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VIOLA LIUZZO MURDER
PART 9 OF 14
FILE NUMBER : 44-28601 . ~ - GENERAL INVESTI PDIVISION 0 T The informant is Gary '. .>..|as Rowe ' _ whoarrest of furnished subjects information Charged leading with to the murderthe of Mrs. Viola Liuzzo. - - -'-*"51I"-'" ~;='i'i'*,;'v-eat wh h92~$-I* -"" = . -- . _k _ :.- .. _,,|'_J. :- P lkly. _ -_ -'- ff . .,u i ,h_.4,,_.,.-. . '_ h -_ '_ Kr ; _.' _ "4" ,92_ ' " - .L ¢*".'._ -"".- w--1 P Lhg, ' -~#,_.-h-9 --I an-92-. mg"; I '~
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UNITED s'r/vrss co ' "unm- oi kbnL__ H92tl'_._...._ DILooI.'i__.._ Memorandum &nn___ Cllllnlun __._ E?» Belmont ggfgp Hay 20, Q Q}?---,Cm ___ __ .f Fell /~,-1 A.ai§ga' 1965 i allnv-1;:Colo :¥ Belmont g:fg;:;Tn ___ EUGEN1§_TI10LmS, ET AL; _ Rosen' mun VIOLA.L1UJZO, Ara, ET an - v1cr1us Halley g CIVIL RIGHTS - ELECTION LAWS McGowan ' Hines I rid Gary Thomas Rowe, our inior 4n#n-_+4n- 4An_+J: 4*_ +L_ -ukanqen rl-I-ll-92I"4ll-Ill --I-92J'Il L92-11:11 I:-I-L"-I-I-I5 III-JG §Ll92JJC92¢biD shooting 0 mant who furnished ;_ responsihl E for the - pr , 18 , Rowe was returned to against subjects before Federal and state grand juries and ' on 5/3/65 he was returned to Alabama to testif in the state 1 murder trial of subject Collie Leroy he trial, with a bwi Office who was handling the OIIDQII. - the time he furnished the initial information identifying w92 th SAiaccompanyuh=or in this case. him during It was the felt crucial necessary period that T of his appearances before the grand juries and at the state murder trial in order to insure his protection and to maintain effective control over him. u -1 "I10 I - is not ant c pated that 1 be needed in Alabama before the retrial of Wilkins or the initial trials of the other two subjects Eugene Thomas and William Orville Eaton which are tentstiw lyescheduled for September and October, 1965. /.1 r" ____ Q/0 _ OBSERVATIONS: . Wu REG - '19 ° W 25 1955 /ed-ea : Yd w'e have received no indication that he :|._s E any lmmudinte personal dnrncr, it does not appear necg§sar_ at he be accompanied at all times by an Agent. - ,* E I |lIIII'IiE;3Jvuu.-r ' J Mk d .- /I7; ,- l ' Q t Q t I TRUE COPY i A Dear Mr. Hoover: Your comments and letter have been very much. - appreciated. Our history class was very happy and also proud to receive your comments which were very helpful in helping us draw conclusions. We understand why you can't give us more infor- mation, and we were surprised that you could tell us as much as you did. We realize your position and are glad you answered -.-.-.1an J unn V rli a - We certainly don't want to be too time consuming" and ii we are, don't bother with us", we understand; but we have more questions! Living in Alabama, we realize that we are looked _ down on by many--especially those in the North. Still we want to see justice done, and that's why I want to question you on the _Iiiuzzo__._";'. - Case and FBI-man, Rowe. Is this really an FBI agent, and was this an attempt to inliltrate the Klan? It seems like a good idea, i_f Rowe is what he says he ts. This is what I wonder about. ! Another thing I'm interested in is the U. K. A. , and that's why I enclosed the , newspaper clipping; some of the issues in it raise questions. What ' do you think about KKKand the others? Answer as you see fit, - I and thanks again! I _ - - l ,,.,,._,W H- Smcerely, _ iéts f I . . - bib ,5 21 MAY 25 1955'-III? -.--. .f, - I -:.._- - - em _.,_REC-13 . 1' " 1' ' " . -»-as 1 ' 1 ' 5* ;_ ,1 ml " -'¬tfr* 92 " _ % _ K ____,._ - - . __' D .' /"'*-,/L ¢i""r:f, " ' "" 1_ _. .-. T 37 "~ 92.'; . 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I / Rowe was the man who broke the case thin hours . i . ot the time Mrs. l..h1zzo_I civil rights worker lrom Detroit, was shotas she ferried marchersbetween Montgomeryand ."*s Selma. . -; .-7 F 2 1teJ|_a¢L_i51|P!¢. -» ..---at.-~ -i-~"---- .»> - or -7- " " = -P-_. r-'w-'° =-i §4¥_ -Q-_--_n._p_,-_-__.__. ,a__'», _ l . I l I Q_ O 0 __.p¢ » May 25, was . , v v ma rm/fence ~ s 0 . gniiii .1 . '1 J. nevi 5". Your letter oi May?18th, with enclosure, has been received. ' In response to your inquiry, I would like to point out that Gary Thomas Rowe furnished information to this Bureau for which he was compensated;however, he was not a Special Agent. Since litigation in the case to which you referred has not been concluded, I am sure you will understand why it is not possible for me to comment as you desire. As I pointed out in my prior letter, information in our iiles must be maintained as confidential. However, general backgroundinformation concerning the organization you mentioned can be {ound in "The FBI Story" hy Don Whitehead which may be available in your school or local library. _-_--.-T -_. ..,..,..__ u _ t _ _ Enclosedis somematerial whichlhopeiyou and your classmates will [ind oi interest. ,7 I - mmrzMAIL!-Inl wasI 1 Edger Hoover Sincerelyyours, /'/,4- /' 1/ I : I oomunn I q ,, , ti,'--/ A M //°',.~ ' Fnlrmn ______l1- In-at ... _ ll- In Enclosures ! '" I-I.-vii . ,1 __;,., F BI and Civil Rights I-0-Modllnlluh __ ; The l~" l's Roi ! -ll _.-,,- 34:10 " I --r-9!! ___ " ._»-AIHVOI L Toni .._._i,___, hotter _i___,_, 7-Ir. Fl Animal-_.__._ W1E TIPHY of t -Ind-r ___._._'_ nun.rcnervse not-MD.e -nee- e- ..ue imrrlj .-.-ne that our ii-.9 are J/J . ~__-21' 1:11. . ' , "'-1'7 -'P_:_'=-"L';1 Q 3 - _ - ---1-1--u-Q? 5--.--ITQV git: .___% 7 . .., _ , 7 . I --.31 I _I.-Fm. i."'-G;"I I-'f-?.- .' "I"';" - 1.-.# - .3, -''": ¢. -_..'~_' ?.... L"J"'2'.-. ;:".i*>?. ~.L..-..=n-I-92.'li*r"¢"l.:'§.r"£"..~? ~'-- -"Y1- u-n. O1 _ F B I ' Date: 5/21/65 Transmit thmiollowlnq in ______" __ _I______; Typo in plain lcsl or colt! 91.1 I , "!92IRTEL____H,i H AIR 'i IU 92-.L T .!. {Priority} ' '1 - _ _ "7 _ _ _ _ _ _ - - _ _ _ _ _ _ - -" !! TO: nmmron, FBI Iv:-28-301! " i FROI -I sac, nouswon 00-1o1u6! c! -I I SUBJECT: vxom ammo /L-TUZ?-0 - nscansan 1;,-;cJ:nL n.*.1'1*1:ns; » ;um_=:1=.wu, sscunrrr - c _ I HE: Bureau lettcr to Houston, 5/10/65. I. As directed in rcfn , Houston. I I18.»" cgmnprcd the rocc l've: I 5'7-"om D, an I conf fI.I'?il-"L. ' HT 1 with B that of pars lb/1 .~ 92 BnrrT1 AH UU . .. A1huq"¬vJuc Info{AHg }U Jr . |. *F I 'o*P I - it Det:».'o.Fis nr@2 nu m1_ _ _ __ _ _ I-I-1=>1~.=1-= Info! Al -I! nr-1! I 1 I. - 100-1509! U as 92_ aka, has beenmade.These two IND LI9292Uf .r U '. ./.~.» _..'I /"I367 _ - Houston A _rV 5' 8am-101% _ ki 1' it 'I7'* 7!"" ....,..-»- I -I ~ - ,1 15' I I UeLl|Gh._ LTNITED ST.-92l'F.SGO""92hIMEN'l' Cup-er _.. /' . I Ill . Cllll92!92l.'92-. M emomndam- . . "*s.*":::s» _-3;Com-Id ._ I'elL__.._ 92 >/5 Director, rs: Um-28501! bmre: s-11-as Hi o 6 * I 'fttention:Records Crime Division > %EL§§' . 3: 4...... -_..: 92noyr%!1,.I_SAC, IHI-1236! Birmingham . ' {J'."|e.,':: »-@ S * V 222:3: .. ! . i-1i.-....,i_._ sun]!-:c.1':VIOLA LIUZZO,THOMAS; aka;AL; ETAL - VICTIMS- EUGENE ET _ CR- I- ;.':'I/¢-- lp'!w E.1L-"I'- I714 . i Remyairtel 525-55 settin£_9ut~informationi i ; regardingthe requestof92UI§ to - prepare articles and possibly a nove concerning the z tactivities of GARY THOMASROWE, Jr.,_Bureau informant i regarding Klan activities. - 1 1 - On 5-10-5-sfmeuemamhgwcalled me J }"The*from New Saturday York.andEvening stated he hadPost"in Newbeen in York contact Citv. withHe " " - :3 jstategHJIHH BRESLIN,during that New York Heraldcontactsthose Tribune, he had determined whom he 'r '.JE that described as an excellent writer!, had been trvinp to Ft I"f>édc i'ié.story "i0 .-?E s to i"ne SaturdayEvening Fest H F . QHUIEstated thathe alsounderstood thatother writers -- .H - My be Trvinpz to "peddle ROWE's story,"and that, in <7 ' ' his opinion, it would be a "sad mistake" for R0 .-H;to '"-"'In deal with anv writer until his servicesas a Government ,3~" _f witness have_been completed in full. = EIR expressed ¢$§}» - ROWEtheis dealing opinion that with writersitif becomes rerar-din?oubliclv his known thatstorv, '." ' . "li: such information might jeopardize his effectiveness as e witness in any iuture trial. _'s .___ . '* _ No information whatsoeverwas furnished Llt;4§ im4?, : ' " andhe was advised that his call would be made e matter f of record. - The above has been submitted for the Bureau's information. ' . . I 6 g175 K-92 -. 2-Birmingham EJI:r1n?-i urnauF am-13 t yi .,_ Z57 _! ll! _. .- " """ . "-- u_ Q .1, :}//// . ' _ __Z '/,ri7 §55E t __ 4 51U111 ! z'-P";. 1530 . 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For Burelu 1nformat10n only, please find enclosed herewith a newspaper clipping from the Athens Daily Post of Athens, Greece, of the Friday, lay 1, 1965, edition concerning inetlnt trial his was forwarded to SA ereonal ac ua u!!l!lu||uihu!!l| w 0 s curren y travelin P lbroldQ B1"/ his continuing admiratio of the Di thought that the enclosed newspaper clipping night be of interest. ,1 Appreciation has been expressed to _ / '92 . 2 - Bureau Enc 1! E1 -1 __ 1 - Detroit 1' . HHS B81 "I L dfé /~ 3' 7 21 uikagtns £9 é 1 1I I U5 Sa:mgJ , Band: Regrrh j an the Paymll Samrgr Plan . ' C! -» If E-inw-*1--J -r .*v ' -4.. !..4:d1e- irt * 1 1 O... O I l -__,,_ ,7 Noun! Clipping in Space Below! 7 _ _ j A Ty: t.__;.e.-I r _-g-_ * u Klux Klansmon § "n u - i - In Alabama} Tnul? l A 1 HAYNEVILLE, Alabama, May Mrs. Violet Liuzzo after iour days lUPl! - AI1 Oll - 92Ml'92|icof jury, drornolic iesiimony. i-ho! heard rhe delcnse ggeqse the Dlle se ally, Moll Mli w pent lindicqle paqzinomeoi eioles slor wimess of being 0 one hour and seven minute; befo nerlpilp t, city and ltull-I c 929292rl'92iienigger n, iodoy, began re ihe "pry pleading for the iree deliveroling the fol; oi Klu Kiux dom of H! client, 1?-veer-old Kiousmeh shohgecl wilh murde- Cow, Leroy Wilkins. 1ring Detroit civil righis worlu.-rs Mxxphy spenl much of rii i.il'I'le' 7 Athena Da 111 Pos de|'10lJ CiI92gThomas Gory Rowe, Athena, Greece The Fli lnformll i who te uiie ,1he so-ivVlfilkins lean i'rOmQ spee- l idlhg cor uhd re the abuts 1-hoi bkilledRon; allegedlyUuzzo, Mrs. in llroled the Klo . He said he vrOS vmh Wil- kin, and two Ol er Klan:-rnen the ni I Mrs. Loiuzzo was shot as me i 92 ,- on -o negro, Leroy Momn, 21, d e along q bore Ih-etch O7 Al o highway ihe night of .-.-.- March 25, Q few hours o er i-He §¬llTiO-'0-92'H0-Tiigxnerydghis civil March ended. A Refierinq lo Rowe, Murphy as- ked the iury: e whoi kind of man i5|'|e?isheo u-hiremonor is he 0 while nigger ?| ¢ Win! king 01'men is J-ii; who comes into o vi-otcrnoi t.r|;oni! ilOl1 l the Hon by hook or crook, rakes l ihe sacred oolhl and sees hissoui lor J0 pieces oi silver Pa He disregarded 50d b. one: 5/1/B 5 Are you oimg -ail-h The de- vil himself Fe e cull y u beliive Cation: . man, treocicrolis as e Author: l ro esnoke, who would all hi Billet: Y . sou! iorqllt gbiivfgbld? l IHeheldl92imQi[0llbbe Tlile: white man, but he : worse Qhorr ° H. m9QU_l-..