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ed, ~13- daccme when he was able to draw all tie naadrignts of these indians. On one occasion, a month or two Llefore Ueury Roun Was killed, Roy Bunch and ames Pucker drove out to Bill Trent's pasture nortueust of Fuirfux, tegetver witn Bill Reverd and myselr, to drink sone whiskey that amos Tucker was furnishing or selling. after we eet out there Bunch sterted a conversation which 1 knew was leading up to tne killing of Henry Roun, before Tucker und Reyvard, 1 cannot now recull his @xect lansuuse, but 1 stepped away us I did act want to hear such talk in the presence of thease man. On Jumuury 4th, the duy Ernest Furkhurt wus arrest ed, I went to town that morning, afd saw Burkhart,i1 think ut Meluroy's pool luli, and ha said this grand jury was meating at Guthrie and it leoked like it wus a dumm cinch they were colng to arrest Bill Enle and waybe himself, for this Ruan murder. In the convers&tion Burkhart said it was dumn funny thut my numé had never been manticned in connection with the killings. ioseid no, it aud not, and it won't be unless you mention if. Burkhart said o@ wus not going to say anything tc implicate me or any one, thot ne was goin; to stund put, and tuat if be didn’t teil it that it would mot be told. He euid that Af it got to woere it looked like he was im uw truck tit he would duma sure squeeze out of it, und that he ond I would then iuy wll the blame on Bill Hale. Barkburt suid ne didn't Want me to ever mention his mame in connection with this killings. ve did a part of this talking in Burkhart's cur, ang then went over to the Buick guraye und went buck und sit in a etoruge Cur and talked the matter over. Burkfart guid re- peatedly tuut.Be wouldn't mention my name in comnsction with the Roan killing. -- Cs i