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4 ROR I Rt SEA ANSON CEC RM Wm We dele we aA al" Director = Page #3, ! id iq to get these prisoners away from the jurisdiction of District cudza 15 Jhorten at Pawnuska, As I telegraphed you, District U. 5. Attcrney 16 ‘ Roy St. Lewis made a formal application for Hale and Ramsey on June 17 24th and the application was denied, Judge “norten stating that he zé would admit everything that the State and Government said in support we of their application, but still he thought that the deferdants should “éU" be protected and not given any injustice by being hauled around from 213° oné Gourt to the other, thus implyinz that the Gevarnment of the we United States was going to deal them an injustices and the Stats of 23 Oklahoma had to protect them, In this stand Judse Whorten stands a4 aione, tor all of the state prosecutors are desirous oF seginc Hale 25 und Ramsey taken over by the Government and tried,.as well is i grec. 26 majority of the people in Osage County. A numcér of delegations cf 2? these citizens have called on Judge whorter in order to try anc per pr Rm suade him to turn Hale and Ramsey over to the Sovermuent for trial, "29 which can be had at Guthrie at any time. These citizens believe, so 30 they state, that Hale and Ramsey car be tried cuickiy end fairly in 31 Federal Court at Guthrie, or the “Western District of Oklahoma. Ther 32 state on the other hand that it will cost the Sounty from 35,C90.00 32 to $10,C00.00 to try them and it will be a. :2t inmossible to ~et a 34 gary. The case will be dracsea through tre Gourts for years ari wer- 3 .jured testimony submittec to the State Courts and tie finsl result 36 will be that nothine will be gained except divlays, all sf which are - -- —- baneficial to the defendants. 33 -- Everyone is alarmed as to what may ha:pen to Lurkhart. 40 “ith him away and silenced, Hale would have a much easier time in tne 3 trial of his case, especially the Henry Romi cass, and we think that "42 it is likely that they will endeavor to kill Burkhart. Of course, . every precaution is being taxen to prevent such a step, bat there ers 44 many ways that this could be done, for friends of Ramsey and Erle 45 could probably slip poison to him through his Indian wife, who is an 46 .gnorant, unsuspecting Indian and sne often takes hic food to the jail 47 at Pawhuska. 48 49 I aa really very much slormea at the delay in whe tr sal 50 of Baie and Rausey in the Roan case, but I see novnine else the: sa 51 be done at the present time, unless you ¢an anve sax arranmseonts cake 52 by which V. 5. Attorney St. Lewis can legaily take Hale sud Poiciy svar 42 from the state. In doing tnis there will be no friction » etwes: the 54 state prosecutors and the Government, for they ara 411 in o¢¢ora and | bos the‘ only objector is Judge Wnorten and Hale and Remse:'s attorsys. — ay _ Wake gamer Te ore et yt a “ae a otk, Edret ues 2 Naee ibe POMS BI oe ee a wet t . ne em ~- Bye