-,..__ 1 ___ _ ____,_1..._----- Character: of Clenl cltionr CR summ-Q Office: DB l2l'O1 I _ . [:]Helnq lnveaiiqqlod _ . I s ~ l I - » -lxlllz I: .' 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Flttorney, Montgomery, Ala" or the.Depa.rtmenta.1 htto on aoene at Selrra, A1a., until ouch time 8.5 the Bureau - I7;' ishee approval for the ieeemination of thii report. 1 Regarding informationoontained in the o'écond'92para-,' |_';1"8-ph,I e 1-" o Administrativeed thatData, of information referenced report, furnishedby thé"'Houeton 1:114 "'~__"l. . " - .-r- H "J. wk to refer to an individual named it and not to viotimia husband, QNTHORT§. LIUZZO¢ .. _4 . ' . _- -'-.92 ' . 'F ' i " a §i 5 ' ' E ,4 'a"¢ , . _ l - 4 _92 _ . '_9 - -. _* ii <_,*__,__ » , » : _- 7 V __ _ t i * '' i 7 APPROVED ll-zcnu. AIZNT @IlOT*IlI1 IlN§'AGKI.X' L:":'7 .d W7. H CHANGE 6/"- 1I Bureau Ml-28601! V 1 USA, Montgomery 5 4/4*C5¬£g&12¥.- .:37'992 - Selma "_""7""""i AtlantaDepart-me1E1 il -1 5 nfo Ag1:¢;1é'§1ey,! ' - _ _ |; __ 1 -10 -siloB11 !-'1l1'gha-I11 '41:-.2:-.5} A - I" um " ms { ~ =81f ll-1236!~ ,iI In£ o! _k _-__ . ' . 1 '. ~ f. 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U-.1" 7 STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUF CE -r FEDERAL aunuu or INVESTIGATION cv yfé-z I _,1-.- United States Attorney, Montgomery, Altabam A 1 - Departmental Attorney, Selma, Alabann 1 Rcpcll OE sn b1¢/ om-=-= nor-um Dale: may ; _ _ .A Field Om File Nos Llll-12115 Bwm ~N== M-28601 . Title: EUGENE 'Hi0MA3; ;_ ET KL: 1" 1*- VIOLA GREQQ LIUZZO; LEROY JEROME HOTON - VICTIMS ;,; . ¢_92 - <7. ' 1 '. 92 ... _. - - .----..-~ -? M-. -- -nay. Clumdn: CIVIL RIGHTS - BLEC'I'ION IAHS '- -' '" . _ I - . 92 Q Synopsis: Info: rmati0n'de've1opgd prior tojtrial or 01.1.12 I mac! wxuuus, 5/3/65, that cerende attorney, l~1A'1'I ,92i.¥ PIU!lPI1I, JR, 45 considered the chief "lloncii" o£"the unicdakiana . of fnnerica; that MURPHY would make gotsibie efforts tc have1 prosecution witness GARY THO!-IAS RCM lrreuted at time of hie appearance to testify at Hayne.-ville, Ale. or would make ldme efforts to embarrass Government witneaaee.-during courle of trial. ' ' i~=.~ ,_--;:_" ., _ V. q .. -- r'"'-'+' ,-¢ :;,-J, Nothing developed regarding tho lbove hit!-1 tho'~ exception that MURPHY was extremely critical; of ROWE during trial and critized the "President and the Govornmentin a murder generalof for victim theirixarticipationdn UZZO - * ' ." -~ the.921nyoetigation.oi"t1!e' » 'M: _:,== 2 .' . i§BYDBV111Q, r $é,'.x>:.92 in attorney's now: fees."served 1 - -- with : Civil in; ya .2 I _ .». ,;,.=..§a;».il.-".8 d"..ri..ng trial whereby !!!'JRPH! !'6q"...e.l:.é-e_.1 . . 5.7 . . Q V J, -_-. At trial, 5/3 through 1/65; prosecution presented case which established ROWE asleyevitneel to the killing of victim LIUZZO and corroborating evidence to lupport BONE !-' testimony consisted of the identi1'ication of the gun belong- ing, to subject THOMAS which was identified an the murder ,I.,;,-_ weapon. Also established subjects were in the Se1ml-- liontgomery, vitim was ki11ed.. Aie,, eree Cartridge on pertinent CIBBI dlte, foundat 3/25,/65,lcene,-Os when murderthe ' a o id¢r1tiI 1ed in Court _ l8thBYi.ng been t1z;ods;b7: ;oc §on_._be-; 1 one to WW-in .~ :.u;:~.:-@»-**l&er*1='*cc 1* -F!-1 . ' . - - . _ . 1 _- 92- - _ _ . <. 1 '~ . --I . ¥ --~ Only Y 'de1'en'ee, witnesses 1 utilized 2.117 HUB? _ '_ 1"aiiedT Iihbeununlcltallnldtkrnumunobdnlillnlnruldubmto establish strong alibi. , .:'. ._ ' . _, ._; ,'-Y; ' ' " lhfllndbhnndbplrq-qzllll . knit-znhlnnol I . . » , O O I10 Jill-112-'i-_'§ 92_ ~ '- Case submitted to Jury for deliberation afternoon .-- _ o 5/6/G5_eand Jury reported 5/7/65 it was l'lOpC-210831};dead- 1 cked." Mistrial declared by Circuit Jlid;_;e, 5/7/65. In- . brmation developed Jury voted 10 for conviction and 2 against. Various m-3r.".'ue1 Sof United Klans of Al': I 1§3 observed attendin; trial durinu- 1-xeelz of 5/3 throu;_;h 7/65, Hayneville, A1a., whowere persona11E1cno1-mto BureaxtAgents. '-. - - . -0 P -' . DETAILS. 1;; - . 3- "" 1| I = '-1']; - PnErAnA'r1o1~1'Fonmmx, In d - 91419212 eqv eilee-ry;;@e.iLeBA_I-M1" 1 On April 23, .1965. in article eppearec ih '§thee _ 1921;1'cama,*I-iogile iP_rg:_s_s_Re-{iste_r,"a oi 'dai1y "'1 hree undT2ri Ey-TineHen;SurI*ender newspaperipubliahed maize at Mobile, on _ Char-"ges_u articleThis s set £'or,th_.in;£4, Qubatance follows: r _Three .: Ku KluxKlansmen <. -- ,a»e '* »--surrendered -" 1,"to orffcerig- " Thursday, on indictments -ch:11 __r',in[_;them with mu1 dBr1n[; a white civil r1_.h .:s worker after the Selma to Montgomery march. - _ H _ ._ . . -» D . __ | I . Theffirst degreemurdcr indictarentawc're¥.' . earlier on that day by the -_Lowndea County Grand Jury at Re -V Ilaynevi 11c, Alabama. The _1ury_wa8 hi"-hly critical, oi . ltate- . ment 1;. President JOHNSONin connectiohwitb the .-6c_at1_1;_'o! VIOIA LIUZZO,.a D6tI O1f2, I11C1'1§.g8!11;* mot_he'r ..-,_:;;_._-.{$139 ; 1-a-_-;_."~ or - $10,000The'K1nnemen bondeach. -Theircases surrendered oningo Birmingham the docket and tor gheouted next'_ 2;,- term oi Circuit Court in ayneville, Alaban , beginning May 3, 1955, and conviction of 1 irat-degree murder _c_am':iesI penalty ofdeath orilire .! . . IA imprisonment. ... 5 __ __ i. '- _ 2Q. _ _Q 1. . ,_-.-f~,g- Although the Grand Jury-made_no specific mention writtenor any case report it investigated,to JudgeT, the eighteenTMGGARD, members-ix} deplored-the -_the'ir' -- "actions and Btntamentc bi he Preoidentfand otherarin lwigh _ Government planes in connection with" Mrs. LIUZZO'a*death. . - ---qr c .' ,.. L" . ' 5 ' - i-e "we feel tintthese 'action§epapementc and have;.- anblemo u-5-qst andthi§'1h_a.ttci-,1 in unI a1r.ah:!-have clfeatedp n ue lend _t_m_r_epo_rt_declzz;-Qqu=t.Qq;'-;§-@131; ;i_1nucua1¢,~,c,*-- . - *.= . _ . ";.:>";"-* -ii. *- - -»', :'- '-3'- - ' - '3 §a4;;'., . . 92 I ."' 4 _ _, » _-: - V1 - I "1 uh- I _ _.D _'' .-- ' J _h . I; . . 5 '--_ ,,' J . - 1 In i __ .. _ . __ '3=.."' I F 2':-1 Us U - -Q. i 92 I 0 ¥. ' -_nor1 5'-'12l|5-t i"T A The white indictedmen the white by Jury wereS ' E Em: Tnerms, a;,e 1:2, JILLIM-1 onvzmcs EATON, age 1+1, both of IJG3S'.!..92Q1 ,Alabann, and COLLIE LEROY 92-IILKINS, JIl., age 21, of Fairfield, Alabama. _ 4 A The indictments_charg,ed eacgx that man"unlawfully _ andshooting. with maliceherwith aforethou a p1Bl2O§." ht killedThe language VIOIA GREGGwas LIUZZOidentical by in * each of the three indie -:@nts, _ :'j_ ~ The three men told a news conference they were innocent. "I am not -_;ui1t;, and I think I'vebeen ridicu1ed-_,,..,,. . enou-_;has it is" said THOMAS. The other _i:uo made similar . statements, ' - T- BubpOena'1 heir_ President;and.poesib1Lvthe MATT MURPHYattorney, H.".1'Jirector FBI said e $"JR., would ___-$.71":; I!ee92!E'..".neceeeary if inihie efforts to defend-*tne wen, - is: -- -*1 =5I 7*--_ 7'6! F" !""*'*yF He said they could "not possibly have a fair trial" because of JOH_1~ISOIi'aa_.bogt_the remarks erreat o1_ [email protected]. I . . q _ " " 1 _ IERQY moron,age 19,aseima Nergroguhoaccompanied yictim LIUZZO-at the time the was shot, escaped injury and reported theslayingit aIter'hitc!{ingja_ri<§_e"to J I. :.:__- T-~»".*""- _" :92-.0---fl.-ISe1n92f-;;~_A1a,bFu_na- é-I _:_ :_ The itlmree-arrested Tliursdaj, EH03-EAS, EA I 0N,"'- - WILKINS, had been indictedéb;- _a Federal Grand Jury'onr¢iv'11 Rir_;hts c11ar,'_:ee nut tne,rourt11i-1;en,HgAnY T or-mstrigawt,314, age as ofa Bir:.=in_,hamj witness was before notthe indicte County .i Grand_J :subse_q_ue_n c* ; ;. ' ppeare ,- _ The New York Tin-es eaid;RU w'E, aI1 ormer'df;eratorof a bar in Eirmin;ham, Has been paid as an undercovergagent for the Federal Bureau ofInvestigation since $1959, sworkinginside ~ OI the rm. =-*"": ' "-5 _ Tfh-e Grand Jvr; nisébeérareturned ho aI[;rT£Eé"riindict- menteat Ilayneville, Alabama, eip seediii? regemtgegtin t totheir ~c» Iouhdi.-E rt andoverSei[;hbor'in;;1coi.:n;:i§srgurlifélg actions ,0 o v r g, s groupt2: <- rite; c tO_.=,_'*;_-came - d anatizedemon st1 <:i1lnc~%92_1_;ai_ ___Ar!- 1, If it Er? . :$s__?.i._ ii ' . '*n§e5;-J92c-i'- _1mm§ee"ce£92 ty.= ll I I-C;=m;*.e..';@¢ m , .ss1¢;n;_.1=a¥+ ' _ ts e fine n:.mner' in»hhich »t1~eyThaveconductedxthentlelves dureI T ,1n_-_,.t1:es':trying days ani critiicizedfneiwd i11edie~jhj_.i_i§ ._it§%'iaid ' . .1 --e , * -i- .1;- -.91-.*. +< =- _ : -1; - 1» ¢ - - # E 1+ - - ~. :4 E'i .3 .- __ ;. !*:_ I . I ' ', 3 . . I -L , _ ___ . .*-ztut. :2: *~~=-': ~.~.'~ 2~ -.1; 1 _ ,~ .-~ -- , - 1 ~ - - -~ ~'-'-:-'2-»-.2 """1"'l*" .-»~i-3.'o-i"*- -'?T'-'-==- -1 ,---Q-92...... _. -= e 1 -__~_==-~.-2-*-»»~~m@wvvn~ . _,_-- M v 0 . 1'101111-_12!l-,3 I H _ '' tlgnal"J their problems."actions attitudes- "and A _ also have contributed~ .addi-fol} 1% The 1 o11ou1n;; contacts were had with Circuit S011- citor Ml'i I;UI1GM-LLIE by I;1Bp0c15OI' JOSEIIIA, SULLIVMI and SA nnr .11"m1 1' mavw wn-tn 1-n 1-'l»-rs!~1-1:-| l nf I.1:'1-W Q,105"-">2 _ ll92JJJA-Ill-I. J-J; l.'l92.LJ-I FL iv; vv lIll92v linen-wanna v- 01'--Ig Q -'d'd" A On April26, 1955,cam-mm advisedthat egpqeiiminary hearing was held that date £011subjects HIHLINS; T <1:q92.>, EATON at1i.;1ync:_92_1J.11e, A1.a.1.>am3..';They .11-areibepresontod Byp»A-o- ~ oftheir "nob ;1t¬:-or11e;,!- H1 1ltj£fT_ !l=_A'l"1 char-L;éB 1h-the11; to » -J34, and-1111 ind1cFr ant2t' @en_$s;g1'_Lp1ea_.s;'_- 5 '-_ -- ~o w t-5', _t.__'1-->-"_" On April27, 1?55,it was reported an" t't1c1e in a.p1'-ear-5.in the 1_. l~ i0hi1_'3 _ re;:Z:;Tle¢;1ster, *lP1nal 155151911: that norm? :1. SIIL-.°Li" §1 II{J'R., .-.i;.-are imporioi united Kldns or AP.13I iCC1,at oatttjeocouxxsel taole with{ . .1: wF ' 4-¬_ 1£ -Li_:',' '1-=2-V *'-E? - -.1.....-..-__...._._.__. Z1 LE-<1 -1 £ ~... _...- -Yr-."_,_%_r¢,_ 92~.hI'. _ _ _ _ . _ v _ t . 1'1-InF _ _ _ 4 r_.i.__r;;__ _ __ f T 59¢ _ -:.-an. . ._. - ~. .:= __ _ 1-hm T *1 -p e.~ 47 ¢-_I- -:'- , -_ , _ ___ -40. we-w ' ._0 , 0 F O _ E10lilt- nomnw2519 18th Avenue, 'm01-ms,North, . '1 l I?-1_rm1n;ham or Bessemer, Alabama; . ROBERT CREEL, i - 1701 13th Avenue, " " Bessemer, A1aba_ma; nonswr0 I? " cannot,. ' Q ' 3 25% 9th Avenue North, : J 1 -irmingfam or Ees emer, Alaba _ 3H I _ , 1 _ § T.921r1.11n5ha.mLieutenant norm?mum: Policebepartment; or1..ox~1c};, 1.,,..-.._.....,§§-M.,.,.,.__.,.,,_--o. ' '- ' ' , .,_ . .. > , , V _.- C-:1pta1n"I OIl 00015 ._I _ 1 ' 131:-mingham Police Department - I 11211212111 , 2- § '- I-0 mos,A Zr»-'._ "" "A" . : F1...- 511 South 55:11 1 Street - .