d:32397527 ‘ |to have driven” last. December]Stein » said: ‘ business there,” Mr. Stein said.{that #Galt_ stayed three days, | sister, -Mrs. Marie .i 19, ; are who: "Were -staying in New ‘Or- New. Orleans without : stopping been questioned. num: 25-.-\for:: -the.. night.’ Galt,’ he wsaid, by F.B.L-agents about { ; “They. are ‘now s2i : iracy..:in . thet}: “We ‘would ‘stop ‘ani pets ‘althe wkey-.to this nurder of the Rev. Dr. -Martin|six-pack and: che’ would: drink may. have? paid for Luther King. Jr.,. was reported{it-while he. was - driving,”, Mr. Stein said. Beggs "He would not elabo: from: Los Angeles to New:Or-|'>Mr. Stein -said that=Galt -re-| Mrs.’Rosas: seid j Jeans to” talk business : with|ported having: ‘talked to, the.ma|that she .was -intervit “a man with an Italian name.” he had . driven’ almost. '2,000/eral hours .yesterdzy } Charles Stein a bearded song{miles. to see. Mr..Stein added| “They: asked: mez! ‘writer, said that hg had made| that G Galt: seemed ....to \» be belthings, like" did I {Galt was ‘capable of said by the FBL to be” al te wanted to ‘leave and|she said-“Everybody j alias of Ray’s. Mr. Stein said drive right back to Los Angeles|of “murder, -but I doz in an interview that Galt hadjMr.'Stein said.. Seca Eric Galt, 1 knew jtold him the man’s name; “but|=.Mr-- Stein, “who : once “lived King” IT don’t remember - right’ now itt: New Orleans, : said‘that® hel: “Mr.:Stein said the what it was.” .._. had prevailed on Galt to stay|spent $35 for gasoline . “But it was a-man with’ anjover-for a couple of days while! but - that Galt had no Italian mame and. he. either/he visited relatives. -.~. worried about mone. lived ‘on the industrial canal} Records at the Provincial - In New. Orleans. in New Orieans or he had a}Motel in New Orleans showed! took. Galt to meet 2! oo] - There -are scores.of busi-iDec."°17- through -Dec.. nesses but no residences .on the)2 $12-a-day room. New Orleans industrial’ canal,}"-Mr. in| Lee::said-today that two.of the widow's daughters “APPROVED. FOR RELEASE | Date a ~~ a Inve a ct Ty Ate s7-—
. as:-said’ that: it ie found that Galt and Ray. were the: same perso prints: with ported. faviig talked to, the majthat.she was: i i seve] an imagazine: fo !hev-had-. driven “almost '2,000|€ral hours yesterday: by: agentsd exclusive “rights’:to: his. story.|_ songimiles: to seg... Mr. “Stein: added]. “They” asked -me-all-kind of} . Mr. Stein: said -that.. Galt’ had : tod made that: be| things, like: did. 1. thinks Eri stopped several times in: Texas it ? fo pe alte was: ‘capable of “tnurder,=jon" the way. to. New:.Orleans' td e aa “He. d|she’said.“E sle] make ele said drive. right back "Los: Angeles of ymurder. ee ee oe : hadiMr-. Stein said: ‘|the Eric--Galt: ew? shot:.Dr. nowlifeNew Oreana, sad” that be Mr: ay ‘jbad: prevailed on Gal to stay|spent SOS for gasoline and food ‘h anjover.for a'couple of ‘days hile| but ‘that Galt had not 2 for rither| he. visited relatives. 7 . ut m: Ae whe canal|* “Records at the Provincial : ~fe Im 7 ; ° Raye The “United ad aiMotel -in. New: Orleans’ showed| took. Galt to: meet: Mr: /Stein’s|States Consulate: ‘General:issued: said.| that: /Galt: stayed... three: -days,|sister,, Mrs.. Marie: Lee. Mrs.{a ‘statement’ today:. saying”. that busi- Dec. AT. through : 9, ., ini Lee= said- today: that’ the pic-{the bureau has asked-asSistance be -| tures: released: ‘by the’ F.B-L- offin- “giving: the: fullest: “possible n publicity”to ‘to. information’ about :sippi ie Wide cae Rital Missouri: did snot ‘appe ve Rosas; 30° years. old; with. wham! those of 'Galt= da ree : spokesman. said New Uge 2 Tile Ae Aer b% a, 4 eer atte nnn MT nm Ne NR Het ORL RCH NE CAR ee IME ON Rr ee lh Ren NnAAR Eo (3216 Docld:32397527 Page 310
