24. February 1967 TO: JIM GARRISON | --s: DISTRICT ATTORNEY FROM: WILLIAM GURVICH | _ INVESTIGATOR “(UscG Z-1215890) Following your - request for information relative to ANDREW BLACKMON, I am this date submitting this preliminary report. ANDREW JEROME BLACKMON is a white male, born Greenville, Mississippi on 15 ‘September 1942. He is 2 10, 160, Ruddy, Light Brown Hair, Blue. Eyes. Last known ‘address of BLACKMON. was Rt. 4, Box 230, Natchez, Missi ssippl -in 1965. : oe BLACKMON is a member of the Seaman’ s International Union. _Purther information is being developed relative to what. vessel he might now be on or his location elsewhere if not” at. sea. ns : aX ere Wo WILLIAM H. GURVICH . WHG: wg | “Docla: 32263970. “Page, 17
Vite eee cde a tgccele 5 Botte Spe pm gah renin Renton. wine Sade Senne ema chlte tether nm anee od » . . os Oo OO a Date 11/27/63 - ' DAVID WILLIAM FERRIE was interviewed at his residence, 3336 Louisiane Avéefme Parkway and was advised ef the identity of interviewing Agents. He was advised he did nct have to make a statement, that any statement he did make could be used in a court of law and he had the right to the advice cf an attorney, — a FERRIE stated that at the time of the Bay of Pigs Invasion of Cuba, he was very embarrassed and concerned over the lack ef air cever provided the Cubans who were engaged in the invasion and that he severely criticized President JOEN F, KENNEDY both in public and in private. He stated that he does not recall specifically what he said in making these criticisms and might bave used an off-hand cr colloguial expression "He ought to be shot" to express his feelings concerning the Cuban situation. | He stated that he has never made any statement that President KENNEDY should be killed with the intention that — this be done and has never at any time outlined or formulated any plans or made any statement as to how this could be done or who should do ate .. FERRIE. stated that ‘when it came to serious —- discussions, when the question of impeachment of President - ENNEDY arose he opposed any impeachment proceedings. FERRIE said that within one year prior ‘to the first Russian Sputnik he recalls being quite critical of the U.S. Space Project and the Defense Program. He said he had alsc been critical of any president riding in an open car and had _ made the statement that anyone could hide in the bushes _ and shoet a president. FERRIE also advised that he has been accused of being a worshiper of President KENNEDY because he is a liberal and strongly believes in president _ KENNEDY" s Civil Rights Program ‘and Fiscal Program. FERRIE stated he has never leaned his library fae ard’ to“LEE HARVEY OSWALD or any other person at any tine and that ‘his library card, to the best of his recollection has not been out of his possession Since it was issued to - | him. He exhibited New Orleans Public Library card # ML. 0 20, 89437 bearing the stamped lettering N.R. ~ P.D. in the upper left hand corner. FERRIE said the letters N.R. mean non-resident, On 11/27/63 op New oriea Es, Louisiana File #__N0 98-89 SA'S ERNEST C, WALL, JR. “by ———simanins wins’ _/} ow dictated _aaties . This document. contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of ne CT It is the ; property of the FBI .and is loaned to . Your agency; tt and its contents Gre not to be distributed outside your agency. : HW 54756 DocId:32263970 Page 18 —
pe beTab eh once tte Sian reeks Saute : cs Aenea nahn A et lean en ta a abate bane ALK Se at ers eo ead : 28 ee ie ee ee ee hee De cho se eeetaeatalae ta gtd ees” HW 54756 hy NO 89-69 ECW:bal and the letters P.D, mean paid. He related that at the time he obtained this library card he was living in Metzirie, Louisiana and had to pay for the issuance of the card. The library card shows it was issued in the name of Dr. DAVID) FERRIZE, 331 Atherton Drive, and expiration date is. shown as March 13, 1963. _ I a FERRIE stated he has no recollection of knewing. or having met LEE HARVEY OSWALD in the Civil, Air Patrol or an any business or social capacity. “used a weapon equipped: with | a telescopic sight. and dces— “FERRIE stated he has never owned a telescopic - a sight, a rifle equipped with a telescopic sight, has uever © ; - pot know how to use one. ‘He ‘also said he has never | instructed UE ! Docld: 32263970 Page. 19 LEE HARVEY OSWALD or anyone else in the use ‘of American made or foreign made rifies or firearms. ay , FERRIE said that while in the civil ‘Air patrol he assisted in firearms instruction at Civil Air Patrol Bivouacs for range safety only. FERRIE claimed he has owned \seinaon. “150 blue and white, single engine, .four passenger monoplane, registration _ number 8293K and that this plane has not. been airworthy since - the license expired in the spring of 1962. FERRIE stated he -— has never™ flown LEE- HARVEY-OSWALD to Dallas, Texas or any. So other town in Texas at any time. He said that the only. oo oe —--pianes. he would have access to would be rental pianes. ,