- Q: ,1! B11~:ni_nghaml£B50I?Or,_- or Aieib 1 LORENE FREDRICKQ- - " I -essemer, Alabama, -- . . - 1 __ . vb ... _ I 11I: .DRIC1{'.g_. ICAi_iROL and' 1. ;believed were ,5 . _'!--: __;_Ijl1l%a1,f1I1t- to .,.::" -' nesaea forth0_92defendant'," ",;._;= ' OnI April , 29,. ';".' 1965,Gnhlam2-"'*'. adviled'{ ¢-"V. that the ,9 defense .5.=* - '*"' - ' in the .-.'IL!i11IS had-case requested taubpoeha.ea,'i or'tha follow- 1n;_; w1tue:3seBi ~ 92'_ - " -1- t .' '=". - F 1 . -1,;=~+.~'.. =_ - '-i-9%-;"»*-+ 5? _. rm-. LLOYD RouteJ. reamnoovi;-u_='l1;:ot1* 5 4: -' -- . ' --' _¢'- 2. r»-1. ? -, * _ _--' ¢ Mount}warm cssrmrn . '_ " _1=t-~'-1- » 92'f{'§ 9". -Y "'i-vi :--__. 1 -2 . -- _. _ _~ :3. -> .; .f_ "~ I ._- ','i1ve- ==.~=--*-1-=1-s==1-=1A1a_**=a:-=,=.--4,-1:--,s.-¢Y-i -1'2" . -_ ¬ g _ .. A _§ !___Q £ . :;- :1 k__. II .+_q¢t;._ - _ Route E I I ; a i v e - Mount 9 ' ' 4 " "- .-A Olive, Gilrdendalej Itlabihmd,3* - * 11. '- ' " mnum my _ , ._ _ _,,,,_, 15 - 9:21:- court1-Jest, I r'.R' -,7-;§ L E1 --. . 131_z§g11}ng92lnm,;§92];~.1>am;' ' §.l1;_.¢. § F . I . _5__?_7fJ3,,' a _-j--.-_- _ - - ..¢ $1 :1 ?! 1 I -4-..--._. ' u _ 0 M0 H4-12H5 -4 " ' _- L. no1101.'r, address listed; = »'. DOROTHY nous, - _ s care of Carraway Methodist Hospital; -A 92 Colonel ALJ. undo, -.. " _ 1 On April30, 1565,GMIBLE adviédthat he had dis- cussed the problems raised concerning the-use of Bureau wit-" nesses in the tml and the possibility 01$ the defense malcing efforts to embarrass thekprosecution witnesses with Circuit Judbe T. UERTH THAGGARD,f-Hestated_that;th Judge had indi-_ , cated that he did not intend to allow the defense to wander " afar in an; exploratory efforts to secure data from Bureau files or fmrcau Agentswhich uas,unralatsd to the Qacts-of this murder case,-_ _- '- 3-;-HQ -; fgifri ;' _- 6-; .. .1-. :92; I _ I _,_5= ;__._ ;f,.;. 7 . LE. _1 _ The Judge advised*GAHBLEhe tentatively titties to .- hear the arguments raised}bjethe;defenseQpounsel, MATT Eli. ' MURPHY, JR., as to the Jurisdiction of the Court as t result of the rresidont's announcement of the arrest of the Klaus- men in his chambers in order to ayoid clearing th9 jhry'i; venire from the courtroom._ *' ;7"» J?-1';L t ft? - - GMIBIE stated the Judge further advised him that iii- an_; effort was made to '-takeany'-action against GARY THC!-1AS_ _- ROLJE, such as arresting, him, he would make__evéry__.e!'.fort-con- " sistent with his Jurisdiction =to nuaintain; him as a witness_' and free from custody during theicourse of th_;ls,tr.i_al.~'.--_.' ' _ -._ _' . _- 1 _ P < ,03 1.. The iltldgefurt er advised the Circuit Solicitor 5 that any action consistent with his authority: thatjhef could take to avoid _arq: eoimiieated situations over the tness, ROZIEwould he taken wherever possible. GAMBLE advised that the Jnd'_;ems determined that this trial gwould be conducted in a decorous orderly manner and-he was going to-pennit no d3l!OT1St1 3t1O'1'l3.byparties .an;'which might in-any_ way prejudice the .1vr;- 1 * '. f'=-<4~.-?"- *1- »---i:~>?e».-- ' ¬' ?*""" i" i "L On Hay 1, 1965, the Birminr-!1a_;n'1=fostHerald, a daily newspaper {rule-lishcdat B.irmi11;'1iana, _1 aL1a.n1a.,J uncfér d§teline. . eff!-'-..ey" 1,5, earried- _ the felleeing ¢ - , .1 ne_=.-as -1 ' " release: '_ 1 "e '_ 1.nrr11.emunm1Y,attorney"-{_cr-_"1'H0t Um, ILKIIIB; 3 s,_ a EATON,said-"things__ . -' u !- : .= shaping are 92. -.;_ up'l a£v;>rabl§_;_§o:l-,0 -1, '. } 1- .-_. up-1 _. ' - _ . - 92 . .'Ll A . ' - 92 -l _ - 1?-;:*=-@;;Fgg rr 1 *.=- --- e e F-11 -J'_.'1 _.92évM~...... 1 .4p_.- .. 3 O O. no Ml-12-'l_ E 'and céemight I asl_< i_'or all threeto betriedat once," ".. 0 F1118-11} was =rantec1 a request for separate trials for theae U1Q1- 1, ., __ " * On ha,-' 2, " 1 W "- "-J_ * ' n ~ I xdvised __!_:_.:-.- SA .;__ " that _.§:";..:,% ,. on Ila I 1 1, 196; r, - e 92.U92 11::Klan he 1 a :=1~:e"1n;;at Bladon Sprin5;s,aA1a.bama,~ » @- and bet-.:cen200 and300 personsattended {hemeeting, NED" . DUIIAGAII, Coffceville, Alabama, appeared t be in charge of-_ - - the meeti.n;, which was helri in a State Park. DUNAGAN intro-1.1 ' duced ROBERT CREEL, Grand.Dra;on of the United Elana oi America, from Bessemer, Alabama. CREEL later introduced - three men who were "identified as men charged with murder of victim L1UZZO,"- 5 " ' , . " * 51? ""' *f =s""" - " "1 "'".rspapernouaspublished cunt,ea11=<>1~, I3u E. =:r, at _C"no_cta_wc9m;e;' advigseciIlefoama, Advocate,a 15 SA- ELluanla, -hat attended ROBERTan_o_r;,~s.nizationa1 Grand CREEL, Dragon, frombi ex-,e§.umeeting '_ BesKlux1 1 --'_. mgr, Klazvat Dladelli-BpI'il'l£;B,A1abame.,, CR1EL'spoke"at.th_epn'Bet1ng a and introduced three men who were identified as being the persons that were arrested for the_murder of victim LIUZZO. CURL Stated that these three 1:-en did not speak andihere Only introclvced at this "meetimj-92':itha commentby CREEL "do these men loot: like p;1:rderers? .f _ ;- '= 't , -;"',1. _ e .;_ .41 -; '9-yea; 5,1"-Q-?%, .* _-J< On I-lay 6, 1965, an article appearedin the?Ch0ctav| County Advocate o1 ;But1er, s§92_1-lfbanua,a weekly. newspaper puo- o Iished at L uEIer, under the caption- LIUZZO Defendants appear at Bladcn Sprinqgs KlanRally; One? on Tria1_N0!.'§.*;_.'i 7 '4_ 5 ; - 1 1- r .~ ti. $1 ;"f =~:;+ The article is set out »in-substance as follows: 1 * ; -...'-92- - - I _ For the estimatedattendance of -approximately9 92 200' persons last Saturday ni;;ht*s rally of the Ku _K1ux- Klan at Bladen S1;rin:_;a, the appearance oi three defendants in the " LIUZL30 sla;,'in;;came as quite a Surprise. WIIKINS, "BATON and "1 HOI~1AS £1p1:3i11 Gat the I rally in the company .01 Alabama Grand Dr-at-,-on ROLIJERTand l§1an_ attorgey_I4_!92'I'f_,1i,,MI.]RP1£I,_,_JR, ;_ ,_ _ , -=-_-eef r.-.3;-_ Klan rand Drag;'onCREE]; presentedthe [group-attit: raliy at Hludcn Springs and aslcod those attending do these _' - men look 112:0 |.mrde1-ora?"- Their _ap;-earance at the rally -"3" to lowed1 1 n t:_11i:.=b;,'.-l:he.1r _ at_tornly-_,.;l-U92'1"1 1: _ ,b_IUI§I _!1;I$.-n-;.=:~q=l§u; I .- , I . -, . *.-'1- ' .5-"1?-.-i-?Il'.!"-' -1. -~:1 '_st Bp3. .11CGI"_O1' "r- 'Ie1JRP11Y_,'the -evening- in Hit-_ta1_kLriiliant -z e5"rope, taaithe ppaJ._t. pI'1tré_§_'rh_r attired§* gitgmf,» ,5-s rt s » _- d ~n;<~:.+;<-*¢ ~ , 2 Q _- B b . .". ll A . 1 '; ,'; e .. _ _,_ I ,. i _ _ '-_"'-_-;:*_. ' ;. . r Y =~~r-= i*-. . . '_i .~ - _ -. AI '"" _ ___ J L:-' ** _ ; or *e-~,-»'~*-*=-":-a*++~-. . ,. . __.--I 1_ E _ #7'¥".".>&1'.-e*:-72 :-~':-.~-..~. _+f~r~ -=_.-:.=. U- - .3'!~ "' $"""*- - . *5 - - W! _e .u c <1 92 = I M0 HM-12M5 . . national tleKlon's finance, opposition and to thethe Zionist Federal Jcw.". Reserve MURPHY System, lashed inter-5 out} a_ the Government's practice of pumping financial aid into - countrics that are hostile to the United States. Several times he nentioned an unbelievable sum of $811 billion which Te said was given to a small European country hardly larger than Choctaw County, Alabama, He also reporked at the wealth or similarthis amount country,was or spentih fe. anJ other country, wdbld if . enjoy if ; a - ; , L Jhile Mmn=1n"e§i==.ii1; wee intereéting, 11: eee left ' to the Grand Dragon CREEL to comment on what most of those in attendance had apparently cone to hear. CREEL, uearing»--~- an emerald ;reen robe which he later removed, talked prirarily on the civil ri hts question and the Kl3 'B'OppO31§1On to the inte¢ration of he races - He commented;qn the recent trouble at Selma, Alabama,-and claimed that Reverend REEB'libody was cremated UBCGUBG it was Protten*with'canoer}end syp iiie."- Revcpend REEB'died at a Birmingham hoepi aliafter he*was2teeten durin -1- _racialeincidentB . _ S'it.q3e1h923'i "' .;_ - ,1 ; "-F . ;.__ F" ,. .'_ l 'r__;_ . " * '* - CREBL also attached the proposed w I |' ree te?tboo pro-I1 9'92.lr ;__ram hacked by Governor. GEORGE WALLACE. -He said t at this was one thin he and the Klan differed on with Governor WALLACE. CREEL said that.he did not want his three_chi1dren going t: school with a_buneh of;"runn3 nosed niggers, said that he uould.tty his childre3i$;books end&urged1qthers{to c UG allowed to san1e,; .¢"....rh f-jg H-;._1,"--_._-, , Tram. OF comm LEROY -'III.}92ZI1 IS ' - ii-c~ ILLY _- b.i12 5,5.':'_ '33 i2'*..¥1i?: -fl 1-I-5; Ii ' " I - - On . - Haw "-5311 ' a _é7b vised S1 the 'MQ r a ; n cap one natterb a;ninet ,* .- J-U' , v n 'iJL UILhlHS te;an-Ma; ' ,, 9 i965, at Hi;nevi1l:. Two motions were filed by the defense oounsel, -HATT H, HURPHY,.JR,, and were ruled on hm the Court,£the-.; first netign cohteeted the Justice-of the gourt becevse or pub1icit_ attendant to the hnnounceuont_qTjsubjectb'errest. by 1reoid;nt JOH§3QH, this ootionroes denied. A second motion to inter;-i:'.»' State witnesses,--GARY moans nose B.nd LEROY mom-on, was gqentid. ' ; ' ~ ,_ o_; Tf" - Q * - _ _ . l;'_£1pp1"O I -n 1!':o]~_" .iT:f'92O. ',,I cG: 1;I Q1"'A$12EI1'{g8 l d - I'M. o 1-1;; ;=, 13.35, an JUBGI"'VEaythl1t z-_'_1'r-ti. _ $4;-- _ may, JR. aeeglr-[::en_e . »._.'n- LIL";ii ¬l1I§,<1eger92ibed.%:;gé_:} I '- _- - _ '- - ' ' . . ; - I __ ' 92. . |' - ' I -- - - > * 1 7 1=~:z':_=i= £_.#.*. - L -,"'f" .'T 1 f * " *~' "' "" - '= .e_-e»-<-¢-~'-»»-n A '. r1-'='"" T; _ , ' .. $.Mm -.-~»-..- 92 . >> If -u=@*- 4 we wui. H W _m,WhH H_ IN . ..MH_WM.W 92- ~ 9 c Q I 92 no -1245 _ -e ',_. " p licit;-'man thefor UnitedKlaus America, of xnigntzeIne., ' o the Kn Klux Klan, entered the office of County So1icitor_ * i the ceurtheuse at Hayneville, Alabama. ROTOII proceeded to set up a dictaphone and a taye recorder, both of which were placed in I 1 O;1t of GARY THOIEAS ROWE, I-EURPHY then asked ROWE the date he testified before the State Grand Jury.a BONE stated he had nothing to say at this time, HURPIIY then asked ROWE if he had valved 1m".1.1n1 l;},'before the -State Grand Jury and RU-'JE answeredthat he bad not waived 1nnm_£n1ty. I-IURPHY then ' asked ROJE if he had waived immunity before the Federal Grand Jur;,'BO'.IE and stateda;_;ain fhe had nothin to say at"this time and would answer no questions. ' -""'' -' - .» _ - '. . I 5. . .. MURPHY then asked ROWE under that circumstances he" wovld answer his qvestions and ROWE stated he would answer HURPHY s questions from the witness stand in Court.? MURPHY then told ROTON to turn err the hachines and stated{he' ould ask no frrther questions at that tine. ,BHfore the beginning of the interview and prior to thegtime the recording machines were turned on, MURPHYasked BOHEif he had seen ihtthe 5, paper text he more a gun'atthe Grand Jury and asked ROWE if 1m were nrved at that time." R0wE stated he_was nQt_armed ate that tin! end he had not been armed during the tine he testi- fied before the GrandJury. ' Y _ ;ga?