Page 6 February 14, 1969 STATE VS. CLAY SHAW

DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE PARISH OF ORLEANS The body of the leaflet contained State versus Clay Shaw an invitation to join the Fair Play OPENING STATEMENT for Cuba Committee in New Or- The State of Louisiana is re- and routes of escape from the leans. The other item taken by quired by law in all criminal assassination scene, determina- Officer RAY was a pamphlet en- trials to make an opening state- tion of procedures and theplaces titled The Truth About Cuba" ment to the jury. This statement to be used for some of the prin- published by the Fair Play for is merely a blueprint of what the cipals to the conspiracy so as to Cuba Committee, 799 Broadway, State intends to prove. It has no establish alibis on the date of the New York 3, New York. In con- probative value and should notbe assassination. junction with Officer RAY's tes- considered as evidence in the 3. A trip to the West Coast of timony, the State will offer into case. the United States by CLAY L. evidence copies of these two The defendant, CLAY L. SHAW, SHAW during the month of No- pieces of literature. is charged in a bill of indictment vember, 1963. The evidence will further show with having willfully and unlaw- 4. A trip by DAVID W. FER- that in June, 1963, the defendant, fully conspired with DAVID W, RIE from New Orleans, Louisi- CLAY SHAW, was present at a FERRIE, LEE HARVEY OSWALD ana to Houston, Texas on theday party given in an apartment in the and others to murder JOHN F. of November 22, 1963. French Quarter of this city. KENNEDY, 5, LEE HARVEY OSWALD Among the guests at the party The crime of criminal conspi- taking a rifle to the Texas School was DAVID FERRIE, a man racy is defined in the Criminal Book Depository in Dallas, Texas known as an accomplished air- Code of Louisiana as follows: on or before November 22,1963. plane pilot. During the course of The Criminal Code defines the party, the conversation CRIMINAL CONSPIRACY Murder in the following terms: among a small group of those Criminal conspiracy is the present turned to President agreement or combination of two MURDER JOHN F. KENNEDY. In this group or more persons for the specific (1) When the offender has aspe- were DAVID FERRIE and the de- purpose of committing any crime; dile intent to kill or to inflict fendant, CLAY SHAW. The com- provided that an agreement or great bodily harm; ment was made that PRESIDENT combination to commit a crime KENNEDY should be killed and shall not amount to a criminal The evidence will show that in that the job could best be doneby conspiracy unless, in addition to New Orleans, in the Summer of a rifle. At this point, the defen- such agreement or combination, 1963, LEE HARVEY OSWALD dant, CLAY SHAW, suggested one or more of such parties does was engaged in bizarre activities that the man doing the shooting an act in furtherance of the ob- which made it appear ostensibly would probably be killed before ject of the agreement or combi- that he was connected with a Cu- he could make his escape. The nation. ban organization, althoughin fact defendant, after making this ob- the evidence indicated that there servation, turned to FERRIE and As required by the definition of was no such organization in New asked if it might not be possible criminal conspiracy, the State Orleans. This curious activity to fly the gunman from the scene will prove the following overt began on June 16th when he dis- of the shooting to safety. DAVID acts: tributed "Fair Play for Cuba FERRIE replied that this would 1. A meeting of LEE HARVEY Committee" leaflets on the Du- be possible. At this point, the OSWALD, DAVIDW. FERRIE and maine Street Wharf. This distri- conversation was turned to other the defendant, CLAY L. SHAW, in bution took place at the docking subjects. the apartment of DAVID W. FER- site of the United States Aircraft RIE at 3330 Louisiana Avenue Carrier, the M.S. WASP. Later in June of 1963, the de- Parkway in the City of New Or- Upon request of the Command- fendant, CLAY SHAW, was ob- leans during the month of Sep- ing Officer of the WASP, Officer served speaking to LEE HAR- tember, 1963. GIROD RAY of the Harbor Police VEY OSWALD on the lakefront 2. Discussion by OSWALD, approached OSWALD and in- in the City of New Orleans, The FERRIE and the defendant, SHAW formed him that he would have to defendant arrived at the lakefront of means and methods of execu- stop passing out the leaflets and in a large, black 4-door sedan, tion of the conspiracy with re- leave the wharf area. At this and was there met by LEE HAR- gard to assassination of JOHN F. time, Officer RAY confiscated VEY OSWALD, who had walked to KENNEDY— particularly, the two pieces of the literature being the meeting point along thelake- selection and use of rifles to be handed out by LEE HARVEY OS- front from a westerly direction. fired from multiple directions WALD. One of these was a leaf- The defendant and OSWALD had simultaneously to produce a tri- let, yellow in color with black a conversation which lasted ap- angulation of cross fire, esta- print, entitled "Hands Off Cuba!" proximately fifteen minutes. At blishing and selecting the means the conclusion of this conversa- went to Jackson, Louisiana, a the month of September, 1963, the tion, the defendant gave OSWALD small town located not far from defendant, CLAY SHAW, DAVID what appeared to be a roll of mo- Baton Rouge, Louisiana. While in FERRIE and LEE HARVEY OS- ney which he immediately placed Jackson, he talked to witnesses WALD participated in a meeting in his pocket. In shoving the In reference to his getting a job in which plans for the murder of money into his pocket, OSWALD at the East Louisiana State Hos- President JOHN F. KENNEDY dropped several leaflets to