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Osage Indian Murders — Part 11
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Be Le ERWIT Tulsa, Cklahoma, dune il, 1926. i
Written Statement. :
"IT am employed by the City ot Yulsa,
in the Police Dept. and am in the
Detective Department anc am assigned
with Detective La. a Liioett and Rave *
worked with him constantly since December 1, 1925. Sone time
around the middle of May 1926 - tne exact date I nave forgotten -
Hiliott and I parked -our car in front of or near the Rex Drag 13
Store, 328 Z. First Street and were on thé"2ide walk and attorney”
Soringer came up and addressing me asked me if I knew where Enna
aver lived and I told him I Gid not bat imew «. vomen thot cid, a8
and that she stayed at the slossom Hotel cn 1st unG Main .trecus.
Ll remarked get in tne car and we will Gvive ep there and see -
Soringer, wsiliott and myself gct in the car and arove to the JT
Blossom Hotel. Springer, Zlliott and I wot out of the car and
oe
started uy tie stairs and met the oman whom I hed refered to, a +
irs. Hichtewer, at tne lending of the steps and introducea he» to”
Mr. Sorineer and told her Lr. 22 nger wanted to tulsa te ner
about umns weaver. Springer esked iirs. Hightower if she mew
where hizs. Emma Veaver lived, and sie said she 2id not now the
number but gould snow him the house. One of us, I Go not recall
positively, IT asked ner if she would fo urd show us the house
aad she seia yes, vut would not stop as she and lirs. Weaver were
not friendly. Mr. Springer, Me. olliott, Mivs. Nightower tuen
~ got in the car and I drove the car and Mrs. Hightower hed us
drive to Sast Sth Place und pointed out to us @ house as I reecell
2513 3. Sth Place as the house that Mrs. Veuver lived in. I may |)
be uistaken es to the exact number but do recvli wes in the
2500 biock. We did not slip but w.rove beck to town and ooriss:
got out et or near vincinneti and ist or Surten und ist svumestc.
He said he was soing to stop at sune one office. illicit, ors.
Hishtower and I then drove to tne Zlossom Uote. una lirs.
Hightower sot out. Sometime as I recall when we vere with
Sorin: ‘er thet day Springer remarxed to us thet there was 2 woman °
mame Mayo that worked in seme Coffee house und wes lao ying ao with
come mem and he wanted to get a line on her. ¢€ or 4 Guys liter
HLLliott and =I sere down tosyn-and Blliott enid fT went to co up to
Springers office and I went vith Nim to soringers offices -n the
B1li Building as I reexll on the ord floor. .@ went in toc
room and met Springer und he took us to anowuner vocm. ~“c sat {
dowd and Dlliott asxed him if he had been to Joplin und Soringer
sai@ yes and ned just gotten back. Elliott asked im something |
a te
abot if he found the woman and Springer said she was nov ther
and had: never veen theré and said something apout tullking vith *
the Chief of Police. sSllioté then said thet -nen he was inves-
tigating the Osasze cases that she was there and mentioned eo.e-
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