% Shortly after tie a1~;~1v e1of nufmnr and amen-in the the Ccvnt; Se1icitor's officeat Haynevil1e,FA1abama,Loqndea County SheriffFRANK RYAL3served the'fo11owingBumm0ns~0n._' GARY TKUHASRENE: "The State bf Alabama,_Lown es.Oounty' . Circuit Court, Second Judicial Qircuit of Alabama, to any~ Sheriff er the State of Alabama, Greetings: ~Yon are hereby co-emxawlerl to 811m|:10115 GARY'I'1!OII.AS toappear B0 .-IE before the. Circuit Court to be held for said County, at the place of holding the same tlithinftlairty-days f1-omtsr ice 'Ofthis,_. p1 Occs.'3,and then thereto answer the complaint of MA'1'1 ' '11; inmrm, JR., '1-utneee ::1y,h-andthis third -day of nay 1965. Signed 2.. :1. own-1P101I, Deputy Cleri-:."_ 1'rhe complaintaanoted On this ;eper set forth the fel1owing:' MATTH. MURPHY, JR., plaintiff,Plaintiff versus GARY claims efe THOMAS the-defendant ROH§:defehdant.Tthe sum of 6,00 Count One, andno hrndrcd dollars $6,000;00 for professional services rendered h; the plaintiff for the defendant at his request, on the, _ :ter"Ttwit, second thereon dayit of due April, a1d,unB%id'and 1965, whieh_§umth? of money withPP°P §£Y&§{,- 13- 92 ' 2'"1e pltlntiff, ' W-P Signed *1! ' ATT_H;'M Fr PHY, e".3 3 t" J .vprg 8e}5¥*+?¢df";: '1 1 t. ROME stated atthe ti d he wasse¬yed.thBt>he . did ' E t¢*"* " _ _ e, . I . 92 _, ya. _ - »$923§ g" - , I f!_ - -' . 92 _. I .9. .- i 92 . . : 9 P. :' V :_ . _ I -V. q-,...- _. -: _ 7'1» I . e;+-__<;'=»-e+efa T-mp , J Q - ;~~f-'~ e,i_,<.'*,-f_ u u l no uh-12-'2-5 . , ¢ . - -hnlt owe I-IURPIIYy moneyI . anyif and I-IURPIIY y is_ - making this _ »-charge-"- ~i;.;=- .. 1 r 1e;_;:11services for making his bond, he is incorrect as 1 did not request either of these services of I-IURPIIY. ~92 On I-'11:;ll, 1965, an article appeared in the Ilobile Press Re-ieter a daily newspaper published at I-lodile, HIaoama, articleunder Eue iscap |;1:on set forth " .~JI1ite,in qnigstanceHale Juryas Chose folgows: for'-'III.J;IIIS." _ _ . .. . 1 .'1'he A white,male Q Zhrywas chosen "4on May 3,-1965, _ ' ;".*- tel ; try £1 3-=on1-:__; Alehsmienfor-his life in the slaying of 8. white "won-1111 =1-.-11ri;_;hts demonstrator, A 1:11 Kifux Klan leader sat at the defense table as the trial opened y~ ' Or the 8H men ruled eligible to serve on the Jury, them,three acmitted hutthe State to Klan-naemuershiquickly-eliminated . 1'hin did thethree not disqualify menwhen "it- - exercised its right toiegcnse'_prospeots;92;1 tho1.1t a -§t$a92te_.c1;_cause, " mrefgeeni -ee..*-1-.*e=i£eeYhf ' '.s', -. ee%.1%1¢- $15-iii . me? .- . cut, B":-2-:.»::dvery ealm. He sat quietly §:1'th'theother tad" e . . -r1e1 cnd;1n .;s in'theJury box durinf; the selection$.._...| ..., O1 ;'3.' -_-_--.-..-4,.-...jury. _-....- -3:-..-...... -- .- Facing -.1 c1mr;.;e that could brim; life imprisonment or death, the yovi"-E1 was sober faced. 92. " ' '- ;* * - " ' - . .92 _. F .: : 1 1 I. --_ '*. - The-ehunlcy PIILKIBTS zgatehedintently as pI t§Bpect1Ve_ Jurors - many of them farmers --_:92-Jerequeqtioned about their attitudes. One, of the prospeetiye-.{jurora_ was ajiegrp, QJEMIS, ibreman oi"; eatt.le_ 1-.-m¢h.?. Most.o1. .-cthetneh were suits - or r__q'2- V _ . ; - -. ' .-~ . _- Y i- 1-ii. K 5 ._-.-'.' e Sittin" . __. with :'._:;,,;._~ HILKIIISend __ 7his companions bi gent the ' time wasnormm T1.SIIELTOII ;.m.of I v.se-alooaa, Ala tuna, A II92spE!I 1;l1 wizardof the United Klauso£'_|92merica,' SHELTON Inc_.'- said "1'r-~here in the interest of iseeing,,t_hat thes_e_g1ndivid-eels eh =1 _ -H. -_.-v - ' §7.~- " At the be;_,innin3'_o{ - the trial,{defense éttorney MATT - H, !IUTlPIY ¢', JR|called attention to the-absence fromthe Oourt- room of 1rcn1dent~JOIlHSOH [, o1'yho|i_:he hadwoptaigred- b. subpoena _ as a. defense witness.2 3 -'3; ,_ ,3 _-.,,_" ,'~:4¢:m.._} ;#_.;,.-5%-__._ ~ _ - P ,¬ , . V1 -Hf-5_"' _ n rector- J. Also .1=,nc.nn on sooven. the defense-witness r_:e1_a1-er orr1c1p.i,;.: List and ii!-sent waa:FBI e zzgtnzdte; ~. . - a d;.:.."-er is not.bindingsubpoena onth 11eside_nt eeavbeI li g in-L served . _even_1=.é_ %___,_=_,92,__.._.. n ate - : -_?.- 1¥{"- _ "'- 5" I 5'. 1 -1 _ I _n I F _ ' - .' ' . v-re. ; s== -1o=:»- . »=*~- - ' I : " "_.£ u . U U MO 1111-l2"l_"! . _ -" . >..:. Defenee attorney contended that when the Preside a nounced the arrest of the Klan members .in the lci11in;_; of I s. LIU.e..3O and he condor-med the Klan for what he called its use or "th: rope and the gun, the tar and feathers to terrorize their n:;i;_;hbors," their constitutional rigéht to a fair trial was e violated, ' 5, "" 02 1'1" I '1?" 1 .1 " l ~ "7 ad- -é7$"& vised 3A or the following concerning ,the Z176, - course of the r a : f ,, . .-, - . ,1}, » - V1 _ -.> Fivo ,., _ 92 il.-. - --." L {T --1.: followed tcstifi: 'Y.'=.a~* " T L..~.~mdes f"r9211 mbam,»-. bf!! 92J92l92|l .nnd* if - crime iI'l L§;W1 1. ... ', -- he» ?;u;1sq1ption'or &_ _ ualua. | - = ' -,. .1-1-=1" W E71 I .. 4. 151A_ .- _ - »- 3-., -0-1- - - ' ~ '~ .§*92?Qé% _u 1§5¥'*5*!: - U U _ no 1+1:-121:5 _ e _ , .._ _ *'f n> e . _ ' - _, H I . I Q P ti :9 P - _ I _ 4 -_ ,-,_- . ' i :2' ; , _.- |"", . _I ,-_ ;_I - -_ ;. I-L. _, , ?..' -,. . " FOllO92.ii|1g I-10108 on the stand 1_ia.1_!1the' stafetwitnese, "T0::ic010_,-ist D1 . PAUL E, SIIOFFEITT ._ __ 1--Q .._. --'|.._L. -LII I-l|..lA-LZ92-I 92J92§.. "ll-U ll: .. ht?Y?¢~i* ?Z %3'~5*"" °*l "§**:~ ' =1» " _ 't" ' I7UR'PHY"aaIced Dz . suomvzx-rr it-he could 1;-11. 1r- tut - victim LIUZ/1Z0 had had eegual relationa with any individual. The prosecution objected to this question and was sustained - by the Court. "Defense attorney MURPHY also--asked about the condition 91 the body of Ilrt. -'13-IUZZO a_nd : Dr¢ -S11 OFFEITT. replied "it was ;,enera11y '11nc1ean,_'_f_j"~ '*_-Jvé -f ; i 1?."-2-»fb rift ? After tea , the prosecution _ 'placed on the stand who testified as I ms,nccordi no bq ;, I ~w_ . 13- '. _ , V. - - ¢1d- '- -~ _ -I . . * ' J * 1 : _ , ¢ g, _ - - , 0 . . 1 _ ___. q u u U u H0 hh-12%; *2 19 be After tes .1: fense . /? at an i_mmediatet1mpromptv press c in-3 I'C. 1 I3nc'! rwtside of the Courthouse wherein he called GARY- TIIOI-1~'*.S T:'*..'I3 e " roetituto, pimp, and stated he would talm -. - mone;-,' from the £131, taxpayers, or Castro. - 92 r 5 ' . '. . iv" 7 -0.; 1 durin further advised i NHWEHY I that -- ay s procec Q, FIILIJAILG oopld not make the sum: e'xam:111ati on the tnéss stand Qlt he made in the Irboraxtorg-' in 1-Ja.shin;_;ton. MURPHY stated this indicated f that this problem was a vex-4;; vital issue in the eealel ' He - ...f said thot considerable - pressure 1.-ias pleeeé on this eeee in '' ' see!:in_-_; :1 conviction by the I- resident and this mighii be the reason ::':i- the some excmxination could not~ be done on the I witness stand as was done in the -Iaboratorycby __W_I1LIM!S.* - - I A " ftorpresentation - - .* :.=. i' ' ' 0-I this .|' testimony, £,'s..', tlie iosecutioq'_ ' |~%tad its ca.ae,pertaihin; - ' 92_'£.- -r 92 1- _ to1. _t11d,burder-e -' r_ _ ' 1 I J7 victim . |?' .-I ~ _}_, -_1 ,,§_' 92 IEUZZOI . . -.it _" it I . , 1 , ____ . -.l: V H__ .' '_¢1-i e g wgi .g.,¢',-~ _;,_ - 4 .ns- _- -"D" "-_ l I 7 ...' -I 1 J1 .1"3"i'-1 . . , - .- ,4 ,-, 7- u' . , . 3 z Q: . .1 _ - n 3 92 I H0 ML-12-"5 - _ . ._ .._- _, _...a _ . _ _ 1.. Q. ARTHUR GAIHBLE, Circuit Solicitor, "in his cl vcfore th rv s BBB 1-V-92.92.4I4 V j i =9 P ~; ' I |. After the above ar_un@nt by def¢nne,at£orhéy MURPHY, Circ 11t " .. TIMGGAHD v ed approximaizeh" twent; minyites to char e * _j1r_,r and explain the different debrela 01 murder ,_ a -1*!" 1 _1-r~r and various 1e_;a1?aapeota'-in reaching-a -~ verdict. - 92_ M?-. , Q ~ 5 -_. _ * --;~+~¬'§*> 4 _,.-" ' - - AL ;:HO p_n,, C~utra1 tandard Tine, the Lnwnde f nf 1 r ;cok the case under cppa1der§}1%P}and bent into T . 11.0 101 on my 6, 196. '..;.-1; '?_=-Em"? -» _? ~+:~;~;~-F ; I _ L .~r~ ~ ;4~;.--'2»--~ :;? Snortly artnr u 1 jwiy¢weh Q1n o$dé1i¥erq§1o ,g§hé§ 1 . - 1. _' I " i _ - . : é | _ _ . ' ' | -18 9 -0 _ I I11-_'r- _ __ i'I*"l' _ Q-¢ Jfiji ,,_ -- _-_,-51., 1- h-- 1:_ _1*,,,L aim U U no H4-12H; . . _.: -5. _ r turned to the covrtroo+ and inqvired again concernin; there f axd stinctlon rct+rned hctweento thethejury dc recs roow for of murder thel rpose and naus1au;htericonsiderinj of 5 the case ? rther, The jvr; remained in deliberation until the worn- inu °f Q5 7, 1955, when they again returned to the covrtroom and =ad: several inquiries of Circuit Judée THAGGARD. One _ . inquir; concerned a;ain the distinction between the debrecs > _ of murder and nanslaughter and the other Enquiry related to the amorntof weibht that should he ;1ve§to the testimony or an acco ylice. " ; ' At h:OO p.m;, Oentral Standard'Tine, theJurj was called into the courtroom e; Circuit Judge TH GG RD and the jar; forc.an, CLIFFORD H¢MURPHY, was qnestioned as to the _ possitilit; of reaching a decision, Theiforeran stated that they had reached no decision and that the Jury was "hopelessly deadlocked." At H205 p.n;, Central Standard Tine,fon May'- .. 7,. 1335, the Circuit Jud;e declared a mistrial inkreference to the ylosecition of COLLIB LEROI_WI1KIN3,JR. ; . I i ft Q == . ilg I J M ? ,, . _ _ __, ., ;- 9 .:a,;-._" " ., - f= 1: 92 , . noraa o e aken in J, na lo . S J8 5% Q n B Q[¢_ } -e -cannot allow murder on the highway~ I here. l -_"~§¢a- xi. 2 ;1 ;._ H i ~ 0 I. " n 0 - _ ¢ , . . I . ' u 1 .110 21:5 - " r. 3 ; - . . u ' _ The two hold out Jurors in the case were also ' ' qu stioncd My the press. BILLY H. CHEATHAM, a bookkeeper, said of Pic reasons for robin acquittal, "I didn't accept his ROIBIQ! testimony - not when he snore before God and broke his oath." A The other hold out Juror, DAN LEE, a mechanic, told ncwdren, referrin§ to CHEATHAH,"we andhim pretty well are on the sane side. Both Jurors denied any Klan affiliation,&. however, C EATHAK said that he is a rembeg of the White ' Citizens Council and LEE said he was a forrer nenber. Asked if he would have liked to_sce BONE as a defendant with UIIKIHS, CHEATHAH replied, "very, very such so," and LEE m w'5 said, "I a;ree." - L 92 _ - - , . The oath that the hold out Jurors referred to, - acc0rdinH toREX THOMAS,was the Klanioatv whichan;individua1' takea.nyon admissionto the Klan andthis bath endg-pith- I'¢ L will dig rather than"-divulgges:lme,.soAhel1_':~¢ms _;.. 1'- God. ._ - -- rrmnsnsn ccssnvsowas AT ' _ § I J@l.__OF_§QLLI}3 *I5E*R*0*Y*w1LKI_rIs , 1 . qraintcd ui-1snmm 'nc tlze irninéhsmOw o nLindividtalsiand_ohperyed rs: 0r'r1ee.1ab7V them_c L at the trial of COLLIE LEROY UILKIHS:r :1 --_,- ---= 3'H~. ._l_-J '-4l ._- -fY? -" _-1 ~~ f v R0nERT BHELI0N;'Imperial'Hizard,'Unite 3KlansH, of-O America, was present each da, of the trial, He sat at the 601171821 t--.