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Pi a x \ 2 3 ‘ a 4 a g : a: th and J.R. Burger. ODM as. A «lL i prior oh Roan's beady being found murcered, agent Suith took this 4 statement from Ray Smith, and after Ray Smith related the many de- ; le away, and held a conversation with him. Ray Smith then came back on and completed nis statement to agent Smith and signed s.me, After * this heppening Cornett then stated that he reealiled seeing Bill * taylor and Roy | Bunch and Mary Roan together at Cornett's vlace ee ee in Baw Grit wWaAA av 2 hin men rt mit: QL time about the date that REY 8Mlvoa maa placed a3 SSeiz ig, VAG at < 2 parties, and that he, Cornett, held a conversation with Roy Bunch ; 225" ana told him that he had better look out thhe-fenry Roan would get 22 him for running around with his wife; that Bunch made the remark .23 that he would beat him to it, and Taylor spoke up and said thet he 24 would "cold cock him". Gornett further stated that he reaclled P25 that Henry Roan was at his house on a date ubout that time 2nd hed , 26 given hin a check for some whiskey, said check hever having been RB P71 him concerning the murder of Roan if Bunch was implicated in it, "72. and later reported to A hot he made an effort vo talk Me. Cornett expressed his opinion that Bunch was implicated in the 25 murder of Roan and wag hirec to do it, and was framed by 3iil Eale 6 to comeit this murder aue to the fact that Hale wanted Roan's Aes - Reawink ura : dSat th and Bunch wanted his wifes. At no time cid Mr, Cornett + él that he even suspected Curley Johnson was implicated er in the killing of Henry Roan. ods opted eo oe Poware obtained Fr 44 po AS FRahKE S. TTR, Will testify 17 Sepertaent of Justice. ge. 49 - Osage country covering the geria & of ae) the various Osage murders suspected %O have been committed by W.K. Hale and others and that Cornet t had expregsed a desixe to cid and assist the government in obt..ining oy {nfortietion in these cases if 1t was possible to obtain & stay of execufion on a conviction in the Federal Court or Cornett ier & di u0g violation that he, Agent Smith, took the matter up with Speeial asent in Charge, I.B. White. Cornett had statec to Mr. Robertson that he had no information direct cr otherwise in con-' Dost & ue ase a rr ae adr . Dee - 79 = woe Steer eee ~ aT ee np are ‘7 , O tha Sit Ga. ramscaraageemat 2 1h i a be r i ~ ” RE TTS a AD ek, « ig 1 ee eee be ? to Bunch but could rot [@@at® Aim. Repeateciy efter tris occurrence id rey = ad id tails Cornett called him ort to one side, approximately thirty feet . (27 paid, but claimed to have lost the check. BY) £29 Cornett later +o: that! 7 39 he believed that he could talk to Roy Bunch and get the truth from nection with these matters, but that he felt that knowing ine under-