hotel on the dey cf the mirder. This ;-Indfan woman, it.doveloped, hud been furnisheg whiskey by o lamycr . aa | presumably vorking ii-the interest of Hale, in. an wttempt to havo Yom os - changa har testimony. This lawyer was subsequently scntoneed to eighteen months inc Fodernl Penit tontiary for this uction om his port, ~ t ‘Yo o¢ t Upon the successful conclusion of the eases Leauinst Helo send - Ramsey end the other individuals involved in the murders, the Osage 'Tndiens, through their. tribel council, pusscd resclutions, carslicd | upon tho records of ths trit«s, exor essing their appreciation of the 7 greet service rendered by agents of the United States Bureau of Investigation in breaking up the vicious murder ring which had beem preying upon ‘hat ae tribe for years. . ay RT te ee . Willian K.Fale ard Jeuhn Ramsey were tried four times - tvice \ an_the Federal District Court at Githric, Oklahowm, cncee in the Federal , Diatrict Court at Oklahoma City, Oklahcma, and onea in the Feders nnn: ee " District Court et Pathuska, Oklahoma, resulting in their being cok ct I< ve for. the 1 murder of Henry Roan, and sentenccd to iife imprisonment in o fe: Federal | Panitenticry ot “Leuvesr rorth, Kansas, Those two ecnvicticns ‘were f | in tio-Pederal Court, duc to the fact that the United Stats hed 2° jurisdiction over the actual place wheres Honry Rean as mardored. ¢ “! sentonces imposed in the state courts for imurders sver vhich tho Uni tod ‘Statos hed nc jurisdiction vers: : , Life anpsisonment for tno i or i . his part in tho mrdor of Williun E. Smith wu und “farsly; Kelsey horriss:., | “life impriscnmont for the mirdor of Ania Brom, while Bryan“Birkhert, ~ | - brother of Ernost Burkhart; ~turnod stators ork ence in state court und / “Tas never convicted. It ig interesting to note thet upon thi: first ‘trial of Hale ei @oy the Fedcral District court ruled that it hed na jurisdiction ovr _ th ease, only to be reversed by tho Suprome Court of the United Stvtcs aithin the comparu:ivaly short poricd of tnenty-five duys.. From ths =. pom mn 42 nd trinl of Hale and Rumsey in thy Fodoral Court at Guthrie a hung. .:. rg jJury¥ resulted. Yue case vas rotried at Oklahoma City in the Fejern) >" istrict Court at Oklehorm City, Oklahoma, and beth Hale ond Remscy ware -