Date: 05/09/01 Page: 1 JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION FORM AGENCY INFORMATION Released under the John . Kennedy AGENCY : CIA wWssassination Records RECORD NUMBER : 104-10433-10211 ollection Act of 1992 AGENCY FILE NUMBER : RUSS HOLMES WORK FILE ase#:NU 53216 Date: I I n6—-13-2017 DOCUMENT INFORMATION ORIGINATOR : CIA FROM : TO : TITLE : KING/RAY FOIA. DATE : 00/00/ PAGES : 252 SUBJECTS : NBR DOCUMENT TYPE : PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION : SECRET RESTRICTIONS : | CURRENT STATUS : POSTPONED IN FULL DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 12/22/98 OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : JFK-RH19:F7 1998.12.22.14:21:05:403108: NOT BELIEVED RELEVANT. (NBR) HW 532716 Bocld:32397527 Page 1 Ca
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ta: ovomantinee gon a stir SEA TERIA inh atnetn hah ios tae at MBNA tes RE, cen ater ant Sh te mm : : 4 y nui} - t. t See kt . . —— oO 1 | | i POTA Appeal ~ Harold Weisberg, for information arout { i i -. | Martin Luther King, Jr- aud James Earl Ray LIPS F 76-382 : 3 . a eter “ ‘ eens secnents - a : + : . . | ERTS ENSHOM fe 7 } 1.G. Bean ey | : _ Assistant for taformation, DDA- | 51i7 fre area . : 4 i 7: D 02 HQ yO ne nvitding} : " OFFICER'S. COMMENTS iNomber aacd ‘comment to shor from ‘whom 4. - INITEALS | to whom - Drow a line across column. after zach comment): \: ao a SE al en ——— ees oe Mr. Wells, DDO | a : "GRU: Mr. Addona, DDO/PICG : hue ae is at FOTA Aopeal | 4 4125 HO > BT-1 with a due date of 19 43 Aus ii — 2... ee i Tn accordance with “1s pro- _ ae cedures, the Chairman has assigned | (3. Mr. Dirks, DDSET | action for this. appeal as. fone THRU: Mr. ‘Redmond, ‘ppSAt/FIO Ee -_ ae a 625620 BY=] =k. 7 c “Mr. ‘Yelle, Mir. Dirk “y . Vit Mr. Stevens and Mr. “Blake aa yo “Desi onated Action Meaber (s) af : : . Mr. Stevens, DDI should contact me within 48 hours i Spay: Mr. Lawler, DDL/FIO- should there bea any object2« Zon to is — 2 E6104 HQ FX the case assignment: — oe i : The occ attorney assigned t i. te advise you o¢ your Appeals Offic ver 17. - regarding this case is 7 Mr. Blake, DDA 7 7D 25 HO BX-4 | - Tiebeth - an i : The Action Monber or Appeals 1 Officer is raquéested to ensur vir, Biddiscombe, 08/286: GE 31 BQ Px-1 iW 53216 DocId: 32397527. completed and For peesantation | that staff work ts rhe case is ready (should such be requixed) . at the. LL Avg 77 meeting.
a Ct , \ . ¢ . : ee . Lar. ~CF } . = ? -) ae a aie 7) . . : ao . - - a. ° “ an , i : u : . - no 2 [ise i ‘es fess tpt 7 be ee - oe JAMES H. LESAR a ratte | wo ; ATTORNEY AT LAW nnd ao ae rs ‘ ‘ ; cS : 1231 FOURTH STREET, S. W. , Co ee oe Z _WASFHNGTON, D.C, 20024 Co “ Bg 7 of - — F 76<382 co , oo - TELEPHONE (202) 484-6023 . ; _ June il, 1976 | . o : os "ig -BREppOM OF Lesoumneice REQUEST eS ‘Gene P. Wilson mo Freedom of Information Coordinator Central Intelligence Agency _-._.. Washington, D. Cc. : » 20505 Ey Dear Mr. Wils Ons , “On behalf of. Mr. “Harola Weisberg | of Frederick, = ) Maxyland, 7 —_ request access: to! ‘the. following: pe _ oe All records pertaining to Dr. Martin ‘Luther King, gre) ao 2. AIL ‘records pertaining to: the | assassination | of Dr. Bertin = | futher King, Jr. " 2 ks ms nae 3. ALL records pertaining to James Rarl Ray, vundex whatever - name or alias. ee Of - as ‘ALL records. on any alleged or suspected accomplice | or: associate - in the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther, King, Sr. AO a Be ALL ‘collections ‘of published materials on “the assassination oF Dr. Martin Luther King, Tx. - 7 a 6. ALL analyses ,° commentaries, ‘yeports, or investigations on - . ox in any way pertaining to any published materials on the assassi- coy 7 nation of Dr.. Martin Luther King, Jr. Or the authors of said materials. a ee 7. ALL ‘records, letters, cables, “memoranduns, ‘youting slips, Se, ., photographs, tape. recordings, ‘receipts, sketches, computer printouts | a . ox any other form of data pertaining to or in any way relevant ft "ee ‘the foregoing requests for information, regardless of source or S| - origin, = =. 27... . . a - oo. , Eee _ ne! 7 ae ee Be a This request is made under the provisions of the Freedom of, information Act, 5 U.S. Cc. §552, as amended by Public Law 93- 902 Sincerely yours, os = a ery HW 53216 Docld:32397527 Page 6
“Dear Mr. Lesar: James H. Lesar, Esquire - ~, 42351 Fourth Street, S.wW, _ Fashington, D.C. 20024 | .o* “This acknowledges receipt of your letter of 11 -June 1976.0 - on behalf of Mr, farold Neisberg requesting, under PTOVisions | of the Freedom of Information Act, access to any CIA records: °° dealing with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and/or James Ear and any of his alleged or suspected accomplices in Dr. King “; SS8assination, 070" OF Su cee Lak EE re | Shall arrange for a Search of CIA files and Shall he ing Se, further communication with you once the search has been Completed =. and any records sound Reviewed for releasai iver under the Act. os ~. AS you may know, the heavy volume Of Freedom of Information 7 auests received by the Agency has resulted in Processing backe lo) 2028. Tf we do not respond within the 10: working cays. stipulated~ °° by the Act, it is your Tight to construe this as a denial, Subject (a0. tO appeal to the CTA Infornation Review Committee. Tr would seem <2. ‘more reasonable, however, for us to continue ale oeouhS Your request - 2nd to respond aS soon as feasible. Any denials o£ records could |. *) -D@ appealed at that time. ‘Unless we hear from you. otherwise, We fy will assume that this is agreeable to you and Proceed on this basis. ... For your information, I am enclosing 2 Cony of our fee schedule. ~~ -£ the charges sean likely to he Considerable | I shali provide YOu 2 With an estimate and perhaps require a Partial payment in advance 9 * ~= processing, ae co oO oo es ce Sincerely, /s/GEt! 4 Gene F, Wilson re oo a ann Information and Privacy Coordinator | be SS 2 SUFGl as stated 7 : _ so an | ‘ S/tb/21 Sun 76Distribution: a a, Lo a -~ Addressee Ss coe fp + - “IPS Chrono a 4 , a So Lo aps (F-76-382) ‘Docld:32397527. Page 7 7. HW 53216-
a BO NOy 7s IPS/DGV/er/28 Nov 76- 'Distribation: ee Orig. ~ Addressee .. i - OGC. (Stetcktand) | 1 - PROF PICG 1 ~ OS/TIRG Y ~ ALIDDA” eee ee ee eae ae a8 (loishors ¥ -76- 382) “SPR : 7 Neisberg Corresponden A fp APS Chrono ace See - a | Janes HH. Lesar, Es - 2231 F Fourth Stree "Washington, BE an 2: You. will, ‘recall ‘hat. our Letter of zi. “June 1976 acknowledged ey, “Leeceipt of your: letter on benalf of Hr. Harold Weisberg requesting, +). nae provisions of the Freedom of Ini foraation Act, access to any ‘Li. gecords desling with Dr. Martin Luther fing, Jr., and. ta those — auessling with James Earl. Ray and any of his alleg ad OF suspected 0 accenphices: im Dre King's assassination. 0300.7 cobs Bo. find chat ye are unable to vospond te: your: request ‘ag it _ EEO Stands due to legal and regulatery restrictions on the release => “Of personal information frea- official racords. In that Light, So,  plosse ba advised that we can proceed: no further with your request |): aaless and until we are in receipt of notarized statements of re-  .." cat nal fhe i359 from Hrs. Core tta Kins an A James Earl Ray, respectively. ssa statements should be quite specific as toe what areas of ; o~ ai inforaation are and are not authorized for release by this .~s-: ts.you gad your client. If all infernmation in sour records. sable. that showtd be so stated; if only such information specific incidents er to specific periods of tines is. 2, “these caveats: Should be clearly stated. ois SE (hG M O aH we Hy bes CY a ui oe) As} pub ben a 7) a Pre ® wr ee bb rt ; 2 iy, we must ask th at “you provide a ‘gtateuent F willing y search and duplication fees as required by this reques ine with the fee schedule enclosed. It has been sstinated - chareas could appresch $1099. Along with the netarited BHOAtS above, and the starement of willinsness.to pay sil search: copying charges {or thosa up to an established Liait}, we would . rp 2 down payment of half the anticipated charges. Payment .....-. td be made to this office in the form of a check or monay order * ie to Treasurer of the United States. - informati on and Privacy Coordinater 7 SLEDS as
. JAMES H. LESAR a ea ATTORNEY AT LAW ; ~N . eur | ; , , : . . 1231 FOURTH STREET, S. W. , ; . WASHINGTON, D.C. 20024 TELEPHONE (202) 484-6023 _ ' December 3,. 1976 Me. Gene F. Wilson - ae Information and Privacy Coordinator Central Intelligence Agency Was ington, D. Cc. ~ 20505 we Dear Mx. Wilson: a a oe a ‘In response to your “letter of November 30,1976, Mrs Harold - Weishbe xg has authorized me to state his willingess to pay search. no. copying charges up to the amount of $1,000 if such charges are. auired by his Freedom of Information Act request for records |... pert aining to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his assassination. ncause you require a down payment of half the > anticipated charges, enclose a check for #500. o0- ; : a This ‘payment of” $500. 00 and any subsequent payments | made in. connection with this request are tendered with the express resgcva~ cion that Mr. Weisberg does: not waive his right to cwecover ther. o OTA. regulations provide: an Records shali be furnished without charge rn ee , or at a reduced rate whenever the Coordina- os eg ter determines that waiver or reduction of . RR | the charge is in the public interest because oo = furnishing the information can be considered as primarily benefiting the general public. The Coordinator also may waive or reduce the charge whenever he determines that the inte- rest of the government would be served there _ by. 32 C.F. R- §1900.25(a). o 7 In accordance with this regutatibn, ‘I call upon “you to tes cetermine that it is in the public and governmental. interest to waive Search and copying charges incurred in connection with Mr.. : isberg's request. Enclosed herein is a copy of a letter to Deputy ¢ oxney General Harold R. Tyler, Jr. which makes a similar request |. the Department of Justice. The reasons expressed in that letter ting a waiver are incorporated in my request that you grant. Should you require it, I will provide you with affidavits by” sif, Mr. Weisberg, and others in support of this request for a est of the search and copying charges for these records. TE you sk supporting affidavits, I would appreciate it if you would cecerey ett ey ge cmon ee geen ea gcnepeeye WE i aR ne Cetreber pe ene ianemytay Umeard Eiawbergrecentdimmeqraen city tee ft cnn ungeataner te tn mane i ARMA EN OR ATCT PORNOSTAR ORNATE SOMERS EMER RT ES EIS USS BS in HW 53716 ‘Docld: 32397527 Page 93 . . *
' respectively." Because Mr. Weisberg's request undoubtedly com- _ prises records which do not involve any proper claim of privacy,  -[ this cannot be true: I do enclose, however, a copy of a notarized - § 2 inform me of this as soon as possible. JI would also request that you indicate what standards, if any, you have established for determining. whether or not a request for waiver should be granted. ot You state that ‘you can proceed no further with Mr. Weisberg's | request "unless and until we are in receipt of notarized state- ments of release from Mrs. Coretta King and James Earl Ray, waiver by James Bar] Ray. I will immediately contact Mrs. King _about.a waiver by her. In the meantime, I request that you proceed ‘HW 53216 to make available those records responsive to Mr. Weisberg's re- quest which Go not involve any proper claim of invasion of privacy. . ~~. Sincerely yours, 2 pence we wee mene neyete tapas fe Saipan gt nee nega ee te tas «tye . . een eee arr pene EO ALR SREY OREM EE LP RAE THE Ene ote INCAS EE SR NTE oat Doclda: 32397527 Page 10
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we eb ee ten bee °(e- “Te se) - Washington, “Deoe ‘Dear ire Wilson, The news account of your co@ins release of an. addi ional 4,000" pages” on what . be celled mind~bending reminds ne. that my requests seex to. weto cover this end. that ey have not notified me of this release. I do w iont these. “Te you interpret nop pelor = . as not covering. then then consider this ae nei ‘request. iy. recollection is that sy initial. | reguests cover anything arid verything directly or indirectly: related to this subjact. that: : “-you have interpreted my requests 5 aS i have is evi dence from pr Ox correspon. fos | me of releases. ~~ : oy Je ance noti- ay eee Inder the Act there is authori ty. for the renission of all ‘costs and ‘fees. Sanders T nest. the requirenents. for. this remission and I'make. : wis -restricted e z¢lusively to what is nov regsarded.’ as” Snport tant historical cag es, In one. on which rf have paid ve CEA large suns without con mplience,” the Sing assassination, the previ ous Attorney General so held,’ formally, confirmed by a federal judge. I have already arranged. to. Give all ny Srecoiie not* just these a5 “ta” “a Univer sity systen; 2 ‘believe at an © earlier date I reserved the right to recover these fees. I have delayed a “formal appeals addng pending a determination oe @ judge that there be-a a-ruling t by :the De epartment: or - Justice . & fers Ti te regard to me and on-this.. The Department cae 50j? rénission that I have ‘appealed, and. will iz necessary litigete. weg ff, act favoraly on this. ae Perea z - believe he requé 25% formally.. By work » provided 2 bargain-basezent response, a. cope the CEA wilt | °: z It has. been 2 very ‘long. tins since I have heard from; ali ons overdus by your own backlog clains. One o?. these is on the Ki 1 may recalt you estimated a 31 3000 search fee and agreed for a: » What you have. sent is ludicrous. In tne long “time in which I Nave b i) received nothing further I think you have in effect ref rgod peal fees so $piais else 80 -an_apyeel.. on the Hing/ Ray. 2200r RECOVES > | Ue & again when I mey ex sect to hear from you “you O all. “the o% including my PA request Zor the records on me » The appeel is sev: eral years old now. ly > “ recollection is thaw i had last reference to this stated the pracessix Ley reuasts >. x ssing of the ameal had, “ not bean completed. I have rights under the Act to mors. then co zies. I went to exercise those rights. tas $s im apossibdle withous obt tainias ali copies first. Agel have told you epeatedly FT vould prefer not to have to litigste this. thet I am-thus really asicins y -is @oe s the CIA. want ne to suit it on a recast: “hat Goes back to 1971 and on which : not in compl lance? hot even proce ssed tre appeal? ~ res _. Anong the factors ‘makins it difficult to esp track of these non-com _ Failure to respond as well as to comply. I believe I have asked this b “ihet follows is an appeal fron.a refusal. tf I nave not it i “all records relating to ny requests and apyeal Ss including th 2 heir = poesia? relationships. - 0 other requasts, under both Acts and particularly as | this ‘to complience with LS 3 2 tf have Scoal vo S.anc# request. I vould like } El K. 1) R 0 Y au oO xy wv a o te as | OVhCr requests NF 53216 Docld:32397527 Page 16
heticved Mat Ue cv rence Th a. conspiracy.’ “There re ons that oil. h rapor oa fr. Wuse vailable | to him pointed tained, however; t funansi sivered gues a Crit yale ’ aioe with hie he i ‘and a 37, allaved thal, Geary fo. Ci Wil . 1 Wallace would proiiiptly’ ‘hii Kloge Jitines Ray-thotght iat ing | ald: Wallaca's a ‘WAR, sot: als ie hioy ‘had era aoviethiige 1968, One of tho ronaona hyd Jiinies y changcd aitorneya on tho é ave of hia (rial; thige nig: a poaipnoinént ‘af aeveral, months, wile. “that : 10 3 igi herd havo @ bettér’¢ Jerry, Rays wh ard Ne hon ha wos A ‘privsntle, nald of the y 8 oi bound to. have ino hy “hia, rent hig? ay that ie was Tkely 0 get i ent Lo trinl' was thati in his: civirohnNient, in vhis ‘heavy? fly guarded cell, he received some of the. approbation al De King't get A, deputy: hie dl , me allention i these hi ip ink; the ‘ehait bo as pen or. ails Lyoit, bettor ieligva, omwant 10 RO on OG whan Thogaiiwor i flidnt Tonia to ii vyors aii, TIO hla qnaware: aoitntof, tho'acteal. murdort hovaald: 10 rifle 10 Moniphis, i ‘ind thatal: iv rooNT AL tho’ root liaise, an hia: hough the hjndeulara Ul wd when tha, ahot waa fitod:a yas Es ight hela froin thé imu at tho othor mai” Juniped | out ‘ata traffic light: and. lia, (Htay) drove on to Birminghain: nid Athintd : pronth, L sought, ovidenco, tore thls avooiin i while JA tirged Ray: eal mor ho:sothoe: maine: found tic
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HW 53216 Docld: 32397527 WILIAM BRADFORD AUIEconraueo © and Mexico, I was handicapped by what I now re gard as several misconceptions, Other people, T re.’ ~alize, will disagree with me emphatically, and in de- “tail. T believe, however, that if this tragedy is to be: understood, if ever all the questions are to be an. \Sivered and the answers widely accepted, these ‘mis conceptions musthe dispelled, oO ‘ The first misconception is that Ray’s fight through Canada after the murder and his obtaining a Canadian passport by using the names of living eft. zens af Torante were complex feata that ho could have accomplished only with assistance, Attar roe Trach this trip. andl ating Raya aceaunt of tf believe the feat was within fis capabilities, No ane sistance was necessary, Herel how he did its Leaving Memphis 1 had to-dvive stow and careful sa as nat to attract attention or get arrested for speed. * “ings, E drove south into Mississippi for awhile, then turned cast across Mississinpi and Alabama, through Birmingham to Adanta, t gotlo my roam in Atlanta’ about 6 amon April 5th parked the Mt ustane and left itand sure'hated L didnt have tine to sell it for at least $1,000, Upon leaving my room, on the table Tlefta letter to me from the John Biveh Soctety tells ing, me how to pet information about the hagdlish speaking countries of Africa, LU wanted the EBL te investigate this letter while 1 golaway, a © Ttoak-a bus from Atlanta to € rinetnnatt, [twas due to leave Atlanta about 11:30 ane but it loft dhout | pan. Larrived in Cincinnati about 1:30 am, of the Gth of April L had about an hour and a half layover, sad went toa tavern ast didn't want to stay tn the bus station, U think the taverns close there at 2280 am. barrived at Detroit about B00 aan. still the Oth of April. L then caught a cab toi train station, where fwas told Pd have tn luke a enh to Windear Page 22 se ena an ctenaten ema tmetamn mitt nme +. a pate remem sata s ory “ . é (oA ceeemennetentteenaeertie ss te Annet enim eve apes esate as 5 os t Sie Wity pin Jams Karl Ray “murdor Deo Martin fae thor King, Jr? Eattll bos King because ho was di- F also feel that Ray did entirely alone. On bale ance, both my son and I feat that, at the very WN lonst, Ray waa helped, NO This moana that wo bos 1 a a A lieve there was what tho Taw calls Weonspiracy, Between July 5, 1968, when, at Ray's request, I first saw him in London and became his allorney, and Noewomsbow 1 TORS Wehen te iTaabvauvnsd enn sess aaes me ms lieve that Ray killed De, tected to do it, Despite . his plea of guilty in court, : not carry out the murder: partner, Acthar, Jr, and a8 bin wien 4 chad at feast soma time to auudy tho rooming complex from whieh the fatal shot ts alleged t heen fired, wo can't boltove that Ray couk Known that he would have an unohatructed ‘fire at Dr. King from the room he rented, or fre bathroom the'state claims the shot was fired Sinco there fa no evidence that Ray aver entere house until 3:15 pam. on the day of the murder aince when he did outer tl, he didn't go throu house looking out of various windowa, but mer dicated what room he wanted, we helfeve that ond must have told him which house to ente which room to rent, Ce RR > 2. ‘IWenty feat below tho bathroom windor Which the shot ts alleged to have heen fired, th a vacant lot, which at that time waa covered bushes 12 to 15 fect high. Dr, King's chauffeur omon Jones, told reporters a few minutes afte shooting that “just after the shot was fired, a heed os : 6 et an} , ‘ Gs
