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fl dee Sat Bt ey, j re 4 t a ‘ w& ado wo > a 127) ize . G poe at ye fe pr ej a td 7 KH © K f ty = ’ ROTEL Summary of informa- tion in his possession. abject Cornett in j.i1 at suiedarko, Oklahoma, where he was convined charged with benk robbery by the State cof Okla- homa, concérnins nis knowledge of the Osege murder cases. Cornett stated ‘oS he lived in ih “Sm the vicinity of where these murders were €6 tved, had known Wo. K. ae Hule for many years, and was very familiar with all of the underworld Min all thet section of the country, but knew.of. no information dir-.- ectly bearing on the Osage murder ceases; suspected however that Bill 2ne Houle was guilty in connection with a11 of’ these murders. Fe stated. “ further that pencing cases against him in the State could te easily beaten if he was on the ground to defend himself, but thar .e hai a Federal casé wiuich he expected e mandate to be*hanésd down in with- ine few days and in that event ne would be taken to the Federal Penitentiary; thut if the govermment would delay that matter for a _Short period of time, giving him an opportunity to errange defense in his State ceses, that he would gladly go into the Osage country and meet with the underworld and endeavor to rind lesdis of interest in tne investigation of Osage murder cases. However, he stated that he knew notring of these cases of his own Enowledge. an arrange- ment was made after Mir. Cornett's release from tie County “ail at Anadarko by wnieh the Court granted him a stay of executicn on his‘sentence for a period of sixty cays. Mr. Cornett thes went “oA 10) 08 EON de RE eRe nse ee pee into the Osage country for the purpose of collecting informetion. Follow; this Mr. Cornett kept in ai sboovith witness and repeatedly reported to suat he was a Oo find any information that wou any Light ca the guilty part involved in any of these cases. Lr. Cornett was then * told by thet there was a suspicion that Roy Sunch “ ‘might be ImpIicated in the killing or Henry oan ant Le- questing Cornett to endeavor to get informaticn in tne SOL. In a short time thereafter Cornett reported to BHD he had a witness by the name of Ray Saith whe was im possession of —_ circumstances that placed the spici on Roy Bunch ana others for van the murder of Henry Roan, cexraranent communie:s ws nrorma= * tion to agent Suith, who imn ately joined and in company with Subject Cornett wént to Osage County una locaved and interviewed Ray Smith. tds ma i i ool SO” ee a a ae oe PT dee ete oe SN ow hoe Oo oD ” Ray Smith, in the presence oF subject Corne$t, and after Cornett had stated that Mir. Smith tua moveria; infordation abcut Roan, made a statement to agent Snivh, sts. ving’ tnat Be saw Roy Bunch end Bill Taylor in an automobile goings im the dlrection in which he later saw Henry Roan going; thet usques- tionably they met or were close togetuer as they possec through . a gate ,oing in the direction of Fairfax; that this oceurrea guct wel Te uy eg poe eet Fae a Sk ee i een or eS — + SSS. RIES ea Paes yf L “