710 Gove him out of > in the Tennessee FOS maximum se 7s20R —™: “prisons psychiatrist Warnec that permitiing Ray Ste wits other prisom wid Seopardize kis * - bic said some of theim. 2 We tee ara tts a eante SO AULOZ fo taxes ees cf soing down Nina's assassin.” iw aid he didn’t care. “I 9 yorrs in isolation,” & contends that nis con- "alin a &foot-by-Vicot ciated the Eigh<h-: mt io the Consiizu- prohidits crcei and unuscal punishment. een. : & i wash fosr ; | | ; “Se Deeside : APERCVED FOR RILEASE - . pA 53216, [Docld:32397927 Page 311 , \. tt
ee er irgtee, ne, ‘Mere, ey ee i J M acore a oe NASHVILLE, Tenn. a) ab eral judge has ordered state penitentiary, that way you'll} ison oificials to ind something! never get it.” occupy James Earl Ray’s W. S. Neil, the penitentia time while serving a 99-year sen- warden, suggested” that fary ence ior slaying Dr. Martin Lu- might help guards serve food to ither King Jr. other convicis in maximum se-|! | _ After a hearing yesterday on curity and lend a hand with jani- | Ray's petition ior release trom|torial duties within the maxi-: ES Dat security confinement, mum security building. i 0 ist. Court Judge William jE. Miller told prisoa officials to| ne waging by rays expression : come up with plea icorporat- Be proposal. salisied with |. ing “recreation, work and exer- | cise” for the prisoner by Jan.12.} “Enforced idleness can be i Pays who pleaced guilty last}¢Ttel punishment,” Miller said, | i] ce idleness. I ny ra) £% 7 . or OST ici neers Pape larch 10 to ine sniper slaying of| “Particularly when it is only to King, testified he would rather|protect him from bodily harm.” face the possibility of being!He said be would reserve final|} i <illed by atother convict than to| judgment until he reviewed the : spend 13g years in solitary.” prison officials’ plan. Viewed as Inkuman _ He contended that the cont 1ons of maximum security con; 'Heement amounted to cruel and|i inhuman treatmest in pao tation | © of bis constintional rights. = The state opposed Ray’s bid! ‘for permission to mingie with other ‘Drisorers, contending hisi; Efe mignt be endangered and his |} - ichances for escaping would be}; # greater, if 3 Ray spent almost two hours on/! the witness Stand, cescribing pan | ps ene, had wh alae Desetedie er i t i : ‘ 1 5 a f [in his @x-foot cell at the peni- iitentiary here. i Judse Miler asked Ray what} isind of work ke would like to? {i perform. i, “I wouldn't mind doing dishes, |} jidigging diickes, anything, ” Ra ‘replied, acding that he preferred! } i“to be outside as\much as Tid i 2.” me ~ Silent on Specifie Job a oh ee Mothepane papnremien eae Ee Ray did not specify any partic- A ular job, however, saying “It ist. ee pene eee atone! i to ask for anything in ‘| . MA sea arcsec a
i. ‘arez: leaning more:; and»:moreéto.the theory 3 Rays Was® paid hoot id bought a 196% ve Mustang | King—notson<the::b '|No=information: is‘ available: on ing places. Ray is known to have visited? Mexico after purchasing | : : Mustang: picked: up. by’ the | had: a? long-tour of duty in-West! ‘Germany when he was in the U. SxArmy from 1946 to 1948. More! than’ three. weeks ‘after.: t'| thé assassination : officials:are| indicating: that. the: trail is. cold. i : Investigators have been ee See ; of Re RG eine tase ee EET ALS