b-t0a new. Las-eo) COPDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATIC} ¢ ee pgtg 11/29/65 a LOIS WESTON, Aircraft Registration Branch,’ Federa: Co Aviation Agency (FAA), Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, reviewed her files under registration number 8293K and advised this registration number _ “is issued to a Stinson 150 aircraft with serial number 108-1293,.. This aircraft was registered to DAVE W, FERRIE, 1302 Clay Street, “Kenner, Louisiana, on May 8, 1947, The latest registration records in file list FERRIE as the registered owner, His last address ‘recorded'in the file is 704 Airline Park Boulevard, Kenner, Louisiana, - 5 +. WESTON advised that an application for airworthiness « certificate dated April 7, 1961, is contained in the file and this Certificate, according to regulations, would. be valid as long.as the aircraft is operated in accordance. with operating regulations, There was no particular expiration date listed on this certificate and there is no information available in FAA files which would .. ™ indicate that this aircraft is no longer airworthy, WESTON added, however, that in the event FERRIE had not complied with FAA. regulations his aircraft would not be airworthy but it is not... necessary that this information be recorded in the FAA files, 11/29/63 _g, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Fite #_OC 89-41 SA QO, JOE FAIRES/plm 2 "1129763 Date dictated _ document containa neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI. and is loaned to | agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your @gency. . -* .7-. 0... .: wo oe ee HW:-54.756.°.Docld: 32263970. Page 20.0. 3 0-
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- ae po Ae - - | fo dick billings . | : a re “ hakkell = feb 1, 1967 NBC AND DAVID WILLIAM FERRIE | See Warren Commission volume 2h, D. 452 CE 20383 "Barnes said Bob Mulhaaatnd of NBC news Chicago, talked in Dallas to one Fairy, a narcotics addict now out. on bail on a sodomy charge in Dallas. Fairy said that Oswald had been under hypnosis from a-man doing a mind~ ~reading act at Ruby's "carousel", Fairy was said to be a private detective and the owner of an > airplane who took young boys on flights "just for Kicks". " \ tie above” Barnes’ is Gene Barnes of NBC; a west copabt camera ft _man. Bob Mulholland is now producer of the Huntley-Brinkley show in Washington. oe I spoke with: Mulholland as well as Dick Valeriani and Dick Fisher all of whom : wbre in Dallas for NBC during the weekend of Nov 22-26, 1963. | Mulholla:d was directing the NBC coverage of ‘the assassination, - _ \ tiahottand Said he remembered something about a guy with an air plane, that the name Fairy or Ferrie was familiar and that he had a vague memory of someone. flying guns to count snd queers, Wulholtand however did not speak to anyone in Dallas as ona "busy with the NBC crew He recalled that he probably heard : the above from John Coporan of NBC ‘Tews New Orlcans. Mulholland. said that | Coporan called and told him about: Ferrie and shortly thereafter the PEL visited Hulholland, He remembers the story because of the FBT visit because that is. | when he discovered his phone was tapped. Valeriani and Fisher remember the: incident. | tcatted John Coporan who is now with iNEWTY news in New York. Ee remembers the - story very well. "we got an anonymous tip and one from a former assit. OD. Ae about | this man who had an airplane and that this man wks due in Texas on Nov. 22, This “man, Ferrie, had known Oswald in the Civil Air Patrol. ‘There was something about a rendevous having been arranged to fly Oswald out of the country." Coporan Bays he then called Garrison to. find: out about the tip. He was s probably a homosexual.