iihdies Sian ate ee eee i ARTHUR J. HANES CONTINUCO : the Main Street entrance to the rooming house, | a © Which had only an ordinary cae radio, re Ie 6. When the man who fired the shot emerged‘: 8 T know the father and son who own and ope }. from the rooming house onto Main ‘Street, Ray’s “) erate the Acromarine Supply Company in Birming. -; fe Mustang was parked to his right, Yot, according to a?) ham. They sold two hunting rifles to Ray, and talked Lo Witnesses in the sround-floor Canine Amusement Co, with him on sucecssive days, They told me that the i «  whosawthe rifle dropped, the man with the gun turned deft, or south, away from the Mustaine, dropped the ct Title about guns,” rifle, and continned walking south, a —_ 7. Two white Mustangs were parked on Main : ~ Street near the entrance to the rooming house, The ae pei Xone that did not helong to Ray was said to havo a. “Whiplash? antenna, indicating tadio-broadcast equipment, Within a few minutes after Dr, King fell, there were Mysterious radia reporty Ahout shats has ing fired fram a Ponting at a fleatage Mustang, ( Is. P . tened to poliee recordings of thesa reporta, and thay - remain amystery tome, All | know is that thoy could nol have emanated from the Mustaltue owned by Ray, ‘ ’ . : Man who bought these rifles “seemed to know very kept asking mysolf; Why would » Acapulco, New Orleans and Los Angeles, apparently egal activities, Why then would he gravely ardize himeolf by the senseless murder ofa got nO big final payment for it, and may not have ox While tents in Montreal the | RAY TOLD HUIE: | a ; - had atip that might be there because several people TWAS GOING TO FRANCE to were are a eh : | \, 210 TRY TO G ET oe : , on and when Tent to the shipping office, Preurned to t | N TH EF M ERCE N A R | E S. "N _ . Toronto after being gone nine, days, and next day 1 called tho Wavel ageney ane was told that m Y passport uP 4 ae 17] Just arrived, When | picked up the passport 1 Yr. passport and lek Bridyman be his witness, and Tid ba. found the name was spelled wronn. [I was suey " both Sneyd and Bridgman, So] applied for birth cers instead of SNEVD, Ray prints when he writes, and his Hiftcates in both these names, Iriangular D ean eastly be mistaken for dn A. On his I then told the Polish lady on Ossington Street application for the passport, the 1) in Sneyd looks like . that my name was Paul Bridgman | wrote it out for an A.] There woersm’l Hime to pet it changed, 6a Thad: hor annutece af menor hecanes fF ovnaenial hiatl aw ber ta loan taranio with w faulty Dusspare, 9 €. . . * . . . t fo: * t AW 53216, Docld: 32397527 Page 23 ‘3, pected any, though he ~— that Ray killed Dp. else.The state had a - vainst Ray, The . for which = ustal masterful job, » Breal criminal lawyer, ‘with whom [ have 9. Finally, in all iy conversations with Ray, I> this man have killed Dr. King? Te was: doing all right.as a fugitive. He: 2 was slaying oul of jail, finding girls, drinking a lithe . heer and vodka, driving hia Mustang to places like enjoying himself, and paying his way with vartons . Jeop. > worhh ~ famous figura? Ag far as Ehave heen able to learn, he wlih Ray's help, ean answer thosn questiona, .. malice must have’ t For this reason T never left the room exeept for meals: vy 1 has made contradictory ments on this point. So | simply can’t think ofan tive that elearly satisfies me in this caso, This is not to imply that I think f can dis King. Pm as puzzled as an formidable circumstantial Federal Bureau of Investiga I once worked as an agent, has den T admire Mr. Foreman, who I know and respect Mr, J! spent many hours puzzling « this enses and certainly he writes perautasively al Iuy’s motivations, ee But ua of this mament, that James Bart Ray was not helped tn murdering King, There are too Many woanawered questions my mind. In months to come, Lhopo that Mr. Ht [ simply cannat ay ge had practheed that trip from: Detroit to Windsor ‘Toronto to Montreal, oT tay hasan amazingly retentive criminal min. He can draw an accurate diagram of any place he he over visited. Ho knows hts way around. Ho may hay had assistance tn his excapo after tho murder, but h probably didn't need tt, and Tnow don't botiove h had It, Ho's too proud of having done tt alone, Tho aevond misconception is that Ray's findin, the roomlag house tn Memphis from whieh he aho De. King, the preciso timing, his “Knowing where King would be at a certain time,” and his escape from a murder scene crawling with polies and police egre~ Chat all this required nasistines, that “ono man just wasn't capable af dotag all this by llawelf, he
a room on Notre Dame West, all the way across town . had applied for the birth certificate under that name, this way T could be Bridgman vouching for Sneyd, In the meantime | had been stopped by a palice: manand given a jaywalking ticket so 1 had to destroy : all my Galt LD, [This included his Alabama driver's a - license and all other papers identifying him as Eric S. i Galt.] I then went to the travel agency and applied for». a passport for Ramon George Sneyd, It was there and.” then that} found out that Thad gone to a lot of extra > trouble HT you don't have anyone to swear they have Anon yeu for too years, you can still gota Canadian passport simply by swearing that you area Canadian citizen, Ldid this and was told Pd get my passport ino about too weeks, Fdidu't need Bridgman any mora so 1 checked aut of the Ossington Street room and kept tha Dun das Street address for Sneyd's passport to be mailed to, Then L went to Montreal to cheek on some ships in case the passport deal fell through, In Montreal t got from Notre Dame Kast where 1 had lived in’ August, 1967, If 1 didu't get the passport, | was going fo rent passage ona ship that sailed around the coast of South Africa andy to slip in at one af the stops, f found a Scandinavian line that had ships going to” _  Alasambique. The price for a Heket was $600, Bue « Cathey wanted a passport number, so 1 gave up on that, 106 toox ats.s9 53216 DocId:32397527 Page 24 then | went to the Dundas Street address and rented a a room as Ramon George Sneyd. [told the Chinese ! lady | worked nights. 1 was going to spend days at x Dundas Street as Sneyd, and nights at Ossington’*: » Streetas Bridgman. - ee re I then went to Brown's Theatrical Supplies an- ) Yonge Street and bought amakenp kit, This was so |. f could apply far the passport as Sneyd, then 1 cond _. change my appearance and go back to the passport * office as Bridgman and signas atvitness for Sneyd, In- : ‘TF bought a round-trip ticket to London, but ¢ didn't : expect to stay tn England because it has too close : police and other lies with the U.S. Cpe ae at - When T got back to Toranto from Montreal t had A about $800. 1 wanted to go to an Lnglish-speaking .: °° country in Africa, sol could get employment, but the: price of @ round trip ticket was $820, You can’t Bel in: one of those countries without a round-trip ticket. So to get-a visa, They told me one day. 1 then used my “return ticket lo Canada to go to Portugal that day. In. '* Portugal f spent all ivy time looking Jor a ship to go. + ~ to Angola. T finaily found one. The price was 3,777 eseudos one way, about $130. The ship was leaving in two days. I then went lo get the visa and was told _ as [was gelting short of money. [In-London, he held |: _ up a food store and got about $400,] I was going from England to France ta try to act inthe merecsiaries, Nut they were having riats in France, and planes were not lending there, | finally. _ contacted a newspaper reporter tehe told me the mers cenaries had an office in Rrassels, He gave me the “. address. Fthen bought aticketto Brussels, ant E was— going there when L was caught atthe Landon airport They shook me down and found the Aa 1 also had ae blueprint on how to make a silencer for a pistal, That fa a remarkable aceount and, os far as f can \ . determine, a true one, Thesman who wrote it res. quiver no assistance to travel anywhere, Ray had “spent seven years in the Missouri Stato Penitentiary ~aludying how to escape from prison and from tlie United States Ho had read hooks and listened to ather prisonora, In July and August, 1967, threo ,. months after his escape from the Missourl prison, ho” yoy just had to have somebody to hie ’ based on Ray’s statements to me: .. Upon my arrival in England 1 called the Portes f° guese Lmbassy and asked them how long itwould take: —teburden to bane, Geant bate : ~' King's home, his office at sce headquarters, and his Ip him” Sy _ But did he have to have help? Here is the pro- *.’ gression of events, along with an explanation partially . BME FINAL DECISION lo kill Dr. King, mado by", Ray or someone else, appears to have been oh reached on March 16 or 17. Dr. King was in 1os Angeles on those days, his movements and i: statements reported by newspapers, radio and.” television. On Saturday the 16th, he addressed °° the California Democratic Council in conven Anaheim and “called for the defeat of Presi« volt. lion at 7 wy tent Johnson.” On Sunday the 17th, he spoke at the; i. Second Baptist Church in Los Angeles. The subject: 2: : The Meaning of Hope, He said that hate had become | a it would take seven days. I then returned to Kngland ©. the national malady, that he had scen hate on too wee “many faces, “on the faces of sheriMs in the South at and on the faces of John Birch Society members in California.” Ho closed by sayings “Hate is too great Literally whilo Dr, King was dollvecing that aer- mon, ala post ofice three miles away, Ray was filing a card changing hia mailing address from the St. Francis Hotel, Los Angeles, to Genoval Delivery, Ate: fonta, Ga, Next riorning, Dr. King left Los Angotes for 7 : Mississippi, and fay teft too, Ray, detving tho Mua 32 _ tang, stopped in New Orleans; then on Marvels 22, hes ere . was at the Flamingo Motel in Selma, Ala, when” Dr. King was 40 miles away receniting for the Poor | People’s March, Di, King retutned to Atlanta, Ray apent the night of Mareh 23 tn Birminghanss then on March 24, he paid a week’s rent ona roomin Adanta 7 aUULS T4th Street, + - . On March 24-27, Dr, King was in the New York aren, Ray used these daya to locate and observe Dro |. ; _ continued ' ' oe
fuer. cs ‘Ladciatontte church, ft henezer Baptist. Ona map found in RRay'a a Atlanta room by the PBE after the murder, all three of these locations were circled. Ray's fingerprints were on the map, Ou Thursday, March 28, Dr. King led striking garbage workers tn Memphis on the. S march that a few young black militants turned into ariol On the same day, Ray or someone elsa dee ited he should buy a rifle, Ray told me that he decided to buy the rifle | in aw yy, Birmingham, rather than in Atlanta, beeause “Et had 1). in Alabama.” On March 29, Ray drove to Bir. intngham, registered as ric S, Galt atthe Pravelodyo, Five Points; then went to the Aoromaring Supply Company at tho Blrodnghan Aleport and nae lirvey Lowmyer, bought a .2t3-calibor rifle with a Qedfiold scope, (He said hie had come to Hirminghan to buy the rifle beeauso “Pohad 1D, in Alabama.” Yet he bought the ville under an alias for which he to Atlanta deeply depressed because, for the first Unie, 0 few marchers led by hin had ceaorted to vlolonea, “Newspapers, radio and television public ized his pledge to return to Memphis “next week.” On Saturday, March 30, Ray went back to the = ‘above Dr, King’s head, * Acromarine Company and exchanged the rifle he had hought on F rida for a heavier rifles a Remington . 80-06 slide-nction rifle, with a 2-to-7-power variable Redfield scope. This rifle package, with 20° Pelers High Velocity, 150-grain, Soft Point cartridges, cost “rising Ude of hate ta Ameren.” On Sunday, Mareh 31, Dr. King preached atthe HW 53216 Docld:32397527 Page 25 “WIL BMDFRD HE onrmuee = Va “had no identification.) Dr, King, on the 29th, returned” nif Ray $205.85, Dr. King held a stall mecting at the : “8 Mhenezer Baptiat Chirch during which ho considered ut calling off the Poor People's March in the face of the: ve te Mpatarg meemneerr ner rganm smart pettiness t Washington Cathedral, and Ray drove ha hk fron Bir 7 mingham to Atlanta. - . “On Monday, April 1, after an sete staff meeting in Atlanta, it was announced that Dr, King would re." tari to Memphis on April 3. Ray left Atlanta fate that aflernoon, drove northwest and apent the night i ina motel near Florence, Ala.’ On "Thesday, April 2, Der, King rested at his - home, while Ray moved to a motel near Corinth, Miss. On a side road leading off of US. Highway 78 | in Mississippi, Ray practiced with his new rifle, Te fired several of the Peters Soft Point cartridges he had bought ta Birmtagham, and several Army 0: nN ; early Ian ha had aequired somowhera obie, ” N Wapwespay, April 3, Dr. King flow to Mem. phis ona plano thal was delayed while it was Lorraing Hotel and Motel and waa given g Room 806. He had stayed at this place hee fore, always tn one of the naw, more coms Ray came into Memphis on tho morning of April ‘4 1 assume he scouted the murder scane and could nole that the doorways of all the Lorraina Motel rooma are visible from the hack windows of the room. ing house, which has its entrance at 42244 South Main Street, Ray got a hatreut, purchased a shaving Kit at a Rexall Drug Stor, then rogistored aa Erle S, Galt at the Rebel Motel fustde the Memphia city Uoilta ALS pam, on April 4, as John Willard, Ray 1 Stee Cyn ener ne SP OR To en Sete tt wren eae ere pete ST AHL NN RON TT TI OFFA a NGO HEN teh or cae ae searched after a bomb thrent, He went to the: ® fortable motel rooms fronting on Mulberry » Street Photographers took pletures of him, and on television that evening, the number 306 could be scent , . Through the scope, Dr. King appeared to be standing rented Room SB at the rooming house, About 4:00 ae pm, he purchased Bushnell binoculars and case ‘from the York Arms Company a few blocks away on South Main Street. He took the rifle and the binoeu- lars to his room. ALG:01 pm. when Dr, King came leisurely out of his room and leaned on a railing, mushroomed on contact . «Ray killed him with one Soft. | Paint bullet, which “ Did Ray have help in arranging this? Tle may | have, But again, he could have done } it without help... “The third misconception is that the fatal rifle -.- shot could have been fired only by a practiced, Xx. perienced, expert marksman, The Acromartne Supply Company nald me the conatructed the ahot that killed Dr. King, The distanee was 205 fect. Dr. King was atand: . inp to Ray's right at an angle of about 20 degrees, Ho was atanding, because of the terrain, about 15 feet below Ray. So Ray was firing down and to hie right. Dr, King, unlike John Kennedy, waa not a moving target. Ho was atariding alll, Ray was firing froma Saami rifle, saine ammunition, same scope mountad in the samo mannor, that they sold Ray. Then bres’ bathroom, with the rifle at reat on the windowsill, - a no more than 30 feet from the end of the rifle barrel, T hadn't fired a heavy cifle in 25 years, On my first shot, | hita circle the aize of a silver dollar, Any 12-year-old boy familiar with a .22 could have killed Dr. King from that position with that weapon, : Ray had Army training, Me was in the Military: Polteo, He had practiced with unis, § So the ahot waa easy for hin. The fourth miscone eption in that Itay In atuptd continued
. pers at least two men who aa “7: are still there to take the risks of aiding his escape. _- “2. Instead of being inept, Rar has become crafty, “ol The misconception js that Ray could not . have <upported himself and his travels between April oe - 23, 1967, and June 2, 1962. and therefore must hare mo had financial assistance. ty PLS - ot. Tn Montreal. about August 1. 1967, Ray -* a food Store and got $1,450, N 5 ca - queries, he first told me that he got this money by =~: ee ae holding upa whorehouse. and I published his account 9 _ | - of it. Then he told me that it had reallv been a food Ce Store, and that he told me it was a whorehouse be. Ours oS - Cause he didn’t want a “hold? “aiting for him ae ~” Canada when he got out of prison in Tennessee. Bae held up: E TOLD ME many stories about a 30-odd old French-Canadian or“ “Raoul” whom he i “Fear- so 1: oo: Latin” named ae HY ? SO75I7 i 76 i 53216 Docld: 3239752 Page ™ . . .
timmers (7125), a pair shears (=CB7), and a ng Scissors (=815) If el that generous, give of the three. For that - | rair of Wiss scissors or avery fine gift, indeed. 7 y '_.. But there is nothing in Ray’s behavior to indi- : ' cate, nor has he ever claimed, that either he or Raoul _ ‘or anybody else got anv money for the last big job he _ “> Was supposed to pull. I kelieve that Ray wanted to "-.- murder Dr. King for reasons other than money. ao ~~’ Since Ray apparently got. no money after the . “l" murder, in seven months of dealing with him, I wait- - _~ ed for him to show some sign of feeling that he was - , cheated, that he didn’t get what he had been prom- "ised. Instead of bitterness or resentment. Rav has evi- _ denced only an expanding self-satisfaction. a ":. «- Rav seems to have svent about $12,000 between ':~ April 23, 1957, and June & 1968, There were anum- - ber of unsolved robberies of banks, Joan companies — . and supermarkets in the areas through which Ray | °.._ ... moved. Getting that much money would have been as | _ easy for him as killing Dr. King from 205 feet. -. I can’t prove that no one gave him money tolall  -- Dr. King. But I can prove that he could have gotten it ~~ in other wavs. + _ “++ The’ sixth misconception is that Ray, having .-"- '_ been in prison so much of his hie, is not a “racist” or . Lon. “nigger-hater™ and therefore could have been moti- = vated only by money. >> - 7. re +7 The record indicates to me that he isa “nigeer- |. © hater,” even though he never evidenced this to Mrs > Hanes. On April 5, 1958. Rav was released from the Federal prison at Leavenworth, Kan., with this item : ‘in his report: “On September 12, 1957, he was ap- © : -. proved for our Honor Farm but was never actually " transferred to the farm due to the fact that he did not - feel that he could live in 2n Honor Farm Dormitory -< continued HW 53216 - DocId: 32397527 Page 27 ' because ther are integrated. He was therefore never vo "given Honor status. He was assigned to our bakery . where he has remained until his Conditional Release.” ae 1... Bitter anti-Negro actions or remarks by Ray -- “i+ Were reported to me by persons who knew him in... _ Canada, Mexico and California. _—- i a "A seventh possible misconception is that Rav is me “7. :not a “Killer” and is therefore probably incapable of - 22.
Ir, IN THR DAD OF nici, [ever summon a physleian, and ho ar: rives at my bedside and asks, “Aro you sick?” I shall use my remain: ‘ing enorgy lo leave my hed and throw the fool out of iny house, So when a man accused of murder sends for Persy Foreman, | show him the courtesy of assum Ing hos guilty and that he hopes ean aave him ‘from exeossive punishs ment, Blase why would  prepariue to divide bia worklly goods, or hon he be preparing to divide his worldly goods, or hopo . _ of same, with me? “When, Inst November, the brothers of Jamies Earl HW. 53216 DocId:32397527 Page 28 fects: dropouta from the school of ac Mevemont, all of them afflicted by burning pride, They had enorty, norve, ambition, but they had more motor than brakes, And a defective steertnpe apparatus, They helonsadd lo the race of men that don't fit in, They killed noithor secretly nov for hire, ‘True, "after killing President Kennedy, Oswald fled, The in. allnet of self-preservation momentarily overcame that of aclf-rentization, But Oswald was a pamplilet ped. ler, Ho had boasted to his wife of trying to murder Gen. Edwin A, Walker, [ad he lived, he would havo boasted of killing a President. 9. aoe For a fow houra, b repreaonted Onwali’s ikdlter, Jack Ruby, Ho wasn frustrated shownian, sucessful only at showlog off the backaldos of Hinorant ylels, To perform before 60 milllon television viewers was a chance he couldn't resist Sirhan tells us in his diary that “wo heliove that the glorious United States of Amerien will even. tually bo felled bya blow of an assasain’s bullots ine ; having killed Dr. King, Is u true ¢ that there is is no pre ‘vious murder.in his record. But in 1966, Ray was‘: ~ given a thorough, six-weeks’ psychiatric examination - Pe _ at the Fulton (Missouri) State Hospital. He was diag: «: nosed as a “sociopathic personality, antisocial ype , with anxicly and depressive features.” The superintendent of the hospital at Fulton i is’ Dr. D. B, Peterson. I asked him if James Earl Ray i is” capable of planned killing for moncy. “Certainly he is,’ * replied the Doctor. ‘ ‘Any man ‘who commits armed robbery indicates that he may - ~ he willing to kill for gain if necessary, There is very - litte difference between armed robhery and planned killing for money,” Tthen daked: a Ray capable of killing, in the: hope af wining distinetion?: Approval? Is he ca- pable of killing in the hops of relieving tis anxicly, enhancing his self- sreapoct on “Perhaps, Ho is so consumed with self. considers ation that ho fs lacapable of reapect ing the rights of any othor individual”. When the misconceptions have hen Uiapetled, at lonat partially, these questions suill remain: : Was there-a consplracy? Well, there are Inrge conspiracies «and hitte con apiracics. In large conspiracies, rich and/or powerful men are involved, Small conspiracies Involve only little men, Last October, after working with Ray for two months, [thought that poweeful men prohably had mado the decision to kil Deo King. To date, T have found no confirmation of Ray’s insinuattons — about this, Nor have TF found beltovable ovidence of | nny Hnk between the murdars of Dr, King and Proale dent Keninody, I heliove that one or two men other than Juno Mark Ray may have had foreknowledge of this murs der, and that makes a fitde conspiracy, But if there was 4 conspiracy, I now believe that James Marl lay . was probably itn lendler nol its tool or ils dupe.
