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Osage Indian Murders — Part 7

84 pages · May 11, 2026 · Broad topic: Murder · Topic: Osage Indian Murders · 84 pages OCR'd
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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. 4 4 o t eMinena ero saelier tear pili a (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 4 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 ‘ 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. - +t ' 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 Pre fo AOR RTs wee rR vaste sae et ge: seal, . ae oo ee eee =< TT ee ei I UE ae . + 1 7. . hours . . «he . tte a ey ‘ . * ‘ . . . a
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