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9 cng ese N° ee ogc ORT RN 3r OAT fy ery - Tithe SESE a Ae ba, Se EN eR Fm I NR EI wom se - \ 1 a oP Ae Part Vr E . Away ' + won ah uafurns S:sDirector, . ; ; aL aiso partner in the cattle business end former associate in many cattle steals of Bill Hale's, took him (Burkhart) in an antomobile from Pawhuska to Sairfeax and went to Bill Hale's home, He claimed that that night, before Low Glier and about twenty of Bill Heiets friends, including iutrs, Hale and her daughter, Willie, he was talked to almost all night and plead with to not allow the szgents of the Gevernnent and the attorneys fcr the State to persuade him into testifying; to listén to Attorney Hamilicn and take nis advice, The Attorneys told Burkhert tefore he left for Pairfsx that they would not come dcwn; that they thoucnt 14 best fer them now 76 be wit:. him in Fairfax, and that Bill Hale's friends would take cere cf low Burkheart.states these people telked to him aimost al] night, revirning tie next morning to Pawhuske, Upon their return, Attorney Freeling telked to him and then Attorney Hanilton came in. ‘hat Le (Heamiltcn}) did not ask him whet he had told us but tola him thet Bill Hale had told them that the Government .jents had put a bleck cep over his’ heaa ana had sat hin down in an electric chair, threatened him vith ceath and ctherwise abused hin, and if they hed so treated him (Burkrart) that he shoulé get wp end tell it in Court. In this manner, they went over a sreet many things that Hele hee told them, and then would say to Surkhert, ec ne states, thet if this sume thing occurred to him, he should so state and if whet we hed terrified te ac to the ctatoments, etc, which he hid made wes not true, that he shots deny everything, Attorney Springer came in after being coiched by breeling and Hemilton for quite a time and told Purkhart that he should make it as ‘ptrong as possible, He states that he then got on the stand for the Defense and denied all his fcrmer statements ant told the lies ebcout the abuse he hed received which prompted his giving said statements, Burkhart states that during one of the conférerces ne had with mle ey Freelinz, Springer end sross (the latter, & purtneor Gi Henilic., ae “2 was advised by these attorneys that be should coring a suit imuiediately against the Government Agents Lor Kidnaping hin and teking him acainst his will ards) New Mexico and Texas; that they knew, cf course, that they could not reccver any money from such a suit as we ere only employed and peid soleries by the Government cond hed nething, but that the sult woulé bring about ar influence on public opinion which would be in their favor and avyainst tie Wwvyernuent Agents, Freeling and orose - cfter Burkhart volo them, "Well, it wes cil right if they saw fit"-— stated they would drew up tie taners fer tuc suit, Barkhart claims that that wos tue las, he ever heard of such suit, that he signed no papers and hed no further talk with them about the came, | : J pert ere st vee = oe Re, , peony : LS Ny PERE aie ee wes. ees ee heh as ee ae woo ae - ee Ei ae es nl en _ a - . ~ 1* - ” ' r ~~ “ . _«€ . . . Tote oe ~ 4 -e® ee ec : . . . 7 a , ‘