the pital In Jackson , Louisiana and were discussed and refined. This ground. These leaflets were yet- registering to vote in that Pa- meeting took place in DAVID low in color with black printing rish, so as to be able to get the _ FERRIE's apartment at 3330 and dealt with Cuba. The color, job. The State will introduce Louisiana Avenue Parkway in the contents and size of these leaf- the witnesses who talked to LEE *City of New Orleans. SHAW (us- lets were identical with the"Fair HARVEY OSWALD on this occa- ing the name of CLEM BER- sion. Play for Cuba Committee' leaf- The State will show that shortly TRAND), FERRIE and OSWALD let taken from OSWALD earlier thereafter, still in late Augustor (using the first name of LEON), that month on the Dumaine Street early September, 1963, the de- discussed details of the conspi- Wharf by Harbor Police Patrol- fendant, CLAY L. SHAW, LEE racy in the presence of PERRY man GIROD RAY, HARVEY OSWALD and DAVID W. RAYMOND RUSSO, after FER- The evidence will show that on FERRIE drove into Clinton, Lou- RIE gave assurance that RUSSO August 9, 1963, LEE HARVEY isiana—which is very close to OSWALD was arrested by mem- Jackson—in a black Cadillac, was aii right. bers of the New Orleans Police parking the Cadillac near the The plan brought forth was that Department as a result of his be- Voter Registrar's Office on St. the President would be killed with coming involved in a fight with Helena Street. While the defen- a triangulation of cross fire with several Cubans who were pro- dant, CLAY L. SHAW and DAVID at least two gunmen, but prefe- testing his passing out"Fair Play W. FERRIE remained in the car, rably three, shooting at the same for Cuba Committee' literature. LEE HARVEY OSWALD got out of time. One of the gunmen, it was This literature was confiscated the car and got in line with a group indicated, might have to be sacri- by the New Orleans Police De- of people who were waiting to re- ficed as a scapegoat or patsy to partment. The State will offer in- gister. allow the other participants time to evidence three of the seized The State will introduce wit- to make their escape. No one indi- items, one of which is a yellow nesses who will testify that they cated to OSWALD at the meeting leaflet with black print entitled saw the black Cadillac parked in that he was going to be the scape- 'Hands Off Cuba!' This is the front of the Registrar's Office goat and there was no indication same type of leaflet taken from and who will identify the defen- of any awareness on his part of OSWALD at the Dumaine Street dant, CLAY L. SHAW, LEE HAR- such an eventuality. Wharf on June 16, 1963, andalso VEY OSWALD and DAVID W. They also discussed alternate the same as the leaflet dropped FERRIE as the individuals in that routes of escape, including the by OSWALD at the lakefront in the car. possibility of flying to other latter part of June, 1963. The The State will introduce a wit- countries. The defendant and DA- State will also introduce the Bu- VID FERRIE agreed that as part reau of Identification photograph ness who talked to the defendant, of the plan they would make sure taken of LEE HARVEY OSWALD CLAY L, SHAW, on this occa- they were not at the scene of the at the time of his booking. sion. In asking MR. SHAW for his assassination. Their plan for the identification, he was told by the p day of the shooting was to be en- This is the complate text of DA defendant, that he (SHAW) was gaged in a conspicuous activity from the International Trade Jim Garrison's opening argu- in the presence of as- many peo- ment. It will serve as a guide ple as possible. The defendant, to the testimony reported this SHAW, stated he would go to the week (see story below), and in West Coast of the United States. the weeks to come. This week FERRIE, not as positive about his Art Kunkin reports on the pro- alibi, said he thought he might gress of the trial to date directly • make a speech at a college in from New Orleans. Hammond, Louisiana. As the State will show, SHAW made his A week later, on August 16, Los Angeles Free Press way to the West Coast and FER- 1963, LEE HARVEY OSWALD RIE, after his long drive back was again distributineFair Play Mart in New Orleans, Louisiana. from Texas, made his way to for Cuba* leaflets. Once again The State will introduce a wit- Hammond, Louisiana, where he the distribution was done more ness who will identify LEE HAR- slept, not in a hotel room, but on as if to attract attention than to VEY OSWALD as the person he a bed in a college dormitory. actually accomplish distribution: talked to in the Registrar's Of- By a month after the meeting, The actual distribution lasted fice and who will also identify the LEE OSWALD had moved into a only a few minutes, endingshort- defendant, CLAY SHAW, and DA- rooming house in Dallas under an ly after the news media departed, VID W. FERRIE as the two men assumed name. By the following The State will introduce pictures seated in the black Cadillac that month when the time for the Pre- and a television tape of this dis- brought LEE HARVEY OSWALD sident's parade arrived, OS- tribution, which took place in to Clinton, Louisiana. (Continued on Page 7) front of the International Trade, The State will also introduce Mart whose Managing Director at into evidence a photograph of a the time was the defendant, CLAY black Cadillac car that the wit- SHAW, nesses will identify as either the The State will show further, same car or one identical to the that in the latter part of August one that they saw in Clinton that or the early part of September, day. 1963, LEE HARVEY OSWALD The evidence will show that in Photos appearing on page 6 and 7 are from PLOT OR POLITICS? by Rosemary James and Jack Wardlaw, Pelican Publishing House, New Orleans, Louisiana.

