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The Lowndes County, Alabama, Grand Ju on 4-22-65returned an dictment against subjects Williamt§aton,Collie Leroyé%i1kins and Eugene Thomas, carging tBem;gith'the
murder of Hrs. Viola Liuzzo in Lowndes County on the ight _>
oi 3-25-65, They were arrested on the indictments on.d-22-65
and released on $10,000 bond each. The three subjectsfare e
represented by Klan Attorney, Matt Murphy of Birmingham,
Alabama, and according to press reports, Murphy has stated
that he would subpoena FBI Director, John Edgar Hpgver_and
President Lyndon Johnson for the trial scheduled;tor 553-65.
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for the Director and President Johnson was discussed with
Departmental Attorney, John Murphy, 4-23-65, and Murphy
outsidE_BT'tHE_b3HdaiiEE Bf*th¬'S§gte 0f_A1ahama:"Theiadvised
that such a subpoena would have absolutely no iorce_and,efiect
law on
this point in general states that the subpoena of one state
has no extra territorial effect and cannot compel the attendanceof witnesses not within the state. He stated that there exists!
between some states an agreement concerning the production of92_,
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District oi Columbia and the District of Columbia has no such
7- It is noted that since the presence of the Director
in Alabama, any
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President couldvoluntary and appropriate only if their
testify to the direct iacts oi the caseand the President cannot be commanded at the trial of this matte
appearance made in answer to the subpoenas would
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Ala" grand jury indicted them on charges of murdering eh-ll right:
worker Vaolu Gregg Liuno. They inskl-ed they were innocenl. Ally 'lur|>hy said he would whpen §'_B_| Q iel :F_.___E_!glr I-Ieever a
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92N A'I'l0RhEY Matt H.
411 Jr. of Birmingham, who
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he had been unable to 10- lino: civil rights. The Justice
Rowe since the charges Department declined to explain
_§__m§ged, .why it withdrew the complaint
F9113? iaid"lt_","i5Thlve'l2linSl Rowe. _ _
n-ue"thatR.ov-rewasuiinior-mini prior to the L-= wrker oi Feirfielcl; 92.!"illiem Q:-U
cane, but he warned this vill Eaton, 41, former rteelwocrk-i
may bnckiiire in more er of Eesemer, and Collie Le-
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President Johnson. ill In PW oedented television add:-es: 111- 92 -
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Justice Department
aed charges yesterday
st a Birmingham man who
trrested within hours after
ilarch 25 civil rights slay-
il a Detroit housetvile.
order dismissing a oun-
--y charge against Gary
ias Rowe Jr., 35. was
d by U_S. Commissioner
R M. Glittery.
~ motion to dismiss the
-e came I1-orn Asst. 0.5.
J. O. Senlell.
wsshiheinn. a Justice De-
icnt spokesman said dis-
t of the charge was a
ie action since the grand
failed tn indict Rowe. The
-smut did not comment.
L . JRowe was arrested with three
other Birmingham area men-
described by President Johnson-... I-main-are II92QIIu92l92I-r pal ~53; tfaaI: wcaua aaasaaaannai ua I-at nnu
Klux Klan-by FBI agents the
day alter Mrs. Viola Liuno, 89,
was ahot to death from ambush
near bowndeshoro. Ala.
The shooting occurred on the
highway being used by civil:1-ighi-s marchers for their Selma-
ito-Montgomery march to drama-itize a voter registration cam-
ipalgn. .
His. Liuzzo. one ot many out-
o1'-stale volunteers drawn to the
march, had been shuttling dem-
onstrators irom Selma to the
slate capital. She was slain
shortly alter she had left a
Selma church by car.'A Negroed K11 Kluxers Dropped
youth in the vehicle escaped
injury.
The other men arrested afterI-t-w 4|--ssh u--n- I? -a.mn- 'I"la.|-awn,aaca oacaana ca: llllsi-alG ail-Ivan-I
as. 42, an employe of U.S. Steel
at Bessemer: Collie Leroy Wil-
kins J1-., 21, a |etf4:mp10Y¢d
mechanic of Fairtieldi and Wil-
liam Orville Eaton, 41. a re-
tired ateel worker, also of
Bessemer.
A federal grand jury indicted
Thomas, Eaton and Wilkins
April B on charges of violating '
the constitutional rights of civil
rights demonstrators, Rowe I85
not indicted, and dismissal of
the original charges against
him thus came as no surprise. _
The thrcc indicted men are
Ircc on bonds oi $50,000 each.ii
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Iodteoto paqe, mono of
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DEFENDENT§_ REPRESENTED BY BLRQQINGHAM AIIQRHEY _l.AII QURPELY;
raonuc:Q_;uo'r sunrv |=|.zas to FIRST DEGREE uunnnn 5-Emess. Avium=+n' was ruous to PROCEED. INDICATED as u'ou1.nr1u: A 7 92!
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1 v10 LIUZZO, ET AL. - worms
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With reference to the receipt of a subpoena by SAC Ingram
to testify as a wimess for the defendant Collie Wilkins in this matter,/Q
Departmental Attorney Robert Owen called to verify the fact that '
SAC Ingram had actually been served. I advised Owen that Ingram
~ had been served with a subpoena yesterday afternoon by the Deputy p-=:'-.-.¢_-,;»_t~.g+:-.;-.~-~-
Sheriff of the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office and that the subpoena I ' "*
called for him to appear at Wilkins um on Monday, 5/3/65. Owen O
inquired as to whether the subpoena stated a definite time for Ingram's
appearance, and I advised him tint it did not It simply called for his
appearance on 5_/3_/ 65.
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Owen stated that the matter is still under discussion at the ;'i 92 ---i
Department, that he has been in conference with Assistant Attorney 1 '
General Doar concerning the matter and that a final decision had not .
yet been reached. Owen indicated that the Department's present _
feeling in the matter is that they will file a motion to quash the
subpoena on the basis that Ingram, from personal knowledge, cannot
testify to information pertinent to the triaL -
' Owen stated that as soon as a definite decisien is reached it
he will advise us. ; I 5 _,_ " -Rfc_99 elf-f--_/115-._i ..
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JGENE THOMAS, ET AL.