Ray sought mo oul and hanc ‘ 1 g f-7 * ov . ay . ed'imo a fetter From him, beseeching me to represent him, I didu’t fly to the Shelby County Jail in Memphis and run a gamut of guards to ask: “Jim, did you do it?” Because on | “+ ‘Thursday, April 4, 1968, James Ray was prowling the vicinity of 422% South Main with a deer rifle, and that is not one of the Volunteer State of Tennes- sce’s several game preserves. nn 1 assumed that Ray had sent for me not to spring him, but to try to save his life. "I then, over several | weeks, spent 40 hours in conversation with him, en- deavoring to bring him to believe that I knew ‘more about the law than he did, after which I saved his life jn the only way I thought it could be saved, J consider _thisno mean achicvement.' * ee __. Why did Ray kill Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr? In public discussion, I normally leave the ques: tion of why to doctors of philosophy, If they won't’ ofore he Bed the murder acon, carefully watched by three witnesses, depoalted on the sidewalk the murder rifle that he had wrapped in his own laundry-marked bedcover to-protect his fingers. prints on the rifle from obliteration. He also left a- canvas bag containing his laundry-marked shirt and underwear, along with a transistor radio clearly bear-... ing his identification number as a prisoner at the Mis- . t souri State Penitentiary. - a Both rifle and bag he could have carried a few’ feet further and placed in his white Mustang. But that - might have prevented his identification. He wanted | to escape, but he didn’t want to lose credit. As further precaution against such dreaded loss, he left his fin- . " gerprints in the side room-that he had rented, and his defend eriminals, | won't write essays, Here, T break my rule and offer afew poluted remarks, "The hefilli rd “assassination” | - The mouth-filling word “assassination” has been popularized hy people who have forgotten its «meaning, Others have defined its An assassin is a se _—eret killer for hires Undor tho popular-but incorrect - _ definition, the deaths of Prosidont John lt Kenuady, “Dr. King and Sea, Hobert @ Kennedy are called assas- “WW 53216 DocId:32397527 sinations, But they were not assassinations, they were _ killings; and Lee Harvey Oswald, James Barl Ray and Sirhan Bishara Sirhan were and are not assas- sins, butkillers, — - o “Why did they kill? They each wanted the world io hear of them. ‘They wanted credit. “Top billing, palm print in the bathroom from which he fired the shot. All this by a man to whom fingerprinting had hecomo a way of life, PoP te , °A Jury must consider the mental state of a doe fendant in determining his degree of guilt, So a do- fense lawyer must present his cllent’s thinking as to the’ net charged. Had 1 not obtained a waiver of the death penalty for Ray, it would have heen my duty to offer lostimony aa lo Ray's bollefs about his vietlas, oven though none of these was my own, ~ Lthink Ray believed Dr, King was a Communist; that hs crusades had opened the Pandora's hox of riot; and that, though he preached nonviolence, by indirection he created Black Muslims, Black Pan- thers and Invaders, Ray thinks that the war between tho races is imminent, and he wanted to fire the first ~ shot. Tho shooting of Dr, King, to him, was the Pearl Headlines. Frontpage pictures, A by-line, Self-reali- - ation, A shortcut to fame. ‘To exercise the ego. ‘To them, notoriety aud fameareaynonymous, What other - men study, plan and struggle a lifetime to achieve, | these killers thought they could win with lead, _- What did they have to lose?. They were social ree 12 Look aases a) Harbor of that war. Te didwt tel oe any of Uhiss it is what I believe he thinks, : J don’t believe there was any conspiracy, James ‘Karl Ray wanted to win recognition, He hoped that by | "killing Martin Luther King, he could make the rest. of his futile, boring life exciling. 7 . Y o dS thera ae  beanswered? | | a, Yes, UT think eo, Remember that there are atill many fundamental unanswered questions. | oy v4 | this circumstance. On April 21, 1967, two days be- " fore his escape from the Missouri State Prison, Ray : bought a six-transistor Channel Master radio in the prison commissary. He carried-this radio with him,’ when he broko out, and listened oyer it for the an-- nouncement of his escape. He then cdrricd it with him on all his travels and adventures for over a year. — - After he shot Dr. King, Ray rushed down the | +: stairs, and threw the rifle on the sidewalk. Then, de- liberately, he threw down beside the rifle a blue zip." per bag In which there wore several items, including his old companion in loneliness, the transistor radio. Hay knew that it clearly hore his prison 1D. No. VOLO, He also left his fingerprints on the rifle, on the binoculars and in the room upstairs, In short, he ‘purposefully left his calling card, telling tho FBE that. _- JAMES BANL Ray WAS trene, That was his glory. Heo 2 oo: wantod the FUE and all of ts to know that James Fark - Ray, that poor, contemptible Hite man with a price of $50 on his head, had killed one of the great Amorie 1% ' cans of thigeentury, 6 ere eh et This is the state of our knowledge up to this point. °- But, more than a year after the murder of Dr, King, there still remain certain basic, nagging, unanswered questions, the result in good part of the deliberately elusive silence of James Earl Ray, who in this re spect if no other isa remarkable man, Mr, Huie plans lo continue his investigation, communicating with |, Ray, Jace to Jace if possible, and, as he uncovers furs’. ther answers, will report on them in LOOK, 6 vey laned that other queshtons Udy Le 2 And finally: What was Ray's real motivation? : Why did he want to kill Dr. King? on 4°) °A clue to the ultimate answer, I .think, lics in Pan yer’ ' Sng me ge ETE
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~- a wey cecenete tte a Sot ~ ~ wee S » ~ t af: . - i's ; NN - . t ws, x, n, me a NY } NN : ~ Seem te 5, TUESDAY. HA ing and Is Senten fF But he said that he doubtediand black checkered suitcase,leaniéa from 4 ré ‘jf Ray bad escaped from theland a small blue valise. -> J i State Prison with the “About I5 minutes later, Ray, -lidez of killing the civil ‘rights! escorted. by five deguties, was -|lezdez, althougs the prosecu- brought inte.thé court through| seated in the jury box.. Gea did have some evidence!s réar -door- thar Ray had made racist: re» a Tumpled blue suit, 2 tattle] explained: briefly to the jury marks while in the prison... | tale-gray white shirt, a blue tej what was happening. In Ten-/said, Hi ! I moacy that Ray speat so freeiy| med glasses that he used as pleads guilty. - qed come from co-coaspirators.| C2 R2y,he said, had senz 2 large; ing was murdered. -.-- --- jrecommend 4 ‘séiténcé of 9g hunian judge.” --- 3 tate Prison. CoE : “Ca f you _ accept! Spi ; Iwas: an” inmate there tine lat the defense: counsel table : “Cam —#ach. cre 2a hccept sPiracy came when j Was # report that Ray had sold|The two men, who had con-jthat?” Mr. Canalé said in Pe jury. lan gs while he was an inmatejtinued to argue through tast!ing the jurors if they would beJWY- lim: ” s< - Sein | or night ‘over whether Ray should:gWdéd by his recommendation.| After ‘the judgé Sal ory {erat . ; iG - tiejMOny to prove Dr. King’s mur-|@bbreviated case. * managed to get into the Cot eee, waiting JF lace, Mr. Canale attemoted to}, J Proving that Dr. {roam as specter. They sat fter, Judge- Battle. had:dispose of the persistent re-/> in etaaes iS migutes late, “2 tas-r= [aad asked that Ray de allowed Sassinate Dr. King. caute Sarr. wa hi | “There have been rumors g0- Résériérs and spietators bad) mate Be his Eee plead ing around that Mr. James Earl Bren hrougat to the couriroeem hébten th ackerncsterecas ne ; iti ing for ts ,a mémber of a conspiracy,” Mr.jthé Memphis medical  searehéd f head te. by} petition asking for this and thatia Member of * eaod dnd by ane oy the Memphis-publie defender, Canale said. ; See iet Steet teee [ia a-few-women im the-court-|Sel by the judge for Ray, were;"@S killed by James Earl Rayi~o"5®, ‘the special ireem: Hiéa sat down iz onie of] prepared to sign the petition. 1 goiv of chairs at the sidé of| After’ Mr. Canale said hel, >i. Canale said that he aag,°f the F.B1. 32 Tow.oF chairs a Fide eniey y faa irs " agréed to accept the guiiry pleats staff had read 5,000 pages! . MF, Kyles, who had: invited je 2h by-S2-foot courtroom. iT ; at on iDr. King to comé to be 2 nO ee wan nding a. séyjo! reports from police officers! 5 nT ; Conta Hotel and; Motel, imembers of his ‘staff had trav- iwhea hé was raurdéréd. and of BE had various lezal rights,;United States, Mexico, Canadal Motel when the rifle te reoming Rouse wher he © R3Y| tose if he pleaded guilty, Judge) “We have no evidence “ak | Battle said to Ray: “Is this wharjtheré was any conspiracy in- ao } o-}YOu want to do?” ©. >>. — jvolvéd,” he said. “If we are! Mr: Eskridgé, the oie = Mr Fore SO Yes.” said Ray...“ beliéveiever presented competent evi- for’ the* “Southern “2 MegFereman was wéaring 4/%° dark gray suit, a dark shirt and! -sitencé of. $9. yeark been'action”’- waa.one of solidity, making\” «Nor that I know of” ~~ BiS-250 pounds. <7" »"-tone had préssured kim te pleadi€ach juror individually to makel -Dr. Francisco. said ced to 99 Years in Prison gular jury vénire expenditure of more thin 50. already on-duty “in thé court-/cénts Made by Ray... ie hous¢ were picked and the mén| Mr. - Foreman . ‘praised Mr. . brought into the courtroom and:Canalé and Judge Battle for — : ; agrééing to allow Ray to-pléad -- He was. wearing]. The ‘prosecutor, Mr. Canale, guilty and taxé 99 years. OR Thé prosecutor, Mr. Foreman ~ “is as big as his office. He iS Origta ef Maney... |and black shoes. He walxed asinesste, hé said, a jury must tindlis a mam not concerned ’with | Mr: Canale said. there was nol if: his feet hart him. He wasia déféndant guilty ina murder scalps on his belt and is not ; te x a. that the|MOt Wearing theb Jack horn-icasé even if the défendant:trying to make a record to run f seags. ear he. woe a disguise- when Be. fied to} Thé state had agree, to ac-}. Judge Battle, Mr. Foreman «. [garg the year be was free| canada - last’ April after . Drleept the guilty plea and would.said, “is a compassionaté and -! “Ray’s comments “about ‘Ons man had finished talking to thé . - “DeeES whether F oat ai jposéd of Ray’s remarks, the i : . and plead/Each of the jurors nodded. posed, 0 ne te j When ihe court bearing be-! salty. ie inevitab a to each Before beginning the testi-/Staté began -putting on- 1g: bs én murdered, the state calléd ~ had} ; ve withesses—the Rév. Same.’ ings, which began at $45 AM.,| Opened court, Mr. Foreman rose;Ports that Ray was hired to as uel B. Kyles, & Negro ministez WRK ain from Mérmphis; Chaurcey Es's# ~; ridge, 4 Negro lawyer’ -frox ‘befors 8:30 A’ Ms after being|aad Ray had-already signed aiRay was a dupe, a fall guy, or ithe Mens shis medical gree a en pst va SO y : ion thé eveniag of April 4, 1963, | onEThe Last Sapper” * | tence of 99 years, Judge Bane oa. en ity aren ional. He tor a “soul food” dinner, sac | - Hi \ooked at two iarge tables! motioned Ray to his fest. | - piecés of évidence. And ti ae{ ht was about five or six stéess. | ‘containing smale models of the| _ Explanation on Rights - -| ; ; Aree from Dr. King on the balcony> | 2 ! xplaining thareled thousands of miles in thereto ote Hotel | ane} iwheré- Dr. Kiag wis staying!, After explaining to Ray that; i i . , ; ; ALS, ex :Dr. King in the right side ‘of his” |. such as appéals, thac he raizhtiaad Portugal, he said. ineck, icocidng hi off hig f6ér | ce le me x _ Me. Ford . King had: examiners ’[Inspector N. E. Zachary of the: - : 7 : rie se “We have no proof othér than|“émphis Police - Department |. : roy pepe f Hugh W. Stanton, and his SOR). oP fe rte homicidé squad, and ‘Robert G2 15 ates Fomman “arrived ‘pelore ia h Ji, appinted as co-coun.;that Dr. Martin Luthér King Jr} 1 d |. agent in io anne his home: | bullét his 1~ 3 ; attornéy Christian -}- eae eit : idence that theré was a con-! Leadérship: Conference, - which | - “Has anything. besides this:spiracy. we will take prompt: Dr. King héadéd,: said that he . “ok. theard sthé- fatal” shot “zing”? ‘|. i Mr. Foreman followed Mr.-overhead. Mr:. Eskridgé. was hb sO . - {Canale before. thé jury. Mr.! walking down to the parking - \ ni appear even larger than Thé judge askéd Ray if any--Foremaa wantéd to question: lot below Dr. xing ord a ais ; ‘that an. er..~. {sure that none would refuse to!autopsy showed thatzthe rifle ©.) sez <1 jgo' along with: the déal of 96! bullet: killed the - civil - rights -.1 ‘King under:years-in return for -2 guilty/ leader almost immediately. --- 2. a ane to le. ‘| Cirguunsiances. that. itpléa-or* sAin-. ca. Te. 5 rpanestor Zachary said that :. the jadge asking that Ray’s not! would maké you sgally guilty! » ‘and Indze Praised (he had found a riflé, which-was - sedge oles be sét aside cand of murder. in thé frst carect Prosecutor and Jndge Praised ‘heh determinéd to be the mura, ay‘ brother John, *whom}..."yés.” said Ray. Ray: calls Jack and who visited) ing guilty.” . => ~~ ttrials,: and to declare that he, Prison. in 1967, came inte-the! Ray. seéméd to be having a’also, did not believe there was sogrtrsem aad sat in the see-jlitie troublé with his voice. Ita conspiracy. a - camé through clearly but with-! “I neve rexpected, hoped Or being a plastic zipper were tryiag to find easier rest- img places om the Rard-theater t gan to stick up in thé rear ‘as’: Hé said that hé Seats Crat were- put. in= thel pis hair dréssiag dri¢d.-.-" =. !thé conclusion that there was!yai cANucom - expecially. for ‘thel The jury:i-which : Was -im-jne ‘conspiracy after moré thanipaper bag.-arid a co pair: of pliers, a-hantner, é [~~ | ye epee z espe for ; Re r ! Bar pycofthe | ook Ray tial, deputies begas bring- pancled after the judge finished;30- hours of conversation withiApril 4, 1968, edition -of “the 4 “Tam plead. Plea front tarnishing his own'a block from:-the-Lorrainé Motel - ve Tg pemarkable “record of winning almost in front of thé rooming Rayithe day before Ray*es| 2: ena avorablé -vérdicts in murder|house where Ray had registered. a t 5 Procedure’ Outlined earlier that-aftermoon----- ye | The iaspector identified. the | ~ fobjects found with-thé-riflé as. had reachédihairbrush, 2 transistor radio; &- t thaeRay bé allowed te. pledd/undar theilaw as: laiaed!.”. Hé also took the opportunity!der. weapon, and sevéral othen =| _ sake Peo {un you by your lawyer? . jlo’ try to prévent Ray’s guilty!articles on the: sidewalk about - | }. a | | | \ baz. two, i - Out much force behind it Ithad any idea that-T could ac-icans of Schlitz beer, a pair of | almost squeaked. _ ;complish anything but saving!binoculars and 4-binocular case, |. _Ray’s hair, which had beén:this man’s life,” Mr. -Foreman/a T-shirt, 2 pair of-men's under- i: - ed close ‘to his héad, be-said.s.-teatgrigces 2° = (drawers: a pasteBoard. box; @ fo. te ing imaraloads of exhiiots ~~! questioning. Ray, included two:Ray and a-check of every mizi-inewspapér, Thé-Memphis- Com-- err & long shotzum box, a large redjNézroes. The? first -12- nameésjuté. of Ray’s time and every|mercial-Appéal: “Gime AES tL | “yo Ne Sa ae nates nasaiy a tein © eng semen | ; | | bo.
.” Continnsd Fron Page -¥, Cot 3! _ Tittor of the Federal Bureay af}. .: Lrvesdization, less than one day) : { “— . ater the laying to- conclude OA taascript of Ray’s rémarks! today showéd that: he said,| ‘Your honor, I weuld: like toi ; . Sit something, I don't want to: ¥ “! Change anything that I have! . + agree wih Bir, Clarke” 22 0-- 7 Ade: Foreman- interrupted Tupted - to . “Mr. who?” asked the. judge.} : “a7 “Mr. 3. Edgar Hoover,” said} *, Ray. “I agree with all these; ” Stpulatens, but I am not uying} ’ to change ine”. “> “You don’t agree with whose; § ' -. and Mr. L Edgar Hoover's about: ' the conspiracy. I don’t want tol “-add something on that Thaven't{ 2 agreed to is the past,” said Ray. "2 °T think that whar he said that be doesn’t. azree thati - Ramsey Cark is-right or that] :7_J. Edgar Hoover is Tight,” said: “Fo My. Poreman to. the judge. “I! ; Fhe ; % a ens STE aaneciatid Press — GaY argue that” as “evidence: Judge: - Preston Battle, center, y t: . arl-Ray, read-t - in is case. I gtd isa Ing 4 statement to newsmen after Ray was sentenced yesterday, Flanking hint aré Sheriff . > Wat—uncerariin 2 my 2 shag - as “nent of General Canale—that!_/illiam Morris, léft, and Phil 4, Canale, the Shelby County they had made the same state-: . a fo oo a — _ “meat Your are not-required to Said that Ray would be Wans-:majority of cases, Hamlet was|may. have been acting-' . agree with it all, Jim”... . fen eden . Bat aly ir when  he:- said: :: “Forjother’s ‘direction. wile :. a “You SEOES TS tO Judge Bante. —- Spay Murder though - it - have. ne}. None. of: thé: court official . these questions : who. ‘eemenne * as : slain Rows --YOu would still be the Same?” : chosen last summer to try the will - Speak with most| Would try t6 explain Rey's're _: the jndge asked Ray.: “Ts that: Ray case, said he believed thatj#8¢ | = correc? There is: nothing ini the settlement of S8iyears was}-ln-a LORS. ar Soo questions ‘that I have'a “just one to beth \defendaat Conclusion : of. asked you and your answers‘ and the staré.” Vos. ICanale. g£ave: this “atiswér “ta! 2)- . 2 cto them—-vou changed none of! Thé judge said to those whojanéstion a8. to why: the’. state! édged-thatt here were a numbey . ; . .° them art al? In other words,:had cried out for Dr. King’siwould. accept... guilty : pléa! OF “unexplained incidents. tha! _” "you are pleading guilty to and|slayer- to be- sentenced to theifrogr Ray:--} ‘: might make: it! appear: Ray.ma ; | (2? taking 39 vears? eae [electric chair that .“alj . thel 7 ‘atthe fl have: had: somé help in planning “- “Yes, sir” saig- Ray. ~ * {trends in this commy are in the!this case to treat it: juse 2g wel Dr.’ King’s murder. But thesa i... “I think the main question direction of doing away. with; would- any other.” ~~ - . incidénts may. :havé “deén . réd _ that I want tw ask you is this: capital punishment altogether.” - And, he said; it has been hisjlated to other: jllegal. activitie . jeading - ronspiracy and:policy. since -he became. the/ Such as the smuggling activitied . aRny co-:Memphis Prosecutor, to accept] that Ray had engaged in in bo thé jrd2e- asked. /Zuilty~ Pleas and recommend) Canada and Mexico beforé De bushed’ that /punishment, ... 22steor ame" [King’s death: ‘Mr, “Canalé said -thig time- is]: E » Ray’s outburst He: said ‘thatthe “state: had 70€ “enouzhjover whether. there. asa Con-jévidéncé that Ray had’ smug uct anyone as aispiracy, the Proceedings todayizled ‘Marcoucs “into- the: United rin this: case: Of; Went according. to: the script. {States -from’.Canada, “and jew not conchusive}> There= was some:.disasre¢. elry either into-or from Mexico. there noiment over what Ray had meant|:.. Ray -also: committed: at least AES “2is-s | when he refused tovaccept thej/two-robberies ‘in: Canadz‘ and - defendant was a/declarations ‘that there was nolone in ‘England duriag™ his racy to| Conspiracy... =: .1-., “oo: T flight," Mr. Canale said.:.: The t rat: metber| -Oné uiterpretation. was that' prosecutor dismissed 2 Teport! . een in the works Ravage, Such ‘conspiracy can ever!Ray had pared with Me. Fore-|that Ray had- robbed 2 bznk of me : : ay Silive in peace or Security or liejman to p ead guilty without ex. 527,000 in Jul , 1967, in-Altox, - Pressing forward. ~.2... “ees: Idowrn ‘te pleasant drearns, be-|plaining his actions Or mention-H. 72 3: nha 4: a v ws confined M: @icause in: US State. there is noi 3 any. possible conspira ~ if. The: unter said. : Memphis County jail this after-lstanre of. dithita jens im-cact spiracy. : |.. 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THE HYDROGEN BOMB (with James Shepley) THE ATOMIC, SUBMARINE ‘AND. ADMIRAL Inc, hie
Ithoiigh’ circumstances :of his “environm nt’ placed him a de d category, denied: hini;recogn ion, Jimmy. Ray: did not give up easily. The denial, the iges of adversit and stern compression of circutnstances' had, perhaps, im bued him with a mysterious “ruthless fixity of purpose and enacious mother-wit,” which, as Winston Churchill writes,. drive men to unusual endeavor. On February 14, when he and his classmates exchanged Valentines,-Jimmy appeared with a handmade card that surcly took him many paticnt hours to ercate. When classmate Brown-came. down with. polio, Jimmy carried his books for him. Jimmy:was so anxious to star in the sandlot football games that he broke rying the; football into 4 line of much larger and : He worried to his. teacher;,” Virgil, Graves, s might make fun of his clothes. At home there was little inspitation for Jimmy Ray. His ‘mother, now burdened with two more infants, both girls, Melba, born in 1938, and Carol Jean, born in: 1941; had. succumbed to that fatal Trish weakness, drink: She also» gmoked-—on the sly. She despaired of religion. “There was no Christianity in that house,”’ Charlie ;Pencock recalls. “Nothing to help them over the rougly spots.’ To get fires d, members of the family, ripped up thé floor.and tor down thé walls of the house., When the. lilac-covercd. shack was dangerously undermined, he trucked:in another shack: f one-room affair with a: pot ll i blanket from the ceiling: to. partition ‘the.spa adults and five children lived in untold tcnsio «Then came World: War TI: It dramati ost all lives, including the Rays’. Now, there | shortage—big money. for:.those= willing ta::work, at programs were abolished.-The depression was-a thing of tl past, a nightmarish , memory. With hiss hot shambles, no food for the five children,:;Jame wns-evidently stirred to action; He: found. regula for the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy: Rallroad |e urg, Htinois. In the suinmer of :1943: after Jit graduated from-the eighth grado, Gerry R: the farm and moved to Galesburg. - And so Ewing's most obscure and away, almost without trace. ‘Mar ought, thé farin in: plowed .under. a Drummed Out:of the: Elite Corps The eldest son did ‘not go:with the family to Galesburg ‘Instead, Jimmy weit to Alton, to live with his Grandmother, Maher, and to tnke a job. He was, perhaps, ashamed of hi mother and father, the numbing poverty, the tack.of pride, ambition, The tenacious mother-wit had taken hold. Jinimy Ray would niake something of jhimsclf,.-find ‘that, hare sought recognition. That fall he went to work in the tanning factory of the International Shoe Company, caring 776: an hour, He.was a young tad with’ the dete?mination ‘of Horatio’ Alger: Always nent th appearance, he arrived: at thé: factory. promptly for, work: He. literally. slave mohey-—aweeping * floors, shoving::;hedvy « stock shipping room, ‘going about. his work ‘with :q toficé, cfiger to” please; to: get on, to’ climb ‘the ‘ladder. the’ frec-enterprise system. He was clesin, hones > frugal: more “Scotch than Trish,’ Aunt Mabel recalls; admiring her young nephew's frugality. He did not snioke or drink. The life of crime—Unele Earl’s way—held no appeal.:He told his ‘younger <brothér, John, Larry! Why: should, peaple a.and steal when they:éai make this, much, working ’ He as hell-bent tocrise above. his.own environinént and: heri- He“ batiked inioat of his salary at the: Alton’ Bar omp He dreamed of starting h i busine f ‘buy! ' station after the ware! fh The Mahers were’ agreeably surprised by..the Industry ‘of young. James Barl Ray. In statement iow in: the.files
op ‘ coe ‘ 2 f.the: Edwardsville’-State’s: Attorney, : in--connection wit] -less fortunate‘ times,-Grandmother Maher. had: this to say ‘He’ worked with:a man‘ in the:tannery from Germany nd ith a smile on his face, Hé don’t smoke.”*His Uncle Bill: Maher’ sometimes .took “him to’ St: Louis ‘to: watch. the. Browns play. “He loved baseball,” Maher recalls, “just like any other ’boy: He ‘used’ to: go down’ to. the neighborhood ficld and play baseball with the other boys. He was a pretty good shortstop,’ But you'd ‘never. see ‘hiny hanging “around on’. the corner: with ‘any: of them:? rt Ray worked diligently for two years,: 1944 t0:19452'Then came “a; shock,* Business ‘at, International Shoe “ fell’: off sharply,. perhaps -because’ of a cutback’ in Mefense orders, Jimmy. Ray was laid off. It: was. not due to Incompetence or lack of ambition or’ willingness to.work,:- He’ was a_vic “Of ‘circumstances: The-older men, with ‘seniority, had first“claim ‘on: the remaining jobs,: : : “Theré is no evidence: that Ray was’ embittered., On the contrary, after putting in his last day in December, 1945," he promptly made plans to join the army. .He was not yet... 8, he could volunteer: for induction and choose between ‘and the Pacific for his duty station,.A few weeks: ad.met:a German emigré who had kindled his curiosit bout:the country, and its people. The.young boy, in fact mired all things German:.Ray left $1,180 tucked away -his ‘Alton ‘savings account, more: money than his fathe had accumulated in. a lifetime.” : After basic training at Camp. Crowder, : Missouri, Ray: was shipped-off for duty in. Europe... The war was over’: now. The infantry had done ‘its job. :The elite corps of the Occupation force was’ the military police: In wartime, they were little more than traffic cops, directing convoys toward ‘action.’ Now ‘they.-were..the symbol of. authority,: hated respected - with equal, intensity, .J ames Earl Ray was selected’ for the military’ police and assigned to the .382nd ; Nurnberg, * where’ the. War ‘Tribunal: was; organizing to punish: the, Nazise: ‘elt wasia- curious:and. perhaps; fatal assignment. , Most MP's sore-tall,:robust; zasseptive..men, with. imposing Phys siques and commiinding:voices;- priding theinselves on th ; military abearing.“and : jaunty; uniforms. :1t ts. diflicu t-t0 imagine James. Earl.Ray:in-such an: outhit.. He: was. very, small,:-like: his . father,(: He’ -was- shy-—painfully shy, ¢, “rarely ‘spoke unless spoken to.’.His: postu re,” his bearing his. general physical appearance was the antithesis o he “MP.:He slouched.to the side when he sat down. He. wit in ‘a; curious, loping, uncoordinated way,..sort of a.clo hopper:-shuflle;. He found -difficulty “Ray was-an MP.for:about’a year and a half,:a jc iver in Niirnberg.: He went about his work quietly an proficiently, He regularly. sent off, postcards to members. of:.the: family-—Uncle : Bill, .Maher,, Aunt Mubel,. ot Nets He; sent.’ most “of his.pay,. home——to savings, , or. to he . father, who had been: laid. off from: his railroad job and: “ now lived in a sleazy house in “the Line’’in Quincy. There is no: evidence of. trouble;- no disciplinary action .in the: -MP battalion, On the contrary, all signs point to a well-. idjusted young soldier, proud of his status, thrifly, sober celibate.” He was on, his’ way to rising above his. environ Then: something. happened, Vs tly, ‘Then. something-ha | What, - ¢ » has- nev been evened: Tn April 1948, Ray was abruptly drummed: out. of the’ MP's, transferred from. the elite corps. to. the “regular .. infantry—Company_B,: 16th Regiment. It ‘may, have -been:.that ‘some -New captain -or..licutenant,. seeing : Ray in the barracks or behind the wheel of his Jeep. joo! ; exception to his ‘military bearing, perhaps asked: ha hat hillbilly “doing in: my outfit?.Get rid of him... There ‘seems little::doubt that the: transfer-came. ‘as, tinging rebuke. It was another wound, a painful reject that embittered’ Ray with the army and call it.stood for. “From that moment on, as he_.said later, he was determine r st as possible. The fastest—perhaps only: ‘days: was: to. provoke’ some disciplinary.
