Dick Gregg had been a member of the Al Spencer Gang. Credit 49Though Gregg was known for his nerve as a stickup man, he was
reluctant to cross Hale. If word got out, Gregg said, “my life would
not be worth a damn.” But, hoping to shave time off his robbery
sentence, he agreed to divulge to White and other agents what he
knew. Sometime in the summer of 1922, he recalled, the outlaw Al
Spencer told him that Hale wanted to meet with the gang, and so
Spencer, Gregg, and several associates headed to one of Hale’s
pastures near Fairfax. Hale rode up fiercely on his horse, emerging
from the tall prairie grasses. The group convened by the edge of a
creek and shared some whiskey. Then Hale asked Spencer to step
aside with him, and the two went off to talk. After they returned
and the meeting broke up, Spencer relayed their conversation.
Hale told Spencer that he’d pay him and his gang at least $2,000