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> >»! - ” . « . oe oat & “ae + F.3. smyth and J.R. Burger. 2. 9 ‘. Pal ~l° world ag he did in Osage County that if he could go into thet i2 country|for awhile that he thought thet he would be able to pick 13> up some leads that would be dbeneficicl to the Government in these 14 ceases. after Cornett obtained bond in penuing cases in the State 4 he came to the office of Mr. White and in the presence of syent 16 Smith and stated to Mr. White that ne had no informa- i7- tion concer chese murders 2nd Enew nothing of interest to the ae. Government, however he felt that with his knowledge of the under- “world of Osage County that if he was given an opportunity te zc ” into that country and work in a discreet manner that he could get a 4 21 ¥- some information if it was available. Based—om- this theory a Se 22, stay of execution was had with the promise of Cornett that ne would fo 2% Obtain and Purnish the Department ef Justice eny information thas 24 he could get. Repeatedly after this Cornett reported to aN.) 25 white and to agent Smith that he was unzble to obtain any intorme- 26 ‘tion, but woulu continue to try. “ * pil ¢ 2? ate ata wer dete CD wep ortes (vg to agent Smith that Cornett had found 4 witness in cone Ray <nith who had some information thet would oe of inter : ing the i? Roun murder. Agent Smith, in company with ana Henri 'a3 Gornett, vent to the home of Ray Smith in (Bay 22G Vere 52 took a statement fron Ray Swith concerning nis “Revie seen Poy *4 Bunch «nd Bill Taylor anc Henry Roan on tue sume Gay im & position +5 to create & suspicion involving Bunch sn¢ Taylor in the murder of 36 Koan, and other details of things that he had seen reflecting on 77 Buneh and Te 4 Cornett steted to arene orithy in the i@ presence of thet ne recalled se¢ Bill Ceyler on? >3y0©0CORoy Bunch on aT moun in an automobile at his ~rtace just prior to so. the finding of Eenry Roan's body and that he remarked to Bunch --- that if he wasn't eareful that that iraian vxvzia bill nin for min- ‘op mines sround with his wife, and vecited remarks mece dy Bune B00 a Taylor a, tine, ve further stated to agent Sik oy AM whe pre- (43 sence or iim that he recalled Henry Roan being at his . 45 place just prior to nis being found dead, anc of Routt giving him é 46 cheek in sayment for some whiskey, this check being turned cos “4% Mr, Cornett stuted that he would make 2 search and see if he could :g find this check to establish the date he nad last seen Roan, iuter “ 49 Cornett reported he was unable +o find this check. Mr. Cornett then | suggested that he would see Bunch and that ue felt thet iv Bunch ‘Ll was implicated that he misht be able to obtuin tie true Pacts, but 5? he lat@r reported that he had made an effort to ses Bunch ar. tae “3 Bun notepe found. Later Mr. Cornett stuved vo agen. Smit} 4 and tnat he was uneble to find uy accitional .n- __? formatgon to implicate anyone in these murders, and at no time dié 36 he mention the name. of Curley Johnson in connection with the murder es of Henry Rox =4 30 : ae Be Logs aie. hin rn’ 7 2a ee ‘ , Oe ee Ate og a v2 4 _ § - . s Pane a 2K ee oe ts — : aa? . » : ye 4