“Bow he was back in Mé 10 years for assault will “Ray did not stey bg Mabel. In her living 7 “retiring self. Aunt Mat “probably; not much 2b@ talk about, especially n¢ in the stockade, the fing “1 don’t have to,” R B: Pe =When Ray did speak for the future. He wanté Adults (now a division owas entitied tc the GI E ‘small subsistence aliot lege’*Later he would sti “ icense. He would pey ci shike ‘giving money away get his license. Ray proc driver and received his: bought a car, a two-veat ‘Smarting from his reject e-by-the sight of. his mis
i his older: brothers:. On'the aft ary: man to - - Gerry ‘and: three -other -boys-were. riding: around: in ar, Juincy with- ber ir in: Quincy: A’ plot “was: hatched::They- parked: the:‘car-on * ase. After. she: ha 7th. Street: between ‘Kentucky’ and: State.» Gérry and. a. bo niface, the juvenile named.-Mickey=Walker got.out of the car.and ‘walked:to i 8th Street.’ Just opposite: the::State: ‘Theater,' Gerry and Mickey. saw, Mr.-and-Mrs.: Edgar Schaefer walking. along the : sidewalk: Gerry: ran. by. the: couple, -grabbing. Mrs ' of the reform schoo Schaefer's purse Mickey: bumped. Mr. Schaefer; throwing oa —— “ o of April.5,°19533 hinr off: balance:: Then: the: two: boys:ran back ‘tothe car oo ole a 1941: Hudson: They. drove down:to:the. riverfront. The-four.:b A . raid Sparrow-) Johi — iavern,. thesAdam of May 7, at-abo larceny. -He sought. probation; -but: it. was 2 y asleep in the fro of his. previous: record:.At the trial. on Febmary :24,:1954; jew Park. The: fror Judge Fred G.. Wolfe: sentericed: Gerry:to Menard to; sérve aa ; i = a minimum: of: two:years.and-a’ maximum. of- five. years, - He entered: prison as Gerald Ryan: In the year-1954: then, there were three Rays in Menard::John: Larry; Gerry: and : In Alton,:James:Earl.Ray took’a:job in a gas statio i: Uncle Bill’ Maher;: who ‘had. ‘once. happily. taken:-young Jimmy to “pase games: in: St::Louis,. now regarded: his nephew with:-disdain- Would. James Earl make:it. now on the outside -world?.:The: answér::.no:2% The night of August-2 > 1954—a Saturda u and rainy--In East -Alton,:a. small.town adjacent to‘Alton 2 “merchant policeman”-—a private cop ‘hired by-the: ets of the shops: and ~stores—named. Andrew Biro: his rounds by Car, peering into'store windows in:the: busi Ress section to be sure all.was‘well. Tony Biro;:the fathe: of nine children;-was:a:‘small;. scrappy. 3 dark,” ale a zealous cop-with. uncanny: eyes who -took - himself: and’ his job very seriously:That night Biro: had’ a: companio Chaten Greenwood;:an-East ‘Alton policeman.: Shortly: aft ;+ am, as they,,were. cruising: along Ponce :Street‘nea ‘the: viaduct, they‘:passed-ithe®National:.Cleaners ; ‘siablishment-faced: with: fi It0’s eagle “eyedetected” SX-pane metal::wind
ey sleep in Cheap - they ‘stopped . for. food amburger, He gobbled it down s food. “Ray got real flustered,” ‘Was guilty; or angry, or some- - Tone tt to handle the situation, d €-was just a country boy- t, Petty little situations like this red per- - “You could gather from his con- if it was up ‘to him, there ‘wouldn’ i speople.” They would. either. be : :disposed of in -some Way cn Laan ite Se ‘lorida, ‘Walter Rife became enchanted with an auto- ma used-car lot,.a maroon 1949 Lincoln, Rife ulging with cash, dickered. He and the salesman: Only a few dollars apart when Ray, to Rife’s amaze- F t;:offered to..throw his car in on the.deal as a trade.. igewcldon’t know ‘what ‘possessed him to do ‘it,”. Rife says. : inarily he was so chintzy. The only thing-I can figure : vas ‘an incredibly bad driver.” didn’t want.to drive back north by himself.”...'--/., ) ask directions: he'd “Fust stay he two:men headed home.-In Florida, Ray passed y intersection,” “And he was 2 O:money-order, signing the name Willard McBride.*In Ple of girls, he’d turn bis + now how-to act around ent 7 t dance. Didn't know. what to “Sex, Rife said, -he bought it y-order checks:.. jewelry and poy. “He hardly ‘drank at-all, Hot:Springs, : Arkansas, on March 20, he Cashed a $75 money order addressed to McBride at the Askay Art Gal ies.. And another for $75 at.the Biles Music ‘Company And. another..at.Dino’s Store:for men: Rife: passed ‘three 75.money.orders at Brown’s Department’ Store, Pfeiffers and: Charles: Weaver’s. They: headed for Kansas City. But hotel, saying he .would call for. the suit later..The credit: manager in Askins was suspicious of the money order. He telephoned ‘the postal inspectors. An inspector. wason the HW 53216 Docld:32397527 “Page 84.
“mother, . brothers, sisters, 2-a beeline for his family, if - trustworthy, and likeliest to. they may find it. Ray had he did, they were probably ide *in ‘a place like the St. Id be too great. But he had vdiniles in St.. Louis: John usband Albert Pepper, and [f. Ray did receive help from - x. And he had “substantial” t.was: hidden—or by whom irnis! ed by Ray 1 Huie and his way to the banks of the it- westward toward Kansas for five or six days. He ate r, hid during daylight in cul- om swollen feet, On the sixth a“‘town”. and caught a train claims; he took a cab to East ad,” who. drove: him to Ed- arl Ray's father was married, . ted James Earl Ray in'.1954 sberyin East ‘Alton; and’ in ery robbery. After nightfall ranger, a fugitive, ° would be wardsville, he took a‘terrible © i the bus stations-in St. Louis: . g watched; that he was ‘safer mlet like Edwardsville: Cer- for the more affluent, eo ’ HW 453216 thé location of .the ‘bus star y fugitive facing as much time -- iore*.time if caught—would _ ) fin a way, to flee’ the coun- DoclId: 32397527 ording 'to.. the account eet ‘R2 ming houseat .2731: North: ‘Sheffield i in: Chicago, 2 $14-a-week room Lamm -on“April :3 30—a ab: 4.3 18-24-7098—in the name of John Rayns, an and number Huie says he rememnibered- from aroun 51” (but none of his official arrest records indicate Ray: 5 using: that—or.any. alias-——in 1951) 2:It is remarkabl “thatthe could remember a nine-digit: number’ after’ 16 years 3,:1967, this ad was ‘published -i specializes: in. “plain . home-cooked: food””.-and S$ an impressive « ‘business. It’ has. been“ operated -by. friendly, ‘home-folk:' owners,” Clara ‘and. Harvey: “Klin jeand ara’s sister Elly, for about 35 years. ‘In’Ma tchen help: was.a formidable army :'27. Negroes and four Filipinos.: James Earl Ray responded -:to: the:ad..inth ribune- ‘and * ‘was: -bired.as a dishwasher-—-giving : ‘his ‘nam y., ‘social-security number ‘Page 65
» Perhaps & as four ty~Galt at his Word, -joshed that - Ray-Galt saig he had been Cpes signed his -new. oul”. had $ Most of + - That ni ay 10+ get :a- s00d mner, Bi Ssination of Dr. 'S@Ssin- could imagine. und ‘the k.'Ray did not fi he Said he would buy. “tH, Paisley- says."They mer, in front ‘of Ray’s bank: Tee ‘ . - 86 a a. OT527_ Page HW 453716
“decisive ‘outbreak of violence and riot- ‘of turmoil in the’ United States. If the ficient: intensity, it: ‘might: Taise the need ‘Mi in fact, on June, 22: “New: York police it Negroes, two. of: whom’were alleged 2 Cassassination’.of::two—and perhaps lerates, Roy-Wilkins:and Whitney M. .to: the -indictment,: the Negroes were orist ‘group -known:as:RAM—Revolu- vement. The reported : founder of RAM, led to:Cuba in 1961;.and:then to: Com- FBI:-described RAM: as :pro-Red China itted :to-the overthrow ‘of: governments ssassination: ‘One: of: the -two men in- the:-assassination.of: Young and Wilkins Tguson; an assistant ‘principal of Public - as. He was later convicted. The charges on’ had -scouted-the homes” ‘and “offices - ung .to establish.movement.and escape — yrtedithey found:ten -rifles,:-a :machine. : sand ‘a shotgun ‘in Fer. euson’s home. at ed:-hé-was-with. “friends”. an‘the Alton ‘hen: a:dishwasher'i in. Winnetka; leading” Tooming house. Even.assuming:a group 1--somehow:found : Ray—or: “he .them—- ly.to invite ‘a ‘stranger.into their midst iaps?. Ray had-no record ’as’a. killer. In: ted above; the’ conspirators: themselves Docld: 32397527 HW 532716 ispirators, there remains. this. very -im- how---Or.: swhy-—-did: sthey’make- contact.” ay? Up ‘to. this point,;;Ray had-been in.. nonentity -in :JeffCity, ‘with no: “special ble connections with extremist organiza- © .ceat ‘least, he-would:seem an unlikely ; jicatéd:.conspirators.::After his “escape, . ‘Page 67 junting for.a berth ona ship. or “hoping to roll a. ailorwand. get “his .I-D.—-passport: and’ merchant-marine t night he drank sparingly in rou ugh seaman’s bars, the word go out. that she:was: available for: special the risk were: ‘not:too: great. In -one such ‘bar;: the ; Ray. told’ Huie;'1 ‘he met :a-blond: Lating “Raoul > a 35: years old, who: might: lave some spec WOLK:. ey. began’ hushed -talks. “now, -another-mystery about. Ray’s finan IdHuie that be: only had. $70. left after paying ‘his .room yoard at the Har-K ‘rooming: house: ‘That -was-on ‘th ioon of July: 18. Yet on the very. next day;- “July219 ay. appeared at the Tip Top:Tailors to ‘splurge ‘money On: “new clothes. A salesman, J: B.” - fitted “him Ta new powder-blue Botany.’suit.; He also bought: ‘pra’ icks; ‘a red T-shirt; a yellow: ‘T-shirt, yellow swim:trunks, “pajamas, socks, underwear. and neckties. In all; about $200: worth.. Two days: later he appeared: ‘at: yet another i “Cottonwood ’ ‘Limited: ‘A sale: According to the Ray-Huie account, Ray ems by- robbing. a Montreal whorehouse:of $800. “He-says e'spent-. $25 casing the? establishmient:/one: ‘night;: ‘then. obbed it the next. If he: cased it at-the first possible © ‘Oppor: nity,: ‘the night he ‘ ‘arrived. jn “Montreal, ‘July: ‘185° t then-h bbed-it-on . July"19;But he‘arrived. at “Tip’Top. spend $200 on'July: 19-——before, the-robbery ‘Then, about'a week later——July. 31—Ray did.an amazmng thing for a man'so desperate for: cash::He took: off: for’ "week : of luxurious «loafing ‘in:a “posh: ‘Laurentian’ resort: The ‘room alone cost: chim: $153...He: must ‘have: spent: a Jeast -another $20'a:day.on drinks’and entertainment.:Ad- together,.-say,_ $300.° Conceivably,: this: Jark:was £ financed
rehouse robbery—if there was such a rob. n, spent upward of $600 on clothes and play shing fling. :s!: Shoes ye ty the “Ray. who. a1 ‘at the resort had astonishing transformation. Here in this un- xury Ray, as Eric S.:Galt, appeared to be vorld,: a. poor. man’s’ jet-setter. He was wel] is nails manicured. He hung out in the bars, ¢ make. He met, according to-Huie, a “culti- a high-level employee of the Canadian gov- nd ‘doubt’.one’.of the .“most_ attractive” on t payroll.-Ray-Galt :was cextraordinarily at. ing. He:.danced,.He took her to bed and. almost*as if ‘different ‘person had come on double ‘(leading“to the speculation’ that-now, ere were two Ray-Galts). Many believe that. it-plan to create-a fictitious identity; a part of - swhich: was the selection of the name Galt itself. If so, then. t.have conceived the new identity in Jeff City, or y:-after: his: escape. Those’ who believe this also be- he-went up to the-Laurentians with plenty of money he would not gamble money on a lark.And ail - peculation \lends “weight, ’of course, to ‘the theory. ay. had money stashed away and was acting alone,’ uting an exotic plan conceived behind bars: Sap he y-his own’ admission, ‘Ray-Galt was not ‘yet recruited - the““conspiracy.”. BREE Deeb SERS A Tet, E ‘fact, left the cultivated girl behind in the Lauren- s:on August: 7, saying’ he was rushing to- meet his ther” in Montreal. He had told her the night -before athe “worked for” his brother “in some kind of busi- and that the old. red Plymouth -was -his .brother’s : wife’s :car—a jalopy for hauling groceries.’ So ‘far “as is 10WN, it was the first time Ray mentioned to anyone that ad a brother, or that he had business with a brother. In‘the’ coming months, Ray“would mention three times” again that he was embarked on ‘this or that enterprise with “brother.” Partly on the basis of these statements, .the initial FBI indictment against-Ray also mentioned a “broth- “ Did Ray mean John Larry, who visited him the day efore he escaped from Jeff City? Or Gerry, who lived so lose. by ‘when .Ray worked——as John L.. Rayns—in. the Indian Trail in’ ‘Winnetka? Or -was it merely “a small lie? any ‘case, neither brother has’ been formally charged in tai ‘the. extraordinary: transformation, oc- an.be no doubt.:Huie, -a.careful reporter, ‘sort, found the.:girl, ‘talked ‘to her. Ray’s the lark:, he hoped to find a:girl who would and as-a reference so-he could get a pass- (she had known. him for two years. a anation..raises, more..questions: than’ it an- thing, he must have known that the refer- at for'a passport was easily. circumvented. for that purpose seems far out of propor- |. Suppose, he was unable to meet.a girl >, him. Ray had never been noted for his with girls. Even if ‘one-did, he would have the’name. Eric S.-Galt.: Suppose someone. S. Galt already held a Canadian passport. ‘din that name, . he would ‘be found: out. — get a-birth certificate in the name Eric S. 1¢-Were purely.a concoction -by Ray,- there ord of his. birth. Beyond all-that stands the °money: he. blew,:in ;the ‘Laurentians he tht forged-identity papers:that ‘were- safe. : cinating ‘aspect .of the: lark ‘is: Ray-Gallt’s formation ‘in character: Almost.overnight - “who. was a dish- Back in Montreal, Ray told Huie, ‘it was not:his brother.’ ut “Raoul”. he was rushing"to’ meet. Raoul—-if there was~ Raoul—may.have resembled:John Larry. He'was about John--Larry’s age—35 ‘or 36——and was, like John Larry, blond. (The name Raoul, French or Spanish for Ralph, is not far from Ray.) In‘ the coming months, Ray-Galt himself would try to pass himself-off as “Raoul’s” age—35 ¢ De aege ~ 2 a-frugal,. shy ‘hillbilly : i-in..a ‘flophouse toa‘ natty, manicured: danced.-in’.a luxury. resort and. went out | urt women. Those ‘who, knew: Ray. find on: utterly: remarkable, .ifnot unbéliev- HW 53216 Docld:32397527 ‘Page 63
aa ome HW 53216 DBocld:32397527 ‘Page 69 724; 1t:must have, been. between his release from Leaven- worth. and -his' arrest forthe Kroger grocery holdup in St, Louis, per s another. vacation,:an unwinding ‘from the profession.‘ But now—eight years later—the -Galt was in for:a jolt:‘Acapulco bad been dis- vy. first the jet set and then the prop-jet set and prop. set.. Prices were .Sky-high... Every. Mexican handout. Burning, -Ray-Galt\.turned north to Vallarta, a posh, offbeat little jet-set hangout north | n'the. night of October 19,12 days after leaving Bir- ie iy-Galt to her co e checked into the Rio Hotel. He gave his ad- Economy: Grill: and’ Rooms. He signed the his :unmistakable “hand, : “Eric: Galt.” He re- e-Rio for :19 days; :then shifted to another right‘on the beach, the Tropicana, where he stopped ek—until November -13. ‘The-hotel employees ecall nly vaguely: He was “quiet.” He kept company with prostitutes, ‘but in contrast to-Canada theré was no white-hot intimate affair with a “cultivated” mystery wom- : an; Someone remembered him saying, “‘After I make a big spot quite right. Late -Score;“I’m ‘gonna come down here and live on beer and son’... and he had beans.” Ray-Galt was just one more rich norteamericano ‘tourist,-basking in the sun, haunting the bars at night, liv- | wnever drank too muc “ing the life-of the superrich. But no one remembers him : .aS. an avid photographer—with expensive. equipment. -The. -employees remember only the white Mustang. Someone— ‘perhaps -Ray-Galt:or one. of ‘his ‘girl friends—glued -two ‘Mexican turista-stickers' on the ‘side:window of the car, “Y Or, ‘was'.be ‘merely a. simple tourist? He may not.have. -been:- Investigative authorities in- Memphis have said that - ‘during his stay'in Mexico, Ray was engaged in smuggling, as he had:been in Canada: In Mexico, they say, Ray picked - ip contraband jewelry and smuggl . character with a bas eto Yucca Valley on s7ze He lived in a cool p, Rita. Outwardly, St: seechardiv the type a h: -compatible. “Yet the: jwas broads...” 425-¢ Pethaps through S ‘mg-an “undersround ‘Then Ray-Galt inser: a /person,-Or persons, unknown. zucA couple of weeks -Galt-not OS. = Stein, a native of New tery.:He told Huie he went there to: ‘him to New Orleans t ship—just in case Raoul didn’t come through? In small children. An ai mber, he rented a room at .1535 North Serrano go to New Orleans hi Avenue from: Mrs. -Margarita Powers. The house was'in : # szys “Raoul” had wri ‘sleazy neighborhood of. low-slung California bungalows, *:: Galt would give Stei: on the fringe of glamorous Hollywood. He signed in as Eric’
dip . extradition’ would be impossible. -.. : reant 10 be discovered at of this letter?. = g ace in the lot out back. fe caused little notice.” The:hotel-man Thompson; remembers him.at mail call by the: fron every. morning at 10:30, and recalls mail. forwarded: ; “probably: including: the’ reply: ‘Council: Ray-Galt: always wore a: jacket’ and: “roomer. ;, Thompson | says, he was | “absolutel immaculate, m: the "hotel. An “employee, far Pinela: » stamped Ray’s laundry. with a Se cial ark: Hea , ‘bought: a. Hammer: ‘and : pe Hardware Store: ; " Ray-Galt: had* enrolled’ school. Why? ‘He’ told. Hui _Latin dance steps so ‘that |] finally settled below. the-bx to find refuge ‘in Rhodesia; ; Council, then why: Latin § ' lessons were merely‘one.m establish ‘the: fictionalident Ray was:no dancer: Everyt _avid dancer. in: the. Lauren: ham and in Los. Angeles’: ‘Ray-Galt. picked . ‘the: Ni Beach, a slickly- modern, "« ment with. a. rosterofso: arrived at the:studio: short! to New Orleans. He talked 1 about the course of instrc the most comprehensive:, that cost $465. Ray-Galt s a a deposit. At the next lesso cash, much: of it: with.$20 Ray-Galkt j is remembered to be a ‘southern gentlemz ‘neatly dressed, but ‘not“sh alligator shoes he wore: ‘all tl drawn type of individual: tor, says: “One time: I:talk ‘tried to break him down. -E personal, he became: quiet. Norton, a young, pretty: ins Says: “He told me. he-had- coast of Mexico somewhere. ’ Another instructor,.: St Galt s gold ring studded: Wit and carefully ‘knotted? tie, 2bout dancing. He’d tug. at crooked smnile, 7s Now Ray-Galt turned to” lems: creating some kind.o Montreal, in the Laurentian
oa decent ated. herring é direction, of. Rhodesia in t? Or was it earnestly meant? iy-Galt was seriously inquir- emigrate to“Rhodesia with- 1e:mysterious Latin,::-Raoul, -Galt'LD. and money-to go --passport.‘Did Ray- 2 on‘that part..of.the-.deal? -ing’analternate“escape tun- - assport: in. casé Raoul failed Rhodesia, as indicated by his inquiry to the: Latin steps?. ‘More: likely; thé dancing the: careful plan. to fictional’ identity ‘of. Exic'S:" E: : Everybody knew that. Ray-Galt was an ‘Bi sponse. was 10 couraging. roster: of - ‘ ca‘routine, reply; stating that é ‘studio: shortly after: returning from. the tip eans He talked-with manager Rodney: “Arvidson Ray-Galt:abrup anged (rano:. “Avenue“he*moved to ywood: Boulevard,above the Snot. a fleabag.: It-is .an-old, rorn carpeting and’an elderly amanent _residen Ray-Galt artment,- “with | living. oon jvastull. ‘kitchen and -a small “month, . including: special outhern < gentleman,” ; dressed,: but: not- sharply. “dressed: except for the or shoes ‘he. wore all the time. “He was: the shy, with; I of indivi > Andreas: Jorgensen, an instruc- ays::‘One time I talked with “im for, an. hour: and to’ break: ‘him down. ak time: ‘the conversation. got ce-The hotel manager, it “mail «call by the front ‘desk - ‘recalls mail forwarded from ~ & acluding the. reply om ‘the a.jacket ‘and::tie, “and as. mmaculate, 4 ; Mees Anstructor; ‘Sani he very vague UGalt’s gold -ring ‘studded With: dark ‘stones,- his “white ‘shirt 3 aa st was.’ ‘embarrassed. i. Ray-Galt ‘had:, vaundry. Company down’ the employee, : “Mrs:-Mary:‘Lucy special mark: H. 2 HW 53216 Docld: 32397527 Page 91—