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Clay L. Shaw, right, and his chief attorney, F. Irvin Dymond re are toienter the Orleans Parish courthouse. T-P Photo ',Continued from Page 6) dant, FERRIE and LEE HARVEY WALD was on the parade route at OSWALD. November 15, 1963. He remained the Texas School Book Deposi- The evidence further will show there until after PRESIDENT tory, where a job had been found that PERRY RUSSO first met, KENNEDY's assassination on for him. By the night of Friday, LEE HARVEY OSWALD at DA- November 22, 1963, thereby es- November 22nd the President VID FERRIE's apartment shortly tablishing an alibi for himself for was dead, FERRIE was driving before the principal meeting be- the day of the shooting. through a thunderstorm to Hous- tween the named conspirators The State will offer into evi- ton, Texas and the defendant, took place. At this meeting OS- dence a ledger sheet of travel SHAW, was out on the West Coast. WALD, who was cleaning a bolt- consultants and testimony which LEE OSWALD, however, was in a action rifle with a telescopic reflects the arrangements made Dallas Jail ending up as the sight, was introduced to RUSSO by the defendant, SHAW, to go to scapegoat. by FERRIE as LEON. PERRY the West Coast, This travel con- As to the planning—the con- RUSSO saw LEE HARVEY OS- sultant firm—which in 1963 was spiracy—our Jurisdiction Is ii- WALD at FERRIE's apartment at located in the International Trade thited to New Orleans, although least once after the meeting of Mart—was the same firm whiCh we will later offer evidence con- the conspirators. On this occa- arranged for LEE OSWALD to go cerning the assassination in Dea- sion OSWALD appeared to be to Europe, from which he went to ley Plaza in Dallas because it having some difficulty with his Russia, several years earlier. confirms the existence of a con- wife and he gave RUSSO the im- The State will show that FER- spiracy and because it confirms pression he was leaving town. RIE drove to Houston on the day the significance and relevance of RUSSO also had seen the de- of the assassination, departing the planning ,which occurred in fendant, SHAW, once before the from New Orleans on the evening New Orleans. meeting. This was at the Nash- of November 22nd—some hours It is the position of the Stateof ville Street Wharf at the time after the President was killed and Louisiana that, regardless of the PRESIDENT KENNEDY was two days before LEE OSWALD power which might bring about speaking there in the Spring of was killed. FERRIE drove, with the execution of a President of 1962. The defendant, SHAW, also two youn the United States, whether it be was seen by RUSSO with DAVID g companions, througha severe storm for the ostensible initiated by a small FERRIE subse group or the quent to the assas- purpose of going highest possible force, neither sination at FERRIE's service ice skating in Houston. Upon arriving in Hous- ton, FERRIE and his companions went to the Winterland Skating Rink where FERRIE loudly and repeatedly introduced himself to the manager of the rink. Despite the fact that he had driven all the way from New Orleans to Hous- ton for the purpose of ice skating, .DAVID FERRIE never put on any ice skates at all. Whilehis young 'friends skated, FERRIE stood by the public pay phone as if waiting for a call. The evidence will further show that earlier, after LEE OS- WALD's departure from New Or- leans, he took a short trip to Mexico and then made his way to Dallas. On October 14, 1963, he rented a room at 1026 N. Beck- ley Street under the fictitious name of O.H. LEE. Two days •later he went to work at the Texas School Book Depository, which was located at the intersectionof Houston and Elm Streets in Dal- las, Texas. T-P Photo At the Book Depository, erry Raymond Russo, star witness for District Attorney Jim BUELL WESLEY FRAZIER was arrison in the preliminary hearing for Clay L. Shaw. employed in the Order fillingde- partment. FRAZIER lived intrv- ing, Texas, a suburb of Dallas, the planning of his murder nor station in Jefferson Parish. was was a co-worker of OS- any part of it, will be regardedin In connection with the testimo- WALD's. OSWALD's wife and ny of PERRY RUSSO, the State Louisiana as being above the law. baby daughter also lived in Irv- And so, with DAVID FERRIE will introduce into evidence pic- ing with MRS. RUTH PAINE, a now dead and LEE OSWALD now tures of the defendant, DAVID friend of the OSWALDS, FRA- dead, the State is bringing to trial FERRIE and LEE HARVEY OS- ZIER's sister, LINNIE MAY MR. SHAW for his role—as re- WALD, as well as pictures of the RANDALL, was a nei ealed by evidence—in partici- exterior and interior of DAVID ghbor of v MRS. PAINE's in Irving. pating in the conspiracy to mur- FERRIE's apartment at 3330 Since OSWALD had an apart- der JOHN F. KENNEDY. Louisiana Avenue Parkway, and ment in Dallas, he made arrange- Returning our attention to the other corresponding evidence. ments with FRAZIER to ride to cluttered apartment of DAVID The evidence will further show Irving with him only on week- FERRIE: The evidence will show that the defendant in accordance ends. OSWALD thereafter rode to that PERRY RUSSO had been with the plan, and in furtherance Irving with BUELL FRAZIER a fairly close friend of DAVID of it, did In fact head for the West FERRIE for some time prior to Coast of the United States—os- the meeting between the defen- tensibly to make a speech—on every Friday except the one im- who was riding In the same li- mediately preceding the assas- mousine, were wounded as a re- sination. OSWALD did not