William Hale and the Death of George Bigheart

On June 28, 1923, William Hale and his associate of his helped an Osage man named George Bigheart onto a train bound for Oklahoma City. Just four days later, Bill passed away from his wounds. It seemed word had gotten back to Hale and his shadowy associates that cops were sniffing around his businesses. From what followed, we can only conclude that he wished to accelerate his nefarious schemes before he could be arrested and charged.