2222222 . "I didn't have too mach success", He then called Nalholland in Dallass “Soon after that call he too recieved a visit from the FEI Garrison then arrested Ferrie. | | oe | a ‘on Monday Fe errie called ‘Coporan and said he had seen bin giving editorials on —T TV and he wanted to talk. _ Coporan went over to the jail, he remembers Ferrie had a rigrain headache. He also remenbers "he was an odd duck", - They talked ‘for on half hour’ and Ferrie convinced Coporan that "someone had very cleverly Linked Ferrie to Oswald knowing Et lbdked believably. "Ferrie was very upset." (anon Coporan left the cell the Secret Service want in. After then, the BBI talked with Ferrie, and after. ‘them Garrison’ s men weat in. Coporan was the first to talk with Ferrie. 7 : | npersie was working as a private investigator for a prominent New Orleans | lawyer, G. Weay Gill. I. think Gill got him released and then fired him. Ferrie dared me a couple of, times after that protesting his innocence, The ‘story continued to intrigue me SO we tried to follow it up. But then | we decixled _ there was nothing to persue and gave up." | . (_ sPersonatty I tidnk Garrison arrested Ferrie in order to make himself fanous, but | _tmaybe the FBI asked Garrison to make the arrest because they didn't want to be involved if the accusation turned out to be false, which it did.s | | Coporan was ina hurry and h he was also rather curious : why I was so interested in : ' Ferrie. E didn't want to persue it too far: in case he might mention my call — - to any of his friends in N. QO, a ; a) | x nn . a Too bar, but it looks MikVthe tine, “the story got, to Barnes it had been added to _ mind re -ading stories etc. And the PBI Knowing | all about Ferrie anyway. just | | discounted it.. As far as I can find, Ferrie! Ss name is “not mentioned any where . else in the Warren Commission books or the N. ational Archives index of material received from the conmisssion and/or the PBI/secret, service. — . NO HW.54756 Docld:32263970 Page 30...
ai | t HW 54756 Do#Id:32263970 Page 31 ao 4 February 28, 1967. TO: LOUIS IVON, CHIEF INVESTIGATOR FROM: SGT. FENNER SEDGEBEER _RE: ROY TELL, W/M, 28 1101 David Drive Jefferson Parish Employed by Swift Company, Harvey, Laisiana > Married--two children , At about 3:15 P. M., Friday, February ‘24, (1967, I interviewed ROY. TELL at his residence. ROY TELL stated that he has not heard from DAVE FERRIE since around New Year's 1°67, at which time they exchanged greetings at the New Orleans Airport. . He explains that he had been closely associated with FERRIE back in the late 50's while he was Executive Secretary in the Civil Air Patrol, Moisant Division. He explains that FERRIE was a devout Catholic and insisted that the boys attend their church. FERRIE often referred the boys to PATHER SABASTIAN ARGONELLO who may be in New Orleans at this time, however, was located in Raceland, Louisiana, and was at Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Kenner, Louisiana. FERRIE_ also referred to the catholic Church as beng communi Bis out the meri communism. ROY TELL reimensered receiving a telephone call from FERRIE shortly after the President Ss zon an EDWARD VOBEL_and ROY TELL remembered the name OSWALD as being in the Civil Air Patrol but could not place him. He was going to check at his mother's house and see if he could find any old records or photographs relating to any of these individuals. The following individuals were named by. TELL as being closely associated with DAVE FERRIE. ; : . OLIVER ST, PEE--Now in the Peace “coms somewhere’ in (Asia. — . LARRY ANDERSON=--Pilot for Delta Airlines - THOMAS NATION COMPTON, III--possibly at Michoud. FERRIE referred to COMPTON as an undisciplined genius. MELVIN COFEY--Haybe at Michoud. GENE and RICHARD MARSHALL--GENE is traveling as a fo . musician and RICHARD wor rking at. Michoud. explained to him that he was working with the FBI sndwas