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_ TH MURDER OF VICTIM LIUZZO'- HOLLIS CURL, EDITOR, CHOCTAU I
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HRS. VIOLA LIUZZO, AKA ET AL
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Lsr KLAN HELD nzzrxns AT BLADON SPRINGS,
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DUNAGAN, COFFEEVILLE, ALA. 1n cuanes o
HELB iN STATE FARK. nunnsan znrnonucz
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1. ADVOCATE, A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED AT BUTLER ALA ! ' I
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IU15ED ROBERT CREEL, GRAND DRAGON, OF KKK FROM
RMINGHAM, ALA. ATTENDED KLAN ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING OF U
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. 1B MAY 4 I965
O HERE ARRESTED FOR MURDER OF VICTIM LIUZZO» CURL STATES
'PROXIMATELY rxrrv PERSONS JOINED KLAN AT nszrzus. sofa %
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3TH CURL AND PAUL STATE THREE SUBJECTS INTRODUCED TO CROWD -
A 4'f CREEL QUOTE DO THESE HEN LOOK LIKE MURDERS?UNQUO¥ET
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DearSir: ' .
Please consider this a letter of protest at the actions oi the F. B. I. in
Alabama concerning the slaying of i_gl_a_1.iuzzo. I don't condone
murder for any reason whatsoever. But I believe that if this lady had been
at home tending her duties as wife and mother, she would still he alive. -
You, yourself know what an insult Mrs Liuzzo made to the people oi Ala. ,
cavorting around with a Negro Buck after dark in their state. Now weicome
to Mr Gary T. Rowe F, B. I. Agent who incites to violence and then helps -- "
murder, But gets away with it because he is protected by his rights with '
the F. B. I. I think Mr. Rowe is as guilty as the other three men and
should receive the same sentence as the other three men. Mr Hoover ii
you cannot keep the F, B. I. from being used as a political pawn you shouldlresigtn and let Lyndon B. Baines or Beans! Johnson give your job to
Martin Luther after all he is a peaceful man? he recgeved the Nobel Peace -
Award?! Until recently the F, B,L has been an efficient, honest and well
' behaved law enforcement agency lets get it back that way and keep out the
scandals. - *
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-P. S. I have written my Senator, Congressman and the President my
views
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ne Accused in Liuzzo Deaf
tniiarenfl y Spyfor FBI
By FRED 1'. GRAHAM
I law flit Tina: Ina any
IIAYNESVILLE, Ala. -- cT-_ Itowe, one of the tour
"'l81l1i11y accused by federal
leer: i: the slaying or m-;_ vi.-la Ltuzzo, emerged today as= -peat-en: undercover agent
or the Federal Bureau of In-
edigatiorl.
Rowe. 34. testified for about
ye Mr: rsteraay mm :1
befon a Lowndes County d"FY "W1 18 imetigatine themum; cl the Detroit civil righLs
worker on March 25.'I'92u- --1-; :.. -
" = Slew J"?! ts ex cted1° report to: decision M.-.§.°
Under elaborate cloak-and-dag
_?._I:r mcurity rnqmres by we"BI. l_92owe tlzpped into e
PM Jul! room m the Down s-ounty murthouse at 2 pm.
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-. . -t-.-{what appeared .88-ca.tib-spotted him as he and two FB
special agents dashed for
hack door ot the courthouse. .
-An I-BI man ocked the door
as the sunburned, red-haired
B1rm1n_"Zi13m man sped away inthe back seat of a light green
ear, accompanied by two FBI
men.
Rowe was sa ve worn
errevolverina lsterashel
mtered the
and was seen wearing
tete the w.
It was later teamed from N-
liable sources here that Rowe
hasbeenapaidtntormantolthe
FBI tor the past ii-I Y=1l!'8~
It was reported that Rowe
said he had been paid by the
F8! zinoe T959 for reporting
Ku Klux Klan activiues.
'01: larch 26. Rowe and E
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.t-iN_ ;L<,:su1o=; ~Thomas, {Land
_Eaton,41,bot.hofBessemerI H K
.,lndColl.ieLeROY
Jr., 21. of Faireld, Ala -4
muted by FBI
mt-gee 92.e't!h %=
late Mrs. Lingo:
the killing. Sm_ - -
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.amsts because cars
_ known Kn Klux Klansmen
Uarea had been mder
lance.
hflihe state grand viiw te men 11%-e
jibe Lilmo ase during
the day erday. 5
L 'lesr.imon was also givenby
Leroy ll , 19, the Negro civ-
il rights wager {or the Somhern
Christian Leadership Conference
who was in the car with Mrs.
1Liuzzo when she was shot. ~
FBI agents were conspicuousale: J:-eir absence aring the
morning, as stale and county
prosecutors apparently hopeq tomake a case wxthout nsaoc1at- h:ing the Iederal government with
the charges against the accusew
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CORPUSCHRIS , Ex ' ' - ¢---
By letter dated 4- 21-65 captioned individual advised the purpose of
his letter to protest the acvities of the FBI in connection with the slaying ofMrs. Vioi_uzao...._Thereafter, he sets forth obvious bigoted views and refers
to a newspaper article which clearly labels Gary T. Rowe as a paid informant ofthe FBI and then deliberately assigns the role to Rowe as an FBI Agent. -
urges Mr. Hoover to prevent President Lyndon "Beans" Johnson from usmg the
FBI and to appoint Martin Luther King! as director since he received the Nobel
Peace Award. He claims the FBI until recently had been efficient and well behave»
and urges that we return to these precepts and avoid scanda1. He mentions he has
written his senator, congressman and the President concerning his views.
BU FILES: - _
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There is no information identifiable with Mr.in Bufiles.
OBSERVATIONS:
Vic.Q has fallen in the same problem many individuals have in
understanding the re tionship of an informant to the Bureau. However, it would
appear his bigoted views would prevent us from advising him of the Bureau's
position in this case and therefore, no purpose would be served by acknowledging
his communication. ' _ _ _
RECQMMENDATION: 1311-116' ate 99_ _____ 7 H __ Q- .1 " rm: his letter not be acknowleed. -D----QC,--1-J i C
' 5 MAY 3 1965 .
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' By Jack elson '
Lea aunt-i Ihlea
'.~92YNEVlLLE, Ala, April
-A Kn Kins Klhnaman who
-arently witnessed the slay~ _of Viola Liuzzo 0! Den-oit,Nesr<=. Leroy Moton. who-" °"°' °-1 1|, be "5 '0,-king under. works for the Rev. Dr. Mar-I Rowe has been aupglyin
er for the FBI, testified lin Luther Kin: Jr-'= Smith-.th fl"51'1'1T_.'[email protected]
ore the .Lowi-ides County]
tlld jury today. l
iary T. Rowe Jr., 34, brought:
"e under a heavy FBI guard,»
tilled for two hours before!
~ jury. and then was whisked
of the County.._h!__a_gents
-o used £oLce_to_Leep a re-;_
-!'l"l'7'.!'>fl1:.'I-WLDE ._l-°"'iFIi¢1'-1 "
-w him. _ '-
ftowciis armed with a-pis-
' in a holster.
