Tooele County Chronicle | 1947-09-19 | Page 10 | 'King of Osages' Freed 20 Years after Trial

king of usages freed 20 years after trial leavenworth KAS wil liana liam X hale they called him king of the usages 20 years ago at the time of his conviction in the murder of a wealthy okia okla homa indian is a free man again the 72 year old former cattle man was released on parole from the federal prison here where he first was received in november 1926 to serve a life sentence after one of oklahoma s most famous legal battles hale who had lived in the rugged osage country from the time it had been open to white settlers was the central figure in what the federal government contended was a p plot lot to gain con arol of fortunes of a dozen or more rich indians who died un der mysterious circumstances I 1 I 1