M39 2. THR STRANGE CASB:OF JAMES BARL RAY | “Canadian girl he had been working for his brother. “In Birmingham he was an ex-shipyard worker on vacation, On his Alabama driver's license application he was “Mer-- “chant Marine.” All fictitious, and for good reason. Find- ng employment in America for a fictitious character is not ‘easy, Employers ask for references, employment records,‘ “social: security. card, other identification. They withhold income taxes. They send records to Washington.) 2": ‘Ray-Galt made a stab. He ran an ad in the Los Angeles Times offering himself as a “culinary.” He had a social-: “ security number—the one he had given to Mrs. Klingeman at the Indian Trail in Winnetka. It was a “safe” number; he had used it before. (At Social Security headquarters, the . ‘number is the only thing that matters. As an official says: | ‘People change their names all the time. We couldn’t keep rack of that.”) Ray-Galt received three job offers: But ach employer asked for references and a social-security ard. Ray-Galt could , not supply: these. He was turned ; away : C dppeciseatat PMaL Pan oo Ss ‘Tn-vanother™ country—Latin America, . Rhodesia—he : ould not need these annoying papers and numbers. But: ‘hé would need a skill. As a well-dressed American abroad, : “he could not very well list his only previous experience as '“dishwasher” or “culinary.” Where would a dishwasher - get money to go abroad? It would arouse immediate sus-.; “picion;’ perhaps bring: an investigation. But where could . ‘Ray-Galt acquire a: skill in ‘a: short time? Something that ? vould .not: be.;demeaning: or” arouse undue notice?.-‘The: nswer:- he would. become’ a bartender. He ‘could learn: hat. trade® in- Jess“ than’ two’ months.. Bartenders: make: nough money to travel abroad. They are a kind of restless international breed, shifting from one country to another.:, ‘It was a perfect long-term cover, not apt to ever arouse | ‘suspicion. 208 408 PEE Bae, Sore One of the’ bartenders:in.the Sultan Room, Gil, Martin -says he gave Ray-Galt. the idea..But Ray-Galt may have” “had the idea earlier and merely. asked ‘certain. questions, : giving. Martin the impression it had been: his idea. Ray's: rother John Larry had taken a bartender course, and had; worked as'a bartender in New. York, and later at his sister | arol Jean’s place in St.-Louis, the Grapevine. So, as Ray ad earlier chosen his ‘brother's name for an alias, his age THE STRANGB CASE OF JAMES BARL RAY -. his love of vodka and orange juice, he now chose his trade On January 19, Ray-Galt appeared at the International . 7 School of Bartending on Sunsct Boulevard, not far from the St, Francis Hotel by Los Angeles standards. The school ° was. not, impressive from the outside, Except for. the sign ‘on the front, it might have been taken for a store. in al “, ordinary neighborhood, Jt.was not even a permanent lo: ‘cation: by: the following summer it would have moved to. . Alvarado’ Street, ¢>: gage ho) yada te pitied .. Inside;-.the school ‘looked very much like’ a cocktail -“Jounge. There was a long “training” bar, sleckly modern, a: few small tables, soft lights, heavy carpet. Behind the bar: were dozens of whiskey bottles—filled with water—and a- vast variety. of highbail, liquor and cocktail glasses. Pre-. siding over the “school”: was the “director,”.a genial Latin: named Tomas ReyexLqu. Lau’ was a dapper, very precise. man;‘with swarthy skin, dark eyes, sharply trimmed mous-: tache, given to alligator. shocs- and corduroy trousers and “Lau invited Ray-Galt into the small “oflice.” He showed. him the elaborate “course book’ (authorized by law) and explained: that by “graduation” time, six weeks. hence, ; Ray-Galt would. know. how.-to mix 110 different drinks.: He would-also be taught poise, style, personality improve- ment, confidence, coordination, balance, hygiene and psy- chology—presumably: how to be a sympathetic listener, or. how to evict a noisy drunk. without traumatizing him or other bar:-patrons.>“Students” atthe school -would work: -behind the bar.,three: to ‘six hours a day, “be:“graded””: in: a dozen .categories.At:‘‘graduation” -Ray-Galt would:. ceive, adiploma and-have: his. picture. taken.in’a tuxedo jacket and formal -shirt' and: black. tie. There. were many :, pictures of former graduates tacked on-the. wall, The fee was $220, 27 2 ses Biante LS Le harsh : - Ray-Galt gave Lau the impression that he was “desper- ate” to’ get a job-and go:to-work-as soon. as’ possible.-He gave Lau the $220 fee in cash. He filled out an application blank, giving his address as the St. Francis Hotel. He gave his date:of birth as July.30,:1931—very -close to, the date of birth of his. brother: John-Larry, born June 19,.193 i 3 references, he listed Maria Deninno at.the St.. Francis ta Stein—Charles Stein’s- sister and. Charles Deninng?
3 atthe & Franklin Avenue. He listeda “Mr: Figueroa Street ‘as’ a: former employer who had paid him: ‘$50 a week. Although he had passed himself off.as “des ‘perate”’ for a job, it is certain that Ray-Galt never: intended: to apply for a job asa bartender in America upon gradua tion. He knew the problem of the social-security card, th references, the employment ‘record. More important:’i many cities, including Los Angeles, :bartendets are re quired to register with police. when they take a job dis pensing liquor. - Often, . applicants ‘are: fingerprinted - and. investigated by police departments.’ That wasa tisk ‘Ray Galt could not. afford. cp'Ray-Galt applied himself conscientiously, : was a nice fellow with a nice. personality,” Lau recallsiH was very intclligent. He had the.ability to develop this typo” of service.” Lau found him almost ideal: “Quict and re served,” as a good bartender should be. Ray-Galt had slight southern accent.” ya It was a very:important, almost crucial undertaking fo ‘Ray-Galt. He was committed -now, totally committed: If h failed the course; he .had no‘further options, ; Time wa ‘running out, So Intent was Ray-Galt on making it that: ho~ visited .a “specialist” ‘on. self-improvement, -the. Reverend } “Xavier von Koss, head of the International Society of Hyp’ sia; . NZ to Huie,:“‘an internationally:.recognized authority on hypnosis and sclf-hypnosis in the field of cif ‘improvement. Ray-Galt' said -he had been reading up on ‘mind concentration and self-improvement, Von, Koss sug gested hypnosis, but. Ray-Galt. declined,- perhaps: fearful, that he might reveal something he shouldn’t,:The Reverend : ‘yon Koss gavo Ray-Galt three.sclf-improvement .books to take along: How to Cath in on- Your Hidden Memory Pow ers Self-Hypnotism: The Technique and: Its Use. in, Dail Living; and Psycho-Cybernetics. ae * So Intent Was Ray-Galt on making good .that ho: termi: nated his dancing essons on February 12, forfolting the Inrge fee he had pald for. the course. Says Ro Arison: ‘ 1 “Ee said he planned to.open  bar’in the. Los Angel rea, That was the reason he gave us for,leaving before th ourse ‘was completcd: Ho: wanted :to, concentrate on ‘hi: _ Louis Lomax believes that at about this tim * Ray-Galt made another whirlwind trip to New Orleans and vicinity. Lomax says that.on Valentine’s Day; February 14; ‘: Ray-Galt swapped his console TV with.a girl in‘ return for = her portable TV, and during this transaction Ray-Galt told her he was:“‘leaving town.” Lomax (who' claims: to have found the girl), believes that Ray-Galt then drove to New : Orleans ‘and delivered a package to a family there from their daughter-in Los Angeles. Afterward; Ray-Galt drove «to Birmingham:::In that city, Ray-Galt' bought’ gasand ;. received Green Stamps, proof of the trip. “* Beyond Lomax’s’ speculation,’ ‘there: is* no’ further:.evi - dence that Ray-Galt made a. trip to New Orleans in-mi . February. Ray himself makes no mention of it in his ac- count to’ Hulc, Tho Green Stamps do not provo ‘he was "In Birmingham in-February; Green Stamps arc not date j Ray-Galt could have acquired them the previous Septet ber when he lived. in Birmingham. If-he made the trip, ‘would have missed, classes at the bartending ‘school; pe haps too many to.“graduate.” Besides: that, hé was .busy ‘on another,of his purposctul projects.?34s- ‘On’ Februiiry!.19,'in: Los ‘Angeles, Ray-G plastic surgeon;' Dr; Russel: C. Ha “Ray -Ray-Galt filled out a form; listing his birth date agnin close: to that of John Larry—Jiily” 20,°:1931=—and his: closest: .felative o8““Carl L: Galt,” 2608 Highlarid:in Birmingha the addres. of:the. Economy Grill and RoortisiDr.-Ha removed the.“‘tip":two wecks Inter. on March’ 5; ;' Meanwhilo;; Ray-Gatt: had. successfully’ completed course in bartending:‘He graduated” on March 2; bricf cheery interlude in Lau’s' small ‘office. Ray-Galt: received: his “diploma.” Then he. stood holding his diploma in the. name of-Eric:S. Galt before a. camera for. his graduation. picture: with. Lau: Tho: color: photograph-.that. resulted is spect: It bears, little, or; n
ere, HW 53216 Docld:32397527 ‘Page 94 36 THE ‘STRANGE ‘CASE OF JAMES EARL*RAY: Tesemblance to the faceless James Earl Ray. He is wearing School tuxedo jacket, white shirt and thin black bow tie. ‘True, his left ear protrudes noticeably like Ray’s, but any likeness ends there. One reason may be that Ray-Galt had his eyes firmly.closed—no doubt deliberately—when the ‘shutter -clicked.“ Without -eyes,:a face like: Ray’s could resemble millions :of others. “:; i Lau informed Ray-Galt that he had lined up a-bartend- ing job. But the Ray-Galt who had given the impression he was “desperate”. for work -six-weeks earlier declined. “I have ‘to leave 'to-see my brother,”Ray-Galt said. “What good: would) it do for. me’to work for only two or three weeks? I'd. better wait until_I return to town ‘and get a permanent job.”.When ‘Ray-Galt telephoned Lau a week later .on some routine matter;.Lau again offered him a job. Again, Ray-Galt declined. - pao Bekele Was Ray-Galt, in fact, off to see a “brother”? No one knows. But interestingly’ it was the second time Ray-Galt had. used seeing .2 brother’ as-an excuse to terminate a relationship and shift the scene-of his operation. “About this time, ‘an incident occurred in Alabama that would Jater assume acurious aspect, another-minor—or . perhaps important—mystery in-the unfolding drama. On : about the last day m February, according to Captain T..L.. Payne of the Alabama Highway Patrol, someone identify- ing himself as Eric S. Galt telephoned the license division requesting a-duplicate driver’s license. The duplicate was mailed to Galt, together. witha bill for:25¢, on March 1, to the Economy Grill and Rooms in Birmingham. There, ac- cording to manager Peter Cherpes, -the.duplicate ‘license was picked off the front h —by a person unseen and “therefore unknown, on or-about March 2 or.3. The license | division received the 25¢ payment on March:6 cae The incident cannot be dismissed lightly. It is the only proof that Ray-Galt may have had an accomplice in his “enterprise. Conceivably, .Ray-Galt could have telephoned ong -distance-requesting :the.duplicate.-But he: could not have picked ‘it up: at the: Economy Grill and Rooms on™ March 2 or.3. On March 2, he was in Los Angeles, “gradu- ting.” On March .5, hé ‘had his nose -operated-on. He. isited Dr: Hadley. for: postoperative treatment on March |
ro are : i “was called upon to deal with:another protest movement the garbage strike In Memphis. The trouble there had begun = »King responded to the call reluctantly, 2.°.-:. ‘. On March 17, the day Ray left Los Angeles, black community were on trial. ’.. q : on ‘March-30. On April 1, be was in Washington, where he tion to lead a second march in Meimiphis on April 6... ’. On March 29, while King was in Memphis, James Ear’ Ray appeared in the Aero Marine Supply. Company, .a sporting-goods store near. the main entrance: of the Bir- meyer, with a Birmingham address, Ray purchased a. "caliber: Winchester: rifle with a. Redfield telescopic’ sigh rom salesman -U.°L. Baker. -A‘customer, John: De Shazo: observed the purchase. Why ‘he shifted. to yet another alias has not been revealed, ‘The Birmingham. ddress.was-fals t was: part of the-plan,- perhaps es : That--afternoon, ‘Ray-Lowmeyer.:telephoned : the: Aero ther.:salesman, arine: Supply. Company.: He. spoke. to..ano ‘his brother” and wanted to exchange-the rifle for another. Ray-Lowmeyer. left .the“ impression he. was ‘going: dee hunting in‘ Wisconsin with a brother‘or. brother-in-law.” I was the third.time Ray had-mentioned-a .“‘brother” in pu ic: Ray-Lowmeyer wanted to exchange the rifle fora larger aliber;a30.06.-Wood said, “Fine,. bring the: other rifle in Doold: 32397527 Page 95 “two months before, in February. The city’s 1,300 garbage ©: - collectors, 90% Negro, had petitioned the Mayor, Henry: . Loeb, for a modest wage and compensation increase, Loch -. - stubbornly refused. The garbage collectors struck, Tempers -: ared; no mediation seemed possible. The collectors sent. an appeal to King: come aud help dramutize the impasse. King was * |; the principal speaker at the important California Demo- *-: | : cratic convention in Los Angeles. ‘The next day he flew to .- Memphis. Then he went to Atlanta. On March 20, he was." n Mississippi. Then Alabama. Then Atlanta. On March : 28, he was back.in Memphis, to lead the protest march. - “The march crupted in violence. In the melee men were : -killed. His nonviolent philosophy, his leadership of the . He remained in Memphis March 29, returning to Atlanta " “pave a moving.address to 3,000-people, mostly white, . in ° he. Washington Cathedral. He had made public his inten-~ mingham airport. There, using the name - Harvey Loy: S45. Donald F.. Wood. Ray-Lowmeyer said he had: talked: with” uo serial number 461476, Wood shified the 7 ready bought at least six heavy dumdum-type bullets else- . where. These bullets could not be fired in the Winchester - 3s, would make contact with the cartridge cap. It was easier to . - ' “THE STRANGH CASU OF JAMES HARL RAY." 141 “at nine’ o'clock in-the' morning.” Ray-Lowmeyer did, ‘and vicked up a Remington at three that ‘wternoon, The Rem- fngton was a Model 760.Gamemaster Pump Action 30.06, Redfield sight (serial number 17350) to the new rifle, With the sight attached, the rifle would not fit in its regular box. So Wood put it in a Browning automatic shotgun box; and Scotche taped it closed. The final bill was $150, which Ray-Low- Why had Ray exchanged rifles? He had apparently al-’ without mechanically filing the rim of the firing pin so it ° exchange rifles, *-20 Sh. Gh ek eee er oe .. Ray then retumed directly to Atlanta. On the day after’ he got the Remington, March 31, he paid Garner another. -week’s rent. At that time, Ray wrote his name—Eric &.. -Galt—on an envelope. Either at this time, or five days later, Ray-Galt left Garner a note saying he had to. return’ to i: Birmingham, and would. be back later for the television: “and other personal effects, He may have left his note in the envelope bearing his name. On the envelope, he left a -. The next day, April 1, Ray took some laundry to the Piedmont Laundry around the corner from J immy Garner’s : rooming house. He left it in the name of Eric S, Galt with: a clerk, Mrs.: Annie Peters. Then he turned the Mustang westward, toward Memphis. On the night of April:2, he “spent the night in a-motel in Mississippi, registered in the ‘name: of Eric S..Galt...The next day, April 3, Ray-Galt ‘stopped at the Rexall Drug Store.in. Whitehaven, Tennes :see; and bought some toilet articles, including a bottle of ‘after-shave lotion. :* Phy vas . That same morning, Dr. King arrived at the Eastern Ait -Line sheep run‘at. the Atlanta airport to catch a plane ‘for Memphis; There, Eastern officials informed him. the’ flight “had been delayed: rumor had it that someone had planted ‘a bomb on the plane: King and his associates sat in the desegregated waiting room while. the plane was searched. “King was not alarmed, merely wildly annoyed by the delay, He had come ‘to accept threats to his life as routine. “For a ts ome
e heat: full blast::On) the same-day the ¢ finserprints wen atched; the FBI released Ray’s:name, record and othe | ata: including a precise physical: description, and a galley otographs—those: taken -at the time of his previoy arrests..-On:-the following day,’ ‘beneath banner headlines, Ray’s photograph was published.on the front page of mos of: the :major newspapers. ‘Reporters:set 10 work digcing . nto:-his--past,: stitching together :the ‘threads of the Rey family..and . its history, manfully: grappling “with the be. wildering -yariety -of names—Ray,~ Ryan. Rayn, Raynes, Raines—the many children: . “—Sotid the FBI.:The focus.of.the manhunt now shifted to the Midwest. Suspicion fell on Gerry and John Larry a: possible accomplices: The St. Louis FBI office became the command post in this new-search:*the lights burned all night.in:the Federal Building-- Agents -scurried in and out at:all hours with scraps of information,.compiling an ex- haustive biography of:Ray, his family, his cohorts, his past ‘accomplices. Tt was hoped that from: this mass of informa- on..a.clear picture of Ray the man and his habits would -emerge, and thus lead. ‘them to his probable hiding place. While this: hunt was -in: progress, ‘the Bureau. also alerted Mexican authorities. and the Royal :-Canadian Mounted Police.;-Ray “had—visited both’ those ‘countries since his ‘escape from Jeff: ‘City-and ‘prior-to the: assassination. He “might have returned ‘to either: ; : ‘The FBI-found Gerry-Ray working as a maintenance man at a country club in suburban Chicago. Not long after-. ward, enterprising Chicago reporters also found Gerry Bas Gerry probably told both ‘FBI agents, who fully c eared him,:and reporters the same story. He-said that the last contact.he had had with James-Earl-Ray was a letter— addressed ‘to Gerry’s ‘Wheeling, Tllinois, post-office box— a wee m .Jeff-City: James hed mbers.of th family s since ‘He-won’t contact anybody in: the family, T’m-sure of that.: The, FBI will be. watching all of us.”. _ ‘Gerry -was one’ ‘of :those ‘who ‘believed - that.James was . “giant”. conspiracy.° He. thought. his s oo had-been:  some- way, probably~as the en 5 all: and he-did it, which I-doubt,” ome HW 53216 Docld:32397527 ‘Page 96
muirror,- and on the wall, two faded’ portraits’ o Sen ih -and .a. flowery: homily. -Home:.Sweet- Home Ray, who: told’ Mrs.’ Szpakowski that he: was: 1 for. the: real-estate’ firm of Mann and Martel, paid. he : akowski sai that Ray was the “ideal”: roome Ms. c Kept to. his made- no unusual. -deman id worried looking all the time,” "She recalls... thinker::-I thought maybe he was worried‘abo “Sometime during the week, the telephone at-102:0: peor cacti rang. c caller asked for Mr. Paul Bridgn a .M rs: Szpakowski’s eight-year-old daughte Eidi She. assumed, the: call—it was hy sega a-loc: On: Thusday, ‘April. ty ‘the day the. FB the white: ‘Mustang in: Atlanta, Ray appeared abou =“Mabel A ‘cnew ushered - Ray the rear of the.studio, which is adorned. wi irrors? and. a-:travel. poster’ for Hollan R iano: stool’ in-front ‘of a plain :whi ; turning May 27.- , ies for a passport phioto was:$2:for told Ray-Bridgman about.a-sp: extra prints for 50¢. But Ray-B Ray left, returning.in about.a photos. They showed a: dignifie trimmed hair, slightly graying o and a left ‘ear. that protruded f The next day; April 12, Goc office issued and then retracted Galt. But the blooper was. give newspapers, on television -and-. America was more keenly: attu any news about. the ‘name. thar the next day, Holy Saturday, Ra the bulletin. He knew then: th: registration——had been found. :as The FBI was hot on the. trz of the bulletin—that was curl was time now, perhaps, to’ shift" {o move on, te make further Ta a plan already made. On Tuesday, April 16,:Ra steps of the plan. First ‘he“te’ vations at another. rooming: house Then he went to the Kennedy: oe spectable establishment on’ “the: fi Manager, Mrs, Lillian Spencer=4 ‘crt of appeared from: nowhere *sbulous person. Blended ight’ Ray said he wanted.to “go: to‘E 3-day Cconomy excursion #fligh “Mrs... Spencer*ti 3345. He would: ‘peed a Ray did not have a passport.:N tzid, she could easily arrange that. eee: ._ ¥!¢? No, he did not: Well then, Ni could vouch for having. he had been born in. Toronto; tad only been back’ ‘three: we: “aerantor, Stil no roblem :
id in:the-birth ‘DOtices in the ‘for: Bridgman®:(mother’s Maideg len) and:: Ramon ) and the Evening for,Bridgman’s birth*certificate, Ray ven his return rooming “house as ‘after*he: made reservations at Mrs. 1¢ applied for.a’ birth certificate jg ving.the new.:address. ae 18;'thé-Toronto Newspapers carried Eric ‘Starvo Galt-and “a brother” (The: eyes: were’ é swrong suess— ‘a different man.) Mrs..Szpakowski id: remarked to-her:-husband that €r-on: the-second floor, front. Her >. Was crazy. But.Mrs.: Szpakowski was:more worried and: withdrawn vas:apparently unfolding according id _been-found as: it ‘was bound to tothe assassination:::Ray had €car,:so that would: lead .to Bir- They :‘had tracked ‘him:-to Los was part of the ‘plan;too.: Now, if ‘about going. to Latin ‘America— 's,and.so on——were:acted: upon, entrated below the border: ‘Ray:had :not counted :upon: was rother.” : Where “had - they “heard sual ‘remark. about ‘going. hunting ‘store'in Birmingham?:.Was that ictment?--Had -this.-been, the fatal {eno “trace*of ‘a: brother: to, Galt. 4 a:fictional:-identity for a eate. ‘ome ® AW 53216 DoclId: 32397527 | ‘maiden name, Tetury ers:in ‘the main brary, - Ray:came:-down : and:-answered:.:Th ‘bref; Ray-said-almost-nothing: He. hung telephoned is: another. mystery. ‘Then‘he ght:a-newspaper.:That night Ray packed April: 19—he left without notice: Simply ving: the-key. on -the..downstairs ‘hall tabl akowski went .up to: clean the: room, ‘she the: Toronto Star-opened ‘to.a photograph Spite of her intuition;:her. suspicion, she was managed by ung Loo, a Chinese immigrant with several chil who.armived with no lugeage—-only @ newspaper. mon ‘the ‘second floor, -facing.on the narrow r with mirror ‘against another wall, two chairs, een: stuffed chair,-a-radio.and. shabby white, cur- ut:the-room was a dollar a week cheaper: $9. Ray . ‘Page. 93