go to sult of gunshots fired by different the effect of the shots striking the see his wife and daughter on that guns at different locaitons. Fur- President. In this connection we weekend because, he said, he was thermore, the-State will show that will also offer slides and photo- working on getting his driver's PRESIDENT KENNEDY himself graphs of various individual license. However, that next-week was struck by a number ot bullets frames of this film. The State will OSWALD once more broke his coming from different guns at request permission from the ritFal with FRAZIER. On Thurs- different locations—thus show- Court to allow you, the jury, to day, November 21, 1963, LEE ing that more than one person was view this material. Thus, you will HARVEY OSWALD asked FRA- shooting at the President. The be able to see—in color motion ZIER If he could ride to Irving evidence will show that he was picture—the President as hens struck in the front as well as the being struck by the various bul- back—and that the final shot lets and you will be able to see that night for the purpose of pick- him fall backwards as the fatal ing up some curtain rods for his which struck him came from in front of him, knocking him back- shot strikes him from the front— apartment. On Friday morning, not the back but the front. November 22, 1963, BUELL wards in his car. Once again, since LEE OSWALD was in the Also, the State will introduce WESLEY FRAZIER drove OS- as evidence certain other photo- WALD from Irving to the Texas Book Depository behind the Pre- sident, this will show that a num- graphs and motion picture films, School Book Depository. OS- taken during the assassination, WALD had with him a package ber of men were shooting and that he was, therefore, killed as the as listed below: wrapped in brown wrapping pa- 1. The •Moorman picture per. When he inquired as to its result of a conspiracy. The State, in showing that a which is a polaroid photograph contents, FRAZIER will testify, taken by Mary Moorman in Dea- OSWALD replied that the package ley Plaza on November 22,1963. contained the curtain rods he had In addition to this picture, but in returned `home to pick up the connection with it, the State will night before. FRAZIER will fur- offer various blow-up prints of ther testify that OSWALD told this photograph. him that he would not be re- 2. Various photographs taken turning to Irving that night, Fri- by Mr. Philip Willis in Dealey day, November 22, 1963. Plaza on November 22, 1963. BUELL FRAZIER will testify 3. Various photographs taken that he entered the Texas School by Miss Wilma Bond in Dealey Book Depository building that Plaza on November 22, 1963. morning about 50 feet behind LEE 4. A motion picture film with OSWALD. OSWALD was still slides arid photographs taken by carrying the package. FRAZIER Mr. John Martin on No/ember will testify that he saw OSWALD 22, 1963. a couple of times that morning, The State will qualify ROBERT but never saw the package again. H. WEST, the County Land Sur- Around noon of that day, FRA- veyor for Dallas County, Texas, ZIER went to the front steps of as a licensed registered public the Texas School Book Deposito- surveyor and thus competent to ry to watch the presidential mo- testify as an expert as to the geo- torcade which was due to pass graphical aspects of Dealey Pla- directly in front of the Book De- za, Dallas, Texas. In conjunction pository as it made its turn off with the testimony of MR. WEST, Houston Street onto Elm Street. the State will offer into evidence While the motorcade was pass- a certified survey, an aerial pho- ing, FRAZIER heard three shots tograph and a mock-up model of which sounded like they came Dealey Plaza. from the area of the underpass— The State will also qualify DR. near the grassy knoll—in front of ROBERT SHAW as an expert in the President. the field of medicine, and in con- At the conclusion of FRAZ I ER's nection with this testimony we testimony, the State will intro- will offer X-rays and medical duce into evidence pictures of a records concerning GOVERNOR paper sack found in the Texas CONNALLY's wounds and treat- School Book Depository, as well ment at Parkland Hospital in as pl'etures of Dealey Plaza as it Dallas, Texas. appeared on the day of the assas- The State will qualify and offer sination. the testimony of DR. JOHN number of guns were fired during Evidence will also indicate that NICHOLS, a medical expert in the a bolt-action Mannlicher-Carca- the assassination of President field of forensic medicine and no rifle was found at the Deposi- JOHN F. KENNEDY, will offer, in pathology. In connection with his tory and that, based upon the tes- addition to eyewitnesses, various testimony the State will offer timony of BUELL WESLEY FRA- photographs and motion pictures certain exhibits and photographs ZIER, this rifle had been brought of what transpired in Dealey Pla- into evidence. there by LEE OSWALD that za on November 22, 1963. Furthermore, during the pre- morning when he arrived with First, the State will offer an sentation of this case, the State FRAZIER. 