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Hepartment of Justice, . FB. 0, Box. 128, Oklahoma City, Okla. Jen, 14, 1926, fis: = Director, Bureen of Investication, Depertuent of Justice, : Washington, TB. Ge. apreipron paver Doar Sire cae Re: ‘im, EY Hale ft al ~~ ” Marder of OQsace Indians. In reference ta your telecram of Jamutry 14th, con-- cerning one Seth Lowls, alias Jackson, now at IMdami, Florida, and his probable connection in Qsace Indian murder cases, will Say that on January Ord, I received information from Special Agent iuary TL. Stroud ot Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he had been on agsigunuut in connection with bomi frauds, that he understood thet Soth Lowis had left for Iiiami, Jarmary lst; that he had further information from James \Greham, who wes recently convict- ed vith Seth. Lewis and others at Fowhuska for violation of the Harrison Narcotic ict, thet Seth Lewis while in jail at Fawhuska, after conviction and before making bom, had expressed conaider= able congern as to whet the Federal Grand sorymishs €o6 in cen- nection with its investisation of these murder eeees, end stated thet. if he were indicted, the Governsaent would never see him again ~ that be would mike « getaway. Srahan raports to Ur. Strowd that he overheard a bit of conversation Nctwoen Seth Lewis and his Attorney, oh TLit wan, with reference to these murders but could no’ give any definite statement they had made, Lewis, as you imow, was for- wer Sheriff af Qesye County and John tilinsn, his lawyer, locat~ ed at wenmeke, os a qhestionable reputation ami it is pelleved that both of £ know Something or are probably implicated in . sone one of tie twenty fiva uurders coumitted in that county. We have not, however, up to this time been able to connest Lewis with any of these wurders, The matter of his eonnection, hawever, ill be Zept in mind and if Duets are obtalsed tosliceting him, Twill insedioetely notify the Jacksonville office, Tas handing that office a copy of this lebber wit rejuaat tint they Keep Lewis under as close observeuee ag “ “‘Ppossigie pending further develepuents in these murder COsOB,