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Henry Roan was & ploturesque full blood Osage indian, six feet tall end a fine leoking specimen. He wore his heir in pleits ¢own hie back. Foan was an inveterate drunkard, who stayed away from his home for weeks at a tine. About « year prior to the murder ef Henry Roan, Willies K, Bale had texen out a $26,000.00 life insurence Jobnthansey, © senber of the Henry Oramer outlaw with oan By means ef foen's fondness for whiskey on several covasions, cetensibly te furnish hin in reality te murder him, Upon each occasion, however, his nerve, but finally persuaded hoan to drive te the otayos eut ef sight of the roed, ubere he shot Foan through the baek of the head with s .45 enlibre piste) which he had obtained fron the arsenal ef Heary Gremmer. This occurred on January Z€, 1028. It was developed by Sureau Acemte that Filliam £. Male hired Pameay to commit this murder, buying him a $500.00 Ford eutonebile prior te the wurder and paying hik §1,000 in cash after the murder hed been ecoumitted. It was developed aleo thet Zeury Grammer had furnished Jolm Famsey to Zale Ge the killer. Pean's body was discovered several] daye later sitting tz an upright position fm his car. The facts gurroundinzg the murder of Roan rere preven by Jon Eamsey's om oonfessio:, as well as by the qovfession of Ernest}Surkhart, nephew of Willian K. Hale, whe was preeent at all negotiations relative te the suréer of Roan, Joba Rexsey did not ever inownhcan's name at the tine he murcered his, but had simply had Foen pointed out to him om the etreets ef Feirfan, Okiahows, by Willies EK. Bele ae the Indian whom Hale wanted killed. Hale was @ self-appointed pall-bearer at Foan's funeral, and Kaneey, the eotoal surderer, upon viewing the bedy of Roan, pretended to be deeply effected. é : 2 af Willian E. “Bill! smith steted openly that he bel Leved Willism K. Hale hed killed iiemry Roan and Anca Brown end would net hesitate te kill the last of Lissie Q's ehiidren. In addition te his fast, Willian E. Sxrith and Tillies i. Fale bad hed an arjgurent adout $6,000.00 which Smith elaised Hele owed hin. On the nizht of Kerch 10, 1925, the house of Willies EF. Smith was blown up, having O