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were the suggestions ef Henry Corneti; that Cornett teld him that a statement would not bart anyone and would save sim from the peni- tentiary, and feeling that he should favor CéPnett that he sade this’ faise statement. Later’ Witness Smith relterated this same statenent of Tucts in the presence of United States .tternsy St. Levis and Hr, auhring and agent Saith, RaY SMIPH, WNove 18, 1925, Statement made to Agent Suith. My mame is R.E. Sthhith. I am 6 Parmer and reside seven miles west of FPsirfax. I Knew EZNRY ROAN and bis wite, oASY EOAN, for more than «a year sefore Henry Hoan wag killed. I Rad heard that Roy Bunch Was laying up with Mary Roun and I saw thea togetler many times, There was common talk that there was going ww be trouble between Bunch and Henry Roan, About three weexs before Roan was found dead, I was at Henry Cornett's Ranch and Roy Bunch, Bill Tayler and Mary Roan drove up in a car. Henry Cornett made the re- mark to Roy Bunch that if he did not look cut that Henry Roan would | eatek him with wis, Rean's, old lady and Kill him or some@thiug like thes, ard Bunch remarked that he would beat Roan to it. Then Taysor guid leave him to n¢, meaning Roan, and I will colo coes Ain. lustre Was several other remarks made. Three duys before Nenry Scans olay vas Found I wus going from my home to Burbank, when i got witnin a short distances from where the read soming from Henry Cornevti's ranch run inte eis Fairfax road, IT saw Roy Bunch anc Bili Icyier coming Prom towards Cornett's ranch in a Buick car. a& T went through the gate Burch motioned Ya me te save. the gabe open, which I did. I drove on and turned if to the Burbank road and Bunch and Taylor turned into’ the Fairfax road going towsras Fairfax. PUst after I turned into the Burbank read I met Henry Roun coming fron soward@ Burbank in @ Buick ear. When he sassed ne fT saw he HBS drinkike or under. the influence of whiskey. He passed me arn wer toward&’ Fairfax. From where I met Bunch-and Taylor cn the Cornea, road, ghey would heave just about had time te see|t ESary Soak Wei 18 got to’ snere they atruck the nein Fuirfax road. After I passed TAC BAY I paid no more attention to either of them, after Z heard being Tound dead, the first thing I thought of wes that Sunca gcol . Bey eth Epa a Pere a iy. TaN td ges * PMS, ers “toe Pag Spe pe ee heyy. pete Te nas see “oN é * ; ; “ 4 *. 7 ee . ~ . a t wD ' = re . x naw & FeS. omith end J.R. Burger. wid ; Baring the triel of U.K. Male and John. Ramsey qt Guthrie, Okichoma, Rey Seith stated to Agent Suith that the stavement ie hed made previously to Agent Geith concerning see- ing Bunch, Taylor and Henry Roan was all false; that Henry Cornett cane to him in aévance of his making this statement and told him that he coule save himself from going te the penitentiary if he could find some information that would implicate someone in the Roan | murder, and that all the details that he gave in that statement a