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_? Tee eatire U.S. intelligence | ' + 2pparatus, including the mili- * tary and the Central Intelli-. ' genee Agency, has now be- “come involved in the investi- gation of the murder of Dr... . Siartin Luther King, Evidence gathered by FBI : 2genis in one of the most mas- . = Sive probes in the nation’s his» ; tevy has forced serious investi- ; gation of these possibilities: - : en That James Earl Ray, the _ i Killer in a Cuba-Red China : 2 That the “assassin squad” : Of the Soviet secret police was : Samehow involved in the plot. _ 2 3. That Ray was hired indi- ‘:Yeetly by certain black nation "alists who paid him with ; Moxey mace available by for- :eign sources. . oo Toe FBI has had as many as :fime, in cooperation with bun- trees of local policemen and - ‘other U.S, intelligence agents, _ .to tack cown every lead— ore Se 53216 DoclId:32397527 Page 316”. ICARL T. ROWAN | | King Murder . ties that the assassination was Plottec with the ixtention of creating internal chaas in the the dominant theory—and kope—among thase directing the investigation is still ‘that: the kiver was a loner who murdered King out of his own’ - crazy, racist views. But this theory loses sup porters as each day goes by without agents turning up any trace of Ray, who is linked to- _ the murder and murder weap- on by fingerpriats and ballis- ties data. FBI agents believe no longer could get food and crink for so Icng a period in this country without being detected in the Massive day-and-night search - ‘+ This point, added tothe now '. ,2,00 agents working at ore © known fact that Ray had plea... .ty of money, has given credi- hilty to the theory that King’s - assassin was a hired killer, rt y ; growing fear in FBI cir- cies is that the killer was give oy, =en $10,000 in advance to mur- der King with a promise of much more upon completion of . United States, _ . _ the job. When. he returned to Tt sould be emphasized that his U.S.- racist’ employers for the final payoff, the theory goes, he was ‘slain and his body dumped where agents May never find it. / International _ intelligence agents have entered the inves- tigation, however, because of Ray’s mysterious trips to New. | ‘Orieans—and certain of the Suspect’s trips out of the coune . try. The FBI reportedly has ; pinpointed Ray’s movements. even to knowing which prosti- tute be spent which night with .in certain countries, but it has not yet produced meaningful evidence of an international plo. 2°, - But there is deep suspicion of a Cuba-Red China plot. The assumption is that, if the Cus bans had made arrangements to spirit their hired killer out - of the United States, they very likely Killed him and dumped . himintheocean, ~ ; Totally informed sources ’ 4 ds no evidence whatsoever of involvement by the commu . \ nist party of the United States, or of any splinter group of ‘. U.S. Communists. One source called the King killing “one of the most baf fling cases in memory.” _;° He also theorized that the | |. * Slaying and escape were so | “> smoothly organized that they | - tend to discredit suspicions of ; - black Nationalist involvement v= but that “every possibility ’ must be ckecked. ‘Knows its reputation is at ‘Sorts of rumors will arise. Some of those directing the investigation are openly hope ing that it will turn out to be . the work of one man. They  'Téar the explosive ‘repercus- - sions if it turns. out that the . : Murderer was a hired killer ; for white U.S. racists—or for a.” i 168. +? Date Soe ot foreign power, ' here say, however, that there | ~ : ' The FBI is pouring vast | . ;# amounts of manpower and-moe |} | ‘=. mney into the search because it i stake. It also knows that if} - ‘, King’s killer is not found all ir atched . A 5 road > - : f, | : o ecm ewe ween et ou H t.
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