He and three other Klaus-
'~n were arrested .in the
arch 25 killing and.oooiteds
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tererice. Moton_ who eacnncdicordlng lg the ag. Q _
injury." also testified beforee Rowe and the ihree d
undercover Informant appar- bershin of 5000. '
Iallu nnnnaanlpol four OI-an in-Q-allIn-1; -1-nuuau-nu aua a-alt I|lC .'92A-
he couId"slipa92va'y- ' shouldered to the waTl 'a
Hse of the car from which the, another agent'l>loi_:_lted _th eaiH _. _,__.,_ .,passing car as she drove froinbullets were red. A reliable
Selma to Montgomery a few source said Rowe contended
hours after the March 25 the shooting happened quickly
march to the State Capitol. and on the spur of the mo-N
With tier was a toyeai-n1d|m=ni and he was iiéirieii to
gl
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ern Christian Leadership Con-§ICla?1'_g§_lEfti_es_sjnee_J,Q_,_ac-
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Ur! Jul? 920di¥- , itendants were listed as men:-l
The arrest of the 1 lll'lS1'El'l!b8l1 of the United Klan: 0
as announced the day alter America. the Nation's large:
U10 illyinn. Rowe: role as an Klan with an estimated 1_nem-
A: Re.-re emerged ire-.n tit
-11? If9E0rtedly_ ca_lled_ the EB! jury room today. a reporte
Iwitlnn four h_Pl1l'$T_§,5_§DOll.lS tried to follow him by II
A nit° 'l P99911061! told the _FBl_i{,'0l'l'l.T"'niI-!'1'l2]70I'l8 con-LIF he was sitting in the hack tinued down the hallwa hti lIIUHJ
DeLouch
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e Mrs. Llano: civil rights.
at the Justice Department
ter dropped the charges
zainst Rowe. It has declined
1 iijf
Eugene Thomas, -I2, Fair-ii
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E - In connection with the divorced husband
of the captioned individual, there are transmitted
herewith the following newspaper articles concerning the
divorced husband of captioned individual, which I
.thought night be of interest to the Bureau:
"KKK Men: Harassed and Inn0cent'," 4/23/65 edition,
St. Petersburg Independent,"-St. Petersburg, Florida:~e*~*
"Han Arrested in Alabama Killing Proves FBI Agent," 7
4/21/65 edition, "Clearwater Sun," Clearwater, Florida;
"Liuzzo Case
edition'Suspect' Apparently FBI Agent," 4/21/65
, "The St. Petersburg Tines," St. Petersburg,'W_'Ir921ni Ha I§1.92n|.¢L92-in-,
"Jury Findings Due on Liuzzo Slaying," 4/22/65 edition,
"St. Petersburg Independent," St. Petersburg, Florida;
FBI Undercover Agent?," 4/23/65 edition "The St. Petersburg
Times," St. Petersburg, Florida;
"3 Klansmen Indicted in Woman's Slaying," 4/23/65 edition _§
"St. Petersburg Times," St. Petersburg, Florida; f
FBI Informer No Surprise to Klan," 4/22/65 edition, ~
"The Clearwater Sun," Clearwater, Florida, by TOM CHASE;~¢
"Alabama Grand Jury Readies Report on Night Rider Slaying,"
4/22/65 edition,_"Clearynter Sun," Clearwater, Florida.
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RMINGHANP, . Ill Three Ku
Klansrnen free on $10,000
each in Binrngharn, Ala., today
~ng trial on rst degree murder
es in the ambush death of a De-
- =-he march tor civil
e three said they were innocent
tad been It-Ibject to almost contin-
harassment by telephone calls and
r in recent weeks.
oil attorney, Matt H. Murphy Jr.,
zed President Johnson for his re~
= in cmmection with the arrest oi
members. Murphy said he irould
m atthpwna the Praident "it I
hope to represent thegg. men ,"9"'--___ _ ' _ . . Kl ;-',';7-'7 ' _
6 9 ,Harassed And Innocentag
There were these other developments
on tire racial scene: 0
Tear gas and smoke bombs were
used by police to atop I. demonstration
bymorethan300Negroesinthewest
Alabama at &r-nomlis. Five dem-
onstrators were arrested. Fourteen per-
auns were treated for tear-[as burns
at a hospital.
The Senate began debate on the
voting rights bill in Washington. Mem-
bcrs of the Senate Judiciary Committee
which sent the bill to the oor said the
nation must have new, strong legisla-
tion to protect voting rights." Twelve
Southern senators organized fumes _to
oppose" the measure.
Civil rights movement otcials saidi
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their organizations plannéd quitrler we-
paigns in Mimisippi this summu be-
cause the state has experienced marked
changes. The appraisals were made at a
meeting of the Misisiplii WW" °'=
Human Relations in Jackson.
--Paul Bellesem the missing "ewe.
Idaho, Negro who briey held member-
ship in the iiu iiiux Klan last February.
has turned up in San Francisco Ind IP-
parcntly droppedtrom siahtllm _ _
_5om9 3! University ot Missimppl
students demonstrated last night outside
a campus dormitory where several Ne-
grnes - here for the Southern Lttcrl_l7
Festival - were staying- Camrm F°1'°°
re rtedl had the demonstrator: underP Y . .
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Liuzzo in Alabama, has
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for the FBI, the New
'!92i:nes Bid today.
=e, 34. of Birniingham,
r .,...n_ ,..ry ...v-s..,r.....,I an shootinz of Mrs. Lint-
I-year-old Detmit motherH 0. The government later
t .-cl charges against Rowe
2 was freed.
. Liumo was stain in 1
hortly after she partici-
in the March 25 Sel =1 to
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one of the four mem; "lily ll'1'BSl.gl _by fedralffrom Ha_yneviJ|e that allhoughl
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Montgomery cm! nghts march.
The Tunes said in a dispatch
the detatls of Rowe: $10!! are
not known the circumstances
to-u:riiE uc inn ll {hi ilit
ants car when Mrs Liuzzo was
lnlled but could not prevent the
shoolmg
The three other men taken -rl yesterday at I-Iayne
Ma before the Lowndesr znto custody the same day Rowe
l'I'l':I d in m 0 Inrnhnnwas errested Harm 2%
lune been mdncted in I-lontn
gomery on federal charges of
conspmng to vrotate the eonsti
nutiollal rights 0! demonstrators.