HW 54756 again met DAVE FERRIE. “|| WQUiSiana. Mr. COMPTON stated that until this day he is uncertain, MEMORA N DUM —_——S— eS eer eer March 10, 1967 TO: ALVIN V. OSER, ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY FROM: SGT, TOM DUFFY and PIN.CLIENCY NAVARRE, INVESTIGATORS | - RE: INTERVIEW-~fHOMAS comPTON,) 1525 AzTEC ST., APT. "c" me ee re re eee ce wee ree ee ee ee ee ee cee ie eee ee ee ee ree re we Oe ee ce es Se mam ee eee omen Sa rm et we Seed eee ey me me ee Se ees eet ewe eee re See ry et eee Rene ee ee mee ees et nee, Sgt. Tom Duffy and Ptn. Cliency Navarre ‘report of 4 interviewing one THOMAS COMPTON residing 1525 Aztec Street, Apartment "C"., on March 9, 1967 at 10:30 A.M., in the Office of the District Attorney, 2700 Tulane Avenue. ee Mr. COMPTON stated that he was a member of the Moisant - | Wing of the Civil Air Patrol from 1954 until January of 1958.. He | was acquainted with DAVE FERRIE on and off for approximately ten' (10) years. On one occasion he visited FFRRIE at a residence on Vinet Street and another single visit. in Airline Park. | Mr. COMPTON stated that. in ‘the Spring of 1964 he stopped for gas ina service station on the Veterans Highway | and related that, after learnin | he obtained a part | > period and unable to collect his pay, ASE being relieved on duty by. LANDRY, he- decided to quit. While employed at this service station, | pe helped DAVE FERRIE tow his airplane over to the station,. aircraft was in terrible condition, more so from vandals chan deterioration or wear and-tear. Mr. COMPTON stated that the last time he knew of DAVE FERRIE' s plane flying was: 1957 and rumors of same up to 1961. Mr. COMPTON further stated that ‘some ‘time before the assassination of President Kennedy, he drove DAVE FERRIE to Camp || Street across from the Lafayette Square to GUY BANISTER’ s office. ‘GUY BANISTER and DAVE FERRIE then went to a coffee shop on the corner and talked over a beverage. . Mr. COMPTON related that he Sat at.another..table in this. establishment and did not- hear any. of the conversation, -Also, he could not remember how long before the assissination this took place. fe | | - an | | | Lee PTON -continue Oo state that o unda Ssassination, at 5:30 A.M. . ry DAVE _FERRIE in his dormitory bed at the University of southeastern in Hammond, how DAVE FERRIE located him on this date. At this. time, DAVE ERR LCS and near tears as: he stated "The police | are rank duhave taken some of my things". COMPTON stated that DAVE FERRIE.did not elaborate on "my things", and stated ele i - ‘Doel: 32263970 Page 32
_ | two talked for a while on different unrelated subjects and then | -FERRIE made—two-calls -to New Orleans, .and-COMPTON believed they | were to G. W. GILL, Attorney at: Law.. COMPTON stated that DAVE. || FERRIE. left at approx ximately 8:30 A.M. the same morning and ait las believed that he returned to New Orleans in a Ford Falcon Station Wagon painted light blue. OMPTON st t DAVE FERRIE | that _ FER also related that he didn't do anything wrong. The | | COMPTON stated that he had never met LEE HARVEY oswazn,| and also that he could not connect him in any way with the C.A.P. The only knowledge of OSWALD was from Mr. BILL WULF who headed | the New Orleans Astronomers.Club. HARVEY OSWALD attempted to join this club and submittes an Spplication which was refused, COMPTON related that after the assassination, MR. WULF turned over this applica~— tion to the F.B.I. \ COMPTON stated that shortly after the assassination, DAVE FERRIE called MR. WULF and inquired if he knew anything about LEE HARVEY OSWALD. COMPTON related that he couldn! t figure how DAVE FERRI had | knowledge of MR. WULF and the Astronomy Club and connecting this with LEE HARVEY OSWALD. COMPTON stated that he received a message that DAVE FERRIE attempted to call him by telephone at 1:00 A.M. on the Tuesday before he died. COMPTON returned the call at #895-9811 and received no answer. : . Tener cen Mr. COMPTON stated that DAVE FERRIE had never mentioned 7 the name of CLAY SHAW to him... COMPTON did recall that after. foe ‘CLAY SHAW was arrested, the meeting of he and DAVE FERRIE in yo Hammond and thought about this being the home town of SHAW's parents. ; | . HW 54756 Docld:32263970 Page 33
