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@ LEAHY, MACDONALD, MAXEY & FILES ATTORNEYS AT LAw FIRST NATIONAL BANK BUILDING ) PAWHUSKA, OKLAHOMA February lst, 1929 Tv. J. LEAHY "cc. 6. MaCDONALD Jd. Hh. MAXEY F.W., FILES T. 9. LEAHY @. Vv. LABADLE Eon, 7. Zdvar Eoover, Director 2, Departrent of Justice 0% Washington, D. ¢. , - § 7; Dear Mr. Hooverr inv RE = United States vs, Hale 7” fina’ I want to :ive you this letter for the purzose of a oe, 4 oe showing my anpreciation personally of the splendid assistance rendeve Peg — ; by your Departzent in the investigation and prosecution of the | casébf iad United States vs. Hale. It rust be hichly gratifying to you to know /970 _ that larcely as a result of the efforts of your agents that one of the greatest crininal prosecutions in the histor; of the country has been” troucht to a successful tercination. I do not doubt but that nore 3004 will result throughout the Southwest over this prosecution than any one of a similar nature that has been had, Mr. Jonn 8, Burzer, one of your special agents, Was locally in charse of the work, and it will not be possible to say too much in behalf of his efforts ‘and ability. He has earned the everlasting gratitule of the public, wots Mr. Prank Smith, another one of your a-ents, who was assigned here to work with Yr. Sur-er during the last six weexs previous to the trial, also rendered exceedingly valuable service, and ke also ; is entitled to and has the gratitude of the public and should receive ages. , glong with Mr. Burger the warm comendation of their superiors, ~*~) 0 tro The State of Oklahoma was very much interested in this case because of other charres of a similar nature venting aainet 7. K. Hale and which in a way are more or less connected with the Roan murder case dn which he was convicted,and, tecause of that, the State furnished a representative of the State's Pureau of Investigation and Identification, Mr. T. B. Yeiss, uho zave valuable assistance and proved hinself a most capable tuvestt. ator. A_ain personally thancing you for your hearty : ie Oe ra it = 1 4 :