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PER(GO FO wee... MADE: | REPORT MADE RY: CHARACTER OF CASE: Murder Osage Indians.’ S55 ~NOPSIS of FACTS: 16 i? aa Hugh M. Washbarn made signed atatement in which he stated that while confined in the Osage County Jail at Pawhuska, Oklahoma, with Subject. .- Hale, Hale told him that he, Hale, was friendly with jailors Dick .ner, John Hendefson and Dempsey Sth, end that he had given Conner and Henderson “both money for favors done by them-for game. Subjec$ also told Washbum that he, Subject, had made a great mistake in get~ . oe ting Ramsey to make away with Henry Roan; that he told Ramsey not to a shoot Roan in the back - to do the job right and shoot him in froxf,: . making it.appear that Roan had committed suicide. Washbum'‘s entice “ statement incorporated in the body of this report. Otiginal affidavit - in the Oklahona City file. Irwin (Blackie) son made signed . statement in which he stated that Subject Hale had told him that ke would furnish him a gun that he might break jail in order to kidnep . Ernest Burkhart and take him to old Mexico and do away with. him there. and not be available to testify for the Government. Copy of statement of Thompson incorporated in the body of this report. Original sisgued statement in the Oklahoma City file. Miss Tine Betts made signed statement in which she stated that Subject Hale had requested of her on two different occasions to ask Ernest Burknart not to teetify azainst him - to do se and tell the truth that he, Subject, would be a ruixed man. Signed statement incorporated in the body of this report and original statement is in the Oklahoma City file. Efforts are oe- ing made to locate and interview Will Revard with reference to ‘false statement he was requested to sign by Subject Hale, as set forth in statement of Hugh M. Washburn. For tne information of the Agent in. Charge at Cklahane City and the Buresi, Agent hes foumd defcoass ‘ts abe tomeys end friends to be very unscrupulous in that they have abverpted to intimidate Government witnesses by reflecting on the attorneys for * the Government and Agents assigned on this case and others who are -- : friendly to the prosecution. eu ~ PENDING - DO NOT WRITE IM THESE SPACES ECORDED AND INDEXED; ; We Ld yrr—evoaersttiea| Gl FOBE-T0GK , {HG i -! L BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION a aieek Se COPIES OF THIS REPORT FURNISHED TOt Sam aCKEG wal 1D as 3-Bureau | NOY & ed .1-U. 5S. Atty. Tulea , verarrnenror Sagres | i-T. J. Leahy, Spec. Asst. Atty. TH \l-Edwin Brom, * *” eo TRARY Pu ortoe OTD a » 3 ay ayy _* amar} an foes 7s ER. Ze sedate cde. Be et i ee ee