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Osage Indian Murders — Part 7
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(... to Zulsa to see me and prepared to catch lr. Veaver
and Mr. Springer if they cama back to sea me. Lr. “e-
ner Mr. Springer never cam@ back to see me.
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(signed) Mrs. John Mayo."
Statement obtained from ‘7. pPe 5 McSparren, Mid West Hotel, Tulsa,
Cxlahoms .
"On or about May 18, 1926, bob“Ryan told me we coulé maxe
$150.00 or 3200.00, but never gave me any detsils 4s to
how, but told me we would both find out in a day or sec.
n thé 20th of ay, “we met at Ryan's hatel where, met lr.
Bilistts who told us how and what we were.tc do. Said all
we had to do was sigm an affidavit that I'was at Tenry
Grammer's ranch house about 16 miles east of Ponca City
the last part of Jan. 1923 with some friends of mine. That
we dreve into the yard and parked, #hHen ans ther cat drove
up, there was a man and & woman in this car, who was Bill
Smith and Laura Tuttle. They were drinking and arzuing
with one another. The woman said I see you -han't got
rid of that squaw of yours yet. and if you dont and cive
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mea tka money you mromised ma Twill Blow gou both to hel
Pha oe Pi wh a fot Se ee aus g + cl it the OD aft me ee uw iy ik
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tees Goh
Well on ¥riday Msy 21, 1:26, Elliott called Iyan's httel. I
was there and told us to mect kim in frent of the Sliss
, Building on third 2 Main. ‘Yo met him in front of the Zliss
building and he told us net te tall enyone where we ws
staying thet he wuld take care of that, so we went on up to
air, Springer’ s office. As we went into the of-ice Hiliott
said Mr. Springer these are the boyse We were told to sit
down and Springer asked us wnat we knew, so I told him the
game story as had been told to me by Dlliott. Springer
said very good only Zor a few things they mivht ask youe ;
So he gave us the descriptions of 53ill Smith, Laura Tuttle 2
and Henry Grammer, telling us that Henry Grammer wes deed,
Lanra Tutile was gone no one knew where. le toid us it would
be about ten days or two weeks before he could use us, and
thm asked where we were staying, and Mr. Elliott said I know
and can find them anytime. So Springer saiu he wula see us
in Pawhuska in a weck or-s0.° °
sa
(sioned! VW. P. UeSparren." f
Statement obtained from sobert Byan, Hotel Giemm, .uls , Cklanhormu.
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M aadout three weeks ago I was aporoacned by tir. Biliott and 4
was asked if I wanted to make some money and I asxed nin
how and he said by signing an affidavit that I heard a certain
conversation in January 1925 at Henry Grammer's ranch. I <7 J
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