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% ‘a> Ve. t Mee rote Me :. 4 3 % - 4 soe - a 4 . a a ~ r > OO SOU ab ete 2 oO We de de de de de idl Owe one ¢ . i do wo wa “oO ~ 59 6@ 4, Inu m&UN EE OD cot a Hay siaecaimeaniara nk 74 7:-Director,. Public opinion in this stete is entirely with the prosecuticn of Raie, Ramsey and this geng of mrcerers, ang now is the time for us to try the Henry Roan case in Federal Court. rransenents, I believe, are bein® brought ebout by United States Attomney Roy St. Lewis and Specicl assistant to the Attorney weneral siwin Srovwn to prin; about prosecution in the soan case of ELll Hale and John Ramsey. iveryone consents to this prosecution in Federal Court, except District Judge Jesse Vhorton of Pawnuske, who tried Durknart. He claims, I‘velieve, thet he thinks the matter “cf the cases should be tried in Osage County, inasmuch as Ossge County hae received naticn-wide publicity in reference to the crimes committed there by Hele end his gang and thet he wants to shew the nation thet these mirderers cen get ea feir and impertiel trial in Osege County. This County, at the present tine, is withcut funas to have another trial and will be until after July 1st, The next term of Court et tant place is scheduled to take place Seytenber, 1926, Judge Whorton Glains thet he coes not fcel it would be rignt to call a aveciel temom curing the sumuer months and keep the Jury torctier fcr two or *hree weeks during the uncomfcrtable summer deys and thereby pleces it over until the September term when he fixed Hale's case for triel, Everyone concedes thet the gererel public in Osege County = sven the Judge, hinself, adrits this = wante to see the Federal Court = ee a ee a oo eo od eye set a chance to trv Fale and Hamsey in the Roan case; first, as i: will be @ great cost to the County and € lorng:, drewn-out triel to be had in Stete Ccurts and will evivently end up in a mis-trial which will adé additional costs for another; then, should «¢ mis-trial take place, they think that Hale and samsey will ap wear for bené and prebd- ably secure same, I will keep you advised.at all times as to the progress of these cases, ly time hes been so taken up during the progress of the Burkhert trial thet I have had little time to write you a sumncry report in this matter end then metters were chenzing to such an sent that it was impossible to give you any definite infcrmation, : | : Yours very truly, BW ey _ Specia 2, in, Charge. > 4: emer a ied « wot . t ara Agha Oy ge gl Bes : dhs enim EGS, TES amma wiv gate Hamer He Neti Te, f i ao cE ee re en een re ca ce we ee