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Show Kay 17th, 1915. My dear Mr. Spencer : I have your letter of April 29th, received this morning upon my return from Fortress Monroe. It gave me great pleasure to hear from you and to knee? how things arc going on down in your country. I wish you would toll Polk for no that his con will probably be tried in the fore part of June. He has a case of tuberculosis and has been taken out of jail by coise friends of nine and is now in- a hospital, where he is receiving every attention. The Attorney General has detailed two lawyers for his defence, the best lawyers in Denver. They have v; rittan to ae and I have sent ^ ord to them to go to the Agency and get all the evidence possible that they can find to defend Hatch. I also have powerful friends of rdno at work in Denver to eee that he has every advantage of a fair trial. He seems to be happy out in the hospital and his health is improved. I have no dbubt that if he had not gotten this hospital treatment that he would soon have run down so that he would not have lived very long. I em in hopes that the treatment will prolong his life* Everything is being done for his comfort ancl for hir defense that it is possible to do, and I arj assured for him a fair trial, vhich ir> the only thing that any of us ca„ n ask » I think it would be bent for hin ( Polk) to go over to his agency and settle doum there and carry out the oath which he took in Salt Lake, and I feci sura that if he does this ho will keep out of trouble which ho would probably cot into if ho stayr where he is » His property is over there at the agency, and if I were in his place I would take my |