Telephone conversation with Dean Andrews, 523-3957 DEAN ANDREWS had information that LEE HARVEY OSWALD . £xequented the Society Page Bar, 100 block of Exchange Place. | -He suggested that we speak to the following people. - MARTHA HOWARD . ‘RICKY PORTER -*. DAVID RYDER .. RAY POTTER '- BILLY DALTMAN 7: BOBBIE (LNU, barmaid at the Society He suggested that we could locate most of these people through MARTHA HOWARD who might be located through Dee's Hidaway | somewhere in the vicinity of Dauphine Street and St. Ann. ; Also, ANDREWS suggested we speak to a man by the name _ of WRIGHT. This is the same individual who struck the reporter outside of CLAY SHAW's apartment on the night it was searched. . His full name and address can be ascertained from police records| since he was charged with simple ‘battery as a result of the " aforementioned incident. HW-54756 | Dod{ld:32263970 Page 34-0 0 ee
HW 54756 | Docld: 32263970 Page 35 I OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY PARISH OF ORLEANS STATE OF LOUISIANA MARCH 15, 1967 ‘STATEMENT OF: oo - THOMAS LEWIS CLARK, WM age 19 RESIDING AT: . a 240 ORION, METAIRIE, LOUISTANA TELEPHONE: ~ ~ 831-2975 PRESENTLY EMPLOYED : CENTRY PRINTING COMPANY, 4422 TOULOUSE In June, 1964, I met DAVE FERRIE through my brother, STEPHEN RANDOLPH CLARK, who met FERRIE approximately two days before I did, for a job at a filling station he owned, (Daval's Service Station) on vets Highway. So I went over there and I noticed that there was something about him that was weird, but he seemed smart. and talented. He seemed to be all right. I got to know him by working there and that is where I met JIMMY JOHNSON. Then my. brother was mostly with DAVE more than I was. I redly didn't get. to know DAVE until five months later and from then on we seemed to ‘be friends. When I was working at the filling station, I know I saw a small, white compact car, foreign, Renault type, come there twice. I couldn't make’ out who it was, but it was a big man. DAVE told me both times that he wanted me to watch the station while he talked with him for a few: minutes. He would wind up staying in the car for over an hour. The car never came and got gas. He just always pulled up on the side and DAVE would walk over -there and get in the car. They would be there about’ an hour or so. DAVE sold the filling station, and he asked me if I wanted to work with him as a flight instructor — at the airport. He was working for Saturn Aviation at that. . time. -I agreed and-more-or. less hung around out there and there. wasn't much to do. He quit and opened his own flight _School. (He asked me to work with him there. _ This. was 1966. I lived with DAVE at one time for about. two months. This was right before he died. I have been to his -apartment -quite-a few times. : Q. Did DAVE ever talk to you about his activities? Like flying down to Cuba, the Bahamas? A. He told me once he went to the Bahamas. ok Q. Did he do much talking about the “investigation? (Kennedy assassination) A He said something about you all didn't know what you were doing. He was in bed - sick.
HW 54756 Mu EM RAN D UM eX March 9, 1967 — TO: AL OSER, EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY | FROM: | SGT. TOM DUFFY AND OFFICER Cc. J. NAVARRE RE: ; INTERVIEW OF CHARLES HOLIDAY Residing 713 Herald Street, Algiers, Louisiana On March 7, 1967, at 7:30 P. M. Officer Navarre interviewed a MR. CHARLES HOLIDAY. This interview was conducted “by phone at 362- 5087. . . MR. HOLIDAY stated that he was a member of the C.A.P. the New Orleans Airport Squadron from 1954 through 1956. In 1956 he thenvent on active duty with the U.S. Air Force. . MR. HOLIDAY related that he knew DAVE FERRIE from being a member of the C.A.P. Further, that FERRIE was a weird charac~ ter. He heard that later MR. FERRIE was with an airlines. . The only thing that stood out was the fact that FERRIE mentioned]. several times that he had a drug or a combination of drugs that he could take and no doctor could say he didn't die a natural death. MR. HOLIDAY related that he never did personally see . DAVE FERRIE mix any drugs . Also that he has never gone to DAVE FERRIE's house. . oo _ . , MR. HOLIDAY | stated’ that five or’ six boys were ‘close to fo FERRIE and one of them was TOMMY BOWMAN who at the present | ‘time .is not residing in New Orleans and it is unknown where he is now residing. Also a. MR. PENEGUY, CHARLIE ROBERTSON, and PHIL COUSINS who had a brother by the name of PETE COUSINS. CHARLIE ROBERTSON isa captain in the U.S. Navy and stationed in California at. this time. The COUSIN brothers may be residing here in New Orleans... It is unknown where MR. PENEG is now / residing, . ee ee MR. HOLIDAY ‘stated that most. of “the group he