President Johnson, in announc-
jng their arrests, described
them as members of the Ku
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Rowe, one of the {our men
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Liund, emerged yesterday
an apparent undercover;
~11! for the Federal Bureau oi'estization FBI!. '
Iowe testified for about two
in ysterday afternoon be
e a Grand Jury which ls in-
Jigating the slaying uI the
molt civil rights worker on
n':h 25. e
he Grand Jury is expected to
-ort its decision belore noon3
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reports its findings today in the
iggtion of the night rihr Ilaying
E-your-old white civil rights work-
rr Lowndes County jury of 18 white
oornpleted its investigation yester-
nto the ambush slaying ot Mrs.
Liuzzu ol Detroit and ot several
cases. It reportedly retpu-ned
indictments, but their nature will
2 news unit! alter the terms!
and until those indicted have been
into custody.
mwhlle, the president of the Bo-
'.. I-1., Civic and Voters League
ich claims it speaks for the town's
es was arrested on 1 marge
uing 1 worthless $15 check.
anwhile polls and petitions tanned
-rough the Negro community seek-
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gotiations and demands tor civil rights.
Mayor Jesse Cutter said the league
and members of the Otngress of Racial
Equality are a small group oi melt-
styled leaders who do not represent the
Negro community." He said they "do
not want to negotiate. They want to dem-
onstrate." _
In Nampa, Idaho, the Negro who
oervedaone-dsytermasGr|.nd'l'itnn
of the Idaho Ku Klux Klan in Fehnury
was reported missing. His wile, Hrs.
Emmaline Bellesen, told Nampa police
her husband, Paul Bellesen, kit home
in the family car and had not rammed.
Later. one or Bell's tormer em-
ploys in a jmitor service, told police
he saw Bellesen in San Francisco Inher-
national Airport. He said Bellesen told
him, "I'm just sort of taking a vocation
andIdontwantonybodytnknowyou
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in duty. A tam in Court-
are the persuasions the
"ea with Ku Klux Klans-
Gommunists and gang-
hen it needs information
n come only tram the in-
1n - and usually only tor
1 jobs do FBI agents
iv: become mernbers d
m.lb¢l>Irtv.wtbeIs'n-
neatly and not only for
' jobs but often for year:
inning information -» in-
'ls already in the organ-
= are tapped.
ETIMES and this is
lilcult individuals on
nges or totally outside.
he Klan, are contacted
86¢ III loin up and start
ng out information.
'rylhomasRowewas,a:
en reported, the tipster
1 the FBI to the alleged
oi Mrs. Viola Liuno in
1a,hedidaoasalans-
nd not aa a member of
I.
hajrn nndareover
"-..-_:_-; ,_ - ,,deircover
agent," which has been applied
to Rowe and others, can be non-
921us1ng. '
i It sometimes mean: a trained
FBI agent who conceals his
identity and pretends M beQ-n--|-flnlnsu A1-a.UlIl¬H.llll ll-
Y But the term also la hose-Jy
applied to inioi-men - men
andwomenwhoarenotinthe
FBI but who, for aome induce-
ment, regularly supply informa-
tion to the government men.
FBI DIREUIUB It Edgar
Hoover has olten Ilitl the bu-
reau baa the Klan virtually
9292WiIEd M Iliad iItf01'm-
IDS.
l At times, Attorney General
Nicholas Kaizenbach quipped
recently, I think we know
more about what the Klan is
ldoing than we know about what
some divisions in the Justice
,Departmentared0lng.
The FBI refused to discuss
any aspect of the Liuuo case
and issued awterse "no , end while the I-Bl won! I-ll:., . 1-nip}
Agem? @
ment"whenaaloedaboutaNew
York Times report that Powe
haclheenttaundercovermanln
thecase. '
It k commonly known,
ever, that the FBI will pay ior
information, atrictly on a cash-
ondelivery basis. One Jlstice
Department aom-oe aaya as
much as $5,000 or $10,000 may
be paid for a particularly im-
portant piece of information.
But in the day»to-day routine
o! law enloroement, it: more
likely that the payment will onlycover a man: expenses or!
give him a little extra pocket
money. -
THE AMOUNT 8Pl'I192'I' BY
Hoover: men lor information
each year does not appur in;
the FBI appropriation chart.
But experts describe it as pret-
ty small potatoes."
Money la not the only indum-;
ment offered by FBI men seek-
ing inlormation. Much has been
gained from a private, discreet
discussion 0! a man: duty to
his country and the need tor
law and order.
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may often be brought around"
with the oblique reminder that
be may, one day, desire lenien-
Oyforcrimesinwhichhehu
become involved.
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though le detail: 01' Rowe!
story are now known, the ctr-.
cumstanoes indicate he was in
the assailants mr when Mn.
Liuno was killed, but could not
prevent the shooting. Three
men who were with Rowe have
been indicted on federal
charges of cerzspiracy to violate
the constitutional rights ot civ-
il rights demonstretors. Charge:
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NEVILLE, Ala. UPI! --
ubama Grand Jury yester-
-ndicted three Ku Klux
nen for the March'25 slay-
Detroit civil rights worker
Viola um. The three
arrested in Birmingham
ent tree on bonds of $10,-
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! was net tor Inky I lo
ville.
ED IN HIE murder wu-
were Collie Leroy Wilkins
I, and Eugene Thomas,
th of Fliriield, and Wil-
I. Paton, 41. at Bessemer.
' were token ink: custody
owndes County shemr
Ryls and taken 10 Jel-
Cnunty Joil in Birming-
rbooding. i
- posting the bonds, they
- jailhouse grinning.
berm were at by
§_Q?feult Court Juo_geW'1.Werth Thagard and approved by
Jefferson -County Sherltl Hel-
Bailey.
run BONDS were posted hyi
their attorney, Matt H. Murphy
Jr. who filed with Bailey 1 writ
oi habeas corpus. denunding
Ychlrges against the three men
be dismissed. Bailey um he
lwould lot-ward the writ to Thag-,
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The judge set
heulng for the
In mm. EST M
Hi"-ynenue-" ' cont"4 The Klansmens lttorney]
IMurphy, held a news conlerence
twlth his clients and Klan Grand
92Dragon Robert Shelton last night
and lnnouriced he would sub-
poena President Johnson end
FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover
for the trial.
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the president of the United
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Iy TOM CHASE
ix Kiansrnen say they are;
but they say government
should spend more time
gt C-omrnunists. 1
to m, Georg-ia grand
i at the United Klans of
r-a, Knights of the Ku
Ian. said the mse of Gar-
mms Rowe Jr. of Brim-
n was nothing new.
s one et the who
heen playing ll dual role
long." said Craig. J6.
Iii! Ilisht
was talking to Shelton
that over the weekend,"
rl Qhn-It tnlrl rnn he ha:
1 it for several years."
