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ae WOO IR de be tt ie Bepartnent of Justice Burean of Investigation P. O. Box 125, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, — March 31, 1926, Kr, d, Edger Hoover, Director, Bureau of Investigation, APp : Department of Justice, & 199 ; Washington, D. C. M6 : ' “ te Hear Sir: - PERSONAL & CONFIDENTIAL » With reference to your personal and confidentrizs> cee of the.24th instant, in anewer to my telegram of the same date .n reference to the agents assigned to the’ Gsagd Indian cases, will say that I have at present especially assigned to this case Agents John R. Burger, 3. A. Street, and Frank $. Goith, umd have assisting rent J. V. Murphy of this office, as well as Informant ’ Special Agent F. M. Hicxey, whom you mention in your let- ter, is especially assigned to this office, but is assisting Special Agent H. H. Stroud on the bond fraud cases at Tulsa, which imvolve a number of lawyers and bondsmen there. a : 4s I have advised you, I would lixe to Kesp Specisi Agents sur S t, and Smith on these veuge Indian cases, i8 to Informent I will arrange to dispense with his services after the preliminary hearing of Ernest Burkhart sg noW sched- uled for trial April ist st Pawhussa, Orlehoma. as I nave often told Yous ne dingiy valuable man j ie 258 He hag been Jon: in Oklahors and was » and anows the crooks in OQxlahoma better tacn any ow of. During the recent preliminary hearing at me Pawnuskea of VW. Ke Hala and John Ramsey, the information that he supplied me with served to avoid a killing there of either some of us agents ory, ther person connected witn the trial of Hale and Ramsey, for pointed out a gun-man that they nad there by the name of Cady. Before this man could put into execution any of his "dirty" work, he left. the ctty of Pawhusxs, 4s ne was given to undorstand that it would be healthier for nim some other place. I on't authoritatively now, of course, that this man caay was ‘here to xill some of us agents or same other in the case, but that was f our, information, and I aw endeavoring to taim 21] precautions to avoid anything 143 is. Thuis was my reason for asking for the assistance of at the Burkhart nearing. Sey ae ca ble Poe Wie Shes ER ene: fs. ae “Ga moe ge Bh eee * 4 pin SO. AT ac BEGG A BRIE Bae poem hit, aie on et t + . _ . “os ’ Boon - a eo . oe - | Sp Bek <7 se ee _ 7 nc alle oe ial ratn — Te LNCS i SEA AS Sp hie ie ge cit ge we i