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= ~” ae Lv “Oi beg ee _ -3- ye’ _ ia ” him by Ernest Bufkhart, the gaid pistol having baen obtained from 4. E,(Bill)} date, with the understanding that Ramsey would shoot Roan with this pistol. Hale, in carrying out his promise to PVamsey, did arracge and buy Runsey, who was # poor man, a Ford automobile at Ponea City, Ckisahoma, and gave Ramsey $500.00 in ensh, which was later admitted in signed siuterents by both Ramsey and Rur:hart, “Whig Py, Canyon, proporty alloted to a full-blood Osare Iniian, never having iv. been ‘ona. ea gave the Government jurisdiction in the murder of v4 Ronry Foan. /H:le and Ramsey were tried jointly for the murder of { John Roan, And each was convicted in Cklahoma City, Oklaho-n;. an appeal was taken by each defendant end the case reversed; the case Was eeain tried at Pawhuska, Oklahoma, severance being granted to each defendant, each defendant waa tried separately by a jury, and Hale and Rersey each Wis convicted and sentenced tc sorva life in- prisonment in the United Stutes Tenitentiary, Teavenworth, Fansas, where they ars now confined. Ernest Burkhart, turned a:ate’s evidence, end was used as a Government aos Fitness in the prosecution of both Aale and Ramsey. Burkhart later entered a plea of guilty in State Court at Pawhuska, Orlahoms, and was se-tenced to life Imprisonment in the Oklahoma S:ate Penitentiary <2 - at We Ajlester, Oklahoma, where he is mow confined, A confession was obtained fran KELSFY MOPRISON by Agents of the \ c United States Bureau of Investigation In which he, Morrison, admitted Lio . enticing Anna Brown to an isolated canvon, where a pistol, ostensibly ' accidental, was discharged shooting Anna Brown in the bach of the head, ..:° i imstanteneously killing her. Later, reiting his ataterent, “orrisona | wee tried in State Court at Partlesville, Ckhiahome, and waa convicted . by a jury in Ckishoma State Court and sentenced to serve life in the a Oklahoma State Ponitenti ary. deo ce Ly x. The investigation in the murder of Anna Brown developed that F. F.(Bil1) ¢@ Hale and Kelsey Morrison had both been intimate with Anna Brown, and co —— at the time of Anna Erown's death, she was pregnant and had openly stat- en ed that W. K. Hele was thea father of her expected child, which caused hile to conspire with helsey Merrison end his nephew, Erycn Burkhiort, c to get anna Brovn under the influence of licuor and lure her to this ve ae canyon end shoot her, in order to evoid Hale digsrace und enbarrussment. Furth: r, in the turdering of anna Erovn, who was c sister of *rnest Purt- - hertta to fe. the borteri ot oe Sos » WhGC A. tink tar fee k wyduue . é year, woule eo tc the estate of hrrest Furkhart's wife upon Anna Erowents death. : 2D) \ lesa s pt: pee™