8mm color motion film taken by will qualify and offer the testi- With regard to the assassina- Abraham Zapruder, commonly known as mony of Special Agent ROBERT tion itself, the State will establish the Zapruder film. This A. FRAZIER of the Federal Bu- that on November 22, 1963, Pre- film, which has not been shown to reau of Investigation as an expert sident JOHN F. KENNEDY and the public, will clearly show you (Continued on Page' 8) Governor JOHN CONNALLY, (Continued from Page 7) TRAND,' the name used by the in the field of ballistics. Special defendant at the meeting between Agent LYNDAL SHANEYFELT, himself, DAVID FERRIE and who is aphotographic expert with LEE HARVEY OSWALD in FEE- the Federal Bureau of Investiga- . R1E's apartment in mid-Septem- don, will be qualified and will ber, 1963. None of the letters ad- testify, dressed to "CLEM BERTRAND" The State also will present were ever returned to the postal eyewitness testimony, corrobo authorities for any reason. The rating what is shown in the Za- period during which these letters pruder film: that the President's addressed to "CLEM BER- fatal shot was received from the TRAND" were delivered to 1414 front and that he was thrown Chartres Street preceded by at backward—not forward—from least six months the publication the force of this fatal shot. The of the fact that the Orleans Pa- eyewitness testimony will also rish District Attorney's Office show that the shootingcamefrom was investigating the assassina- a number of directions and that, therefore, the President was tion of President JOHN F. KEN- NEDY. murdered, not by a lone indivi- In fact, it preceded the start of the investigation by the dual behind him but as the result of a conspiracy to kill him. We will then show that a few District Attorney's Office. In minutes after the shooting LEE connection with this evidence, the OSWALD came running down the State will offer into evidence the grass in front of the Book De- U.S. Post Office for ms reflecting pository, that he climbed into a station wagon pulled away and the change of address initiated by disappeared into the traffic on the defendant and testimony showing the delivery to that ad- Elm Street, dress of mail addressed to The evidence will further show "CLEM BERTRAND." that shortly after the assassina- tion of PRESIDENT KENNEDY, It will be shown that In Decem- ber, 1966, the defendant, CLAY on November 25, 1963, agents of SHAW, visited the V, I, P. Room of the Federal Bureau of Investiga- one of the airlines at Moisant tion interviewed DEAN A, AN- Airport and that, while there; he DREWS, JR. In his room at Hotel signed the guest register in the Dieu Hospital in New Orleans. As name of "CLAY BERTRAND," a result of this interview with Eyewitness testimony will be DEAN ANDREWS, a local attor- presented and the guest book ney, the Bureau began a syste- which he signed will be intro- matic and thorough search for a duced into evidence. "CLAY BERTRAND." The State of Louisiana will ask A man who identified himself you to return a verdict of guilty as "CLAY BERTRAND" called as charged against the defendant, ANDREWS the day after the Pre- CLAY SHAW, sident's assassination request- ing him to defend LEE HARVEY OSWALD, who by then had been formally charged with the mur- der of JOHN F. KENNEDY, The State will introduce evidence in the course of this case showing that the defendant, CLAY SHAW, and the "CLAY BERTRAND" who called DEAN ANDREWS on be- half of LEE HARVEY OSWALD, are one and the same person. The evidence will further show that sometime during the year 1966 the defendant, CLAY SHAW, requested the U.S. Post Office to deliver mall addressed to him at his residence at 1313 Dauphine Street to 1414 Chartres Street, the residence of a long-time friend, JEFF BIDDISON. This change of address order was ter- minated on September 21, 1966. During the period that the change Of address remained in effect, the U.S. Post Office letter carrier for that route delivered at least five letters to 1414 Chartres Street addressed tC0CL EM BER- ART KUNKIN: OUR MAN IN NEW ORLEANS NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 11—As refused to let the Warren Com- all witnesses to an action testify the trial of Clay Shaw for his al- mission Report be introduced as as to their own behavior. Adver- leged participation in a conspi- evidence (this episode is related sary attorneys then cross-exa- racy to kill former President in a book, "Plot or Politics," by mine each witness so that judge John F. Kennedy moves into the two New Orleans reporters, and jury may determine the truth. second week of testimony, there Rosemary James and JackWard- The Warren Commission did not are two unresolved questions: law.) use these safeguards. It did not will the introduced evidence Shaw's chief attorney, F, Irvin submit adversary attorneys for prove sufficient to convict Clay Dymond, had obtained from Perry cross-examination. Therefore Shaw? Will the evidence topple Russo, the main Garrison w;t- the Clay Shaw trial was the first the Warren Commission Report ness, an answer which put Russo time Kennedy's assassination was and his theory of a single assas- in conflict with the Warren Re- being discussed in a properly sin? port. Russo had said he had seen legal environment. The first five days of evidence the man Leon Oswald in New Or- Ironically, Mark Lane, the at- seemed to place Clay Shaw in leans at a time when it was torney who first brought to the close relationship w;th persons claimed by the Warren Commis- world an understanding of the he has previously denied know- sion that Oswald was in Mexico. legal deficiency of the Warren ing, including "Leon Oswald." But While an assistant district at- Commission procedures w!th his this is a long way from esta- torney objected that the Warren best-selling book, "Rush To blishing a conspiracy, let alone Report had "never been proven Judgment," is not permitted to proving the condition of an overt in court," Dymond's staff began attend the proceedings in New act which could lead to a convic- to bring the entire 26 volume Orleans because he is one of the