-le 92-'1-ch attorney"I- J92'1 T H, WRPHY,' JR. partiof the tin2. HEHIHI is known to be Imperial Counsel of the United Klaus of Llerica, ; _ i _ 4 .. _, _ f1 ¢¢, - u P ; » 3 YEININ SEXTON, a member or the United Klahs or Annrica fro. Tuscaloosa Klavern Ho, 5, was observed in the ? -corrtroor aid was observed to bring in a large ueta1_oox or file ca-inz and place it by SHELTOH's chair.U 2 On Tvesdaymorning, May3, 19b5,» CHARLES CLAYTONI, KELLEY, a m2uh0r of Bessemer Klavern No. 20, United Klans of - Am" i~" "' """ d entering thé courtroom,On May5, 1965, £H92 I'IIIill'iuIIiiilointod* out' k one CIIRTI-» .0. D0133 W110!" h¢_ - In --.-2u:'- 1-maar .1 oi:the Unitcd_Klaus of __:_neIf,1_0§-_. 1" ;":5_=* - t »- r:osan1=s. 'I'I1OI J92S,_G1'and __ ,,_.t Titan,-' -. ,Kianb _ I_-'- United v ore -.' America, also testified as n defense witness for OOLLIE IBBOY- J 1.-xxumrs. ' .;,_. " j 20 . . . _ ' in -. I J . 3 . . .- ' 7 R __ _,, -4- - .r f. *' _ --- -- or-w- .--yiflg. , _ - I '19-A'T *":'L; i ' _ - N M _ mwM[_WwVwmumWH_ mt -»; f_'5_,.¢ i'~"fi-"-at-:.~?=» __J__ ___ 'LH%Hm im'. 11* ? I " 'YT7m Q Q, O -. .-,V L 0 - _ I I -130 . _ ' _ 4 " _ U _EUQEQEREEVES» Exalted¢V010ps Klavern of N0.13] o tne Hlt d hlans of America, was also used a defense wi ness. It was also o served by SA 1 ggp R.present FIELDS,Directorthe in courtroom oft;eon National May5, 1965,"S a es - - i~ £:t§::ty§mEaaD _} 5: - A characterization of United Knights of the Ku Klvx Klan and of the Klana or America, Inc., fart? are contained in the appendix to National States Rights this report. L a I:Y . a , . a :5 - !A P " 1 ' ' ¢ I il rd | P a I" .1 I ~-- ...... ||~ a-.-.-.-_-.-H...-....-.....-.1--:--1..-. ...-.,-,.- ¢. -<-.. '__ ' '-Q 0 .: B !. -II 92 I . 1 . F2?» .;4- ~ = _ '-r l" ' I . H; 1. _ ,-.1 . J3 -- Q. - st '_.- - -:-< 3 __ .. 92 1 , 92 | 0": - -Jv . - '-.' , -.4 A. J *7 I HI r -5 - I _' 1* -_' ."'_ .. . I =:<1:*:*>e it * I! I _ M»: _ .' J ' 1 ";i5 1' .-'2'' , f I ' " .- lb I 1 '1 . 7 1 _. .. » -_'4'£':;,, .-5 -.-4.. ._ u 1' "_'% 3 . _ ___&_ 7'? U ' '91- I .'§_r_.'. '- ! 0 - 92 5 1 » 0 _ ~ _ - < _c=. 92._. 'A? .' '. -92 , '. _?¥r~¢-- - - 92 1 | _ . fl -9_ .4 4 '- 5'- r . ' I J ' " .» .. --I ! " I Q ' 1 Z _ _ , E . I -9 -92 ' . 21 *1 ' ' - , - - p .H up .s":"::"" cg". . ' _ . 1'};. amtw_§§. _ _. . t '*¢ .1 _ , or.. -4- A e ; 1 V -~'* ~».1 ' =+-;~-;i . _- =H-~ == r~::¢:- ~ 2.} =12-limit--.=,zT_-J ' '- "- .-.;-_-.---' " Q,» - -9'-J. * H; I. . *_. *1:- 11'év"92 ' 9 ._ C , G I I 0 92 .' *' Q ' 1i1 Q an-ssorx Si ' ~ UNITED rcums OF AMERICA, INCORPORATED ' ,1<_;1{1,oynjsTl-IE KU_KLUX xmu§,UNI_'l1ED mans! A Records of Superior Court of Fulton County, Georgia, reflect that this Klan organization was granted a corporate charter on February 21, 1961, at Atlanta, Georgia, under the name United Klans, Knights of the Ku Klux Klan of America, Inc. r . _ ,....,,-. _,__4,_-Q, ,_,.._.....-n_. U. A source advised on February 27, 1961, that ' e ' United Klans was formed as a result of a split in U. S. ' Klans, Knights of the Ku Klux Klans, Inc. According to the source, the split resulted from a leadership dispute and United Klans has the same aims and objectives as the parent group: These are the promotion of Americqnism, white - supremacy and segregation of the races. '5,_ , i?;_ - I ' F The first source and a second source advised in July, 1961, that United Klans, Knights of the Ku Klux Klan of America, Inc., merged with Alabama Knights, Knights of the - Ku Klux Klan. The merged organization established head- quarters in Suite H01, The Alston Building, Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The organization is directed by ROBERT SHDTON, Imperial Wizard, and is the dominant Klan group in the South with units in several southern states. _ , ;_ 4 , . _ at : Second source advised that at a meeting at= --* v Prat "il1c, Alabama on October 22, 1961, the U. S. K1ans,_ E Knights of the Ku Klu: Klan, merged uith the United Klans of America, Inc., Knights of the Kn Klux Klan. %i" . 1 ' F 1 - 3 . < - , r J. ¢, ',* *5 .'.' 5 L , ,! _.- AI . -I I - I, - _-' . , _ - - NJ , - . 1 , I - - .q; ~. i =1 ' .. - ' ='- ,.'}.1' ' S ' uh???-Noix . p I i - ipq & . I 3:; 0 -. -- ..-_===-_ n1.'7£"':_ - , , W M _ " l" 7 it__ A ' s ~ ___,__, a I -:aes£ a"e"-.i'"<*hL;*">" v:----_.-M -11-~. +¬F3~ . o - "s _ - vi *-i="~"r: " %. -1~» E ._ 0 M 6 1 NATIONAL7¥1P!T - RIGHTS FTATES PARTY t '' .-._._ .i.,_.-._ _._ 92.'_....., q_.,__..,.i___i__._,..i Fn November26, 195?, a source advised thatAthe United Wh92'eParty UHF! was organized at a~convent10n held in ' Knoxville. Tennessee, on November 10, 1957. An article in the November E6, 195?, iaaue pf the "Qreenville Piedmont," a newe- . paper of Greenville, South Carolina, reported "the recent formation of a new political-party, to be known as the United white Party," According to the article, the party was formed at a recerilw held meeting in Knoxville, Tennessee, at which " " many kianem n were repreéentedi The FW? nae reported as being- opposed to all "race mixing organizations and individuals." described lhea the July 1958 official Racial issue_of Nationalist "TheThunderbolt," Organ of t e ael§g National SLJtFs Rights Party" gusar!, reported that rank and ; file 'Sta"s Righters" had merged with the UHP under "the banner 2 of the Nani-ral States Eights Iarty," with national offices-at Post Offizr box 261, Jeffersonrille, Indiana. in November 1958 a scarce advised that the NSRP is composed PF paet members of kiau-type organizations and I, notorious arii-Semites. _ ' * a. , - '. - __ r l=?4e Number 19, dared June 1960, "The Thunderbolt, announord '1» aidrezs or the h'adquarters of the NSR? had been changed '» 1e fersonville, Indiana, to Post Office Box T83, . Birmingham, Alabama. . e - 1 Iaeue Number 5H; dated November 1953, "The Thunder- bolt," refl@»te the mailing address of the-NSRP is still Post Office Bur 793, Birmingham, Alabama. ' l ~ '. 1-92 U92; 1 _ cu -II921"- _ i __._i__ _;_l__; ll inlwq-l.lIII|i92 ~n_p:cemoer ie, 1303 a source aoviseo that nuuanu R. FTTLD3, th nfvrmeti n Director of the NSRP and Editor of ' "TheThund--'J1t," is the individual who "runs the NSRP.' - { l _==h ih? lHund?rb"1t continues lo publish articles xi atta kl"? " froze and p"r*"n: n? the J?uiBh_faith. Q-1 I r- . '- . * !-~- ».: . - 1 ~. - '1 - ' - ~ ' '1 -_- -~ ' '- . C -- .' _-. . _ _. A , i . In _ i. ~ . . . -y-5 .. . -.*r' -:f- 1 IxD . -3 r» qr, P . ' 1 . 7. ~':1' f7 ' _; p;' _ ' ' - Fe :-77' '-- --_._:_.__,_.V'7i'_J 7 7_ _' __ " _-'' V 3?. - .£¢-'3- ¢'- " ~'- ,1 _,"¢- ff-:_. '_ , - ' _ 1'-"='- -L _ . V -.92.=:.J. :_.». ' 2- r,,_:_ - ru Io lHIv 5 22 B4] . 92 , O . ~ | 1 _r 0 __-" " 0 " 92 I I I FBI |Hf| 5 Date: |Mr. Ttunsmlttl-1e-qi lowinq in _c_ _ C Typein pldiriejei or code! f if f i I_ "W riléiemyl iz z Mr. Mr. _ A Hm-xi H '10 = nmtcmon, FBI i M I . HA err: ASSISTANT nmncrons Aulzx noses mm Ill". n.92rn0t92._- i ¢ W. C. 1 - 1 Mr.I92n9292I'...-- -v FROM: snc,N?m I nu-_,i21|5!C Mr. - sunmcr: was ' Spats -~- - H r.Ikhnlch ..... ms. vxg ggi o _LIu£zo,e:um., '_ Cup-or ...._- . ET AL - VICTIPS, 2 . it/ii on - EL __ _ cl-"l"l-In---- 00:10 " ' -" - '- I ,1 '- Q. , Q, ConmI...._... felt 1" - ' Gale R0l2l--A- - C °el92{IL1$UsIT,&§i_é1li; 3;'¥' Ghnugmminvre ' 'll- __ . ' Q*_ r,I :' Vmei 8 TEL be _ ,____e ,_ '' . Ill:-'.SBlHt||._.__Mr T" On 5/3/65, cam: mo:-ms noun the Bureau informnt Mr. Tf thr-: 'C who is appear-irg as a witness in the fiiuzzo murder trial Tele. inRoom-- Lowndee County, A1a__bem-a, __ was served with a civil summons by i1¬ii'HE1ih ' t the Sheriff or Iowndee County. This summons notified ROWE gm Gui: 92 that he was the defendant in rvices rendered to himrbarl gr MUR_l=_f_H1. MURPHY is the counsel tore the defondqntl in? e - zzo case. """ " " " " ' .., L 4.. -" A 92 M/am 43" ' . ,, Y K i-.-*1? 92 a suit for the nonpayment 01' funds duo for professional ac ,-.'92 ; 92 t__ 5. _::'*92_i§_, _. ?_h__*,4I§{n'. o I-IJRPI-IY's claim calls for a repl'7'92rithiF1 30 days id ; the Circuit Court for Iowndee County; and there is no ques e H tion about ROWE : being within the Jurisdiction of the co I i since he was served by the Sheriff . at nn the Lo dea comer: I i Courthouse in the presence or Bureau Age nt,;__g'-jg "4" "- » - * 1 as " U3 » . - - .. U .1» In-12145 p _ _;;.ie-.,- :3; -, _ _ - _ _, v._,_1__._. ~ - .'' '1 -' 0 1 -_ , k '"' "~". .'5-3} ? I 1 7 V, 92_,. 11-.-' ' I r--- ?:92~£:s'92-u"f= --4""' Q 1. It shouldbe relatively easy toestablish '_ in,this investigation that MATT MURPHY is a member oi the ' Ku Klux Klan KKK!. . . 3 _ 2. The KKK oath which i92TJTiT'lfYmay have taken in _ _ ~.. Joining the Klan, if it follows the pattern of some other ,;'¢';'--$'_ ?',ei Klan oaths,may possiblyplace himin the position wherehs'~"'*5-'" is sworn to uphold the KKK over his country, his God 'ssnd-his;-.-.5; '9 92 1 profession, This situation is noticeably -trueI112?! Hl télfs Knights of the KKK of Mississippi, and a similar argument my t be foundin the csse ofthe oathMJRPHY have may talcen. 1; p a 3. It appears that it may be possible to establish ' that !'!JRPHYkr.e'.-.' to-fthe prior day he performed the legal ssr*v- c ice for which heis claiming reimbursement, thatROWE was 1&1 .c acting in the role of a government witnessgtt For MURPHY topur-_;-=1 -. port to represent ROHE,§underthe circumstanceswhere.he:slsb*¬ 92f;'e represented three -otherdefehdants snd_had;_§wornloyslty t_o_*_;;__-'_,LZ,f_' the 'n'I"'ui,_be at best unethical and the t>asis"for cens_92.l,_rest ?-'f"" ' least by the StateBar end? }?oss1bly'evenld1fbarment lotion. . -- '~" - i..'§ ~*~*.' - . 11. MJRPHYmy he embarrassedby being required to produce his records to show.thc consistency oi this tee saith his norml fees, for example hischarges "tor the delphse of, - ,1 1-L-_ WILKINS andthe other LIUZZO defendants,K-'5 showingmay be .}<'~5_" $3. required or 1'ces._hecharged has in other ~situat1ons._<92rhere_hs§L' f_._.,=-,--, .- hearings has appeared fa"betoreav I ,.92,5 _ 'Oorrmissi_oners ', |'.-Q 1 %,_s Q,:%- in gther prslimnsryf-is--*;Y92 I?_!92_-1;- "T: V*- qr ii 7- _: 2:1" ;'-1'?- '° . _* _1 -5 *' 3'-é H .; 5. It maybe shown that no sctl-Ill eonfract was," ' Y: ever entered into between ROWE andMURPHY; thatl'IJRPI-IY'IrereIl; 5;}. presumed to act on the behalf of BOHE, operating in_his role ' gardas attorney that 1_IURPHY for the now i& ¢ Ti: bringingis may thisi>e.possibiy civil action shown in with thiss re-view to hurtingROWE? -. .-.- ¢. -92 reputation_ - andégutimidstang 92 - --_. ...!*- hilzysség -,;It _Ltness. - . - __,. .. ._ 1 - - . 6., It may further he shownthst£!lJ'i92f'H! was _not=diA- gent in dispatching his responsibilitiesss counselifoz ROWE, since he had failed to'learn that thematter had been hetcre c the Federal Gr-and Jury, and BONEhad notbeeh 1nd1c1;i .' - The_ - fact t_h__at this Grand Jury up prominently known and information n P e < **'* ;-no ii;4¥"~#d¬ ; I if ht.e¢l*"¥ f$f Y¢¥v;iie;.