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ae Smith 10-1<25 to Cadillac Garase: there we met Henry clays and nis nephew, an Indian, name Frank. Lorance told us that lirs. Marland had gust died and that he could not so with us to Pawhuska; he asxedad Vays now tae case was setting along and Mays said fine! lLorance then left, and Mays drove us to Pawnuisxa. Cn our arrival at Pawhuska we went directly tO Hamilton's office, and Mays introduced Syker and I to damilton. Eamilton then re- weed, "Well, I suess you want fo know what you are here for." I said "Yos, it is kind of a puzzle to me. I don't know wnat I am expected to do." Hamilton then said, "Didn't old man Gress aome to Bob Stranse’s house last fall while you were working for 300 “oO See you about framing on this case?" TI answered him and said "Well, old man Gress was out to see me 2 or 3 times but L don't renemker waat he came out there for." Hamilton said, “well, didn't old man Gresg tell you that he didn't know anything about the Hale cases, but that he was framing Eale to get Dick out of the Pen?™ I then told i./danilton that T had rather talk to ir. ‘Toward, and Hamilton said "Howard is at the Gourt Touse, and you be ere and meet him at 3p. me’ At 38 pe. m. IT met toward at rT 57 de “weet wes allton'’s office; Meury A785 and T think Charley Loope, was vere, and Hamilton vart of the time. Vargced the conver- on by telling me that ola man Gresg nad sworn to a low of to get Dick out of the pen, and asked me if old man tress 'S come to see me last fall at lob Strange's 2 or 3 times, bola kim that Grecs was there to see me 2 or 3 times but about the fale cases. U“ovard then asked me if trecg hadn't Vo me several times about the “ale eases, and I told h he talxed to me on personal business several times. | ea tao oe ka * f t ay aes =~ i) Jae t+ cb fy re) ro) i & 4 Ld ch > feet cf Fee GO > ff O FS ee pe Qo t Sots fe’ fa = i Oo oS (a) Fe hey era bs 4 i & mad never m lorned % : ay Torecs is the nardest witness we have and we ha s see to iz apeach him some was, and asicea ine if IT imevw any way evicence to impeach him. Tf then told Noward thet it would trouble to find witnesses, especially around Shidler, to t 4 i445 + fe pn DO ai os sim a eg ft Rm pas Om @~ erty Ky fe fo ES Ls o 4a a = “* + eyes d sald, well, we seed other witne con beside you; coward said, i ? Po a you and Menry ways ned better go toa Shidler in she morning and see if you coulda geu some wituesses tosether. she a8xt morning Zenrs’liays and I went to Shidler. We talked to (Se Voor, and I told her ve wanted witnesses to Impeach John srecvs. he is an aint of Al *pencer. She then advised me to -o %O VOowater, and save me 2 List of names whe would swear a-ainst wrew?., whe gave me she name Dick pordan, of Borger, who used % anything in the world, and that he could impeseh him with ne. ponent pn