tion on a conspiracy charge. of the Warren Report into the scheduled witnesses when the Nevertheless, the fact that this courtroom. trial gets to a discussion of the trial is being held at all is not Judge Bager leaned forward to actual shooting at Dealey Plaza, only a victory for New Orleans Dymond and said, 'You are going Dallas, Texas. District Attorney Garrison's of- to introduce the Warren Report? Lane moved to New Orleans fice, which most observers would You are not serious, are you?" some time ago to aid in Garri- not have thought possible a year Dymond insisted that he was, in- son's investigation, but has been ago, but an affirmation of funda- deed, serious. in Europe on tour (which is one mental legal traditions and safe- 'You mean it is your interpre- of the reasons he has not been guards which the Warren Com- tation that you can put the whole writing for the L.A. Free Press mission deliberately, and to its Warren Report in evidence?" recently). He has now rented an- discredit, did not follow. asked Bagert. Without waitingfor other house in the French Quar- It Is not common knowledge a reply, Judge Bagert turned to ter, and may sometimes be seen that the Warren Report was cri- his fellow judges, and the prose- emerging from Garrison's staff ticized for these deficiencies last cution's objection was sustained office at the far end of the court year by the three New Orleans on the grounds that the Warren building, judges who ruled, after a preli- Report was hearsay. As if to underscore the defi- minary hearing, that there was Hearsay is where a witness ciencies of the Warren Report, enough evidence against Clay tells of the words and actions of which Lane and dozens of other Shaw to Justify a trial. During the Others. Hearsay evidence is not critics had analyzed, it is very course of this preliminary hear- ordinarily permitted in court- noticeable that not only the de- ing, there was a dramatic mo- room proceedings because it is fendant Clay Shaw, but 14 of the ment when the three-judge panel deemed necessary for justice that (Continued on Page 'I) lion of many blacks) and was told spiratorial meeting between NEW ORLEANS... that the driver was a "represen- Shaw, David Ferrie and Lee Har- (Continued from Page 6) tative of the International Trade vey Oswald ...Perry Raymond Mart, New Orleans." Russo is a liar, a notoriety- 16 witnesses called in the first Clay Shaw, who is the retired seeking liar whose every name five days of the trial are not managing director of the ITM, does not deserve to be mentioned mentioned in the index of the was identified in court by the among honest and just people.We Warren Report. On the first day marshal as the driver of the car. can prove this ... I ask you not to of trial, five witnesses gave The Clinton registrar of voters let what happened at Denley Plaza strong, credible testimony which, testified that Lee Harvey Oswald in Dallas obscure your view of when combined, placed Clay Shaw, was one of the two white men in this conspiracy case." Lee Harvey Oswald and David line to register that day, and that The first witnesses called on Ferrie together in Clinton La., in he had an extensive conversa- the second day of eviience, last the summer of 1963. A barber tion with Oswald about the job Friday, were people who had testified that while giving Oswald opening. The third man in the car either seen the black Cadillac a haircut, he told Oswald of a job was identified by some ofClinton and its occupants in Clinton, or which might be available through witnesses as David Ferrie (See employees of the hospital near then State Representative Reeves Garrison's opening statement in Clinton where Oswald applied for Morgan. this issue for information about a job. The next set of witnesses Morgan, who was a second wit- the alleged conspiracy between were New Orleans policemen and ness, testified about a conversa- Shaw, Oswald and Ferrie. Before others who saw several episodes tion which took place when Os- his death, Ferrie denied knowing when Oswald was distributing wald visited his home. He advised Oswald, while Shaw's attorney, at pro-Cuba leaflets. Oswald to register as a voter in a press conference after his ar- Vernon Bundy Jr., a narcotics the area of the job opening. rest some two years ago, denied addict, testified that in late June, The next three witnesses, that Shaw knew either Ferrie or 1963, he was at a lakefront and which included the town marshal Oswald. beginning to cook some heroin, of Clinton, a registrar of voters, In his opening statements, Dy- when he observed a man emerg- and a Civil Rights worker ob- mond, chief defense counsel, said ing from a black limousine and serving the election, testified that "We are not here to defend then meeting another, younger that their attention was drawn to a the finding of the Warren Corn - man. Bundy said he thought that black Cadillac from out of the 'mission the defense has nei- the strangers ware police offi- Clinton area, and to' its three ther the inclination, the desire cers, watched them closely, and white occupants, one of whom got nor the money to do so. The War- observed what seemed to be out to register. ren Commission interviewed money passing from the older to The town marshal asked the 25,000 witnesses. the younger. Bundy said that when driver of the Cadillac for iden- It is the defense's judgment to the younger man took the money, tification (the tense election in- strike at the very core of the several pro-Cuba leaflets drop- volved the fifth-time registra- state's case—the alleged con- ped from his back pocket. Bundy

