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2s 7 hua fas. * after moving away, they intended to hire: a . (perao a to: event their being Kilied for their property. . P me “Agents were advised that Ernest. Burkhart und his » oe “had os Bigheart, an Osage Indian, and his wife Bertha adopt -% oe oung st of Ernest Burkhart's children, a baby girl named Anna “at PE 33° dnna Brown. After this adoption Joe Bigheart died and the’ Burkhart Aig €) iehtla inherited half of his eatate worth approzimately $75,000... 1§. , Bertha and Joe Bigheart had no other children so the chtld alsa - wa? gtood to tnhertt half of Bertha Bigheart's estate which was worth “npprorimately $150,000. At the fime a rumor was circulating that . the Hale-Burkhart Y action intended to do away with Bertha Bighear® wd < P32 A woman who had been in Anna Brown's employ .staved eo 22. Agents. that Anna Brown was at home on vay @1, 1921, when she 23 recetved a telephone ealil requesting her te go to Grayhorse te” ae. See her mother who was very tll. She left home about 6:00 A... * sg... #n a tazicad, taking with her a handbag of personal effects. This. 27 - worRman went to Agna's house after Anna’s murdered body was found , Bog 4.0% May 27, 1921; and the house was found to be unlocked and in the 29°. - same condition as when Anna left on the morning of Hay 21. The .’: peda had not been used nor was there any sign of disturbance. - » “However, Anna's handbag, which she had carried away with her, was : BH 3> - there. This tndicated that Anna or someone else has been there to. Ai. return the bag. : eee A domestic in the home of Ernest Burkhart stated that m5 | G@ tazricab driver had brought Anna Brown to the Ernest Burkhart - home to gee Anna's mother on the morning of May 21. Anna was i drinking and quarreled during the day with her mother, her sister © 38 ‘Mollie, and Bryan Burkhart. Anna spent most of the day in the i 33 _*' gummerhouse drinking. This woman remarked that Anna had tcld -» 4 79 her that she was jealous of Bryan and would kill any woman she. - ptt: caught flirting with him. Bryan had told this same woman tract anna 42° threatened to kill him unless he married her, but that he was ~ #3 + gotng to beat her to it and kill her. fA This domestic stated that the Burkhart men took the | : 46 » children to a horse race at Grayhorse about 2:00 P.M. and did not a 47-2 return until 5:30 or 6:00 PU. Anna remained at tae Ernest Burkhart 3748 * home all that day. Supper was served about 6:30 P.M. and ail of Bs 49 the Burkhart, men were present. Anna, however, rematned in the . 50 -“gsummaf house sujking and refused to eat. At about 7:00 P.M (. thy 51 “Burkert men left taking Anna with them. ; ; $3 = is Another’ witness was located who stated that he aad net mB SR Bp ya Burkhart and Anna Brown at a whisky joint just west of Raisto % ‘Ben tht night of Hay 21, 1921. They stayed at this establishment: me 56 © Seuntil- 10;00 P.M. when they deft with the agreement that the parvy oe "would meet again at another roadhouse three miles northeast of | "Burbank. The party stayed at this second Proadhouse until about - : a . 7 . uel a] ‘ il - ienaaeshia reaper a Peep shane eaten tr ste ae ae) na ahgetaber : rope, — j ha ats oe Ee ee a ss ~ See Te Swe ints a A He 7 2 wae " net 1 rt ooar eee Awe