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Osage Indian Murders — Part 1
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Sret statement of Lrnest surkhart:
Jan. 6th, “Toes.
wnite.
After being werned by lire. Smith and ‘thite thet I do not hava
to meke a statement , and sny statement I do make can and may be
-uged asainst me in the trial of the case concerning which sucb
-statement is “to de, and after being so warned, and with no prozises |
havins beeu made me of Linunity from prosecteren, and of my own.
free will and acconl, I now make the Toilaving statement:
Some tine several veexs before Jenry lonn vas found nurlergt
I went with Bill zele, “to nenry Graygmer'’s ranch, nnd While tiexe
Bill Eele called ny ortention to @ man who vas "there Woriing Zor.
Gramuer, and told ne this ants name wes John Remsey, and shat. ne
Wag 8 man vio would stand pat and cee: nis mouth shut. Theat on ¢
one occasion in the past Henry Grammer was daught with some stolen
cattle and that Grarmer got Ramsey to say that he, Zeamsey, stole -
the cottle, wiich cleare] Grammer, 24 that Romsey served « sen-
tence in IicAlester Penitentiary for the theft of these eavtl
Some tine sromed one yeor and e hall before Rocu'’s death Emile tock }
out = policy on Henry Roan's life for twenty-five thousend dollars, }
and told se the reason he got this policy was on account of the f
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fact of vienry Roan haviug family trouble and driaking very nec)
end he ned made one ettenpt to commit suiciéé, ani he did not figur
he would jive long. After Sale and I left Greanuner's ranch, and
acter he pointed. Rancey out to me, Hale snid he believed ne vould:
put Rernicey on lenzy Roan's trail, ‘tht Rorisey gould either cive. ge
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yo #86 SONG SOLSID “Wigley, or snoot hi. and lei a gua HSSLGES aa
~" Eorvd ever, vod; Jould thin: he cormaitt red 5 otoide. & fev dsyo wakes. ,
Ronusey eomce down to Paietoaxs end I we 3 welds down the street ot.
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oil on to Re Sey and Bill “ale talti = conetiuines abont buying a.
Ford roadster at Pones city Rensey then left, statins ke would
go to Ponca by way of Famee end Perry over Santa Fe and Prisco.
After Noscy left, Hale tol@ me he had given Amises the none, to
buy g Ford Road ster, ag Romsey hed no worry to set avon wad 2 “ , cli oe
Rosen ani vet avay, fhot if vtonld be necossar.’ Yor Tnngey te steer
Roan apotind and Treen up with Bim and vet hi: to s (lace vnacre oe
could $unp him. -In a Tow dave Rausey retusnsl to Joirfaut in @
nev Po] NosdSter, which I understood he bousnut ct yonea ville fe
I sav Rosey srounl town in this car for the nore Zo. days. Abo
a "ee before Jenry Roants body was fouid, Ress Oy yolked up to me
on theLatreet at Cairfex end incuired for Tiale. Sold him I has ©
not “oy where he was. Reusey then told me te sell hele the jod
vas ALL risht ani not to worry, that it naypened out in the SOL
Smith posture. J later saw iis nie and told him ih2t I Rausey ned said.
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