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> BATE WHEN MADE: PERIOD FOR WHICH MABE. REPORT MADE BY: _ i . 4/3/26 | 3/21 to 4/3/26 Fe S. Smith f ce ; i | eee os | . CHARACTER OF CASE: . * s We. K. Hale and Jolm Ramsey. 1 Murder of Osage Indians, : _ Anna Brown, @t al. i ogee (GO. G. File #70-1 } JOINT REPORT OF ALL AGENTS ON PUIE ASS IGNNEMT. We EK. Hale and John Ramsey bound over March 17, 1926, without bond to await trial “in District Court ef Csage County for murder fo We Ee Smith. On Yarch 27, 1926, in habeas corpus maring in District Court of Osage County, ‘7. KE. Hale and John Ramsey were denied bail. Defendant Ramsey repudiated the truth of j statements previously made by him to Dept. of Justice Agents. On April-:1, 1926, Ernest Burkhart, charged by Staté of Oklahoma jointly with Hale and Ramsey with murder of wW. EB. Smith, at preliminary hearing was held without bail. Matt Ne Villiams a questioned by State Prosecutor, @. J. Leahy,, and the results - -thersof. Request made by Matt N. Williams for protection prior to testifying against Vs HK. Hale, ef al. Various leads, furnished by interasted citizens of Csaga Sounty, now being followed up. CONTINUED. - Is made to all previous reports in above entitled matter, with special attsntion to report of Agent Smith dated 3420-26, ee . ve deer 7 eae A In a preliminary held befdre Osage County Judge dustis at Pawhucte, valae, . 4vhich ended on March 17, 1926, in the matter of State of Oklahoma versus J. Ke l4Bale and John Ramsey, charged with the murder of W. E. Smith, these defendants were Bound over without bond for-trial in the District Court of Osage Coumty, Ckls., 4dnd are in the custody of the Sheriff of Osage County. : On March 27, 1926, in a habeas corpus hearing before the District Judge BO NOT WRITE IN THESE SPACES r ee l "RECORDED AND | NDEXED: SPECIAL AGENT £-t-* iN CHARGE if Ln 7) 2 x. Of } i BUREAL OF fi INVESTIGATION . an fort APPS) oe : ” . A . ' = g can yo . mtSiermic m4 rf . * r : i JACKETEB: : ~~ i t i 1 ‘ ' DEPARTMENT Or Justicg: i i t— i | ROUTED TO: ar i i |