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hick: 4, Pepartnent of Justice Rureant of Investigation P. 0, Box 1535, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Fetruary 5, 1927. ip wae RED BE ty, Director, Bureau of Investigation, Department of #ustica, Washington, De C. ATTENTION: DIRECTOR ONE, “e eo Dear Sirs- Doe With reference to your telegram of the 25th ultima,” ©: directing me to comminicate with Special Assistant to the Attornay ae General T, J. Leahy relative to certain investigative work desired (74. by him, I beg to advise that conference was had with Mr. Leahy on Fe the lst instant. aor fs £ Fe . ey. eae 7 o * whe oad geo F er Ne OOO AR Wee 22? Mr, Leaky stated that he had been informed that the “iu1 « “8 attorneys for Wm. K. Hale had employed one Henry Mayes, of Pawhnaka, " a 3 ‘= Oklahom, to obtain affidavits from various persons in the Osage’ ye 0 tending to show that Hale was innocent of the mrder of Henry Roan, et Oa 3 These affidavits are intended to be made the basia for a request for. “an * a new trial on the ground of newly discovered evidence, Mr. Leahy ~ j: requested that an Agent be assigned to this matter at once, witha view to learning from whom these affidavits have been secured and establishing if possible the fact that consideration has been paid Ne for same, ‘The evidence which we develop will be used to rebut the 4° affidavita secured by Mayes. | 1 eae I assume from your wire that I have the authority to 0) . make the requested investigation and have already assigned Agent Smith to same, > fe Yours very truly, “ ulerchce p. McKean, Special Agent in Charge. eee eh a) eos: a SAS, : roe Reg 7 ; oat. te on = eae coer ; se TF, ore ea 2S as = FASS eee ae se ee eon ey serene aCe see 5 ar ee Re ars