.3 referred to Robert M.
n of Tuscaloosa. Ala., im-
wizard oi the United
.0! America and. as such.
-ll head oi several state
e. Shelton could not be
ad for comment. .
Reported Tipster-e was reported to be the
.- who provided the FBI
nformation which resulted.
-mi? in the 5l8!'ing|
iota. ti;-1 Detroit
r oi ve killed liare-I1 25
the civil rights march
Selma to Montgomery.
it federhl Ind Alabamai
rities have declined oom-
on the Rowe report.
-wally," laid Craig. _ we
that some oi the Cl'lII'1_B5
ed to the KKK have been
by Fl_3I_intonners to ctefije
ite of hatred 81!,"-linst the
tization when true Hana-
umre not involved."
suggested the House Un-
teen Activities Committee
tigate what he tailed theIo Klan |
James IR. Venable of Stone
ANTA, Ga. AP! Topillountain, Ga., imperial wizard
of the National Knights of the
rprised by FBI claims theHKu Klux Klan Inc., aaid the I-BI
I order! have been intil-lought to be using its agents in
the Communist tield rather than
trying to catch KKKs."
At
U.S.
FBI
*"iI they could qualify. But we
don't want them coming in es:
druggiste.-on
posters of any bud."
"E. McDaniel, grand draizomOI the United K.tns'of America}
in Mississippi. declined com-i
ment about the I-BI when
reached at his home in
I-BI Director J. Edgar Hoover
often has said the bureau in!
the
h'ratherthmnta.rti.nglIjiil»_5ui= max.said, there has never been anyl
member of the KKK chargedi
with selling any secrets ot the
roction nor has there been one.who hesitated when ukocl tn
WW6 in the military. *
Just to be on the sate side,
Venabie said, "we are netting
traps for pimps and infittrators.
We are setting more traps than
the FBI."
Asked if he knew of fedeml
agents in his organizations, he
said, "1 don't know or any, buti
I'm sure we've got them. We
have nothing secret to hide. Our
tactits are to use the box
to win this race war."
Craig said he would welcome
sound
"At
more
doing
some d.ivi.sions in the Justieel
Department are doing," Atty.
G-en. Nicholas Katmenbault
twinned wwnt-Ir in Wasnnanjnunistie eieint iriwilven .--?" " " ' --
18 Selma to_llontgome1'¥i-the same time. Vet-table
govemrnent or with iniur-
Nothing To Hide
agents to his organization
titan virtually wired tor
with hitormants.
times I think we know
about ivhat the Kiin ii
than we know about what-!-. -_...._...._-_-.i.. _, 4,,
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NEVILLE,
511"? reports its ndings
-n the investigation of the
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trier slaying of a ll-year-e
ite civil rights worker. E
tmmdes County jury oil
te men ootniéiid ii-5 in
-tion yesterday into _theit IIBYWE 9 3175- V195
of Detroit and oi several
cases. It reportedly re-
stane indictments, but
nature will not be known
-Iter the formal report and
hose indicted have been
into uistody.
-ng aose questioned by_ the
see Gary Pa.-we
It-year-old Birmingham
92'ho was arrested by ted-
uthorit-ies after the Liuzzo
: but tater released.
n was one of four Ku
ilansmen arrested on fed-
ivil rights charges March
e day after Hrs. Iiuzm
hot to death in her ear
Lowndesboro. A federal
jury meeting in Mont-
rlearlier month in-
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-s oi conspiring to injure
s in the exercise of their
utional rlglns,
e ktdicted were Eugene
'5. 42, In empioye of U.S.
It Bessemer; Collie Leroy
s Jr., 31, ot Fairtield. a
mployed mechanic! and
11 Orville Eaton, 41, also
tanner, a retired steel
f. ;
1* was not indicted and th
against him subsequent!
nnnissed. The New Yo
said Rowe had been work-
a.n undercover agent for
:1. Federal authorities, in-
; the FBI, and mm oi-Iefused to ent on
P011.
mlhtle, the president
isaiusa. 14.. Civic an
League-which dalrnsgtwas arrested on a char -
m e$ $15 check.
A. Z. Young was accused in
a warrant oi signing a check
dated April 10 issued to Ward's
Repair Chop, a Bogaium tele-
vision store owned by a white
man.
City Judge L -J. signed
}the warrant and let an April
;25 hearings. Young was released
ion $500 hail.
I In Nampa, Idaho. the Negro
.who served a one-day term as
lGrand Titan of the Idaho Ku
Klux Klan in February was re-liported missing. an wile, Hrs.Hnitnaline Beliesen, told Nllmpa"police her husband, Paul Bel- lesen, left home in the tamibr
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car and had not retumed.
Later. one of Bellesen's for-
mer empioyes in a janitor serv-
ice, Larry Brennan, told police
he saw Belies-en in San Fran-
cisco International Airport. He.
said Bellescn told him, I'm just
sort of taking a vacation and I?
don't want anybody to know you
saw me."
In Boston, civil rights teaders
went ahead with plans tor a
massive parade and rally Fri-
day with Dr. Martin Luther
King Jr. as the chief speakeinj
The parade and rally are to
protest racial imbalance tn$001: and sub-standard hous-
Mayor John F. Collins took
issue with a statement by thelltev, Virgil Wood, held of the.. .
Boston branch of King's South-
em Christian Leadership Gon-
fercnce. that the marchers
would demonstrate in front ol
city hall.
Wood said Selma officials
didn't want demonstrations
either, but they were held
nevertheless. Boston is no dit-
terent from Selma," he said. "1!L --P _ _ r_,
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Collins said that was unreas-
onable after the city had freely
granted permits for the parade
through the principal downtown
business streets. plus the use oi
Parkman bandstand on Boston
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1' FIRST, SIXTY]-IVE, CARRIES THE FOLLOWING NEWS RELEASE:
MATT H. MURPHY, JR., ATTORNEY FOR THOMAS, UILKINS AND
TON, SAID THINGS ARE SHAPING UP FAVORABLY FOR OUR CASE
J I MIGHT ASK FOR ALL THREE TO BE TRIED AT OWE."
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VIOLA'5LIUZZO , ET AL.
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Office was served with a subpoena to appear for the defense at the _
trisi oi conie Wilkins on 5/3/es. Wilkins is charged with the murder
of Viola Liuzzo. The subpoena is for Ingrams personal appearance S- '~' *
and it is not requested that he bring any records.
The receipt oi the subpoena by SAC Ingram was discussed92-2
lwith Mr. Robert Owen oi the Civil Rights Division on 4/29/65.
