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Osage Indian Murders — Part 11

77 pages · May 11, 2026 · Broad topic: Murder · Topic: Osage Indian Murders · 76 pages OCR'd
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4 3 ; * 7 * Seat Hepariment of Justice ae Kick: Be Burcay of Inuvatigation — . ga? P. 0. Box 1535, 504” Oklahoma City, Oklé&noma, - i October 30, 1926. : ae wh “ae ve Sy * BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION |” | Director, we Bureau of Investigation, Department of Justice, ce . Washington, D. 2. “nem NOV 2 1926 A.r. : DEPARTMENT te ne meas For your informtion, I beg to advise that Dersy 5elph, Federal vorisoner from Leavenworth Yenitentiary, and # wi t- ness in the recent Hale-Ramsey case, escaped from Villiam-u, i Fisher, his guard, at the Cadillac HNotal last evening. “It ascears that Selon had made the acquaintance of a cnanbermaia at the aotel, ; sib. Dear Sir: attention Director Cne & more or less notorious character, and reputed a prostitute. This woman among her friends mumbers s man named vannedy, who owns a Los raclard automobile, and late yasterday she usked said Kennedy ror a permission to use his car, stating thet sae wanted to taxe sore ' te friends ta the train, about 6:00 P.M, she arrived at the hotel i with the car, Fisher, tne guard, and 3elph joined ner and went for & ride sbout town, returning to the hotel at 7:00 P.w., at which an; hour Fisher had an appointment with the local Ident ification mar, . ®, Upon returning to the notel, Fisher mét the Identi- > fication man-and the latter's wife and they, ancluding 3elph, went AL into the lobby of the notel, the woman in question ostensibly irive = % | ing ovay, Shortly after arriving in the hotel, Selph asked neraigse > = Sion to £9 to the toilet, which is located on the second floor. Fisher claims that he follewed 3elph upstairs a fer paces behing him; that wnen he, Fisher, arrived on tne upper landing Selph nad disappeared. One of the porters in the hotel advises that Fisher did not go unstairs until same five minutes ufter selph had. 4 search Of tne notel failed to disclose Selph and an examinatior. of the windows on the second and third floors of the note. disc losea tnen to be securely locked, and Selvh’s method of gsce,a is unaiown, “ Following his escaoe, umdia seuren of tas eotel, i498 | “iter wus reported to the local Police by sisner, vnce slso tele- “ a . POET ae pee a Fm ge apes a ae ie a ee et: See Oe a Ee “ROS os Jing Seti Pierre es eee ae 7 30 gis BO e Jip eeaene dea ss sear acaacae Rae on ee ss Me So ee eee te Ta ee Teo vt ———— - a toe ‘
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