- . 92 E J fa! " Hp 2 §§;.»§_»92J§ ;;;§f§s%t§*~.%#*?"" 1- .. -in- _ * teiiiesinis" .?1f;'.'*.1r"=*'**' 'n*--I ifer. ' I ' q;,!jE| _.e_ .. _'J_ . 1. ; 7 _ -'¢~-,_ .- 1: , - sbii. -{rs W - ,.:¢ -. .iaz=@+ .. .._ ._~ . -.------q- f/ H, o a o . 392 92 i 515 . E-.. ___, 1.1,: "' =-. g 5 I i '* T ' - - ~ ~ = ' ' availablet ough news services,suggests thatnorrral - § would hav caused an attorney representing a poten- . - endant to consult vith the USA'sOffice to determine the grand Jury actually had affected a forthcoming i- ' against his client. l~IURPHY's failure to take such '- zy belabeled asI: complete- - disregard 92 - '- forhis client's-' ' ' -I . ' :-- .¢._ . " md mostunprore..:.ional. - 1 ' _ , . la1- __H_. ___, 7. with the showingof the foregoing items,an k ",5 1y possibly be made in open-court or the grand Jury ' . ' t I OfE5B1Ol'92B]. servicesMJRPH! furnished ROWE for lack] of - - , ' frbringing and for bias this againstsuit may his alsa client. beexposed His lackpublic toof good L ._.--__-----_----~ -_~»»~!_-_-¢_;;:;-;s--.-_--~- » ' . On this basis, relief for ROWE my be asked in t e _ ~ at olfcourt ' . costsagainst - " IIJRPHY, ;192 "-. . __ V wk, a Z _ -_,I ._ " . I""~"""'i - 3. It is apparentthat a successful ql 1 prosecution.-' -_'* ' -atwlaim by since ROWE MURPHY was. would acting resultunder in an_.expense theguidance to they Bursbf a , a - .-ad Departmental Attorneys in permit ing MIRPHY to~ I: him at all. j;_ i 1 i = HIRPHYf_S_ ru5.1=;95_n_:n-1c'1ja1s___ A . spI'I' , - | J I ' LovmdesCounty Circuit Solicitor -{ARTHURE, "GAME ._ * " -r :ed thathis pr-es:contacts haveindicated tohim " ' .'HY1 comeback plansa comebackas a result as oi a lawyertheviotorg and possibly hesntisipet a".-;_ _ -- ling the subjects in this case. _ HUB HY is most ' T:;Q_Z "" v_,__j_;__"_ , to embarrassthe governmentand the FBI in co_nnecti_ .","f.._'."' - defense of this case. -" 5 _ ; >_»'»-la' -" 92- '. " '" 92,. c _. 'i'.".*"'.k.1;92 go'1:s1~vr1ALpl paranrrmosoa_g;92_n1Mqnrmrls atr1'_1'_'-*1 -It is apparent that anpexcellent opportunity fexis |_ f , I. xituation-for showingin open court thatMATT MURP1-II? ll... - - wersive, thathe isdishonest, and oi dubious if. jig, _ _ 351?," *URPHYmal competence.would and Such affectalsos shoring the wouldprestige be-s severethek l ta tori; -. -1+5 '-n b ' . -"." _'1'_ $_:'y'_- 1_ < . ..__... . _ -"-'- , 3- ' 7,~" ' K.-_-s . . Consider-ation_should be given to .suggesting to Houie'.?1.:'" .-I-»-'-.--ll -11-- 1 topicon Un-Amefor can utur" Activitieshe.-zring that the the considerohroleot'.th_e H.IRPH!'s_ _~ subvariiml gf. __" j ' in hepromulg " 1'!Ming 1 fr, the aim-s to ofthe_KlCK. i n"Fa - < $3?->i*'r c-*-li.-1-ii ? Q» e -t_ e _,,,..- '.H . I -' 3.; ». . Y-litiif . - : 3 .__ T l 1 ~f .15"*."l ' -- . ' F .1_ ~ .'.v'. .3: _' ""V "i * .. l& e,___.__,__._ _- see- V ------ -Q---._... . -4...... , ___ ,["T$_.5"~"~ . "'.'*- fl-''~§" 92_ r',?. jo- 1J_I_92=,;"-'_I| _; ":.,.T".?T_;_-N,' g_i ' ""~.:1 ::._*I. _. 5"I1+5_=i_.___:_': -'* 5-,5Q, "7: '7 I_ H-.L-" ....§ IF .- _- O, 0.. ID 1lJ4 12Ll5 " , :4: - -4- an a few nuarav, other key people,with alonghas amaJornoaanrsn1aontsndJ. role in Klan activits10uEa;3J' T B. in the South. There have been indications that the people ' in this group have some knowledge of the facts in the Bapbomb case, and these people may also have some knowledge of the Greenbombs situation. An opportunity to move against one of these men is rarely found. In view of FURPHY'svu1nerabi1ity;, in this case, we may be able to negotiate the disclosure ofrx" pertinent investigativedata bydealing directly with him4+5éuL over this claim against~R0_IfE._, e. . | -- Since there appear to be no seribus objections to a Bureau investigation of I-TURPHY'sclaim, end we have the -~~-:--* opportunity to resort an atterrpt to extort $6,000 in addition to damaging the reputation of MURPHY and the KKK, the reoom- N mendationo set forth hereafter are entitled to serious . 0 A- consideration. 5. __ . F '._ . 5 f; - . ,2 , e "__ fI_§*1;, 1-t,-:-¢5!';,___r =, A further issue which must be considered is the - questfon_of uhetherthe government.Ii11represent ROU§in the defense of this suit, or whether he will require private * counsel. This is a matter». which should be; taken up pith the ' Department atthis time. » i . _.gp4 " 92 - - T _ . 1,R e . _~ a ¢_§ _ _. RECOMMENDATIONS_ ,: _i e r '..._ Id- _ _ii 5 5-; _,_ _- . :4». 3-__ . the claimmade1 Thatby HIRPHY the Bureauin hislcivil eutho ize lotion the investi against stionROWE, of, Anylines described investigation herein. should be Mobile conductedshould b folloui {edesigngied the general" as__ origin in this matter, since this _suit.is 10dged i.n_State§.". -_ Circuit Court for Downdes Bountyin the Mobile pivisiono " 0 , ,Qi , . _ . -'- i - - 2. That the Bureau consult the Department -about R0wE'e courseof action in defending himself in MURPHY's , suit against him. A specific determination should be made? as to whether the Department will represent hilt or whether he willrequire private counsel. '.,s } '.' _,,¢,ig i;i 92 é :71 - __- - L: -- .-_-*¢~ - -. _~--I1- ; I ' 92- - ' | -1- 92.'5_,,_ "- _ I|b _ . , 50 "-1 '- -9 . f s. T - _ _ - owns-In In lvcrlomou loan Ila. lo 0 _ J00-POI _ 1 ~ an an Io. nu, Ir 0= _~ " ' UNITED STATES co ..NMENT Memorandum Cllptl--: Ccli||i|o|92_._... DATE: T0 =lki UB1nT:bIla? 13. 1965 - |I radm = A. Ro n--n 1 - llr. Sullivan 1 ~ it. Eelmont 1 ';:: 1 - - Hr. Rosen ' Twigll-chin .___. fa; ~ Hr. Halley °' sumscT; EUGENE THOMAS, ET AL; MRS. VIOLA GREGG LIUZZO, - Hr. McGowan C AKA, ET AL - VICTIMS . Hr. Hines CIVIL RIGHTS; ELECTION LMIS _ !. '~. .._ - _ .3.- -. r KW rmnm wpgy@uV = ,t -| appearing On as 5/3/85 awitness Gary in Thomas the Liuzzo Rove, murder Bureau trial. informant currently who is Gge!f> in progress in Lowndes county, Alabama, was served with a" civilnotiiied summons Rowe thatby the he sherift Ias_the of defendant Loandes County. ina suit The tor, summons' j! J nonpayment or funds due in the amount of $6,000 tor professional services rendered to him by Attorney Ilatt'_liurph_y. Murphy is , the Klan attorney who represented Rowe and the other three , subjects at the time of their initial arrests on 3/36/65 and arranged for their release on $25,000 bond each. The sum . requires Rowe to answer within thirty days in the circuit _a . court for Lowndes County, Alabama. '. ii he does not answer,' against itis possible him in the that amount a default of $6,0QC. judgment C could 'be obtained - fl ,*1E_P§1TE_"11 1!!L,,!QR 1wrn§'roJ§A_1i;vlls=10Z M125 C -=.=- '~,=_»_ !~' 4 *9 . _ n .,p. I The Mobile oxnee points out that should Us T.1'E3¬rt'nte"" to investigate Hurphy's claim against Rowe, it would afford . us an opportunity to establish his membership in the Klan to'~ *~ discredit him as an attorney and expose to public scrutiny his lack of good faith in bringing such a suit resulting in his _ I - possible disbarment or censure by the state bar association. ' According to Loindes County Circuit Solicitor Gamble, lnnrphy plans a comeback es 9. laeyer and possibly 9. political - comeback ns a result oi the victory he anticipates in defending ' the subjects in the Liuzzo murder and Murphy is anxious to es. embarrass the Government and the FBI in connection with the ' ' defense oi the case. This is set forth by Iobile as_a possible "-reison ior Murphy : having brought this suit against Rove and -- points - s out. that,as =* there n would .- ' appear ' to be ~ no serious . e I - objection.__ se:~ ._. 92 . - ' .-n ' P I - _ :c_-_- _ "l r . _ "H/rif I : .ll92q 1' 1|} -7 I ! _,.- p ,-,¬iL ,_,e. mo? corrrmusnf 5 1* 11"; JUN -;_~_fns5' in * e - " . vm ' Pf I--:-_. ,; wn. -, _ _92 Memorandum to Mr. Belmont 92 RE: EUGENE THOMAS, ET AL;e Bureau investigation of Murphy'sclaim as it would a£iord_ to Bureau an opportunity to rebutt any attempt to extort l 00 andin addition would damagethe reputation oi Murphy? thand the Ku Klux Klan. ' * $6 RECOMMENDATIONS orIAOBILE orgricgs: * Mobile recommended that the Bureau authorize the investigation oi Murphy's claim against Rowe and consult the Department concerning Rowe ! course of action in defending himself to determine if the Department would represent his or if he would require private counsel. é 1.- - "' " 4_ . osssnva'r*1ous_cgrnaruu. or _1;wss'riel-riveDIVISION: ~~»- ~» -'-~l-~~:---»~ Attorney Murphy has publicly stated his connection with the Klan and has been publicly photographed in Klan robes. - Under our domestic intelligence responsibilities we need no entree such as this suit to_conduct an investigation at latt 5. Hurphr. Murphy's claim oi $6,000 for professional services ' rendered is a private civil suit between a lawyer and his - alleged client which does not constitute lay basis for a Bureau investigation. To inject the Bureau into the situation without full and complete justification would place the Bureau in an embarrassing position and Murphy would take full advantage oi this, This same reasoning would also apply to any direct : participation by the Department in this Bit. §-g -' u = : - '-. 1 - _ I .7 . Murphy's claimagainst Rowe would appear to be " ' exorbitant and there is some real question as to contractual 92 arrangements for his services which should be resolved to avoid a default judgment being rendered against Rowe for the entire _ * amount. If such a Judgment was rendered it light otter a £Jd:_ serious obstacle to the return of Rowe to the State of Alabama when and if further testimony is needed.'- P * - - u I-» » rm-4 ' u 12¢ ~r . - . ~-,* s I - .~.- * _. I. _ L .._ '. . __92 _92. Memorandum to Hr. Belmont RE: EUGENE moms, ET AL; ~ ACTION: . _ --* ~ " - *-. 1. The field-will be instructed that they :re t0 J, conductno investigation whatever concerning Murphy ! civil claim against the informant. 2 '1 1 -~ -.-7...--.:.. ....-...---. - - ...... » ..._...-~..~.-_-u--_ ...... .. .?. b7, . ._-: P-» " M11; 1 Q LQ 4J-;- , j-R . I, '' " II '3 01'-. ". '5. . . ., -' 1 ' .| _V 'l"= 92:.-9: - '- I . . I z ~:'-._.- 92 _., .. 5. 1 " I Y1. '7 :1 iiI Y? ~ 4 " _ R xi '_ - 1 I, '| , A : - -. ,7,-14 . _ _ ,92 _. .-I ,,, Q ... _ _ J .' I ' ' I > . , l . t .. av.. @ . - ', 0 . U 3;... -92 -3- ' h _ V~. ' I . . , .' _ _ " ,'.E-- -I Q J: ' - - g 2 .-- -n-- .' - - "f ,. -.._. ' 1 M . , y __ .. R # . . ___-. I ' _- 2.-f1¢1£ f - '. Int, P1 ."¢ Q - ' - ' ' . 1 - _ _ . . -- '- n . .1;- Q ' - " 4 . ._ - , ---_ _. - Ja - - _ .. . -._p Q is . . . J _ i _: to i.;,:.§a ;." QII ' J . - ' -e - 7' ' - - , _ ; 3- . - --.- , §.-a-;- Q I . + Jpn! _ _ . 