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Osage Indian Murders — Part 39

51 pages · May 11, 2026 · Broad topic: Murder · Topic: Osage Indian Murders · 51 pages OCR'd
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~ - Ber 2PM. Pir. ww com. . oe a ‘ 7 ; 7 } sf Sc These Osage jndisns for the greater part, are wery dissolute and inde- td | .pendggs people, owing to the fact that their income ie so large from 2 tg of all kinds. ‘They sre also very independent of any white person, ex-= cept those with the strings on their money, which of course is due to _ the get that the greater part of the white people in Osage County are | oil that they do not work at all, but spent their time in dissipations | je cs i “fanning and catering to the Indians in order to graft them out of It ig agent's belief that the only way to make MARY BLACKBIRD, mam MAM FLETCHER and MANDY CLAREMORE or any of these digsolute. stubborn Osage the Agency if possible, and if mecessary, throw them in jail whenever a P at they get drunk and treat them just as white people would te treated Agent interviewed A, W. COMSTOCK heretofore frequently mentioned, arr oe t pond . ellen ere 4 | Indians falk and tell what they know is to out off their allowance ‘at =F Fat got absolutely no furthe® information fran 1R. COUSTOCK, whieh of cn a rare 3 sons from whom COMSTOCK was getting his information. course is not necessary now a8 Agent is dealing directly with the per- Agent spent oonsiderable time driving to different points surrouni- | ing Pawhuska in endeavors to locate PAUL JOHNS, et ala, in this case. OP Bae. RE: MURDER OF CHARLIR/ wt TRECRN: (a— 7s “Qn Nov. 17th Agent looated ard interviewed MISS FRANCINAS BURDETT, who is now living with LRS. JOHN BENSON at 806 E. l0th gt., Pawhuska, Oki MRS. JOHN BENSON i8 a white woman, married to en Osage Indian, who é 2 41 Fd pe * SO 110 a : | se aaid to now te in the Kavy, ani the BENSON WOMAN and FRANC INAS BURDET ag NG 7 ee ge - FOTN a UEC ERNE eninge ereTT Seman sama swe Sk SComermme er eee ee RE TT
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