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8-223 +O Ee a ) Oo Ww a 7 aa) o " 2 Lar «t! ° or. 7 a ° A Re B . a pee o ee ® % et a 04 phe og a “0 ie we: phone, and other acc omodatt one - "gach as “any ‘Visitor eho. calle’ to es Mmany sisce his confinement at Pewhuskea, : ; . Barry Corbett, Fairfax, Oxle., made further statement in which he celd — - "hate since making statement to this Agent he hed told his wife about making statement: ~ implicating John Ramsey in the killing of Kean and he hed withheld some of the things. Ramsey had told him on account of hia (Ramsey's) wife being cousin to nis wife Bue thet hie wife had requested nim <2 tel. all ha knew and the truth, which he now desirad toi cs tell as _f llowas hat on the § Sunday. in 4ugust, 1925, that he (Corbett). end his. ‘fantly * a stg sat, sehe Remsey’s hema end they (Rensey and hithgelf) was on Ramsey's fat awn IA ew tO Toeking. _ a8 stated in previous statement, he {Corbett} said to Ramsey, “ohh, Es you’ “will soon be all right" end I asked him (Ramsey } “John did you kill Henry Roan?* fF. .7-and. Remaey replied quickly “Hell, yes, I killed him"; that John Ramsey was rolling | Pos 4 Cigarette at this time and he sore the cigarette in two and thre it on tie frouml and, . became very nervous; that Corbatt then asked Remsey if Eill Hale had anytu.inge todo { 6 with killing end Ramsey suid "Fell, yee, he krows all about it but he is a man thet 7-won?t talk"; that they (Ramsey and himself) then went ‘to Ramaey's house where” thay, ~ ae nner And Rams ey Wes G0 cervous he could hardly feed himself and spilisd ws gt sep" "ghile ‘eating, “Mr. Corbett stated he and his wife had remembered that 0. at t Bansey"® home from the Sunda: School pienic held same day in August that year, . 3 et ; Blackic Thompsen, now confined in Okianome Stete Prison, stated he an La : ¥ ? had several talks w: ith Relaie Morrison and Henry Cornett, also confined in same x“.son, 7” +g end they had told +i. thet Fole would boat the case et coming trial; that defense counsel had obtained “affigarit ghovirg: that Curly Johnson {deceas el, had killed ERenry , 6Roan at the request sad solici-:aticn of doy Burch and Ernest Burkhart; that Roy ‘Punch 7eg, intimate with coan'a wife vefore Reents desth and after his deats Bunch hed ‘giarrtedhis’ widow anc the motive was clear and would pe easily proven and clear ‘gales :gPhompeon said Curly Johnson's widow had tolé hin at previous tpial that should éefenag'.4. .o try. to prove that her former nustand killed Roan, which wes false, that she would - -ese{h and ,Ltify for the Government tut did rot say what she would testify to or knew. 2fferta : 4 $ x! tg o- [2ar@ now being made tc locate anc interview Mrs, Johrison in this mcetter, Blackie he :3 Thompson should be subpsensed as witness in behalf of the Government. (See evidence to :4previous reports.) = _ i - or 2s Ernest Burkhart now confined in Oklahoma State Prison snd material Govern=.. shen “witness, atated that Kelaie Korrison and Eenry Uoruett talked to him every tire we id a they met him and prevailed or him to chenge his avidence by forgetting some cf the things he testified tc.et previous trisl; alsc told him if he would eonsent to change hia evidence they wuld heve Helets attorneys, Howard cr Weaver, to tuke statement fre: ynin, all of whioh he rafused to do ara he evolded talking to them all ie could so knows througa 1 he: ‘riscon and Cornett Sefense elibi aul somewhet veerga ne Y and Agent rranged for ary 3 wneh to wisit Burkhest, which wes done, and talked ove +8 +9 29 . af f agent through above mentioned informants and otherwise has 1: soph el has been busy obtaining evidence that Curly Johnson (deceased) tL » enry ‘Roan at ‘the request and solicitetion of Ernest Burkhart and Roy Iunch, woo is 2a! 3 amarried to Roan'ts widow, and evidence that Bunch was intimete with Roan's wii *9aoan's life-time, Spore HERDER Gy eye em ee ee : vyt fe ht tte Lee ane eh oe _