The night clerk ‘Luis :remiembers Ray as‘ shy. He~ never’ talked ‘to ‘us—nothing ° morning and :good night,”*Luis says. “ er m; Phoné calls or talked to.any"of the other guests.” Te 42 clerk;. Joa0;: ‘says: “He :was a timid ‘guy, rer ee EI Oe _ ; always Wali ound? with “his “face down.” A chambermziq. Mary Celeste, says ‘that Ray was a quiet customer and did ax “make any trouble. “He “never said anything to me. Ney. “even rang for room service. He was Meticulously nézt, be ‘he never.took a bath.’ - aan ‘There’ is evidence, however; that Ray spent a lot of a rough séaman’s bar‘in the neighborhood. killing time and consorting with prostitutes in the Galo, Boh. mia, Riz “One ‘recalls:He sat-in the corner. alone. drinking beer. But he didn’t want’to talk.” In-all these places, Ra -and drank sparingly and tipped nigeardly. One dark-h -girl,.a-pretty-fixture in the ‘Texas Bar, admits to having gone to bed. with Ray. “He didn’t have much money og him,” she says. “He didn’t talk about himself He wovida} even‘tell-me what ship he came from.” During the trvsi, -Ray-asked if she had childr-n. She showed him pir tures of them—all fatherless——at which point. -she recalls, Ray was ‘sad, and-almost wept. Frugal in-all ‘things, Ray ‘even. wheedled her down in price. He paid-only 300 escudes— about :$10—instead of her usual price of $17 50 for a half hour’s dalliance. “But he was a nice guy,” she says. Ray did. not«*‘lose”. his Passport in-Lisbon. He had something ‘better going for him. His Passport contained a typographical -error. “The ‘surname °* Sneyd” was spelled. ¥ ate aited with dark hair} skirt. She had rec “of: England to better gemembers Ray well. 3 impression J terminal? she says. “He wz fly shy He seemed secre Bee rin But I thou p southern drawl. J lear sion.'L-can tell a south my “ ” “May- : : . ; : : was extremely nervous, alu Sneya. ? On May-15, Ray went to the emigration section lid tae : of’ the .Canadian. Embassy : and -was-waited on by Mrs. Io talk to him but the pitieg % . a Manuela Texieira Lopes. A Canadian. consular official: ught think Iwas too fc says:.“He came into Th€ tonsulate ‘and’ said that his name. had been misspelled on the- passport—that it:should have been Sneyd. ‘He produced a-birthcertificatein the name of.Ramon George Sneyd and asked us to’change Sneya to Sneyd.” The obliging Canadian officials promptly cancelled the old passport, issued Ray a brand-new passport..." “On May -17;:Ray checked cut-of-the Hotel Portugal. aving no tips. At the airport a Mr™Fama of the Lisbon ice checked both Passports and cleared Ray to exit the country. Ray. flew back to; London:.From: May 17 to identity has never | “be—Sneyd-—was avs. “He kept reg O.-work to talk 1 nee. But I found nc mabe ‘clerk assigned Ray mth brown wallpaper, 2 eee HW 53216. Docld:32397527
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4 Fe eg OF i tne 208, “sor tibe’ ‘Advancement: of Colored: -:. “James. Earl Ray's” and the court's. action “* vovernm rents, anc those wh semencing bm ‘to- 99° years’ Getermined that black Americans = -tarrder of <"s will not/attain equality of spor : tunity. under the exising order,’ ; continued: Patterson. Iti doubiedly fortunaie: been convicted, ‘but close’ the case of ike. NM artin £ Luthar: American iS: “and their. extend every efort 9 ex; x ‘conspiracy. cnvolves. the: “heads of. city, state ‘and national a i o Hi rar = been! reomicied. | — ‘more, ‘Theto-: patos ‘wich emt vi irulent chen to é £ Dr.vk Forex esion Battle pari : pleaded g guilty and WAS S to $3:years im npriscament escas- ing a possib 12 Gest: ee E % sucoseced Dr. King: as. president’ x the’ South rh Caristia n-Leacer- Monday’ Ss extraore ings, . “the dur accepii 2g: the. verdict. proceed! ings w wer o-gailty plea for. Judge > Bartle said “y nthe oo. we eh se and: ‘white alike, was avi he admission of,
n::ta;dispensa with the tence tha Bye exchange. for: “Ray's! “the crim 2 Was. tso.. “grest.” “ pleaswas .based.'on.-al : Presecets: 2s Gansls.- on, Variety voz. considerations, ' in| ing to- > court sources; al ‘ ‘also “Siuding “the ‘consent:.of - SEs. , that ; a SCLC leaders: T 1. gaining: "position, vi- because = e" ease: atj against’ Ray was | “alright and iRay :agreement, in. the. nag iz he had. Zone:to t ¥ation’s requirement Ee line on ‘the evening of... Ring! as-kesiood on <a. ‘belcre: ithe. moiel- : ¥. Wits rooming house across tae civil-rights.-organi-! street. 0m the motel baicony King led at the time led to:Ray’s eventual arrest in: ‘London: on June 8,.1963 ‘wanted to ety. “CAC the time. of his arresi~— 2’ general’ feeling about thei ana-. subsequently—there. were greément,*'a - highly “Placed! wideepreaa tumors that Rat 2“Mind .you, what! jhad. been the instrument of -2 they: said Was not Controlling. eonspi-aay to assassinate Dr." ften"-consult.with the el king: These rumors were’ en- ly:and ‘Télatives about the couraged”: by. Ray.. nimséi€” in : ,arrangement,, even sBinterviews with sto. avoid’ a:-trial! ty i : ive. ri fy: Bs 1 Story-And: at te. time’ o. his ‘some: ‘of ‘the. SCL Sey Aad on: Monday*Ray id they’ ‘wanted. Radi I said in court he contd “not.ac- aspiracy: behind reept™, the. otticial th theory at me. 8T-l eutors,“ insist : that't there is-no ‘For the! jevidence " spitators’ wil ‘be bs promaty and at vigorously “proséct:ted.”
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Motel? How did) settled Monday: “I don think r’ Where “his y) i 4 strong motivation to age: FOR ore that somebocy i Side the! this. ¥ ‘ ra te, + 2a72 sen informa-| these | Senator saig: } 220 Girect informatio "Of. 3t. There’s never ‘been chairs’; the;@se‘and: no access, or] @ Satisfactory exp . Internal - Security “Sup: 3Ustice * Department ; avidence, tee} said: he: ‘conf Ii Ray did it, he was given Wineed that “James: Earl Ray Mtormation : by . Someone } in- must have had some assistance! wGe- tat motel, that’s all i'm in’ thé’ murder: pling;: £astland :said...“How convicted - assassin '-“ig 5 he <5 yi : a he come into that: ~- | Smart: enough, -in:. his - ; me; & White man looking for -King?| naj mind, to put everybody on,’ exc Ht couldn't be- done. Si 3, Huie,:. who «retraced. Ray's Ra S earliest known appear- = *. gram- to} @Bce in Memohis was on. April Zz. bim-to!3.- the -day-before the. Xilling, . the-- Warren’, Com-;.*#eR The next we into sete action te continue. The last ae G 7 ne ich he thing he.-wants is to drop -|from the public eye,”. 5 believes |} Foe +a" conspiracy dies -behind|. Ray Tested on Ming pu Sings death “a” uilscalel “Wish Hig Fellow In : invesigation by a presidential A etree ES Tonday, uilty | mmission “might reiieve ten- 2 and: received. by Prior:,agree-|S0ns" : Tent’.a: 99-year. sentence: but idle the éefendant- told the: couzt “not. accept” theo “41, entered ‘the prison} ¥.Morning to -begin. Jt" | own iestimony ‘on co-conspira- ar sentence for the assas. beo but ‘ors leaves:.a--very important] sination of Civil Rights leader su MMi OsiDili ; ~,OF- field: invesz- ore my Chee ‘penalty... we. . the arrange-| . The prison has 1938 inmates, ch Ray’s trial was 824 of whom. are Negroes,
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Ss defense ar ~, Pan. =< 2O soTemar, Pant ha. Past ra oner” $2 immediate future.: Zoton Stozer said he would file Suits against the national ficures i “as soon. as I can get them pre- I pared, no later than next. week." “He said: his . action’ will. te Martin | Dacked:-“by: undisputed £ cis cf : ara cock “a: strong . nature. :thaé val 2e-res:5ut won't mea-| Public-record,”. rather :than re-j = ee WU a” bas petoset: : ;| Veal the names of the deferdants} ava Ge car ‘at the preset time, rere U tex Stoner said . that‘ he bad been. : “past}Tepresenting Ray in civil action!..* ‘ bigs . o rs . r the-Ku Klux}-“Since~ last.. fall,sometime in| . tae a. UX] ; : ” 5 is /28" avowed ‘waite|September or October,”, aes Siwessed, however,| -M eanwhile, in Memphis, _ he-woid not defend Ray in| Tenn.,.. the “$55,000 . in“ reward} E Dy Ciinz? ease one money: offered. in the slaying of} ere: beens g.-to. him) King which cannot: ‘go. to thel ony abeut. the civil.ac. FBI—may go unclaimed. : - The : newspaper Commerciat!“ eons Appeal, : offered - a < reward. of ceases, Sumy 45 12) $25,C60,- the: Scripps-Howard.ér-t * Sanization *(incluing: the Mem-|. : [Pais Press-Scimitar) offered an- iy.in Tennes-) other: $23,000 and the-Memahis sta’ ony in’ Nashville| City Council announced a pledze Fe Sty would Tepresent to underwrite: a total reward of aSanse nation-| $100,000.. Later; the city attorney | esterday, bow-| advised the. council -that it is in <0. bea matter of | Violation: ; of: the: Jaw’ to:pay: al there reward exceeding $5,000.23.” 2; oT: tees etleasing 2. the
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"Stanton ¢ <3 t WwatlS “mot “fire because | ig‘Genesits on the bolt. ‘qcJanuary'éand early dangling ‘thread —<h : reaty Zor. ‘the :220°m mile.czi Shee cuss 2s =r piea wi Peysusry, Foreman told R aay ed- emesis ot Car, Getails - of the Geadly tthe: arale’ 3 team was build Ke.b2ad Seale peat the stares ea at ied : on. S20 ea had eonelu Ae i va tal. case waen the saat “= gas seaney offered to ised gully 25 2s 1a the.t trial dice. to. ‘begin helt be 272. Boi 2 t life term, he co ula be eg co : ray Was - a 5 Jone! efor: it bas zo evi idence * sae t is ws nt. Sorsman waste eiporemhn-¢ oe np eee : on ‘that he was part of a conseizac; signed. _by-R vie ole authoriz- ait the plea. cee. ty if Ray was: ae For Emen: é say Sopa ie rerveet ae e Wie ‘the Devs = a = i began ‘Writing a..5,93 ary of the state’s ev- iZence. Teking Ray’ to the slay- ibs) ‘ioc which. the defense would “Pour de ays lat r, Beasley—who! ad: interviewed witnesses from* “Ang goles: ta. Lishon—haaded pric} simma ary to F oreman. “To. Or ithree’ ‘days “later,” c shele recailed;: Foreman re- ted with Ray's approval and “erinsurarce;s- that. of Ray’, Ss: brothers, Joha and Jerry. or iT nen other interested parties; suchas the Justice Department. “seople. close: to King, were id, of the impending move, and areh’.7,: Foremaz went } be-- 2 core Judga Battle 2 onda} y's. : BS wever, the ‘Scenario wasn’t ase 3 easrascn mane <7 Quite ready for the finale. As the “S26 hearing neared,” Ray. developed ‘secoxd ‘thougits. and fears. rip- ay “ ike t oth ae 5 ss ns emit: =25 “pled: throu ga the courthouse that - = been: Convemenny BD ased Ae we Rest Wore “oreman: spent 21 hours with EG Ray! last Sunday going over tha Hpulations . Jwhich detailed the 2 state’s case against ecamey yf pt PRS see biel A a an 1 ies pees we ent Sphere en tees mor Ess 2 nF aes ass "bad Pisehasad a Tunchest rile in a Ebmingham sporang Sods siore Marck is B thasae¢ later teleapsored dsing to ax. change li ior the more rawertl 29.08 tile usad io 183 Ezz Eosey ater Se - But imvessgater were able ig veal the Winek
emmy, HW 53216 Ls . . OT we. ‘Docla 232397527 Page 205 : z Seton: 7éa peice telatype nete{ 7, a pie ore for Ele . Starvo i . : Gai, rs Bominzhim, A Ala, white; i | mac, es the wigescale in investiga-| | Hoa sf the assassination of De} f Sie inter Ring Jr., entered | E #s"sseons week, “mee oes potesh Cistributed on thal wore Mt — 232 last night said! Get was senstag a white Muse jang. Witnesses in Memphis told SPOS ZALosS. estler thay sawa maraa Bae Siustang drive ivom ihe reoming ; Rouse Ties Sing was shat Apr Catttad sou ile same time the pitsep o2ceT sis in Adlanta tact C2, iecerel esants in Ailanta im. 22 Mustang that ed ‘since last Fri. petetate) boss Fe | Soa ~2i@ Capitol | Lotsted a Nistake ‘Tag mescez2, swithérawn with the explararoa that it was re asad by Sstake, cescribed | é wate male, 36 years} 5 SF “oot-LL and 175 bine eyes and! . ' pais Ti 3 reatched the de- Soripion creniated by. federal hy fimoriies tha night of King’s teletype | messa ge last seen criving a a ERAag bard dico, ‘AL 2ors2 158903. “Birming- 3 .oae this tag had iC Ss. Galt, 2508 i ents T= - EES: tela ook ‘ice about the ee a ned white 2 Sisman ng said the}. “he 2 same Alabama lie c2rse 23 Zven cut by the FBI 2x tore ino stickers which said|- Tourisa.” Eaziler reports indi- <2 investigation had spre2a £0 axico, a Bimingian newspaper, the : Me Poest-derzic, said -Tesiderts of] the: TOE house cO#firmed . they had Seen cuestioned by the FOL IL added the residents re icr. abomt three months and tte ee tem renee ey Mee paecne eens sment i) atten OT ed Perens: cap onee reece amemmnns tycrey ne eren meg re ae + CCIE AAT Ear tre came eeen tenabeee ee iawn Cem we mara os nen canner amma \ Ve weave, ere in be atre nes 7 OF ae eet meg eetanuen rehome eeabioen @-itament ababes Ganngrt raed ” could roé recall what type car he} :
estizctor, mphis mewspdaper: Teporters, . Charles/. cial of. the Southern Christi: Leadership Conference: undson: of “The .Commer-| i "committee: had recom- j==enced contempt Proceedings enn Dev. azainsé. the three others. They Sa0G.c f2! were? George. Bonebrake,” an ae. Eh ; FBiffirearms expert; ‘author Bradford Euie Thursday 04-1 Shelby, County: Jail cell whe: he.lived.. from Jast July “unt he = entered. the . state ‘prisc March J ¥ Judge Faquin Ray’s.. appeal. ,for. ATonday,
ame Earl Ray; whose iste! ass vee ded by the 2 death! of the ji ee in his case, lost, aie 7425 ‘Rid. todas a for: aonew tial. Saat =a ‘that-attor. nev Perey: bad chataed persuaded! aim to p guilty’ i motion 20 deny" Eat avo tie ful trial because al ae “hearing vonighe. new: tis itriak would Have: “sevealed. the} issue. He said: Bay, “Waived nisi details of ivights.tovappeai or.new-tial: aia oi the case to the pub- ie and denied” Huie his exclu- last March 19 when Judge Bat-! Save access:to th ry tie sentenced “him: to 90 Fears: - to the Ray. story, imprisonment in exchange for}: ‘Ray ‘submitted © copies. “of | the 1563 Bill- letters between| heart. at tiaek,, ‘Five. days: afier : etition 22d aim forva: iRay! earlier - {showed seat before” : we geecased Fore: ust’ be granted: auto-{2ee, much: of it }from: book nate Giewassifors:: which: was not, Sechnicaliy ispesiing, ‘)Foreman-Hanes 3 ‘the: new. trial motion: but!- ¥ ts es pearing i al. technicalities: ee that a eet? 1 plea: Srosiats to" aiwas. “ er ective because: - state} ; prosecutors: ‘failed: io-sign» his j waiver: of: rights and because} ; ‘and that. ‘even. “EE Ray re fai Hed to: answer one uestion; | 2:
argh: ;drab |. set ard pale yellow. tie; was} @.' and ansmilin through- out the taree-dour i Dearing. ‘He issue... He’ aid: Ray waived his Tizats)tp=appeal or new ath last Maren i3 when Judze Bat-} . ‘He sentenced ‘him :to “99 ‘Years! be heart - “attack, five: days: after! Ray had petiioned him for a; Mason arzued: today, however. fe that the. -BTarch- 10 proceeding: : Judge Faqun: ‘agreed, noting that a guilty piea- amounts toa
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en 2 ec-i own: “accused of using bis pos: , Controversy over Ray’ was: not" Avery’s first: He also had been ‘criticized for using a, “prison. :inmate. ‘as. his~chauf>. “re-!Zeur, and the International. As Corrections! sociation “of Chiefs" of. Potice! : GuesGons~ concerning exn Td 3 charged ‘two'<weeks' azo: th: Avery: offered ‘to | Ray’ if ‘the ada Dr.: Siartin .7 Ray's atiorness;} pave FAAS pS
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fas ee ie  COVINGTON,: Tenn, June! wk 26 (UPI) -—Chief Judge Mark! appeal by Bay for a new trial. ‘ac Walker “of the: Tennessee] “The ~: petition» claims:: that ‘Court of. Criminal Appeals bas! Judgt “Arthur. C. Faquin erred granted a petition submitted} in granting a state. request to’ to: him’ Wednesday ' by. attor-j quash a defense ‘motion for. a: neys for James: Earl Ray tojnew frial ata hearing in Mem gic have the court review the trial iphis. 3iay.26.:The petition ‘says: =""record in Ray’s conviction for|Faquin should” have’ allowed Dr<-Martin Lu-} "al new=: trial -‘on -- the: s . aa ine “The Appeals July. 15% in:
~ : HW 53216 Docld:32397527 Page 220°. + 00 ewes ~ ee an ne . . Oe By eR ON MAY LERNER . ING who alsa the focus rot only o2 the Kites Ne ov pRrs SG anmmSer bet on whatever sthes mea (SESS, Smosgiem  usechim, 0 - - are Sucve Galt, and is rew ot tarce: cia Vast mastur Tape Veneto ~ cone se: . When Marts Aes Aisg wes pose — 4 shared With term, andiescaze, E55 wavels, bok assume ihe bis bazk accoxst, SiS pur expeniores — sole: bed San severzec by Chases and From this exci ¢: many cf tha Caigits emerging abo Pay — bis sminal coavictisns, 25 jad AY amb tle assassin’s nassiag of rac: Seem toca isto ae singin} hated. I srste thas the man paver. The teil will nzoba. _. Hxa the act, tas Seen“‘sick, Siy cool and TR eZain a Sek” Su. Z Ray is in fact tha numeer of : tes must ree .if evar coas. For acy. Gen. F297 ese ATT ey amain en +i au Geevie Ramsey Clark's eazy dascrig-. fence is is — hetheoryola toca of tha Kiler as “2 lone it Seems proSazle row that @ Was Roi a lore man, and he Ww éy no longer Se en cha rus, may 2G) cold cp, | Amsiher ihosry, whieh cane: - ' Some crecazca, is that iz was a n EY ““ogmiree: i557 —-.0n 1-4 vi le tanp SC x “conwecs 25," poor] ane any ai, a3 fact, there Werte Ghers S2oQens more 7, Wiel Some woo used sim for choir pure sam —l pesty Criminal punk Serving 2s PUSes, Ris capigce row world © “m2 Gunman, tii alsswith sree 53 mwWierabie ta thera, acd tha Se Bisncing ise the murder | secaied course ise thom | an getaway. This coos BGS would be to ki? tim Seicra ke THe Geb recs: bared 352 can be cauzhe Sey are nus vero OF the gamma hizself, sie ty acd iSat, too, is Woo Isy hava lec: himsalé - {25> Sims: PdsSie — his canzre should anere. Teseny 29 the killisgbe- Exesyer Gute a story. taase ib Deed with kis con thevitally, of esc SW eG bacoSnzs about bow to Siikks of azothas a ORG Perm paneer re a a —_— a2 on tha rez” may za long. * is cog violence —-the-kind . Kidar in dsc * oo Date + Scie? assassination — that of | Moun Atanedy — which bes HG. Seca Cleared up ia che but I coxainly the artfor 2h2se Is even the Weird coin, Geese in the aviges © ane For many things that were Fec-R2y mace one oz several once done by individuals, we Sips to New Orleans, which eweders memories of - Lea Sarvey Oswald's Stay in that- carry over .Gay the term “Opevations® Ce, and of the erratic efforts Volves a “team.” & sim Garrisoa to prove a Yet it woutd New Ovteans Conspizacy using - Oswald asa “patsy” and to 4 S that nothing disastrous ‘evar 228 i 02 the.CIA and the [ha 2 ’ : “happens except as the result oF bs} ty i all adds up toa climate of | Ccxspizacy along with the cli- Tnese is kot violence and there. by conspiracies, _ This is the paranoid view of lifesthat nothing happens to “a. Springs cut of massive - acSex and the kind that comes | . em calculated plan. If one erred <0 choase, it is better to Sizk2 Out from anger than to move in cold blood. One re- ces Wiliam Blake's sen- teoce: “The tigers of wrat!y #5@ Wises than the horses of anssuctos.” I should deny. a=y real wisdom to the Viow | , 2202 that comes out of wrath, &S against the effort of Teason, Von by our enemies. Bolicving there is an enemy plot against ‘him and his Sroup, the para- noid person ality strikes. blood — to foil it, Thereby he lenec, and the two Spiracy—are fused, _ Someday we may: discover- What prompted King's killer—whether Believer or the cold anger of for some smoldering paranoid. but becazs2 we need to know before we car evea a measure _™men ever achieve UG: 1976 * sings of many people and ably passing, Waether we wk Rover be wholly resolved. think of the creative acventur= ist loner or the lonely assassin. mates : -in the climate of violence to- 2 a2 Of hate, It is well to be . Gay is the.compulsion ta be .- Ga- Cir guard against both, ii re s ieve that we are surrounded - Us either by chance or through =. our own deserts, but only as .. the result. of a planned operas -: out—whether in hot or cold it was the . wrathful violence of a True . violence used as an instrument. . ‘Fesentment deep within. Incie ther cas2 it is essential’ that - the assassin be tracked “down, - not for the sake of vengeance, . what moves in the minds of - distorted wrath lo the cold conspiracy, _ 2h Gay of the loner is probe * from the Army toe . - Even political leadership ine. be folly to carry. * this to the point of believing. a conspiracy. The fact is that. “= . ¢n@ of the strongest clements. core ror a “ adds to the climate of vioe °. cimates—of violence and cone.