4 . ' J on 3 0-_ _| ' a. _ .' - if-ck - oo O ._ X n A1 , ,-o _ s/1a/as - _ ;-1'56 Q/-57} 1-h.mmo_ T0 e1 _ _ W ,5. From: Director;-FBI-+:" L'92_§§" r I . Q EUGENE = moans, tr sac, labile 'AL; , "-'_ ' 1 w 1 nus. VIOLA canoe LIUZZO . _ ¢ .. A AKA, ET AL - VICTIMS A .92 ;A;A ,_ _M_ CIVIL RIGHTS; ELECTION nni ." J . ' -r * ~ -- .i ,4--;- 3 . ."--0 RcH0alrto1 5/4/65 regarding thefcivil su1i*lgl1nIt..'0 ' L :.:-Q I .._..-,...92_-n -1-.- Gary againqt Thomas Gary Rowe. Thomas The love 61111 B not I suit matter ofAttorney in which latt tholurghy ,- -. c'. u i ~ Q desires to become directly involved, thoreioro, é I you I1-I aro I. t0 Ill Q oonduot no investigation _ Ihltever . I ponoerning . this Iui:t. 4;-= -*5. 1 -.B1r'=1:lmr;ham . _ ' .- 5-,;'»§ 1 - Son francilco ' 1; 5 5 ? Lf 'W- 1 ' " F £1 1's? -. "' r ' I .f* 1'-"o. 2 92 J1'iH{ra1 I '-' k_ _ - !' - 1 .1 *"" ' 7. -sxangrcmz on men 0. ~ . .;@ 1 '. - lulu .______92-=IIH_---_. Lc-oP"h._____, 9 " .. '1 _ . /- -_ , _ r F . t . ,_ . |, ;;~--- _ _ conu$m ; 92 .. _ .~. _ - Gale_iiN-Inna! _ ____ 'I ' I .' l 'V I H - *_=.-;-Q . _ -1' $5 LE q .-1 3 nix. - -41 Q: :3 :1?, V-1'! - " 7"",i: 5;; Jn e _ . 15 . .-. K. of 92' l- Ti ' """' .o » , ' 11.93 ?!--*5 '~; 1. -.'-.i'! I'.i-P- ~' 4%.! - Y-1. 11':'|.'i'..iWKnw.._i F I TQIL1 'IV ' "G 4 _ I ' - "I '1. T r . Tlll l 92_!l_"i§1__n 1° =.1_ -- nmacron, FBI Ms-28601! "" 5/25/65 -_ -t . A ..- _ ,.: / _ . lFR9 - SAC, MOBILE NU-12n5! P! 5U1"J5UT5 EUGENE /'2. HOI- IAS; ET AL: ,' A vzom cmsco LIUZZO, aka; - mor genome: MOTON - vwrms ca - L - 0; Mobile!-F;,,; a- I - '* Re report o1 _ sl_, Mobile, 5/25/65.b7 It it to be noted that no dissemination of reference 3 report orto the will beDepartmental made to Attorney the U.S. Attorney atSelma; A1a., Montgomery,unt1L,auch - A1a., fl _Y: t1me-as the Bureau furnishes approval for suoh dianeminatlon. COp1BS"&r8 approval. ... being held in Mobile pend1ng'rece1pt of,%b1sia. ~ I. 1, __ vJ : ~ Q 4'F , ._??. ..- ',_; -4 x.7 r 7. . 1 i_F : - . . ;'~*»">~5- >' se- Bureau E I Mobile 92 . 4 92-'1 C:gre Vi ; . - . S " I . - A * : . | .. ' ,1. 1 _ . . 1- . ' - - - ..__ . ? '|.'-I I _. 92 '-" ' l. "s; I . >.-'_ on % ' D l!92 &92 -F 5-I r - v -I-1|. I . Y 9292' '. . Q 92 -aw 92 , _ '1- -r |_- 1 I! IEO-10 A-Innnnirl-iii! e v' - i i 2- -" ~'-- ': -- "J I EJU 1-" Alia!-qrkm? Q Q1 a * **'! ~% ",. . , l _a eoi - 1 I " '_ s 11'-"'l~§r: 1':-'1':.' _ J _=§1l'!t_["_f .:ii'e§<- 2 r| L ' ._ 2|! F '. 4-¢. . £1? P .'_' ii . 1 0 1b, . _ r. "1: . I 92 .4 - ,Q l r -uni:-up II. .4»-Q ' I . ; .. -_ $1» _ =- Q r >- Q _ 1 6/3/65 "'ipI 1 - Ir. Boyd"= . __ _ _i lur ei ' 1?!Q 0! ' 7 To: sac, Iopile 4-1245! ? * . From: nu-eater,..',_.92-' 1% rml44-zaeo1!- _> U } - 6 Q . - rucnnn I110!-MB,er AL;. hrn Mu -l_u;. an . VIOLA GREGG LIUZZO, LEA} 'd» ' L§ LEE -TY JEIIOIIII MOTOR - YICTIIB -- "* czvn. RIGHTS - snncrxou nus. -"W~- ~~-:-~~.=-E. -""""1"""'" "T:""921' " ' T"7" 1'§""7"""""""' " l|.- I . - 1- ."-1 - ' e 1 - : * In Mlle Ron:-let 9"=¢ as/25/es =/==/.6=.-enclosing * .;¢ report mi eao2__BA ..:~ 57¢, r urcau'npprovnl'isgrhnted for innediate %iheeninntion_ oi this report to Departmental QttorneyIt Ielnn hndrnpproprinte Ur 8. Attorney. .'__- 1 ' * n' . !1 . ' 1 - 'I _ A "92"_.1 _ _-' . JJB/2'21t i-_: 1" if/F2 ~ I. 1 -' <4» ~~<1*/=- = e I ; - I norm: Thereport s1_datedof 5/25/eshas beenreviewed by appropriate Bureau superv sor. This report sets forth infornntio1 concerning the state trial for thrder of subject Collie LeRoy Iilkinu Themistrial trial lastedbeing fromdeclared 5/3/65 5/7/65through on when_3ury 5/7/65 andreported resulted hopelessly in a . deadlocked. Information developed that Jury voted 0 for conviction and 2 against. i eport nlso contains information developed prior to the trial that the Linn nttorney could possibly ettenpt to enbnrrees informant Rowe and the Government. "Nothing developed concerning this other than Murphy being extremely critical of lore during the trial and he criticized the President and the Government_tor being involved in this case. Various members 0! the United-Kline of -A_ Q. _ --._ - - -.-_ _- -. _- - I "e '~ "1 e America ubuervu . _ niieniii g the%I'iI.1; , c " ;n'i . . i= v _ -Ji _ _ p . ' I '- 1. = . 1 ' ~ -9 '~: ...- _ _- 5' I 1 1 1 . '2 j. . '9 H -~ 'r e y v 92 e,»»v@vv~ 4 =11 1 » 4 h I-in-n U lb ______. __--__?:_____ :4 I ~: - L r' 92 -.134 nth}. £9 - 92 '-' *- _ 1 _ 1 F I "' l :t 5: :-:4... . " ~LEnl __ .,' » '92_.- I -,- _' -1% 5 T W; F t" _gsuu--4195;,it .5 ; gin ;_ _ _g__ gp Roe-on~»-»-_"" _-_92»& -uni» -' "°°""" ..A§ -' . " - ' " '- ' - " ..n -Y ' , 5 _ e L» Sulhvmwe"""'_-' """ . H. , _ I . < 3 j 9-Q > . '. - .- '- -' ag- - """. I:.=.1._L"4T.__'I'olo.Rocni..... 1:}. *1 -' _ 92/ P 0 ' @ .2 1!"5 ' - . X fa . &I'_._.__.._ "e" |u.n.noou[Un:|.;:1-rezuurrg - _ _- - ' 9 ~. Q P -" 3? -'2'? ' .. , -. '- -- 1 '4 ' " I a .1. - -' . 1----1iii .r *=~.-»-4-<-K. -1.2.1 .,_-xx»- . .~+ E; ~-- - H:-.._ ._*-it * : * r rote? * ~_ ~ ~_ 4 aawr" 1» -'-' '~ ~_,"1$9 -,7 """ ~1 }.-"'.= !.'; . i- ?... :*.ne"E'?¢ 92. 331$: , -giEjirw** ¥rgg§pqnzypwwer e-3- ."1E""- gI-1»-"'~'»-* e .1 1 P _ O1y{_2s,i9es . Q ,1 GEB'92§§§§i1§¢N {E§PG§?l3o.n!§¥<-EENq _ _Il I ith his attorney $26/%§ n irmingham' . ield Office. The Department has previously l udicated it will stand behind Rowe to the ullest extent immple: he was not indicted 3 . ith other su cots by the Federal Grand ury;_Depa ent secured a prominent " .;»-';,9," ' =- -itorne to re resent him in local suit;- -"- .'.- _ -~. I - ~¢¥=I',':.'1I- ';.- v-0! ~_ --"" x 1§ , .. 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Belmont H I SUB -','?~_°T= EUGENE 'r:e1o§w£s, ET AL - - Hr. Rosana .- 92 [< » lms. v1o1...~. zuzzo, AKA - vxcrms - Hr. Halley cxvn. RIGHTS - nnncrxon mws - i ::~ -I n 1 1¢FQ11m.N_j1" ' s _TE511 HQNY _m§_ H n , l-~ EB1 PFFERS: F; 9' ? ._ l[92 -1 In the "Now Ybrk Daily _ News ~11 in ah article I headflz ed, Rowe "FBIBan testifiedStings in Klan the Lawyer" state trial it is of reported Collie LeRoy thatinform Illkins t for E Cf the murder of Mrs. Liuzzo_that an FBI Agent told h1§ "we couldn't care less what_7ou say. ;Tel1fhln_ MurphQ!-ge oflered your§00 acres pf apple §raés.? ;= A_ ; if 1 1 l _ ': ' - , - ,. . ~ _ - -¢ g?/2? . 1; w» .-.5 |_0om- .__._._,_.__ .~;:-;-.-< 1' 11» 1. ;.-;::; ns§se::[b° T1""ED,." " mm: ~ , _ -7 it ' "o/'7/65 .' "-' a -GENERAL lNVESTlGA'i..vfE DIVISION é -| This case concerns the murder of civil ' ' t rights worker,Mrs. ViolaLiuzzo, between " '' 3/25/es.Selma mamtgome "" Alaba ' """ "" ' '5-*»*;?. s- -':'§ *:'%?.'?. ~"-{LI Q. I~.,,'. - _- Murder tial ofsubject CollieLeroy - t Wilkins b@BHn'in State Com~t on 5/3/es. ' ' _ Gal? Thomas Roweis our informant and i . Key prosecutionwitness. 9 A V _ The jurydeliberated until8 p m, ' '. ' 5/5/65, atwhich timethey the court -p. '., '_ ' ~ - ' . 11 decisiondid notappear possiblewithin a --~'. - , ,-__* -'1i , Short periodof time. The 1111'?was lockedup -=- - _ - -- . a. m today ' " I _ | .. ..;.. ' .- -.._.-. _i....-M _..~.. _-v...¢.q . . , 13 .1...,....-...-'_.._,;..-"!."..'- . . 4._ -1 92 -'---_,¢. ' = ¬_._.=. ~ n -.~' . / he-"» "F ~ es cw ""':';E " '~.-1- '' "2 e A-F ¢¢.m»ol~$f0:=-.: .4." . . I 7"" " 3»-; 92 '1'-3' _ .-_':' ~.-1'; ' '. . * ;"'-5'1 ;-"~ -+T1'»'I»,_ . __ -"4'-* "<~f'."'"'--5;:-"*"':~"»-" ;.'-,~§ * -3>_ __ - ___ _ --»-1,, -';__ ts?-4-. e ..- -9,35%-y aw- -_*. --,_=;_-it * - W = __- _.___;_ _;§+ _"54>':,, 1-'} 'L_-=. I'-:_a-B-""_'-,, ,_;_'?' ~,='=~*-. P.- - ~~,_,-;__'__* > ~'~ ~ = . ~ 1--on-»=--¢~*=----:-- 1|ur - _ . "" """ ' .""',"927""' I . '_ , {Q - Ir nu. ..§ pu-"-:¢§|92 _.£P-":92|-lg --,*' "3 " I-' .-1'; . e 0 M ; ---81'» _ '. ' -.1 " _: '_ ._ _ ,_ , -J.--_..-_n - ,___,,______...,i,__ _".ML ". .J # ,. ' __ h » , _ .Le ,1.= i ",.;;_; -:' e -_v --_ AI_',- I. _k - . . _- _ _ qlxv I _ fa: :It . :.- . -- 1,. _<;&=- 1»--4 - 1 -a --'I ' '- I §' '1' 1 -'7 '.' 1 _ q '-..U_ 1. 1'?._ ti _l m_- 4-,. 7"" _¢- _ _ IZ- . . . -. "0 0 92' -. '-- " ; '9-". . ¢-- ;- -= = . " , _ 6_ _ - '- _- -J _¥ I - --W-~e - --.L-q._...... ¢~ .__-_,___ . _ ._._ » L I7'_- -_ ------up»-7.;..'.'_ -. _,:".'-.__ q, __ _- _.;.'i';'Z:.'_ - ....' ire;-:|;s.. - _ . _ " n 92..--.1 .. _ W, * _I:*> *1:¢'*=?-.'r'.'s,!r!r':-?1.~?-'-*~_ - i. - .-- . - _ . " " " ' - - Q - ' "- - 921» 5- 5" -r -. . _ i _ f 92 .l .| ,- - 92 la 0 ., ¢'.A~ __- - ,§92.p -Y.-r---?f_'-4-i==' _=i"~;=Y£?-=:"-=¥ =f* " =*'-@;;.'" - -_ >1 ~~__* __..s¢*~-= s @- > , T GENERAL IIWESTIGATIVE B=».1I.§1'6N Th1 ase involves the murder d civil righ worker Viola Liuzzo near Selma, P 3/25/65. _.... --430-nu_=--q-en~ ~ H -2 I U I WLMpa.h ' E r -¢. It u :P _ . _.. -_ -. ¢_ -._ _-n-_L- - 1_i._.i, _.l~-I 316 11- 3?? 92- .. "*-"""...~_:.. -<*¢> -#4 O O . . cw-.. __',_i_. '1, elmontqi.-.--_i _ - - DeLooch° Z ' c s "1 osper . 1 rod 5 d1 %1 lfiT|§ 92zoNot Gun Tested7 Mi . FBI Sqys slI ilIé'ei I ForPrints, TrotterTovel -'- killing Mrs. Viola Uuzzo, a De- i HAYNEVILLE.Ala. AP!- I Tele Room __._ The defense rested its case in troit tlilichfi civil rights worker, the civil rights murder trial of a W Holmes.._._.._._._.__ -young ltu Kiux Klansman today March I5 when Mrs. Liuno was "' Gundy iener FBIagents testiliedum a92slain. gun identi ed as the one which She said to killed the civil rights worker tiou it was abou 4- -613 was not tested tor tinge:-prints. p.m.. which would I -I. _ I-r Klan attorney Matt I-l. Murphy two or two and one-half houn 4 " Jr., brought his testimony to In andweretnherplacethehightd. approximately I5 miles '.'r ,1I ,' abrupt close utter questioning away from the. scenei. of the J six witness-es. in an effort to slaying. discredita storytold earlier byl On cross-examination, bow- ; ...._..___..-._-. ...._...-.._-... 41I 2...... 1 the prosecutionschief witness, ever, Hrs. Frederick said she -Gar , l'hoara_asRos-eJ-. 92iasr . fore oi the time and it Cu-em t solicitor Arthur E. could have been later that Gamble Jr., the chiet prosecu-~night. - "/./ tor. did not indicate immediate- 1; whether he would put in l rebuttlc testimony. ll not, the case would go to the jury this lfternocln in the fourth day 0! the trial. 'l11e defendant.Collie Leroy The FBI testimony that no Wilkins .lr., 21, did not testity. ingerprint tests were made on One olthe dciunsewitnssemi the death weapon came alter a Hrs. Lorene Frederick. give; member of the jury asked that what could be an alibi for qu<5tion. even though the It-lie Wilkins. already had rested its case. Mrs. Frederick.who operatesi LIFE] agent EdwardLakey and a cafe at Bessemnr. Ala., said arion Williams testified that they did not make ngerprint Wilkins. Rowe and two othu lbtlc Kballuren-'_llsokch__argid__:i£I i tee - J Thejuror Interrupted themu ' ~92 /.4, u H3 questions nddelayed Tho Ion nqlon Foal and the start d the case tor the de- feme_ s Tlmoa Harold The Th. Iuahlnqton§ctly EvrnlnqStd! I 'our I _,*1 J ert ¢i¬-¢'*.: é.4!.