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consideration and would take action with regard to the subpoena,
'-'" On 4/ 30/ 65, Mr. Owen of the Department advised that he -
had taken the matter of the subpoena oi SAC Ingram up with
Assistant Attorney General Doar and with attorneys of the Civil Division
oi the Department and it was the opinion of the Department that there _-
was no basis ior tiling a motion to quash the subpoena. .-
Owen advised that the Attorney General has directed a
telegram to SAC Ingram advising him that he should appear in
answer to the subpoena and testify. It states that Ingram cannot '1
testify to anything contained in the records or les oi the Bureau and
the Department oi Justice pursuant to Order oi the Attorney General
number 324-64 dated 10/a/64. His testimony is to be limited only to
matters of personal knowledge that are relevant to the issue of the trial.
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' Mr. Owen is furnishing a copy of the Attorney Genera1's '
telegram and he stated that an attorney irom the Civil Division oi the
Department who is experienced in handling matters oi subpoena is
proceeding to Hayneville, Alabama, and will be present to protect T ~P10 Government interest when SAC Ingram called to testify. ,1!J IEO /hf?/"1" f°°P>'sr~<r 'r'~r G it .rs.W92Y.5 was ILtn! f_ A * * ?"' ~53. TGf.=?3JlIv"'i"'m"uisD - Liv -- ..
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contact with any of the defendants, has not participated in any oi
the interviews or searches and that there is a.ctua.11y nothing that
he can testify to from his personal knowledge. .--- i-EUGENE THOMAS, ET'AL.; 7 *-
ACTION:
SAC Ingram will be instructed to answer the subpoena I D59and in accordance with the i92ii¬Ii'f1éY Generaiis telegram. I sf/.He is also being advised that an attorney from the Civil Division
interest when he is called to testify. "* dc
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Director J. Edgar Hoover .
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Department of Justice
Hashington, D. C.
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Senator Lsuscho has discussed with no and requostod "
I acknowledge your letter of recent date in which you exprossod .
your views Ioncerning the I-BI and the death of Hrs. Luizzo in
Selma, Alabama.
views and will bring your latter to the attention of tla PedaralI __ The Senator spproistos receiving the benefit of your r
Bureau of Investigation.
Please be assured that your letter was welccnm.
Sincerely yours,
Ray H. White
Administrative Aasitunt to
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Your note oi April 29th, with enclosures, has been '1] :5received, "and I appreciate your bringing this to my attention. '--._-=.-49..-H
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inasmuch as one oi the individuals involved in the murder of I
r-1 Mrs. Vio1a Liu_ezo went on trial may 8rd and prosecution oi the others
is E Ioilowfpl can assure you, however, that the person referred to
was not a Special Agent oi the FBI, and ltruet your constituent will
understand why it is not within our prerogative to comment on this case.
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to Senator Lausche and a copy
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Sullivan
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CIVIL RIGHTS ' -
With the forthcoming trial in state court out subject I / C,Collie LeRoy Wilkins for the murder oi Mrs. Liuzzo, which is " I _
scheduled to begin Monday, lvlay 3, i965, at I-Iayneville, Alabama, . 'the question arises as to the desirability of an Agent being present Q -' "
in the courtroom during the proceedings. -~----e~{--.~¢-¢=@l- r:-* --A
It will be necessary that Agents be available to insure
complete protection of our illiormant during the period that he is 4
in Hayneville for the purpose of testifying. Following the completion " A
of his testimony, he should depart from the area, and it should not '
be necessary ior Agents to remam.' i
The state prosecutor has indicated to Inspector Joseph .
Sullivan that he desired to have as few " Federal Agents" as possible _ '
at the trial. ll is realized that several FBI Agents will necessarily ,1
be used as witnesses by the prosecutor. Other FBI Agents may be 92" '
necessary as rebuttal witnesses following the testimony given by the
defense. It is also known that the Depar tment plans to have an
aiiuorney at Haynevilie during the e ' - i
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Since Inspector Sullivan will be in close touch with the state
prosecutor and can follow the proceedings through him, and as the _.
prosecutor has indicated that he does not desire "Federal Agents" around,'
it is recommended that we do not have a.n Agent sitng in the courtroom
observing the proceedings. The presence oi Agents ii known would, oi
course, be the subject of considerable comment by Alabama news media
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TO SAC MOBILE
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FROM DIRECTOR FBI .
EUGENE frnoms, ETAL ; MRS. VIOLA LIUZZO, r."1'41....,-,,__,
DASH VICTIMS, CIVIL RIGHTS .
WITH REGARD TO THE TRIAL OF SUBJECT COLLIE LEROY
WILKINS WHICH BEGAN IN STATE COURT, LOWNDES COUNTY,
ALABAMA, THIS DATE, IT IS RECOGNIZED THAT IT WILL BE '
NECESSARY FOR AGENTS TO BE AVAILABLE TO INSURE COMPLETE
PROTECTION OF OUR INFORMANT DURING THE PERIOD .4 HE IS
IN HAYNEVILLE, ALABAMA, AND FOR THE PURPOSE OF TESTIFYINI
HOWEVER, IN VIEW OF THE STATE PROSECUTOR'S DESIRE THAT AS
FEW "FEDERAL AGENTS" AS POSSIBLE BE AT THE TRIAL, YOU
MUST INSURE THAT AGENTS WHO WILL NECESSARILY BE PRESENT
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T0 AFFORD PROTECTION FOR O92.IEgl24FRR1V£AiNT AND TO APPEAR
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= Mr» Belmmlt DATE: May 4, 1965 -
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- Mr. Callahan -
-- Mr. Sullivan
- Mr. Belmont
Mr. Rosen
- Mr. Malley
- Mr. McGowan
- Mr. Hines 16'
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Inspector Joseph Sullivan in Selma, Alabama, has
telephonically advised that the Circuit Solicitor, Arthur Gamble,
has r uested a verication or documentation of a ments whichIM:
use-r= EU Elg¬I'Il-IOMAS, ETAL.
VIOLA UZZO, ET AL. - VICTIMS
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. eq P Yp Q have been made to the informant Gary Thomas Rowe, Jr.! over
a period of vears. According to Sullivan, the Solicitor desires to
- J have some written record if possible to support testimony of
i, Agents that payments had been made to this informant for a
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" It should be noted that the Department had previously __-
instructed SAC Ingram of the Birmingham Oice that he was not :
to furnish any information whatsoever from the official les or _i
ecords of the oftice in connection with his appearance at the trial. 0
ACTION TAKEN: '
h.lS matter is bein taken u with the Civil Rights Division T ' 2 p
of the Department for a determination as to what action they desireI
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On April 1, 1965, the following report was
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Tennessee and he advised as o ows: . "
He first met Victim LIUZZO in Selma, Alabama,
about March 17 or 18, 1965, where he and LIUZZO had arrived
for Civil Rights work. ,L1UZZO volunteered her 1963 Oldsmobile
i F rs in transportation of Civil Rights workers, including Victim stayed in a Selma housing project apartent vith
I -b o family and during the march from Selma to Montgomery,
March 21 ~ 25, 1965, LIUZZO walked in the march while her carwas used |=xLens=1vely on the marc by several integrated
Ugroups of Civil Rights workers. also said that LER0Y??§ffTTf
MOTOR, Negro male victim, Iris Wit 0 the night Of the i '.
slaying and that MOTOR had used LIUZZOs car extensively.
