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Osage Indian Murders — Part 13

75 pages · May 11, 2026 · Broad topic: Murder · Topic: Osage Indian Murders · 75 pages OCR'd
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of gaid statements concerning the corrupt yrectices of Subject fs Sovinger in obtaining nerjured $estimony Tor use in the trial of We. Hale and Jvohn Ramsey in State courts cf Osage County, ior the murder cf V.k. Slth. tn January 6th, 1926, 7.8. Saith, Special agent, and T.B. White, then Speeial Agent in Charge, obtained from John Ramsey a * confession soneersing the mwarder of Henry Roan, an Osage Indian, ¢ and implisazing himself as doing the ectugl killing and having been hired by WK. Eale to comait said aurder., “°° . On January 7th, 1926, Agents Suith and Widte ootained 6 fall eonfession from John Ransey eqneerning tne ourder of ws. Smith, his wife ard servant girl, and the imsjlicavion oP both Wek. Hale and himsel?. Following these confessions subje ct Saringer apoeared and requested agent Snith to gernait him to’ confer with John Ransey Q&S His attorney. John Ramsey was consulted and stated to agents — Burger and Gene Parker and Police Officer Taylor that he had sold the government the truta ani did not want a lawyer, and refused ; 20 see Subject Springer. ab Jeet ooringer when appeared before 4 the Monorable John E. Cotteral, 2 fadge of the Veitec Cohrt for the Western District of Oklahoma, and } asvesentel to hin that he was aera for John Rangey and was veing deprived of the plight bo consult with the said Ramsey by agents of the Department of Justice. He was po romp tly permi tied by Judge Cotte: ral vo pri- ately confer with john Ramsey, which laver resulted in Ramsey repudiating sréVious tonfessions. Therearter at all hear.ugs and trials in whieh Fale and Hassey et al, invelvec .n the Osuz se wanders, were neld Subject soringer apre are ala ugsively eipated in a detense of ski] deten.,aents, end sans sciully in interest ef vindicating WN. Eale. This wees concinsively demon- strated br us ‘netivities throughout the svosecution of Sale end ir a eae Bre. ser) WP adhe Reale wry Rausey. a? GUTSRIS: On sugust 17th, 1926, in the trial of Fule ané Ruuséy, at Gubsrie, Grlikona, cne Fanrie Lusisy apoeured @S a government sLltiness, Gesu -yisg. concerning John Hamoey .@sistesi.ig at a hovel - ot Pairfux, Oklahoman, on January 19% L328, vaioh Bhi witece. was then ap joes a, MOD hg WT Ne, gy, ae a2 « a ts wa aR sr eRe Beam got . ae ot, en riab wet om TS ale > papers Da “ee ROAR Ry, wo tie EE eB wt Pees
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