identified Shaw in the courtroom To the obvious dismay of Gar- as the older man, and identified rison's staff, Dymond also began the younger from a photograph to probe Spiesel's background, as Oswald. uncovering a person with a his- The final witness for that day tory of numerous lawsuits, al- was an accountant from New leging conspiracy and hypnotic York, Charles Spiesel, who tes- plots. tified that Ferrie introduced him On Saturday, Spiesel led the to Shaw ai a June, 1963, party in judge and jury to two French the French Quarter, a; which Quarter houses where the alleged there was a discussion of how to party could have taken place, but assassinate President John F. did not make positive Identifica- Kennedy. tion of either. Both houses were near Shaw's residence. Later' in- Defense Attorney Dymond was vestigation by local newsmen naturally not idle during alt of seemed to show that Shaw had se- this. He critically questioned all cretly atanded parties at one of of the prosecution witnesses and these houses. moved for a mistrial when the (It is interesting to note that judge seemed to be commenting the L.A. Times did not front-page on testimony. The judge denied a the credible beginning of the Clay mistrial motion the first five days Shaw trial until the testimony of of testimony, but it was clear that Spiesel. Spiesel rated page one Dymond was accumulating points with a commentary of Garrison's for an appeal if Shaw is convic- case crumbling. The view from ted. Courtroom observers com- New Orleans however, is that mented tha. the appeals could go nothing is decided or is likely to on for twenty years or more on be for some weeks to come. the issues Dymond is raising. Those wanting a daily view of the Dymond is a competent and cle- trial, which is almost equiva- ver defense attorney. lent to a full transcript, should Spiesel's surprise testimony at subscribe to the New Orleans first seemed like a blockbuster, Times-Picayune for the next two Howver, the witness did not look months.) good once Dymond began to Perry Russo, a 27-year-old cross-examine him and unco- book salesman, testified Monday vered what seems to be discre- and Tuesday with Dymond doing pancies in Spiesel's description of Ferrie. (Continued on Page 211 (Continued from Page 7)1 are damaging to his credibility as a witness, Then he makes his utmost to shake Russo's calm undergoes at tne oeguming of lengthy explanations that the certainty in his story of also be- each session is perfunctory, statement was made in connec- ing present at a party- meetingin amounting in the case of tion wlii the webs otuntr nit spun September, 1963, when details of a man to a °patting down" which by newsmen around him as they a plot to kill Kennedy were al- could not uncover a weapon strapped to the leg. Women are try to challenge his testimony, legedly discussed. Finally, it gets across that he is Dymond attempted to make also searched, but so timidly that sure of his opinion, but made the much of the fact than Russo had they could bring anything they statement about fantasy and rea- wanted into the courtroom. an amazingly good recollection lity as a judgment of all the other of people and dates but could not Garrison persona:ly made the opinions around him. testify as to many particulars of opening statement, but has not I really wonder why Russo de- the evening in question. been in the courtroom since, nies knowledge of those indivi- There were also many exchan- James C. Alcock is the main pro- duals who were evidently the ges about Russo's failure to go to secution attorney. He is said to be steady homosexual companions of the authorities with his informa- the best courtroom lawyer in David Ferrie, If he knew Ferrie Garrison's office. sineps as well as he says he did, he must have met these men at one tion before Ferrie's mysterious Many people coming to court time or another. Russo is not death in 1967. Russo explained are obviously using the book convincing in denying this know- twat he did not take the conversa- "Plot and Politics" mentioned ledge. tion seriously. He carefully avoi- previously, as the guide to New And when Russo admitted, un- ded (and objected to) any infor- Orleans' involvement with the as- der cross-examination, that he sassination. mation that he had knowledge of helped the Garrison staff eaves - observing a conspiratorial as- One of the peculiar aspects of the trial itself is the all-male drop on mewsmen Interviewing sassination plot. him, some of the clean innocence I am not a lav, er„ It seemed jury. On inquiring the reason for he projects fades away. to me that as calm and convin- this, I was told that jurors In *sic** cing as Russo was on the stand, Louisiana do not get paid, and In 'Plot or Politics," an Italian his testimony might not legally women are not required to serve. newspaper is quoted as saying contribute to a conspiracy con- Some knowledgeable people say hat Clay Shaw was on the board viction. If Shaw takes the stand, that this is the first time in their of directors of a corporation that and still denies having known memories that a jury has been was a front for the Central In- Ferrie and/or Oswald, and Gar- continuously sequested. Ordina- telligence Agency. rison, he may very well get a rily, New Orleans juries are not James and Wardlaw say that the perjury conviction as seen from separated from their relatives CIA allegation was norwell do- this one week of testimony. But and friends for more than a day cumented and that Shaw had de- or two even in the most serious nied any involvement with the cases. CIA, However, Shaw has admitted this week of testimony to a non- ***** memberships IA the corporation lawyer does not seem to prove an There is a closed circuit tele- cited as a CIA front, the World overt conspiracy. vision camera surveying that part Trade Center Corp. , a company sssss of the courtroom where judge, whose board of directors at one As seen in the courtroom, Clay jury, prosecution and defense at- time included Ferenc Nagy, once Shaw is an aristocratic person tornies andfwitness stand are lo- prominent in Hungarian politics; whose face, build, mannerism and cated. I am told the receiver is in a former WW II Office of Stra- walk are so dislinctive that one the sheriff's office, and only tegic Service (OSS); Major L.M. can very well believe a witness a small part of the court audience Bloomfield, who Is now a banker who claims to have seen a man could be seen with the particular in IVIontresi; and an uncle of King once and then make a positive placement of that camera. Farouk. identification years later. That TV camera contributes tr**** Next Tues/a7,*Peb. 18, is Mar- The courtroom is small, and almost nothing to security. But di Gras in New Orleans. Every jammed with newsmen from all perhaps they're not worried about Clay Saw night now, there are parades in over the country. People who since he has been out various sections of the city, were at the preliminary hearing of jail on bond for two years now, The Clay Shaw trial is in ses- two years ago, however, say that and many people tell me that Straw sion six days a week, usually there were then more people is to be seen nightly in restau- from nine in the morning until trying to get in. Perhaps the fact rants and on the streets of the French Quarter. six in the evening. The judge was that Johnson is no longer Presi- ***** going to work through the big dent makes people believe this Is Perry Russo is a convincing carnival on Shrove Tuesday, but truly another political era; the witness. He insists on qualifying defense and prosecution pre- speculations that applied to LBJ all statements, Even when he says vailed on him to adjourn for that about Kennedy's assassination he is sure of something, he will day. (Were the whips; chains and cannot easily be transferred to then go on to say he would like to black capes found in Clay Shaw's Nixon. ***** be more sure. You get the feeling house really part of his Mardi The security of the Clay Shaw of a man searching for ways to Gras costume?) trial is terribly deficient and a express truth, The following proclamation is contrast to the Sirhan trial. They He tries for precision of lan- posted all over the city: 'It is Our Royal Decree that this most • require all visitors to the trial guage, but in the process some- here to obtain special credentials times only succeeds in confusing Regal Day, born in Laughter, nur- and be photographed. Credentials the listener. He will admit to tured in Delight and mail ttained in seem to be issued too quickly, making statements like, "I some- Gaiety, be fully observed by the without adequate checking of times can't tell thedifference be- People of the Realm of all De- identification. The search that tween fantasy and reality.' Taken grees, Genders and Traditions, each visitor to the courtroom out of context, these statements and that Sour Melancholy be Ba- nished to Outer Space and that the Dreary and the Dull be tossed into Permanent Orbits."