LUVZ-Z0 was last seen byqin Iontgomery,
Alabama, on March 25 1965, about 3:30 p.m. 0 4:00 p.n. upstairsin the Dexter Avenue,Baptist Church where fainting and ill
victims of the march were resting.
He does not recall if LIUZZO was ill at the time
.nor.does he know if L-IUZ-Z0 was ever treated by: doctor while .
she was in Alabama.
LIUZZO planned to return to D ' chigan,withuin her car, stopping en route at nome inPlashvi e, on-ever, after v.ictims slaying in Alabama,
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mh for Mrs. LIUZZO.
ihis Birth Certificate was signed by C. L. WILBAR, JR. , and was dated
/larch 3|, I965, bearing the seal of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania under the
-lumber 45l409. It certified that in file No. 56399-25 a record of birth was filed _
11 April I8, 1925, showing that on April ll, l925,in Pike Run Township, Pennsylvania,
» female child, VIOLA'FAUVER GREGG, was born to HEBER GREGG and EVA,
widen name WlLSON.
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the t about 6;00 PM that evening and
vised that she has a three-year
s her getting home around 6:90 PHwent zrec y ome. he ad
old child which necessitate
each evening. She advised
of her child during the dayth as a maid who takes care. ;.fter observing photo»graphs of EUGENE THOMAS, COLLI IILKINS, GARY THOIAS~*::%:#r"-~
LLB EATON, advised that she could " ROWE, JR., and WILLIAM ORV!
not recognize any of these
had ever seen. She was als
Chevrolet automobile, white
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ever saw in the area of the
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killing of Mrs. VIOLA GREGG
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Birmingham. Alabama, S0 Number 113073, date of photograph
March 26, 1965: COLLIE LEROY WILKINS, Sheriff's Office
Birminqham, Alabama, 50 Number unknown. date of photo-
graph I-larch 26, 19657 WILLIAM OFVILLE EATON. Sherif:'s Offllie
Birmingham, Alabama. S0 Number unxnown, photograph dated
March 26, 1965: and GARY THOMAS ROWE. JR.- Sher1tf's Offiep-----"--"
Birminuham. Alabama, S0 Number 113076. dated March 26,
1965. She stated that she was unable to identiiy
any of these photoqraphs 6: individuals known to her.
She advised after viewing the photograph
oi a 1962 Chevrolet. red and white in color, that she did
not obserue this car in the vicinity of the Silver Noon
Cafe March 25, 1965.
She could not furnish any information in
connection with the mazder of VIOLA GREGG LIUZZO which
took place on Highway 80 Bast. Selma. Alabama. HBr¢h 25-
1965
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Silver loon a e SIC! and goes there once or twice a week
normally to drink beer on his way home from work. an could not
O recall specifically whether he was at the SIC the night of
, larch 25, 1965, but if he had been there, he probably would have
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He advised he had no information as to who may have
been involved in the murder of Irs. VIOLA GREGG LIUZZO.
' a!ter observing'EUGE!¬E rsoms, umnu --e-"+--.~~
V ORYILLE , LLIE LEROY IILKIHS, and GARY THOMAS ROIE, JR}, '
advised that he could not recognize any of these individuals
as being persons he had ever seen. He was shown photographs
of a 1962 Chevrolet automobile, white over red in color, also
and advised that he could not identify this car as being one
that he ever saw in the area of the Silver Ioon Cate.
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OI IKu Klux Klan at Selma, Alabama. also advised he has P».
not been affiliated Iith the Kla e past several years
_stated he was never formerly initiated into '
, the Klan but paid his dues and was intending to become a
member but due to the amount of time taken up by his business
he was unable to attend meetings.
-stated he is not presently active in the Klan -
and does not know of any present activity of the Klan in the
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He is ashamed of the fact that he was once a member of Klavern No. 47,-Jr. s. Klans, Knights qr the Ku Klux Klan us|<,|<m<!. med he
iained the Klan approximately five or six years ago and aniy attended tee meti-as
Ii Selma. He voluntarily left the Klan as he became disillusioned. He initially
ioined thinking it was primarily a social organization; however, after attending
*wo meetings he learned that they preached white supremacy and he felt t'hey were
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advised that to the best of his knowledge the Klan has not been
-active an e ma, labama, area for the past four years. He has not received
nf%etien that they intend te reactivate. s -
At the time om d the Klan t Selma theleader of the Klavern !o. was 7lcnow ig
is nresentlv active in any Klan Q!'gQ!'!!;Q.'!Q!1= _,!e initiation fee $lZ,5O anis unabie to recall the amount of monthly dues. The Klavern at thatitme met in office space above the Tillman Drug Company, Selma.
was unable to state who occupied or rented the space used by the Klan at t at
time for their meetings,
After attending one meeting at Selma ,*vvas initiated into the
Klan at Prattville, Alabama. He was unable to reca t e exact la: ation. A
He advised he took the initiation at Prattville as he was told there was no
Klan member or members in Selma capable of performing the initiating ceremony.
is unable to recall any of the details of the initiating ceremony, due
0 e apse of time. He also stated that inasmuch as he only attended two meetings, _
we is unable to recall any other members of Klavern N0. 47 at that time.
stated that at the two meetings he attended, he did not hear
any merr. er iscuss any plans for violent action against any individual or group.
stated should he learn of the Klan reoctivating in the Selma, Alabama,
% or uncover any plans for violent action, he will immediately notify the FBI,Selma, _ :_e_ it _ _t ,-'- Selma, Alabama was l%%=1~- 4,70 e' I
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Alabama, on March 16. 1965. and that America is a free
country and it was "nore of the qovernmerfs d--- business
as to why he participated in the klan motorcade on that
date.
was asked if he were a member of the
klan and he advise that his father was a klan member.
but he refused to state specifically that he was a
member of the Kc Klee Elanap.