was. con- . “nected with in the C. ALP. resigned at the same time in 1956 and - entered various branches of the Armed Forces. MR. ‘HOLIDAY stated that. MISS DURR. would have pictures of the entire group because she was always there when, they were on maneuvers and inspections. MISS DURR.was the commanding officer of the female C.A.P. CAPTAIN FERRIE would tell _them_ . '. that they were traini x ue ila warfare bec tee i Vv a count ad rifles 7 , Eo train with that. had lead poured into the barrels. wR. HOLIDAY. stated ‘that CAPTAIN FERRIE resided on Clay “Street in Kenner during the time he was with the C.A.P. Further that some of the boys, especially TOMMY BOWMAN, would go to: his ‘home. Further, that at this time CAPTAIN FERRIE had a Stinsen. Lene —-Voyager-Aircraft—in -running-condition.. Further that he thinks ‘this aircraft was wrecked’ by a hurricane in 1957 or 1958. podita:32263970 _ Page 36
March 8, 1967 TO: JIM GARRISON FROM: SGT. T. DUFFY AND DET, C. NAVARRE RE: ‘INTERVIEW OF MIKE FINNEY, RESIDING AT 1418 BEHRMAN, ALGIERS, LOUISIANA, TELEPHONE 361-5857 ON MARCH 6, 1967. ‘Mr. _PINNEY was interviewed in regard to. his connection with the Civil Air Patrol. Mr. FINNEY stated that he joined the CAP in 1958 and was in the New Orleans Airport Squadron. - This | was the first time he had met DAVE FERRIE. He was also in the. original Falcon Squadron that DAVE FERRIE had formed. There were originally about ten men in this outfit. He stated that he remained in the Falcon. Squadron until about 1961, when he found - out that this was not a valid branch of the CAP. Mr. FINNEY stated that while he was connected with the CAP he had never met OSWALD or had never heard his name mentioned. He also stated ~~“ that a Mr. LARRY ATKINSON was a friend of DAVE FERRIE' S at this time. He also stated that a Mr. AL CHERAMIE was in the New Orleans Squadron and that he was a very close friend of DAVE FERRIE'S. It is his recollection that AL CHERAMIE Joined the Marine Corp in the: summer of 1962. He also stated that he knew a JOHNNY JOHNSON who was | a |. member of the: squadron at. that ‘time and” that: JOHNSON as far as “he= knows is a student’ at’ Tulane ‘University at. this time. ‘He stated that JOHNSON lives somewhere either. ‘in. Algiers or Gretna. He . may live on Newton Street. FINNEY stated that a MAJOR MORRELL was the. head of the CAP, New Orleans Squadron, and that he was also a very good ‘friend. of FERRIE'S. He also stated that JOHNNY JOHNSON'S mother had told him that FERRIE helped MORRELL a number of times _ | with many problems. At this time MORRELL was a shoe salesman in. New Orleans and it is his understanding that MORRELL left oo | New Orleans. and is staying ‘Somewhere in Texas. | “2 Ce eee cow He-stated- -that~-on -occasions* when" he “was in the “CaP , he stayed overnight at DAVE FERRIE'S house. | JOHNNY JOHNSON and AL CHERAMIE also stayed at DAVE FERRIE'S:house overnight. He stated that a BOB BOYLSTON was a Cadet Commander in the CAP, _ jj and he was. also a very good friend of: PERRIE' "Se as were JOHN . IRION AND AL LANDRY . . cos, It. is Mr. * PINNEY' s “understanding that DAVE FERRIE- had a disagreement with MAJOR MORRELL and at this time FERRIE broke away from the New Orleans ) Squadron and Formed the Falcon Squadron. — 7 ae ~ - While ‘in this office, FINNEY was shown pictures of OSWALD, CLAY SHAW,. GUY BANISTER, and séveral. ~ others, and he could identity only DAVE FERRIE. ne . “CLLR ORD ET, ERT CREE REE ARE © =n neRnEREEe grep Ree Ree ENE Sep eTare Sorteiratnetetarenirernercieeaae eaten a . . HW 54756 DihcId:32263970 “Page 37 a |
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HW 54756 Dogld:32263970 Page 39 — i MEM Q RANDUM March 14, 1967 TO: FROM: RE: “at 2 Pp. “M. “March 13, 1967, Sedgebeer in company with Niedermeier interviewed REV. Ss. ARJONILLA, Pastor of St. Hubert's Catholic Church located in Garyville, Louisiana. “Father | ARJONILLA was shown a set of photographs wherein DAVE FERRIE~ appears in order to ascertain whether or not REV. ARJONILLA could recognize DAVE FERRIE. However, REV. ARJONILLA could not identify him. The following is a tape recording of the conversation with REV. _ ARJONILLA. "He came to the house once or twice. He was promoting some kind of philosophy to the children. I don't remember how many he said he