usually do so In secret, bondage bondage secret, In so do usually Although those who practice it it practice who those Although

'accidental suicide" committed committed suicide" 'accidental

almost always has a sexual basis. basis. sexual a has always almost

Swearingen and Littman, are do- are Littman, and Swearingen of deviance known. known. deviance of

scene. The bondage and domina- and bondage The scene. his possessions imply participa- imply possessions his

son's son's

on conspiracy charges, Garri- charges, conspiracy on bizarre points of view. view. of points bizarre

five whips, an army cartridge cartridge army an whips, five

belt, a black net hat and a black black a and hat net black a belt,

ceiving punishment. Flagellation Flagellation punishment. ceiving across several unusual cases of of cases unusual several across

is one of the most common forms forms common most the of one is

cat on the French Quarter's gay gay Quarter's French the on cat

age freaks. The SPC has come come has SPC The freaks. age a bachelor, kept ropes, a chain chain a ropes, kept bachelor, a

to some strange practices and and practices strange some to by submissives who dig having having dig who submissives by

tion in a deviant subculture given given subculture deviant a in tion ual delight from inflicting or re- or inflicting from delight ual

cases where someone gets sex- gets someone where cases

vention Center of suicidal bond- suicidal of Center vention

hood and cape which District At- District which cape and hood

erotic stimulation. It is a most most a is It stimulation. erotic

zarre items in his hour.... Shaw, Shaw, hour.... his in items zarre

tion paraphernalia found among among found paraphernalia tion

ing a study for the Suicide Pre- Suicide the for study a ing their air cut off for purposes of of purposes for off cut air their torney Garrison described as as described Garrison torney

his' executioner's outfit." Appar- outfit." executioner's his'

ently Shaw was quite a .swinging .swinging a quite was Shaw ently

When Clay Shaw was arrested arrested was Shaw Clay When

Two psychiatrists, Drs. Drs. psychiatrists, Two

Psychiatrists files are full of of full are files Psychiatrists

staff staff

FRED HOFFMAN HOFFMAN FRED

found a number of bi- of number a found

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Asphyxiated. There seem to be be to seem There Asphyxiated.

Suiside Prevention Center. She She Center. Prevention Suiside

from passing out, from being being from out, passing from operation. The doctors cited the the cited doctors The operation.

"The idea seems to be to come come to be to seems idea "The

band was getting sexual fulfull- sexual getting was band

Swearingen told the Free Press. Press. Free the told Swearingen

case of one prominent local citi- local prominent one of case

and beat him. One clever girl girl clever One him. beat and

figured he was just suicidal, and and suicidal, just was he figured as close as you can to suicide suicide to can you as close as went too far in serving her em- her serving in far too went arm became paralyzed. The The paralyzed. became arm some similarities to glue sniff- glue to similarities some

zen who hired girls to tie him up up him tie to girls hired who zen without actually doing it," Dr. Dr. it," doing actually without

to handle the sadism end end sadism the handle to

ployer, tying him so tight his his tight so him tying ployer,

beaten. beaten.

they sometimes hire a prostitute prostitute a hire sometimes they

fun as a group activity. When When activity. group a as fun deal with this kind of suicide. suicide. of kind this with deal

bondage freaks need a partner partner a need freaks bondage

remained unaware that her hus- her that unaware remained

ment from being bound and and bound being from ment

the SPC was when. he had to to had he when. was SPC the

has something to do with the the with do to something has man's wife brought him to the the to him brought wife man's

felt the need for consultation with with consultation for need the felt

ing. ing. hard to understand. Perhaps it it Perhaps understand. to hard

thrill of coming close to death." death." to close coming of thrill

risky kind of auto-eroticism, auto-eroticism, of kind risky

They They

"The appeal of hanging Is very very Is hanging of appeal "The

The doctors cite the Decker Decker the cite doctors The

The first time the L.A. coroner coroner L.A. the time first The

get sexual excitement excitement sexual get

of of

the the

Rube Goldberg-like contraption. contraption. Goldberg-like Rube a flagellation scenario with parts parts with scenario flagellation a

case as "a classic instance of ac- of instance classic "a as case 60's, a Hollywood writer who had had who writer Hollywood a 60's,

lone—strangled lone—strangled

tried everything. He had written written had He everything. tried

cidental suicide" during bondage bondage during suicide" cidental

for himself and others, but when when but others, and himself for the police found him he was a- was he him found police the masturbation. Decker was in his his in was Decker masturbation.

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Decker was. The doctors hope to to hope doctors The was. Decker

thought of the Clay Shaw case. He He case. Shaw Clay the of thought

replied; "often they play both both play they "often replied;

tell which side Shaw was playing. playing. was Shaw side which tell identified with." with." identified

Shaw is a scenario writer writer scenario a is Shaw

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