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was broadcast over the
any of the details as
as to what was said.in ontg ry o c
radio but he refused to specify
to who-made the announcement or
Q stated thatinterviewed by e FBI before and that he had never
been arrested for any type of criminal violation. Hehe had never been
stated he was a God fearing man and has attended church
all of his life.
. During the conduct of the interview
maintained a very arrogant, cocky attitude an ed
he would refuse to furnish any ic info
about the Ku Klux Klan in thearea. '
. The following description of
was obtained through observation and in
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th- United Ku iux K an for apnroximately one and one'half
years. He stated after admitting to being a member of
the organization that hewqdnnt furnish any further
information about other members or meeting places for
their klavern.
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He stated he had participated in the motorcadef*?e * V
in Montgomery; Alabama, on March 15, 1965, and that he
had been notified about the motorcade throuqh a radio .
announcement. He advised the radio announcemnt was made
by the white Citizen's Council requesting all white
citizens to appear in Montgomery and demonstrate for
their cigil rights.
- stated he felt the klan was a fine,
worthwhile orqani2ation;but that if he ever developed
information that members of the klan were to commit
violence, he would furnish this information to Bureau
Agents.
aintained a very
.- J-1..-.._n' an uuav
The following description cfj
was Obtained through observation and interview:
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of the Knights oi the Ku Klux Klan, Selma; Alabama.
advised he has not been associated with the Klan
and was in the Klan tor aboutI
Klan act' Dale: ~ I
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1'-employed
the
orma
He advised he was formerly affiliated with Klavern G7
for
stated he does not plan participating in any
es1 1 now and has no knowledge of present activity1
of Klavern 47
violencealso stated he does not go along with acts of
wh ch ave been committed by some members oi the Klan. h
advised that shortly after he got out of the f---Klan he received on two di££erent_occasions, cards requesting '
that he pay up his dues and re-affiliate in the Klan. owever,
POSEY sa id he had kstinterest in the Klan and would not re- -
affiliate.
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%dvised thathemo former member of Klavem No. 47, U. S. Klans, '
ini hts o t e Ku Klux '
2ersn an state t
ris connection with the
C love
1boutt.e92.or fteenKlan USK,KKl<l<!, for = short period of um i -
advised that he could not recall the exact dates a is r
hat he onlytwo or three meetings prior to severing '.
we
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dvnsed that at the rneetingshe attended there were only _ g _ _
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advised that the meeting e attended werheld n o meeting hall on ' ' H e r .vhe secon oar above the Tillman Drug Store and thot he couro not recall who had 1 -
vented the hall or who
ime he attended thesehad ownership of. it at this timmvzdvised that -since'the
meetings, this building had borne d had been replaced
ey o one-l-story structure occupied by the Tillman Drug Company.
advised that he was initiated into the Klavern at a meeting which __- oak place i _ H i , at a time and place that he does not recall. '
-advised that while it. we membership in Klovem No. 47, it. at...
tot recall any mention
o conduct violence ofof violence or plans having been made by the membersany type dvised that he does not now have any
znowledge that Klovem No. 47 is sti .in existence and stated that he would be , ,
willing to notify the FBI should he receive any information regarding the - ' _ "
euutivoiio of Kiovern No. 47 or any boritemplated violence by any individuals ' _ A _
in Selma, Alabama.ihe following description was olztolned through interrogation and observation: ._ . ._ _ T . ..,. I ,. .: . - 1 .;:__:_.,..,; ..;._:,_____:._7,w _.
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in burning 0 few crosses Ind
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tormr Elan umber: an mater: to Citizans Council,
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bytho Elan inllmtgunery, Alabama, cnSundoy,!la.reh21,o1955-
E in positive that our or his oxocutivo ccunittoo or at ]IIx'l_cn
holding zeaponaibla poeitim in White Citizens Council. hid lay
connecticn with this notorcoo or anccurnged anyone to Join it-
B laid itlnynemberotthoifhito Citizens Cmncillaholriycno
to Join this motorcade, they Ind dcno no u m individual and nut
an l. Uhito Citizen Council umber mi he has hen-G nothing oi it.rer between
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J. 5. Klan: I ts 0 t e K I l Klan USK,KKKK! for a short period ottirne - '
dvised he could not recall the exact
iates o ls me ers up an state e atten ed only two meetings prior to severing-iis connection with the K|an. dvimd that during the period of _
i e he belonged to Klavern . e e ieves that the E alted Cyclops wasbut that he could not be certain of this. gdvised that
es not recall who any oi the othefmembers were urmg IS period of time. advised that at the meetings heattended there were only about ten
1r | teen members present. i
" ,-,,,...-_~-.; . .-. .._. . .dvised that he could not recall where these meetings 2' 5 .
were held but stated that they were in the downtown area oi §eirno Alabamaand that they were on the second floor of a building in this area.
advised he did not know M10 held ownership of this hall nor any o the detai s
concerning its rental.
F-vi d was initiated into the Klan at a
neeting whic was convened in _' y_ p the time and place he
ioes not recall.
1dVised that while he held membership in Klavern l
92|o. 47 he does not recal any mention of violence or an lans having been _node by the members to conduct violence of any type. hadvised
we does not new have any lcnowiedge that Kiavern No. 4: IS stm In existence i
and stated he would be willing to notify the FBI should he receive any information
- egclding the reactivation of Klavern No. 47 or any conten-plated violence by
my individuals in Selma, Alabama. 92 ' i i. . a. _.__.__,..___ . _. _ .--... .»-.. .. .......--...... .-»~.--.n.---.--.
. '|he following description was obtained through interrogation and
wbservation: . - -
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agency; It Ill lb contents are not to be lhhlbatod entitle [ell IQOIBI. ,- . .~,.... ..- -» ~ .t . __ .,-._ - ._ _
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_- urther advised he has not been active in the Kiavern in aver _ve'!ears, an e s » a--.
10 plans of reactivating in the Klan. ' .
?ufri"|éf iiiéii he i-zaws a? a presef acfi-vii-7 Kiavem Na. 4?and cw! !urmsh no information as 1-aany activities new being engaged in by a'ny_
lav em. ' .
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affiliation with any previous Han grass, but utilizes, with only mirm changes,l the klan lcloran or ritual written in about l9l5 by WILLIAM JOSEPH SIMMONS
For use by the old Knights of the Ku Klux Klan l9l5-I94-4!. _
airs and Ihese sgeg.-rees advixd that the U.Ss K!
objectives the promotion of Americanism, white supremacy regation oijhe
races. On numerous occasions EDWARDS announced that these dsiectives would s
be attained by legal means and without violence.' .-I § | .9 _ - " :Y..:."'sg 1_- hf E,I. ;Z-a"7:f-~"%,'§..e-':'*'-.$:¢" -. -
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