a ddling has been > law enforcement: a ~ can at conceive Gre wr noi cal ' ing him by now.’ reo ohare Wao Were : vicence that guards’ risons are so easily into sending almost his nll come up Wes it Rayon 8 wer Ssme invesi stigators have BB cy wr Sy cinas ! i And Wie Gd concinded that our penal SyS-- ex is rotten to the core, and’ they Save sent screams to the at oys? OPE VL Re Ri Ge DU eae be ew time someone planned plete overhaul, - seri ous question arises ‘ue net = rr vai “we aied . Ring 3  siler, cn eee hes dictated tie shifting of . considerable manpower to the _ — waiening of these activities. Bui the massive investiga... . tion Bas turned uo more ixicr- Seen Hence 3 tae Mest Sse Cane sie, one of the leaders of | and mest galing a some eC tumbia University dem- | . Wiashingion cirales -—- is that ations recently showed up Ray was pecdlin ing cope while at American University here, .in prison in Sissouzi - siaie Z to agitate students into. . Penitentary from i356 to April” some “mu iscle” into 1567. ; _° their protest. ©. 43 e magnhuce ci Ray's - So ils confluence of do HW 53216 © Docld:3239 1 te 8 sad En oe ae oe e have stared agh- . into or out of a pris.’ ° cur government that it - 2s to how long the FBI ° or will, continue a con- © search for Dr. Already, student | ; cormoil on scores of campuses ; @ are some worrisome “ - corzections between rioters on”. : ste. various campuses. For ex- : “mands on the time of thie : — “agents time has led even some a . FBI personnel to echo earlier pessimistic ‘predictions that -\- “theyll never catch Dr. "King’s Killer.” : ©1568 Ny .
‘Miller of Martin Luther King i a accent terete ae enn t |. THE PRESS “. REPORTING- he Price of James Earl Ray Wilam. Bradford Huie boasts 6f “one distinction. I guess I’ve paid more mon- ey to more murderers than any re- -oTter in history.” Freelancer Huie has other Gistinctions as well, but it is true thar he uses monev, essary, to get his story. Nobody was ever convicted for the murder of 14- vear-olkd Emmett Till in Mississippi in 1955, but Huje paid enough to get a “complete account of the crime for Look . moze Three years ago, Huie dis- closed the facts in the case of the mur- Ger of the three civil. rights workers in - Nesnooa County, Miss. After. a few Hoie. In exchange, Huie is ‘Gnancing Ray's defense. So . mitted to see Rav, but he has a to the murder. Huie plans to midnight meetings with greedy Ku Klux Kien informers, he recon suucted the event for the New ~ = ‘ork Herald Tribune: pavs off. Under the cantious eve of Attorney Arthur Hanes, - James Earl Rav, the accused Ir, is telling his life story to far, Huie bas not been per- received some - 20.000 ‘hand- siitten words, which be is ex- : hansiively checking ouk Ray | may or may not be i involved, — but Huie has become con- ~ vinced that a conspiracy led publish. one article’ before Ray's trial next November, ‘then follow up with a book. - “People don't like this way of operaung,” says Huie. “Idont —.'. Eke it much either. Baridont _— - koow any other way to get the troth.” Capricious Execution. Besides mon-. ev, Huie makes ose of a fierce per- -sistenee and an equally intense passion . “for the underdog. He is an aggressive, blunt-spoken reporter who makes it clear that no one is going to put any- thing over on him. When he does busi- _ness with the sordid characters who sell hum stories, he tells them: “One damm lie and the whole deal is off.” And few facts in Huie’s exposés have “ever been disproved. S| It took five years of digging, but he unearthed the details in the case _ Gnally of the only US. serviceman executed for-deserton in World War I His book, The Execution of Private Slovik, ‘was a fascinating account of how the mulitary capriciously sigled out this pri- vate, among thousands of deseriers, to-- serve a8 an example. Then they thought _ better of it and hushed up the whole af- fair. Equallv roshima Pilot, in .which Huie demol- ished the myth that B-29, Commander Clande Eatherly remorsefully turned to-. muse, SEFTEMBER 13, 1968 lavishly if nec-- ' is also compelling was The Hi-~ a lire of crime after dropping the atom bomb on Hiroshima Eatherly, Hute showed, had not even flown in the mis- sion over Hiroshima, and his guilt feelings developed years later under the encouragement of ban-the-bomb propagandists. In recent years, Huie has been pre occupied with civil rights. As an eighth- generation Southerner, he feels an obligation toward Negroes, and he ~ wants to be proud of his home region, After many vears of traveling, he: now lives. where be was bom, in Hartselle, a town of 8,000 in north central Ala- bama. “There is a decency about peo- ple here,” he says. He was happy with ‘the racial progress that was being made in Alabama until George Wallace be-. 3B POSALRSOR~ARVITOS-ATLANTA . ™ istic films about race hatred in the er i te nee it png ane nee ‘ tection, his enemies should have it too. ~ : cession of cars drove slowly around his - block while Huie stood by the window with his riot gun. In July, when a cross was burned on his lawn, he wired _Governor Albert Brewer, pointing out that since Wallace is given state pro- Brewer agreed to give him what he wanted, and now the local police pro- - -. vide frequent patrolling. Huie knows that the Ray assignment -is a possibly dangerous one. He hopes _ eS it will be his last. He would prefer to time is growing short. He has already written five, most recently, The Klans- man, a powerful portrait of a South-' ern sheriff who is pulled one way by ‘the Kian, the other way by his better in- -stincts; the Klan wins. Huie also hopes that movies will be made of some of. his civil rights books. “One of the great write novels now that at 57, he feels | os ww tragedies is that we've never had real- © 3. U-S.,” he says. At the moment, a small . ders, ‘Three Lives for Mississippi.. Be-  - Huie once again had to go through the HUIE (RIGHT) & RAYS ATTORNEY Passion, persistence and self-defense. can : ‘came Governor. “i soppose the reason I keep involved is that I resent -Wal- lace’s effort to torn back the clock.” To flaunt that attitade in Alabama is asking for trouble, so Hiuie takes pre- : cautions. He and his wife Ruth live in “a house that is designed for self-de- fense. Every room has an outside exit. Spotlights have been placed on the roof, on the patio, on the lawn. Many of them can be turned on at Huie’s bed- ‘side. “There are no shadows around this house at night,” he says. The house with three Remington riot guns, one for the use of guests. Huie, a crack shot, also has a riot gun fastened to the front seat of his car. “I try to be prodent, remembering how Medgar Evers was murdered,” he says, referring to the Mississippi civil rights leader who was shot in the back while _ returning home one night. After Huie denounced Wallace on 2 Jecture toar in 1964, the Governor went on television to tongue-lash the writer. Getting the message, racists made abu- : oo _sive phone calls. For four nights, a pro--! cae were, amet sib mene nae bore money to scruffy Klansmen, whe then signed releases for portrayal rights. He - is confident that the result will be worth © - _ it. “I£ films like this are done with the - -— “imagination of Bonnie and. Clyde, you. - can really move People.” 4 ~ studio is making preparations to film ots ’. Huie’s book about the Neshoba mur- fore the film could be made, however, - distasteful experience. of shelling out |
i - - : : 3} - > é lat cut: ES the fortrasslike | - ; , Pr2802 at Jefferson City, 3Io. | | - i - 2 Bay Hnaily escaped TAT |. | . - 2, 3 2857, on his third wy, sy pos eo te <ing in a box on the dack j . 7 a _ 2 ourboun bakery { . i. -e 0 t Ray underwent ex. usiva in iva report, prepas a i. BT, . mo . . + MBental tests in LS after fcor months beiore Ray’st a ce, moe mo, nis: S@ccoal unsuaeessin? ae Scocessut. escape, Guiimen F a = oe, ". temptto escane from ike Said his “basic problem Teej. Lope JJ. ++: Missouzi = Ststa Prison, yelyes around what appears j. we ; ae wne.2 he was Serving 23 ts bean increasingly severe ! ; al . . | °.  -*  yearsforarmedrosserr. _ -- cssessive compuisive iread.” I. ge tea ern a sss _(ee 1987 Layman’s Dice | Be a ae wala Den ies texary of Psychiatry de j PN , . Cl BAAR Sb, Sas Bay selh “Ris . Sa25 “obsessive compulsive |. oe a Soe escape. atempt B Wes th2 02 | 23 Sahavior “markee i oy ritue} aa -. > SHA OF tacue amdery-2id seem ane & by preoceupasion i : - 2“ feasion vith the ne :- single idea or Ge f. Boy Dole tu Go somettinz” > an 2 . - wre Gs Searter’ es | Gublman noted that Ray : might lead ino more 55 z Se inteneces examina |. - - - : ~ Biss petites Gz man wa oy a LU pend RES "3 eT eS Shooting tre Rew 3 Dz. Marts - ommended “approval o: this this, ! ee oe, . Luther King 3.0m Apet thin SE 27-23 he was “aa need of | ee ee te ~ “Memphis, parchiairic help. . f re a ‘repert io ike Mis... Gealman reported “no 7 BE sourt Board of Prmbaticn  ev-sence of celusions, halu- | on "  .::)  -3 .and Parole, Gebhiman ¢@a Gnmatiozs or paranoid ideas,” - me : - te, ts. | seribe@ Ray 2s ax obses: Sat noted “a rather Geep une or So 7 sive, com pulsive personal. Geriying obsessive compul- ee “25 6" * Gty”” peset by orersswesiag =e personality trend wii nica < : oS an cr . fears of i barm. coed i. he has “angen never Gis- woe loi Be said Bay fet sat Eo cussed a& length with anye x . .. bel 0 warded. off “only 3 br > going --. “This is not psvehotic tn . ee ee. a through cert2in “Tatkelistie”  navure, but severely ‘neue ° re . sr Bets. . +, Tuis,” the psychiatrist said. - POT oe : . --  “Paese various fears con - Ee expressed strong doubts — eet. - :  ° . . Font him fromtimeiotiime _ izat Ray was parole mate | Toe “oc - 2. +" and in a typical ebsessive - xis] at that time. oT. ~ > (  (l:! eompulsive waz,” ke feels. Guhiman called his sub- os Be ' | that he must éo certaia sect an - “interesting - and ; _: «+ things’ tosave himself izem = -revher complicated individ. | - - uo a harm, Gublmansaid, . © =21” He said Ray used such 7 ee, oe a “For ~instanea, - he -€e- _ technical terms -as oe | eet, "7-7. |." seribes a feeling of fearthet  nlexus, tachycardia and in- i= | 7 ee | gan be alleviated lie takes - Dacranial” in Ceseribing a Doe ek 7 et. ag glass of water ne is 3 dtinks. g2hes and pains. oe “... 2° + ° dng and sets it cn tha table. “When - we; commented ° : . Te and moves itdack and forta that these were rather large ne so. 7 2. - several -times. - + _ wares" (Ray) reported that ee : Bt Tae report implied thas ke had been reading wo in - “>: Ray was drivea Dy these um- tra ~- medical “Eterature,” ° : | mamed fears io ty to breaks Gant uniman A Sze ; - ~ . _ . HW 53216 ° ‘povrd:33397557 URaye 294
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TA. ~ _¢ . _ Den HeOBeassUT POST Bo oO -.. 28 Aug is im Re: Ray Book . oe MEMPHIS — The “mani pe “- ‘eharged with murder ia the! * €zaih of Dr. Martian Luther: > - Kong Jv. has contracted with: aa autaor to write his. biog Fapay. ae - James Earl Pay, awaiting! trial, on Nov, 22 has hired: oo Rylan Taciord Heia of ~° + 1 Harsehe, Ala, who arrived ; oe tes here _WWeenesday with Am ONE : Oo eee ee 0 ham attorney was will “de. o ty | - : - vo e2 ett, 1.) Ete said he also has'ao ue on 7 Sl, _ ¢ 9? eomtract with nases ice Mae, *- Tr. :i +, < ‘testal to ba used in the Ray’ oo Oo eR _Sicvy. He said Ray Sas given: oe Se tes "Bm 10,000 haxd-w ritte n! OR _ 7 ‘worés wih whisa to. stat Fe _- .taa boon. Pty id « * , - . ue : - : * , “ls ‘es . . Td . . . - @ - HW 53216 DocId:32397527- Page 228 0
=r J, Hanes of Birming. : a ; ee thse: ‘noe Ata., met with Ray for ar cee ee, oo, ar Baa a cass fis eta etg, Meh Tite Ray for at 7 7 ae : ; a} Wandsworth Prison. Hanes sai¢. a =<«j aierward-he found the condi-. > Eee fens somewhat restrictive. Hy “Ee | seid. he was not permitted ar Sealine in confidence. He an were Separated by a glas: ee Llabama a lawyer said ke : ae : wes bezinr! 8 to butic his case Te 24 organiza a defense. for the: =2y that Ray might be extradit- lowe 2 i> Stand trial ior tae murder; - . = seting was most bale ; . "ys V Baces “said, “We gat tol. a on 9 ter better. ‘He is} : - is good. He is; - aS . mI : . me 4 “tomorrow and did not}: Eivesee another trip to Britain.|. © .- “2 __=e said Ray had been receiv. OF : , i cor the United States and he i is ge <n cnet sapemyap glad Bacal tor if, We also hasre|. “ Oe . aan I OSES | ceived many offers of help for cote, “ = ~ 2 “ 5 " AW 53216" “Docld:32397527 Page -229~
UL. v eevee st deb whe feud words hate cap teate nh Bose tin bas B om Nw le tke ee Oe mm ee ee eT A > we 0 = gzen RZe: pryeG Sextomma Ton. | 1 . y oa, ' . w a2 id ~. | aT Py as | =: By, Drew Pearson ¢ and d | ways seemed tO Save enauzniesuld not be identified. How: cash. : ‘evar, tae FBI has been check. Jack Anderson Occasionalty Ray sipped, izg yery carefully, and one of the F3I : $20 tips to bar givis and prost-: 2 roa3ers answers the de- It sow lcoks as 3 : . ‘tutes, isextpiian of James Earl Ray. <3 : 3 2 >: aso Sita t + i waas exp-oced “ae “geceraiy All tox, Pay. spent aa esti 52 had the same long hair, *pF evalent Geory that thie mic- Imaied “$10,600 in 2van‘the same. height and the same der of the Rev. Do. Martia Lu. months. Yet euaring this, time: ‘Daysical makeup. | }Saer Xing involved a conspb-i7% mane hele a 509. Atter ihe! a: first the PBI was in- racy. jxing murder, the suspect’vizad to be skeptical.’ How- The conspiracy theory hes! went to »_ Canaea and evencc-'avar, rechecking the Alton > aid, as a result of/4=¥ to Eaglané where he also robbery has convinced|i mounts of x money | SeEHe {9 52 wn the Cougs. H2-tham that Ray was involved ;Spent dy James Earl Ray, the }H8G preary Os money to spencierg that this was where he g 6a sy re wv $3 tr ‘ suspected Killer, andthe man-i00 Cothes and airplane fare. i:5: tha money on which he mer ia wich be was abie <3! So the. dig question was:'ived so extravagantly prior to travel around the. United: Where id he get tha money? {the Xing murder. wi i OC =2aCa, aad Europe.iti For a long time the TSI; The idea ¢nata group con. eleved his operators; toyed with t the Dossibiit chez‘ spired to murder Dr. King and od have Seen impossible; Ray Was iinanced b7 2 white'paid Ray to do. it has now thout help csom other COL-isupremacy ring. Ha zs! Seen dropped. ° nee 08, Te-s7s WhO were out to:boasied to fellow prisoners! Note 1: The FBI has also dar Dr. Xing. ithe: he intended to make a bigiizeced a British bank robbery For instance, Ray rented aj“score” oa the cursice and ita Ray. ‘ : te ceposis box in the Bir-!that he might t ET +0 coZecz 3: Note 2: Arthur J. Hanes, the ae Trust National izumored t + Tiion bounty: american lawyer who turned S Avg, 20 of last year, and; that a business grotp stppos-'cp in London to’defend Ray, Sade cenly began passing out! edly had offered for the Geata:ze2s been connected with var- J ty 1B : Siso, § $29 Bis. Be paid i008 Dr. Sing. - a ligcs other cases, involving ra- _4*0T Cancing lessons, Ee also mot ical vislence. He was the attor- 3 paid $235 ior mailorder photo} Source of 3ioney izey defending the Ku Klux ! jgrapbic equipment that Eel Now, however, the FBI has'Slansmen in the Viola Liuzzo ;cida’s know ow to operate. jfouad a robbery where Ray | Surder case, has a flair for He sheled oz + money #07 3) probably got his money. O=:3"3 woleity and it’s believed he jbamending course, though hej July 33 the Bank 262 Align, in: Went t2 London on his own. t showed o interest in wor! King | Upper Alton, ZL, was wospea These is no evidence that he ibehind acy bar. Ee also toox a! of $22,009. Altsa is zeross the!ss being paid by conspirators. peourse in soca picking irom a Aitssissinnl River Z sTom- Mis: wa ewe or ores correspondence school in! souri, and it wes from the 3's.) Che Guevara Diary — Michigan, whica cost about] sourt Szate Peniteniazy th ‘thas! Some authorities have ques- 2 $400, Ray escaped oz April 23, 1857.) tioned the authenticity of the ‘| His whke Mustang cos; i three months tefore the JulyiCze Guevara diary, which the 1 $1995, wits he paid in Sis  zOSaery in Alto, izevoludonary kept before: his ive esove it from Mexioo ta! The holeap Was puied oti! death in the Bolivian moun- 4 va F oawesi and irom Los Ange-! by two robbers wo wore! tains We san. Feport that the New Oxteans, and al-! stockiag TASS. faeiz faces; Gacy is authenti TSO we Se mrs on ee | un NW°53216 DocId:32397527' Page 230 ~~ BI Doubts Dry. Kinga Victim of ‘Plot b © 1968, Bet-MeCluro Byndiesla, Ine. u —\entweete 's é 4 i / ee Cuban dictator Fidel Castro. got hold of it by purchasing - bootleg excerpts from Bolivian. officials, then piecing the ex-*. cerpts together. A few pages- were missing from the ver-7 sion, which he released .to- jfitiendly publications around? the world, including. Ramparts - magazine in this country. oe Parade magazine's enterpris.: ing editor, Jess Gorkin, organ- ized a@ consortium of. publica. : tions that sought to purchase ; the rights to the’ diary from’: the Bolivian Government. Gore” kin sent Andrew St. George, a bring-em-back-alive corre-: spondent, to Bolivia to trans. : late the diary and research., the story behind it. Actually, some of the other’ documents captured with Gue-- vara are muen more revealing : than his diary. He lugged’, them around the jungle ina. waterproof jungle pack and a- portable field safe made of’ special, high-impact plastic. ~~ The papers included the oute: line ‘of a “book Guévara’ planned to write on the evolu-: tion of man’s political think-° ing, going back to the ancient - Greek ‘philosophers; also an original short story entitled - “Passing the Test,” which. he. wrote in the jungle. =. 7 The bloodthirsty guerrilla. " Jeader also packed poetry with ¢ him to occupy his leisure mo- . ments. His favorite poet ap-,' parently was Ruben Dario, ale: though some verses appear to : have been written ‘ oy. Guevara » * himself. ae Stee en oe
Hw 53916 _D ocldis339 F527" ; age FRI" ened lu tee esa ens K- - te on ; @pendent-minded jurist, Ray seemed al- - Sm : . Tost in a hurry to return to the U.S... ee : - ; , ooo - _ Adandoning his effort to appeal a Brit- . + ~ : isa extradition order that. seemed. _ we - ccomed to failure anyway, he was spir- ~ Le, me . ed by night from grimy Wandsworth *. . — —_ pzisoa to Lakenheath Air Base 76 miles a4 - “eS . z=¢m London for his nonstop flight to = - oo s : “The secret move left his attorney, Ar- - = . ; - thur V. Hanes, fuming. He-had wanted == . . f . : «9 go along, said Hanes, because F.B.I. _ ‘ i ~ _ ° B3eais aboard the U.S. Air Force jer ™ - - an _' > iiight question Ray (the F.B.1. said that . ©. ° . ': | % te four agents escorting Ray had not | PE a 7 : 7 oo - «Spoken to him). “The case against this => | : eee 0 Dey is. full of holes,” sneered Hanes,” ot 4 pent Delenn 2’ra going i Os < " 7? EL AVery Important P: SSRSP Fags what.they were, Hanes would.not-~ am _ With Ge wiapped-in-cotten Care.LOt= or could Rot-——say, es vw. - t - . . ° Waly accorded to precious ar works, -- — . = - _ James Earl Rey was fowa w M DRS _— ae i last week to stand trial for the murder © . ot Marta Luther King. oo . | _ A DUHetprool vest hang cver tes piaiz : sbi acd his legs were encased in ar. : mored tousering when be was l2, a . handcued, from a 63-ion zsmored van o- . | inva Sheisy Counw jail 2: dawn. a " Score-of Ceputies with riot zens formed’ - @ Ceiensive perimeter. Rav was hustled tO 2a airconditioned cell on the jaii’s . - ‘trird foor Heavy sceel pistes Diock - eh windows. Closed-cirect: <elevisicn : cameras Montor all movements. Prisca -° -+ 4 trusiies who-ran elevazors have been ree : - placed by sherid’s officers. . ~ The Straight Word. Such massive ° proisction is more than justifed. There . is widespread speculation chat King’s : Ceaih was plowed by conspiraiors wao ; _are stil tree. “He woo’: Saish cher : : trial,” a) Memphis ndarworlding . warmed list week. “He’s rot going to > ats gei on that witess chair—and thars : 74 the straight word.” ; \ needs . Althouga it will probably be months ne usil he faces trial before Memphis - “ Juége W. Preston Bale, a tough, in. . ~.
