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Osage Indian Murders — Part 30

41 pages · May 11, 2026 · Document date: Nov 27, 1935 · Broad topic: Murder · Topic: Osage Indian Murders · 40 pages OCR'd
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covery af Anna Drownt: wedy severn] days Unorn the raed in the back of his wuworme, at a Oh od an evtonsy A Anna irownts body wed shor ped up inte sruki pieces, ic : prefant tbe clrcovery of the fact. thet che hed boon mu urdered, . a facts were develoved from the questioning of Kersey Morrison, Ws. wt, rae “SHsti Med to them at the trial of William fF, iiale for wurcer, vein stantially corroborated as to tho details of the vairder by nis wil oS ' Catherine Cole Morrison, and by Matt Williams, a hootlez wer, who ste shed fro - the witsess cland that he saw Anna Bypwn murdered wuile dolivering whisky. ordered BY. Morrison and Bu arkhart. ' : Ao “Henry Roan was @ pictur. sque full-bicod Csage Tat an, six Tot tall and a fine-looking spectuen, He wore. his nair in plaite down his.cac "Roan was an inveterate drunkard, whe steyed ayay frou his hue for Ochs at, . =~ time AbaAwnt mo ocum: wt te Sine saat, ra a Hermry yee Witte Ww oe a4 ' a VLE» AVG G Year PrLlor Go Unie Mura Gi OTe wil Tae ote Pe oa J ? EJ 4 ° .$ taken out a $25,000.00 Jive insurance pol .cy % Ree JOM hanmsey wide |. " trtends with Roan ‘by neons of Keants Corincss CoP Shisky end took Jean ‘out on Several cecasicns, ostensibly to furnish iim Liquor, but in reality ‘to. : mird2r hip, Uscn sich occasion, however, Rawsey lost his nerve, bet _ finally nersuaded Roan to arive to the botton si oa canron sat of sight |, 3.¥.'' of the nearby roud, where he stot Roun throash ‘tho bac, of the heed wtth a -. a -45-caliber pistol: which he had obtained from. the arsenal of Henry Graias Bureau agents “dev elos ned that William Ke “ale hiced Passer to conn nis mirder, buying Rsnsey 2 $500.00 Ford car vricr to the ardor «s a cart yayment for the deed and paying bia $1,C00 in each acter the aarder bad: been coumitted, It was cevelone? trit honry Gronor had Poriiched donn » Ramsey to Haile as the iiller, hoants hak wos @iscovere’ saverkl acs Jater sitting in an upright position in his car jrozon stiff, The Lets ols surrounding the wurder of Roan wore preven iy John Rascyls oan confercion | as well as by the confession.of krnest wurkhart, nochew of Wililam kh, Hales who was present et 11 negotiations relative to the gurder of Hean, : Juhn Paasey did net cven know Ruants mewe at tos tine he gor him, but hac simply had Hoon pointed out to Mini on tne stricts of Fairfoa,” Okishowa, by William RK, dele ss the Indicn wiom Unle wanted tilled. leo wes & seyijenprointe) pi]l-berrer at Roar's funeral, tnd Kanscy, th: actury. -,murdcrer, upon vicwing the bedy of Roar, pretended to be deeniy ar? ened ‘ ? , 5 * " a ils proved to wee Yonry Roan vas the only on. wt the Live individu 7 : Ven pte was Kisted on . have been murdéred at the angbigetion of Wi) jin at rh. ' res~ricted Indian Lond, ther-by «iving the the States oO tYegerime, Reants rurdor d body ».s fuund upon . *G aistrieted 3 pts 2 “i ell@tment of Nose Little Otar, : full-blood Osage, vuose Tedicn : , Te prah Pe. en ‘ y3 Arter 0 death of Anna Brown and Honry Roan, Willen Ke Casita) ., Sil Sut.» stated openly tart ne deli cvad Willian kK Hale hed Killed erry Roan : . we ee ve, b ~ oe . ce ee ne aa aan Spee = od 8 oe Tener phe Tp SPRY Re nrec TNGET e
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