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. ~ : . Ba oe ra . mei ot % a e. « "Ry. . os Te + . - ana Ry, : L : * > ws a * me cats eee = ie. og LS a - November 22né, os eine, Fi So, Se ee aan or Be Pa we * eae we, ee ee (Oklahoma City, Okla. - es ~ Dear Governor: , et ee a te pr Os 9 sinh, « +72 reoelyed information through the Honoratie asPe oc oe SES. yo SR oe Moss that ‘he has male"applioation to you for exeoutive clenency 94° sf 298 Up ton Ernest. Burkhart, pow gerying.@ life sentence in the Okla-° 7 P 2 TIS home State Penitentiary, ‘and "I waa requested by Mr. Moss to pe 2 32a ei furnish you a brief histery of Burkhart's knowledge and partielle | ~* ‘f °2° ss | pation in these numerous cases, nis fairness in divulging in~ An -(:2 -,’ formation in hie possession, and hie further assistance ay his *° : cen trathful testimany on behalf of the goverment in the fins. = ° .; » oy kTeCRIGL Of WeKq Hale and John Raugey for “phe murder of Henry Roan. 2 wee oh mye x: WHh$e, former agent of- the Burgau-of Investigetion, and myself =k = ‘paead“Gathrle, aocn after the brrest)of Burkhart and Esle da CONe fee: , age Regtion with the 2." Salth mubter vase by. the State, Burthart © 2 M@teted to Mr, Mite and mysolf that he did adt partioisate in a 2)" ¥any of the various Osage omrders tut had a general knowleage of = « og 734 cp Shem obtained direatiy from W.K. Hale, his uncle, and from gen-: . be |. 4427." eral observations made by him. Mr. Burkhart told ua that John | . 4%." Ramsey was hired by W.X, {B111) Hale to kili Henry hoan, aad aS cin the AnitialtguestYoning of ‘Ernest Burkhar$ by. T.Be 246 " gave us detailed information concerning Bill Hale purchasing an om - 47.5 automobile for John hamsey to enable Rausey to get Ground und a 48% MBnipulate the killing of Henry Roan, telling us where the oar ‘ 49S) WRe purohesed, and many other details which devcloned to be the . 139°, broth, Purther, Burkkart told ue that John Ramsey told hin, Burkhart, that he, Rumsey, killed Roan ané tuat he, Burkhart, a conveyed this information ~ Bill Eale; then in detail foie us. f. ne 13. 08 Dig knowledge of tne Wes Smiley wurder gage anc how Stl ee: 548) Sale Zor him, Burkhart, “to oarry.a message to John iazscy welling? g A Range to. see Kiroy“and have tho Smith job pulled willie Ae, Sale Sydee Ug Fort. Worth, fox the purpose of én sible = 5 ete caniad } pp iact He RO gS ge AT Te as Bo, Mis gee cle on . a