ng Twin a killed by a er April 4 as he stood out: his motel room here. Ai .the Memphis rooming z| nouse irom which the fatal shdi} as’ fired, Charles Q. Stevens . . (sai ‘FBI agents had-shown him! | two composite drawings of the suspected slayer — one a partial) profile and the other a full face a iview, : Stevens said he could identity| : {the partial view, but not the fulll Hace view, ‘He. said he saw the} ig nman flee after hearing a shot]: Te © SpOKeS- | lfired from a communal bath-'- Loe /Foom next door to his room. The cee w B 0a w Ore i. “and at a rooming house in!< irmingham, residents said. FBI agents had questioned them |: oe about ‘an Eric Starvo Gait, aye je 7 White Auto Seen i: The message sent over the! 1 . . . ., et: 41 St tate police teletypewriter net-|. r.j work in Florida asked help in’ i locating Galt. -It said Galt was. | riving a white Mustang. : oe, Doe ses| Witnesses in Memphis told in- wo pe 8 me civestigators earlier they saw a of. ‘of-'man in-a white } Mustang drive an ‘- .ma-laway from the rooming house. — . . 4 ; fin-| Records in Alabama show that |a man named Galt bought a 196¢ ute| Mustang in August, 1967. Othe: ~~~ . . ne oe ie ~i documents disclosed Galt listec. . - a _. .. ) “Gaihis occupation as ‘“merchan’ : . ‘ i Ge-! seaman, unemployed,” when he © - . ae ... | 1+ $effapplied for a driver’s license.“ r. So ‘ ~ “ . 2°. don: Birmingham last September, - "ust! giving ti the Birmingham rooming i Rouse - as his address. . oe Nc tee oe mee en veer? By om NW 53216. DocId: 32:
. “THE WASHINGTON POST Saturday, April 13, 1968 | AQ seye peneneees wo. coe From News Dispatches : ATLANTA, April 12 — F3i Tare working around the clock , agents investigating the sni-| pursuing every lead" per-slaying of the Rev. Dr. i: - UPI reporters checking * _ Martin Luther King Jr. haveiwiia maritime officials in ' been on the -trail of Eric iMobile- learned - today that Starvo Galt, listed as ap “an-lazents, ‘in addition to ques. ‘employed merchant mariner, |ticning persons -at the .. Bir- Zor nearly a week, United | mingham bearding house, had — Press International reported |e made a. check of the ‘today. . ; j@ocks long before the’ Mus... {tang was found. . Gal?s name dirst. ‘reached | “the public last night whea al ‘Cnion Officals Checked white Mustang auto, registered!_ ~* spokesman on the Sea . ; worantt iiarers International Union in to him and resembling OR I Sodile: said agents had visited that reportedly sped irom the ithe union: offices two days King assassination Scene, was |2Zo and nad gone ‘through aur - found parked in an Atlan ta | fomated files, without success, apartment complex. in trying to get a. lead . on - No warrant has been ismmea CUE. for Galt’s arrest, but it was|,. iicials at": the National ° learned that the Bi in Mic iSlaritime 1 Union of America in | had issue @ then ¢ pean ivi foolie said agents had made . explaine eo—and t had wits-|2 simil. tar check there, and the era “Igeate and nots > Star 2 ‘ishing Company, one of : be bulletin on Galt yesterday. iS che largest firms of its kind _ fin the area, said it also had | Alabama Registry ae -|been visited by agents. wtaw ‘Agents also checked out Galt e Mustang reitere ai coast, Guard tiles in Washing- ae eee : ‘x, {202 Guring the day without - Rumber 132993. A check wita idinding any trace of Gait. ; : Alabama authorites estad-| This. raised speculation, oo, ot. ; lished Gal's address as al wnicn again officials refused — ee a (Set rooming house at 2603 High-}. that some: ae oe fe land ave, in 2 Birmingham, Out lone, as‘ early. as last Septem: a “ \ ow residents, while recalling Galt, joer, set about.io establish cre. . said they had not seen him! oe Fa ‘denHals for a fictitious Eric “1 7. . since November. . ; Siarvo Gali. .~ a - =. Ia obtaining his driver’s U-i slapama. ofiicials said that : 2, eense in 1967, Gait Lsted his!2t the time he applied for his’ . : >. cecupation as an unemployed | Alabama license, at the age oo : a | merchant mariner. of 26, he claimed to have had : The FBI replied with a! ia Louisiana license since 1962, “{. 7. blanket “no comment” to all but there is no record that he _ questions concerzing the Kingiever turned it in. -investigation, but persons at bet _~the Birmingham rooming|0>taims Tags ~ a house said agenis were asking! The name ‘of Galt was “plenty” of‘ questions about |further validated when license las ..- . Galt last week a tags for the Mustang were po oO . f This was four or five days!obiained under that name on . Se “before the Mustang was lo-‘Oct 2, “1967, in Jefferson. Coun- - °@ated in Atlanta. “2 oo tty, Ala. : 4: ** The only official announce-| Residents oé= the “Atlanta ‘imenis in the King case. have lapartment complex where the -,jgome from Attorney. General | car was found remember the itRamsey Clark. . iCriver as a neatly-dressed man ; | Clark said ia Washington | w20 calmly got out of the car, today that “physical evidence /locked it and walked away. is very substantial” in the in-| This description roughly - ivestigation. yo ys tallied with one given-by oc- i “While if remains impos-jcnpents ‘of a rooming house jsible to predict when the Kill-lin Memphis, where the assas-:. 4 ter will be arresiad. I remainisin stood in.a communal bath it hopeful that it will be soon,” jand fired the shot that killed ‘BiClark said’ in “a- _Seven-line iDr. King. The assassin is be-- |statement, “The FBI is devot-llieved-to have checked into © ing every Dossible resource to/the rooming house under the. - -ithis .-javestigation. . Agents |name of “John Willard.” tae
AILMI Ve, Ca sl n®. room. The presumption is that during is.” ‘the next hours he went outside and got - some things from the Mustang parked: -. weary investigator yesterday asthe an ali a‘ oe Six blocks. avaye i | oe w inv yasthe. © an alias. An exhanstive check of sources report, he bougat a. pair Lo : _ massive burt for the slayer of Dr. Mar-... “every conceivable form of Second in tas ‘binoculars from: a: place called-York’s * | tn imber King Jr.contimed. United States hasled toadeadend.No ;"PM 0 oes veeporgem. fo) i Rew days afters the evil rights. - Erie: Starvo Galt is- listed by- police. Ja the half hour before King 25 sod “ , emer slain Super ~~ departments, unions, credit or banking = “Willard” got “up: from his OF i pels, Tem, the Federal Bureau of  institetions or on other records, = "locked himselt in a communal bathroom vet or . ! sé cae ; ; . te se Whi as a window facing the my .- ‘ed pewomssing alot of physical evidence. S-rintion “Gal” Mrs. Payne’s dt~-oF the Lorraine. Willie Anchutz, who * 32. wot peeadonyms. pee “nn, GOSS to, these given by persons ho. sett - Daeg have latent ete taken his flopnouse from which the fatal . King emerged three times just before = * | pamp rifle believed to. bave been the- Sho was fired... The general descrip~ 6 pm. The third time, he mentioned to © - Scsassination weapon, apd from thetel- tom given by Mempbis- witnesses: fs. tbe Rev. Samuel Kyles that be vas oa i ee estogee sight aitached tothe gun.  § feet. 8 to 5 feet U1, 26 to 32 years of. “Of restaurants od bum home to dinner Sf. ©. They have a 1968 white Mustang be- - age, beat dark clothing; snd: King said he would like that King yee . : . - Sg eS ve Cee eee ae Sheet | ple whe saw the suspected slayer both -- The Remington rifle believed to have~”. ie] “been the murder weapon was traced by |". . ~ - Birming : ae is, wis i “s - 7 ‘the bathtub of Bessie Brewer's flop- i * house,.the killer took aim across a junk- ... i we pile “on @ vacant lot, over, @ row of . mt : *“.\serubby- trees ‘on: an embankment,:-. i gun for it::The FBR has.’. ‘sight. : his identity, but’ it“ ean tape information about the car they. find po trace of anyone, with a-bam squinted throught the.. telescopic. | Soft-Nosed Bullet Used : >: at. softnosed bullet :which - if mas mailed to him aa Birmingham = ng Sess B- nnsction-w is looked out his door. He saw a man tre — fa! coming house. ee _ "march of iking sanitation workers...” im in carrying a blue i, Galt bad. fisted his cecupation as un- © King checked into a second-floor baleo- -- Patbag and a long object wrarped ina ~. | €suployed merchant seaman and gave a _ ny Toom,.No. 306, .at.the Jorraine in-= sheet. Anchutz did-not get agoodlook -j "= :~ “yeoming house address; 2608 Highland . the mormmg... “Sr.wn | Fee 2at the man presumed to be the gunman | a oe _ Ave, Birmingham. If is a place for - = At 3:15 p.m. that @ day,'aman. >but remarked, “That sounded. like a --] en trapsients and Galt. didnot live there... -whe -gave his name .as John: Willard: shot.” The man replied, ‘‘Yes,. It was.” - more than.six mouths. He apparently .“ ‘checked into a nameless. flaphouse in «2.7: The fugitive ram out. the opposite ‘en— , Novem : a “Bes: /=-trance of the flophouse, ducked into the -» Ale: _ doorway of the Canipe Amusement Co.“ ‘at’ 424 South Main, and dropped the rifle 4, : | E i sigeifieart when Mrs. Ernest Payne, ao Td TB i ~ out 20% and the bag therexThe proprietor, Guy *. ; 7 between 7 and 9 aun Friday, April 5,. anipe, saw him abandon the-gun and | _. 7 into 2 ag, but. did not: 0 outside. Other.wit- ~ nesses ‘said the:suspect.climbed calmly * into the white. Mustang .a: few feet. be- oo" yond and drove away, 0 "052 Sr and!" > It is ‘area  to'l0-hour driv from:: ine. Memphis..to Atlanta, a time.element. >. “whieh fits with Mrs. Payne’s observa-; Action of the:-man parking the Mustang :: owned by. Galt in the: Atlanl sing’
tami, 7” ” MW 53216 ° . By Gaylord Saaw - i say way 2: is loosing] Jensen wouldn’t even say - " SIEMIPEIS, Apzit 13 (AP}7° — _|how many agents have been}: | ~ -_ eaery a5 w=sae.t 2 zt Jemsem, 52, special: —_ r= the 23 car 3 Since t ae asses: : arra cf tza Mem,| Sent into Memphis. But in al:-*+.  Ginetan GF -he Ray jaz! @ ci the : sinadon of che Rev. De. . : wore 2 sitained five-minute period Jate oner - oa the eigcth dlcor of Mem-: 9 al. Cuesdons, ihe wide, muccy Mlssisss ssinzii | River, dozens of Fal agents _- Tees spt ° ae ; a vo: Buowe, Sa> Sources TePOy mAL. -- Ito the investigation, “working . some Gr the Major tiems arer- ; a se . peim ind finger prints, an aw} Lo " unmarked! [around the clock pursuing erigst baz believed to coz} + te, feverylead@™ = 0 tee @ang Similar to oma that re}. a. _ ° | person was involved in the as ree sped from th assssiy | —.. : . sassin: we por: 2 @ hes been iml: sewaere. Thay have taken ation, maton scese fi as “oa a2 4 _ They seemed ‘pumied ; stout! pounés2 in Atianta Ir hasj°. ovar cz Tecords 0: two room- Th. oe tar . ved in Birmingham until aney Save DO. Tt tarouga do-| transmissions detailing - al, - ” asee spats 22 go. The FBIz rey “g@uments in siste and snout pared chase—which ap-{- : eo tee _. ' government jeNees s throughout | parently never took place—|.° Docld:32397527 Page. 236.:.. las night, Claris said the FBI - in Luiher & Ring Sry the sis zaca8 reporter i night, - reporters watched 15 7 - . ay is no comment, a agents hurry in or out of the! e-re> mwigat im a cormer Site: ar Seth See SEARCH, AS, Col. 1. pais’ new Deceral butiding. Bo. BN cee me There, in cifices overioosing; © L <ciommeeetis a “- nave methodically Sifted: Samitetead sa what is cesevibed 23) “very scbsiantial” paysccal ev-i igence. . | : ’ Exselty whai consiitises} : this evidence is olficially n+}: tein siti and 2. bi iso-pow+ 2D - . ° . one 28 with a t elesconicl : | BBE aganss nave interviewed sight ; :. Bunczeds <2 Sersons in Mem- tn adi idion, a whi Mas! pais, Birmingham, Atl ata and {possibility that more than onel This could mean that inv ase - tigators are’ re-examining they ° been Eskad to an Exie Starvo: - -img Rousas ane 2 at leasi- ear nfficting ° ee on: ther ea Galt, cesemibed as an use|" _ ain ‘shop in’ - number of ge way cars. in- ployed serghant seaman wha} nay - rminghant volved and about police xadio! |through northeast Memphis 30; (Washington » Post” “State Dr. King with a single rifle! citer ."Panl Valentine re-jshot.. |. ~ wh " ported irom Aciania that more One member ot Congress} shen 3¢ accepts ar _\has cirticized the ’s probe. ae 100 FST agents ‘eat ly Noting what he called dis- img OR We Cease IR cal Cl lcrepancies throughout the alona.) oe - - *linvestigation, Rep. “Charles. W.I - Tt seems chat everywhere re-| Whelan Jr; (R-Ohio), said the _ porters go, the FBI already |F BE should “set the record ; ns Fen eee ee ana straight.” RE ae has instructed them to say|""ephe handling of the investi+|: ; a BOWS spa |eation and the efforts to ap-| a> Maat fr Jomaais police insist their de- persons hardly had been reas Dasscmenmt stil is working usring to a tense and troubled’ closely with Federal agents. Nation, Whelan said in Washer CO ee E But = i indica th ington. 7 j: eo Ff ol ug, But fom al indication, the! But a Justice ‘Department: : lcs  sscaw vic. BI bas fakes cver tae inves- 12 days to make an arrest in. Te WRT cee aa . |the 1963 slaying of civil rights: clyvu. i. Tee ESE Ras maintained si-| leader Medgar Evers in Missis-_ ~ j. Fence on 2 aspecis of the|sinni and more than five’ vi s"4_ invesigation," put Attorney! months to make arrests in the’. -? Gezerel Ramsey Ciark issued|j964 murders of three civil - “sa naw statement in Wasning- rights workers in the” ‘same’ +  . %on last night that dropped ‘his state. - Se Tl ot. i eartier zeierence to “one man oe ee. “Sixteen hows ‘efter Dr. King i (i was Slain Apra 4, Clark satdj| — .- 7 °° +; evidence “Indicates a single! . 7 cr individual”. was involved. eo  )  ! Phere. is no evicence of a TL :.. 7 + widespread ploi,” he said. oa tot! . . . Ia the seven-iine statement tigation completely. 29H elo 2 ee ee
£2. Te Smell OF Conspiracy More-and more the assassination _ Memphis police car “160, There ta. _ of Dr. Martin Luther King Jt. bes a car 160, but it did not chase ai. gins to resemble a well-planned, Mustang the night of Dy, King’s: coldly-executed plot which had its death. The radio teports which! : inception months ago, What is seemed to be coming from that eari > more, the way in which .it was -were, again appapently, another: .- - nr a ; GREENVILLE, uIss. _ E-13,019 | Ag 555 DELTA DEHOCRAT~ . TIUES - $12,952, “,aé¥ they envision included every-. |. BUT AS the pieces of the puz-- ' zle of Dr. King’s murder fall into - place—and as others refuse to de: "+ Carried out lends credibility to the : theory that it was a conspiracy, < *- This is written with some resér> - . ' vations. The conspiracy theory does ~ pot usually. attract us about an _: event of this nature. We are no- ' tably tunmoved by the critics of the _ Warren Report on the Kennedy as _ sassination, who seem to believe . : one from Communists to. thef- 2 & B&B - s0—evidence begins to - weigh - _ heavily in favor of a conspifacy - theory. At the very ledst, it now- seems évident that this was rot ah” _ impetuous act by a badly deratig- . _ ed man, but the result ef a long-. range plen, on . _ There is, for instance, the iden- - _tity of “Erie Starvo Galt” He -doesn't exist, apparently, and yet he began to exist as a person. arolind the middlé of last yeat. - _ .He established an identity, then - Carefully used it in building a trail which has léd investigators nowhere. ot. “thé flop House from which the: ‘death blow was sttuck. To out -| knowledge, no official has yet said” it was the weapon’ which fired the. Then thérd wa8"thé fittious chaae of a: ‘white Mustang by’ z “insurrections in every major Amer- ~ ican city. They could reason, with : bea kind of semi-military takeover: ; .< who is . 6taantzation and conspirasy, and eRe fe Ae plant to draw police off the real: 2: “)° x 2g 2 ee -.THB LINE must be drawh in? this kind of speculation, but it igi. obvious to us that only extreriists; :*': . of the far right or left cnild anticis: -y'.~ : pate immediate benefit ii det Mps) + : ing Dr. King. The left, by which: ~-.-. ' that not only was mote than one’ we mean agents of China, Cuba br! rae fe - man involved, but that the conspire. possibly, ' Moscow, were bound ta‘. ° know that Dr. King’s déath would: . be the signal for rioting and pocket'* _ Zood basis, is that the distir bances;. would badly weaken our society's: Tages atHome, © FE The far right could also benefit, ; again assuming angry reaction in’) the Negro community. What the! ’°)-: . far right would hope to gain would: bf this nation in the fata Of Jawi ~-° ani ofdéer — which again is Hot $07. far-fetched a possibility that it cart; 7 bé automatitally discounted even: ?* Having said this, it is nécessary! 1." | to restate thé qualification that the, |." first assuriptii —- of a lone killer? artest, However, this assumiption is: ‘drastically weakened. We are left :. ‘with “Erie Stravo Galt,” 4 man: _who plotted long aiid hard and: : still at large. It sthells of. - the bmell Etows serongen: : Tbinemied § ww et APPROVED FOR RELEASE. 7 Wate