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~— wm “2 re | wok het ae ee ae ee de be ge de wt ¥ 4 5 6 7 B ° 9 2 1. 2 3 4 5 6 7 a 9 9 t 52 ; 5 é é ww a3 tt wt 25 26 227 8 se Spd tat Director, ~ Puce #2, Fact, § did not have sufficient evidence to camvict the attorneys 3, Fe i Freeliv®. J. 1. Howard, and Hamilton, bit we did have enougs evidence to i bring about the conviction of J. M. Springer, and, of course, it would not = x” hava bebn advissble to indict Freeling, Foward and Hamilton. ‘We agreed if wa indicted Springer that it would lead to a motion by him of continuance of 1 wr tmdiated for and therae : + “we ‘we cetee Aw what he ad Lore =a ths Ram sey Gcas@ until hoe head 4 hear prerss Witwty ais WaS LAGE OL by force us to trial with Bill Hale alone and woald thus materially weaken our Gase if we went to trial with Bill Hale without trying jointiy John Ramsey, so we decided that it was best not to indict any of them. ‘The Grand Jury made 4 report to the Court recommending that the investigation be continued £s thers was developed before them considerable svidence as to the interference of tha witnesses and the regulur process of justice, and.fyrther recamuended that the United Stutes Attorney file comtempt proceed ings Seainst attorney Springer for his part in the interfering of witnesses, Daring the investigation made by the Grand Jury ve hed 2 tarde of witnesses subpoenaed, from whom we obtained edditionsl “information. trs, “ard, who testified st the trial at Guthrie, makes & stateamnt now that Joar. Ramet; ., Was at her home Jamaary 14th drunk and was there several days about tout time in the came condition. He was seen by Urs. Ward at, the Corbett home .round the. pump-house there, drinking und drunk, Mr. ond Mrs. Sorbett maxes the seme stute- ment, also Frat Yooten mumps the sane stitermpnt that he saw him there, thus tlasting the alibi of Rumsey, nroved by testimony of Ratterbaugh and fis brot ner, Valter Ramsey, that he ms in Ripley Janucry loth and the weer teere-t, Frank “ootan tells us also that his father, F. G. Wooten, wnose presant address. is Palle Box, 32, San Antonio, Chihuahua, bexico, w25 around Fairfax the latter .art of January and the first of February, 1925, and that he rode around with Tamssy ma new Ford car that Bill dale had clven him to Kill Henry Roan: that Rensey Pee ee ee | tola F. G. Wooten thet Bill Hale had given him the car and Frant stated his father further stated that Bill Hale told him that John Rumsey would tise sin x i ‘ @round in this car, Frank Yooten states that his father will tell 411 ‘that he wows about this transaction and will come,“if ha is reguested by wire to do 60. We expect to have him here October £Otn as & vitness. Ye also secured infomaation from Rube Jorreil, tux assessor of Osuge County, to the effect that he Was at Hemry Grsmmer's ranch the latter pert of 1922 when Bill Hale and Ernest Burthart came there; that he 7.8 runnin, fer 6 fice at that time and Bill Hale gave him $100.00 to promofe his campsicn; tne John Ramsey wis there at the same time and so wus Hemy;triuumer; that yramer, Hale, 3urkhnart, and Temsey, had frequent consultations while thave, thus in ce- tail corroborating the testimony <iven by irnest Surichart. ct ry “a were unable to yet much out ef the Rowe brceinera, Seed wd per By cut Hobie made admissions to the Ssrroll brothers, who are aettlemer - a spLoy nin thh. t the tes timony toat he pave ct Guthrie wus not ultoc;vtner corsest on ee 3 a Finca eee wth ee i om