had. He was suppose to be a theologian, studying for the priesthood but had been kicked out, FERRIE had said. I said what philosophy for what, but he = says that he was having these youngsters come around him, and he was teaching them about God and different things and which I. | was not interested in his work, you see, and once then a second time he came to Thibodeaux and I asked him to ride with me. I wanted to find out what was his mentality, you see. Then I. get to find out that he was flying a plane in New Orleans. He was a pilot, and I asked him what the things that a pilot. does. But that's all, nothing else. Sedgebeer well, when was the last time that you remember oo! seeing him, Father? ee Cas Father Eleven years. - You see, I 'm here four years. me and five years in Raceland and five years in ~- Kenner. During that five years he was flying | a plane I think somewhere in Kenner. He was | a pilot there and he used to come to my. church. Niedermeier =: That would be ‘around, in 1963. Father Oo ‘And ‘some of the boys told me that. he had | bought it. ae a (referring to the plane). Then I heard - ' again that he had.gone in ‘prison, somebody told me. that | he. went to prison. ‘Did. Lhe? oes are Sedgebeer well, } he» ‘was in in trouble. Father ; ‘yn teoubie o: something. Sedgebeer . ves, right there in i Kenner r right by th the e airport. pather’ . | out past the dead end. oe 7 | _
HW 54756 | Sedgebeer Father Sedgebeer Father j| Sedgebeer Father Sedgebeer Father Sedgebeer Father Sedgebeer Father Sedgebeer Father Sedgebeer Father. ‘aes tl Sedgebeer Father DogId: 32263970 . Yes, _ That's one of the older pictures when he. had lost all of his hair and that's one of the other ones’ Let me get your full name ; Rev. S. ARJONILLA. ~ with his wig on.- - a little blur. ©. -°.. Eleven vears_ he used to come to my church there. Catholic toward the. end ‘there. Yes. I don't know it was the same fellow. I I don't remember his name. “He died? You mustn't read the papers. | him by his name. You never heard from him in 1963? No. Were you | Pastor in 19637 i I was. six years in ‘Kenner, remember. what year Tr was in Kenner. — well, I was pastro of Kenner then, ae I was surprised to learn that he was. a devout — _ Is that the same fellow we're talking about? don't know but I don’ t fian't. remember any people coming » to you saying that > Shey were. referred | to you by FERRIE? He had a bunch of boys and they used - to go to his house and some of the boys I said you know son ' The man that's teaching you about] That was the last f _ that's not good. '- God is not favorable, not good. I heard trouble. When I heard from him he was The next time I heard from him again he in some came to my house and said, Father, I use to be a _ theologist, a philosopher eo ele _glad to hear that he was a theologian. | _somewhere around Kenner, so I was very | He lived he had a farm there | teaching some young men some kind of subject in “. back to Kenner, + the last I saw of him. .. game fellow? , Yes I went to Kenner and from Kenner I went to Race Land _and I lived in Raceland for. five years then I came- here. Page “40 - "° aeronautics or something,. of, - Then one day I asked him to come with me to: thibo- | =; deaux as a ride and then I would like to learn . “more about his theology and we talked. some other fellow in the car with me then we went — and he went home and that's. | - ~ And you say that. was the — I don't know. — -Ichad’ Every bit of the hair. It's’ oe 7
HW 54756. Sedgebeer Father Sedgebeer Father ~ How about SISTER LEVRENTIA, she's at charity Hospit L. She's ‘een there for. 35 years. I don! it ‘know. who is she? I don! t know what order she’ s ine He knew many religious because’ as. he was a » religious Sedgebeer Father . Sedgebeer - Father Sedgebeer | Father In New Orleans, I know. I being the pastor, he ed ‘to make himself known to me. The second time I | he was teaching them certain things about God and ~ his own way of thinking. -I don't know. ' Was FERRIE ever in the company of someone when he “came to visit you. Was he plways ‘by himself? philosopher and theologian and in the secular churches, I think he was about to become a sub-deacon but he didn't make the grade and then he went. out. I don't know the reason why. I didn't ask him. ‘But he has