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Osage Indian Murders — Part 20
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ar ie, Rasaburn also made’ ae “ateriont’ with’ reterande, to. dm dors, at the’
John Henderson, Dick Conner and Dempsey Sai th, - which Teds, "as to. Bee
"STATE OF ;OKLANOMA, |)
. COUNTY OF TULSA. ) 3S.
Beale PS ie, der rpayit
Hugh M. Weahbarn | “of ental ages. “potng ‘trst duly: pee
‘gtates that from May, 2928,’ until Oetoder 20): 1923, he Wak, cont
the Osaze County Jail at Pawhuske, Oklehoma, under “sCharge thé,
‘Government had against him; that during a portion of that time, he oo~,
Gupiedthe same cell in the jeil, with i. KR. Hele, and was in the fel.
“ing all the time thet ©. K. Hale had teen confined there uati erie
ata that he. occupied the. sane gell with, him approximately f
we and that. when Bill Hale Was, placed in the coli with him, all the: jai
se peuttoned, Fale that he would:heve to watch him and tell him nothive.
‘cause ‘he’ was the. ‘biggest patten. in the jal, ‘and Hale: Taughed “ab
tola them that he’ knew a inan when he saw him and dé sald to, a
‘you have hed a dirty deal", and He told me that Jolin Hender's -
jeilors, and Dick Conners, one of the jailors, had told him that they cok
not trust me at all; I would see Henderson and Dick Conners some ta my ce 3
AL gor end whisper to Hale and 1 would see Fale hand money to sohn Headeraca |
t's “tend Digk Gonmer and Hale told me that money would doalmost anything, and
“he told Dick Conners, in my presence, that if he wonld help Sim cut and: ;
* do what he coutd,. ‘that hewould put., kim on a small vanch ‘near Elgin,
: an@ Dick Conner sefd he would, and Hale told me that he was: eping eS
ste Conner on a ranch, ‘but he would have to do all’ the managing, as Dick oe
{*was'an awfully good ‘worker but @ poor. manager; and Bill Revard wext tox
“Marve Freas’ ‘farm one morning. “absut. ? o'clock with Harve Breas,
“*thes night with Harve Freas and hé, Revard, was drunk, and R t
that Harve Froas told Dick Freas, as follows: "For God sake, ate
until he sobers up” and Bi2L Revert leter seid that they took-#
Fairfax. . ae
Harve Freas, the above mentioned, is the sheriff of Osage souty 8
Dick Freas is his sm. | ee
‘At one time, Bill Hale. “came into the cell and put his hat and coat, t on
the jailors, Henderson, Dick Conners, and bemsey tailed him out an
they all wert standing out in the office taiking and Sick Jonners went .
out: ide the door, and Johg Henderson was standing Looking out the door He
toward the court. house and Densey and Bill Hale. went dotastairs tayou
the waitchen, and Hale was: gone about thes or four hours end wh: “2 “pak
“tame ‘back, he told me ‘that he wag out around the trash burner and ie
‘the country sure looked fins; * end when. they. came back they pes,
four watermelons with them. When Hale retired, Deusey Wes th
¢ mst have been ar. wad
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et Si aes st has apout eas and | when they r
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