known various. people in other words he: - wanted to make himself acquainted with the various - religious persons because he to was once a religious. ‘He classed himself as a psychologist in the direc-- tory and his main living was derived from flying, piloting an aircraft. - , visited me, you see, he come and say hello and wanted heard of him he was having a group of young men whom so and so, but I did not favor it because I did not think he came in the right period and said, well” _ father I would like to have you help me in teaching | catechism. I would have encourged him. to come and. |. help him along, you see, but he' didn’ t come. . He had The name LEE HARVEY OSWALD doesn't mean anything to you? |: Yes; always by himself. He really gives an impressi n. Niedermeier ‘Father Sedgebeer. _ Father. It never rang @ bell when this person did. (5) ‘Sedgebeer — Father Sedgebeer - Father Doeld:32263970- Page ‘He comes to church in a uniform. He gives a very. ‘good impression. - What kind of uniform was he wearing, black? Black sometimes jet black when he was. in the service at the airport ‘in the airlines. - Regular commercial line uniform. “You never noticed his eyebrows appeared to be glued on or, painted or. make-up on his. face. No, I aidan’ t notice, Well, this was Inaudible. . . . . . that was eleven years ago. 41
HW 54756. Dod, Sedgebeer ‘Father Sedgebeer Father Sedgebeer | Father Miss Henry Father Miss Henry Father Miss Henry ‘Father Miss Henry ‘Father Niedermeier Father . Sedgebeer | Father Sedgebeer | Father | Sedgebeer — Father Eleven years. But he has been located down here for several years before that since the 40° Ss at. _ least. : oe Sg # He. must have been moving around because at the. last part, he came to Kenner to live near the airport, you see. i: . coed re eA That must have been around 1956. I have five years. in Raceland and I have three year here, that is nine years, huh? non Eight I tell you, my / housekeeper knows the years I've. been here - Miss Henry: 7 ae LY Yes, Father? Would you come here please - she remembers dates and - all - -.- you remember when I left Kenner, what yean, did I go to Raceland? rs "58 '58, that's it. | You went in 52 to Kenner. "52, and we went in . 58 to Raceland ~ she keeps: the dates so. And we've , been here four years. Here four years, thank you. It was right before you. left Kenner that you saw Ferrie? oe - ‘When could it have been -- about a year. : The latter part. of that year? . Yes, the latter pert of that year. Was that. 63. we left in 15g i oh, 158, “then you went to “Raceland. “then you had -.no reason to believe that he was preaching anything - ,but for. the good | of the | religion but he Just wasnt “qualified. So, rT founda this, that if he had come to me. ‘ana “help me, _ you, see, but he was doing what he’ wanted to teach in his. own way of doing this. If he wanted to help “me, he could have come.. d:32263970° Page 42 .
HW 54756. Dodd: 32263970 | Sedgebeer” _ - Father | Niedermeier Sedgebeer Niedermeier Father. , Sedgebeer . ‘“Niedermeier - Father Sedgebeér Father ; morning, he was there, and was very courteous. What church: was. he buried at? —_ Way down | in | Chalmette - “only two people showed Up So “You see, what you come and told me just now, Io never knew the Ferrie that came _to see me was the game. Ho on ert, Ma ‘Something happened to all his hair; he ¢ was alder. I know he had a bald head. when these boys got in trouble, he was actually “my disposal if I wanted to use him for religious. He had his own thing. . You had no reason to believe that he was ‘preaching : against the church? a us ely cep No, because he - goes “to church regularly and 1 sunday | for the funeral’. Down in. Chalmette - he got buried in ‘the st. . Bernar Memorial. a ge a Ba TEE ee Well, you probably wouldn' t have recognized | his, s | a picture. a ma than a cue-ball. He pasted his eyebrows on. This is how I know him. That is all I wanted to ‘fina out that maybe OSWALD had visited you,. but information I got, he did, telling them to come and see you, you were a very - good friend. me va He camé twice, once to recommend himself to me for purposes but I told him he could, but he never came I never. saw him anymore. Page 43 7 ne oa ao - ” “ fe es ae
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