-:....i@¬';£¬%§é¢.i.- E92i. 1 E Now York Pool i Tha New York Timon .i_..______The ziizen Sun...... ____.__ The Hr-or Louder ______,__,_i_____ 5 any ngerprints an the sh:-ll _ ,, .. .~ ; eases--a d whether there were age . any ngerprints on the gun," F I juryman Cliflord Itlcltlurpher. a -=.r§*.~21 I" - =_.-,,_.g _ r; - larmer, told the trial hidge. r-". _e__ ll:* ; 1'. die. ¥ 5*? .1 1.£-ii.=- I ..~ ii :-i ~ lI - Prcserution testimonyearlier _92' V er.» omitted anyreierqlte to finger- t 5+0 A -- -'1'1}-"'i at prints on the weapon. a J8 rc- or"-1 . <§" volver, or spentshr-its lntmrl . .a- - - ti;-u near the murder aeene on U.S. l ~l' vi I 92-92 Q a highway 80 near here. n ' 1 3 State Attorneys rested their .- - ~- l ease irithoui iii-odueing testi- '.. .*:, _- e _ _ __ -53 ' mony about fingerprints on the ~ . . * - " =_',- thnislol whichFBI informerCary 2 "iw»,,_.i -f ~_.111 I W ; rt. V .7 . I >:._; . ;_. i Thomas Rowe Jr., chief pros- 1. _ , a . _ i teeution witness, said was it" ll - an 2.? wielded by Wilkins in shooting M 92 v _ _ aw . ;_"*f.._92. ll» Ii----n 1: _ _ A _ _, 1 .7 ii r .i__ f92_92a. -. H _ 2", _ __ - ._ 4 , --~ L» 1' II ' -r; - ' Mcldurphee also saidhe want- .§ f '5 I;-'." .~-.~.-.1" ' , ed to know about the eondi» . '7 -4 lltion of Rowe when t.he.FBl -* _ ., . agenttalked him to inBirming- ham alter he tltovrel had re ~ t iturn from Lormdrs my :Jdl§¬Eiiii _- that night" Rowe had testified that he, Wilkins and two other Klan.-=- 1-1.; ..r *' men pursued lllrs. Liuzzo'sauto G I I % -I .- 3 : I .. 4 I - I! . the night of March 25 and sped ~.""-aeont"rt; to lg .. . iii;-r past her in e hail tttegttutirr. L 1 J. g ..: K! . A ;-_ I Rowe,who saidhe hada ln_arh-rl pistol but did not fire if, had , , i I id _ ._". . . , told of the [our drinking beer Q ' 9 A ~ 1'». that night. , 0-it . _ ~ The juror'squestions lollmw-d 1 ,4 l . a recess alter solicitor Gamble -.__.in . . $44 .. 1 Jr., rested the state's case. _92§L ;" -$1 I Agrees On Delay _¢ . ._ ' . . Althouph Defense Attorney _A._,._ s. I Mattlltltl t .'illOll. l1iSMurphy .l rst Jr..nlt't'.1dy Wll.nr',<<_3 ¢_.InaLPtstal Fail lave state investigator.he agreed to .-<= - Murphy didnot anyIi li let_ thepr_oseeuLion clearup the Q would connect the pistol poinls raised by the juror. .;, 9 it will connect the pistol Gamble had indicated earlier ease. His only comment t he would askmore questionsoi tool: it away lrom Rowe l It- ptmutt-=u¢= expertWilliams, § ';= it __ he iiiiod someone and hiiirueu who tesljlied that the |1_'vn|92'cri ' lib l onus." ' " l identifiedby Rowe tired t.he The Klan attorney had sought duth shot. Matt II. Murphy, Jr., Klan attorney and l to portray Rowe,the state :star But when eourt reconvened ttmsel tor Rtansman %llie Wilkins, 3:2, L": today, Gamble said be was the Liumo slaying trial at llaynevlllc, Ala., - 92witncss,a troublemaker as through. ' hoping to collect a rich reward Iholds pistol he says he book trom FBI in- {rem 9% taeral 3 .Delense attorney iitirohy. lormer Gary Rowe, 9292'ilf¬Bllgly§I-,____he could help ____ b through his Cf05S £l iIl'1ln3tlnn of the Klan." _ prosecution witnesses, had indt rated already the course he Wilkins, 21, a aelt-employed might take. automobile mechanic at Fair- h llewhich hehas said he shown toe!a revolver PB! l 0R. . . field. Ala., near Birmingham, B i-J L- ,o IL . I ll 7'7 ! broug tor the ll-lyl-III of the e. Mrs. Liuuo, the wife I -a Teamsters Union otltietal, was lhot to death near Iawndshtro the eight e! March § e.".er taking part in the civil rights march from Selma In lent- M gomery and Ierrying limo of the marchers hack to Selma. , *¢ . II. _ f . ". Indicted e-with Wilkins and It-1j_-,.-..'»_y_..>._-_'__- -5 ; awaiting trl!l"'='-wereEugene .--- ...... 3: . ....,__.____ . @ . . . ._.,...AC. ._.._ .,.., Thomas, I2, an employe of U3 .,; .,,._7_._._;_;.- ____ ______- ----1-*-'--____.--_.._ Steel at Basemer, A1a., lbd a l - William Orville Eaton, also ot Bessemer, who at -ll is a retired 92Il-tlansteel workerthe with heartrequest FBI : trouble. getat to 0- B 92'V 14-id-:1 ' 6 ca" - 1 ' J 1 Z. f"{£]92/@.oucosper - Cu I luhun F .' Ga nD&§.|a_ 'e ' . Sulllv 'Délibcraling Tuvel E TfOll9 Tale Room _.._ Liuzzo Cassi: A Holmes ____ 92 92 Gundy All-Wliilr Panel r . , lleliros for Night i After Four Hours - _. . By William Cllilpmln . i _ L In-lilng92-on Pmi Bull Irilrr ; 1 - .-.-.----q-_-.-_.._..92921_..-__..__...... *-.-----~-~- l IlAYNEVlLl.E. All, _ _ é l.-. 1 Mn! 6 An all-while Ala- l i bama jury hogan delib- /" /92 erations ludny lo decide vrhclher lo convict Ku Klux Klnusman Collie Leroy Wil- kins 6f murdering a while civil righl< 9292urkcr. m. W i- _, Alter d1-li||v|';|lil'Ilf [or tour F hours and lilh-cn minutes. the. '92 I jury l'f'|, b it was not Jrlr rlnear a decision nml Judge T. Werlh 'I hl2:md snnl it to |Ls night l quarters in nrarlvy Montgom- cry. . ///J "We haunfl n-arlicd 0 de-' risinn incl u-r- don't appear to hr ncil 1 dw-mun." jury [urc- man .1 i I In r cl llcklurnhvc I I-aid. The Iaolalnqlon Pan M1 I-Zarliur. llw jury had I1"- Then Plcrnld , |.urm~d In llw cqurtruom 10 ask ll it would i-elect I charuc TIM Iulhln on M... _ less ucriouu than first-degree he E miinlcr, 'll92:92'_'_:92rd told them that both .~cc-unrl-dc-gzrce mur- RE 30 drr and firnulrqrve man- III Tori Juurnul-Agggrjcqq-|_ llauzhu.-r convictions could he "III York Dally Nari - r urnerl. NOI lurk Pun Thr l,o9292mlcs Courlly jury §T-113 1| JUN 161955 m-1-ix-ml the ram at .1:-I0 pm. Tho NQI Yb Tl ; . all:-r In-:|ri|92;_' lwu huurs of gust ____ J . BUHIDOTU Bun i_____ rmulinmil al':1u|||t'nl thal in- The Ion-tar rlurlml 1 blulanl ra sl l|92|i|~al by Klan lawyc-r Mall ll. llur-' Th" Nnw 1.0-qdnr ' {thy in 9292'ilklu92e'|- llrhalf. ' Tht Iall s92i OI92 lbuill 1,; In his II'lTlll92lf 1l|¬, l'|ur|vh_v Tim N llon l Ohggg-ygg 1'1-fa-:1-rcl In lllr munlvr 92ic~li|'l'l, 0 PI-¢>nl0'l Iorld ___ 92'_ln|:1J,i|| n. a a "I-'hllr nig- 92 grr" who 1- unv nluvm from D¢'~ D010 -lpllw SN-=n.|:.z;|;LI ' q- rights I'm.|92' She WIS l1lt'l'92|. 92_L Eh -"Irv ~ IMY 7 1965 161$; 9 JUN 18196. ? ' 92"T:";= -'7'-:' %i"* _¢92L_" _,'_'_,-p.- - fr-Q --* F » O ; O - ~_ llain March 25 alter the Mutil- 92 :d' '|t'i _F1!?otest, h marqli. ' Ge-storing wildly. hr ile- nounu-cl "ni;;|¢c-rs," .li-us, Ml . ll I IOW-|if _92r | lull ntill President ?ohn.-ion. .|. Edgar s I'un,._t' i"'snln m inn, sitn "on! at lloovel and the FBI. Lowndes County ctmnol at-ink But 'anAtahama .-92s.-i.~'lnntat a rold-blooded killing or we Attorney Gclleral. Joseph ll. will be lowering our moral Gantt. bin-Sled hack. telling stantlnrds." the jury that crime could not Defense Tactic 3 5 go unpunished regarrlli-92.~. or - Murphy : first delense tac- T local racial beliefs. .lic was to get into evidence the " This is t.hc murder of a id:-ad woman ; blood-stained defenseless woman . . . by a purse. Over objections from _vcllow-bcllieil con-:inl." he the prosecution, he introduced _1-hargert. looking stra||_;ht at some itsofcontents. Including A Wilitins. Pm sayin,-: that ,ltlrs. Llu:zo s NAACP mem- Wilkins slid that nmrilr-r. lbership card. The judge rulcdl Gantt even reminded the jury . so I ems n-eml l t.. thal segregationist Gov. George . Wallace hail call:-tl Tdelense tcsutnony, Murphy Mrs. t.iuzzo s killing A c lbi 1rlt.I1é'sses- ii-lib cowardly act that ahould not go unpunishezl. could have placed Wilkins And Lowndes County ganywrhere elaeon the murder FSolicitor Carlton L. Portlue_ ¢n1 h|__ . .- _ '_,....H._- -,.-t._ .-._V._.- ._...__.....:..:.__.,}., .....t.r__.s.._,3.....T:?-:..,..._ -. told the jury that local ni-o||le_ He producedthree witness-I 1i had nothing to do with the shooting. You hn92'|_-es, an} includingImperial Wlurdi opportunity today." lw .~.:|id,, Robert M. Shelton of t.he| l P10 stand up and lay, 'l92lurrlers' Klan, who testified that Rowe must stop. " had told a Story about being The slate had l!t.till'ils.ease olfered a farm and money byi 92£ n ttg testimony F FBI in- he FBI to testily against t.t in . s and other Klansmen . Dh 'ii I." I ll: ZE i' ._'"' " ,,=*3 I Qu92_lll_ the -a1""ll'i'1 l!7nIirct 9292'ilkins It. l£tloE Er_U9292'e rp iy l'ierl_y ster&:|I1'-t:'g'ac ua y ms ruc ifs Mrs. l.iuzzo'scar. The defense- him Eput outsuch":r"sfo:-f. .92 olli-rr-clno alihi tn l.1_92. nndillurplay called six defense Mui'|~h_92 hanlu-dall on hisi witnesses and tried to got in t | l lIt't'.929292':|_92 in,'.1 of jury ini their thr answers to such ques- a bombastic summation ' tions as whether Row! had * The Klan lawyer rimwtl into once adrnittcil I!2trf_92'iIlII af i owc as a naid il'lt0l l'lI;ml..Communist who Party card. The! t had violated the Klan'= oathof questions were ruled lrrcle-I '- tseervt-_92" andcould not ho be- vant before the witnesses n-75E>,=. lievcd. could answer them. "He is a liar and a ncrju:-er, Juror ; Question holding himself out to be a -aj7'- white man." Murphy cloclarod. "That's worsethan a white nig- 'L 4-Kl-.ElEForeman McMurpher_5alclpoint lode-h--Jury! he Irantod to know the condition] -an-1 ;ger." of Rowe "in regari!S t!"! s" sobriety" after the murder 1 llur|.ihy'slegal basismainride and whether ugerprl t ijlor reqtiestim:acquittal was- tests hadbeen madeof empty i 92 92In ass:-rtion that Rowe : eye-| I ishell casings and the alleged -t 92 witness ti-sthnnny was not cor- E imurder wcaoon. iv" ilf0|DOI IItE¢ i sufficiently.llo -=5m ! FBI aenm Neil Shanahani tithnl Illtt'|t'I'Alabama law the gtestilicd that ltowe was not t - an ll:-stimm|_92'an of||¢~<1i|i|pIii-r is l-under thell'll'luI'l|r|' alcul-ml nl Ijflnl Illllii-it-nl In |u||a|92nrl 1, 9292-In-n mcthe him that nighL t 4 At |nu|ruii-r e~rm92-Ii-tum. I '"|K l I- IllI"lIt 9~."il salil no Ill Ilia I-'1-lliirlillr elt:1r¢_g|-In line:-rnrlnt tests 1.1.". made the ju|'_92 .Jullur 'l'h:|_-:.1|'|ltulil i"bl-a.q_gOT llir nun or atN -ll.~..__-, the panel that it it dc-wrinim-il vvvo-' '1'- ~ flht Rowecould was .comiet anltfen thor I 'no-l. '0I'92lt92lwc_Ito:-Esu-.=n-on it Willtins , _ -. i " , 'mon_92' alone. I The chief pl'0bt CtlTr|t'.L-ir Gui;-Se1.ieitor Arthu'P'7.. GI'1'n- - _---.-....i__ ._ ._ ~ ' - ~~' -r.-_. "'92-.- - t. -=::;i" ]'=§-'="'a -_-."" . -.. .- =;" "- 1 ;;:s~ ---W;1-, 5 592§{'§'p-'- I-1'11"".- Q "L -H- _ - _ s - 0 L mu p r/*' 92 Hay 21,1965._92 The frctidtnt ;;92i ashington,U.C. Fl J Dear Mr. Prrsident: l . . RE: HAYHLVILLE ALABAMA TRIAL UF WILKINB it are T -a.t§AHaY__T!*9*-*-e92$£1§ Surely wide fecogn orica should he grateful for men like Hr. Rowe an for I A .II 92. §L-A 1 EJQQQ U ~ _ . . _ ___J LL_ rnr L__J92_J La- J J FIG, LHG92 up pugnl uuuvc; auu EH8 IDL HHHGLEO IHLI 1 er, our two New York Senators will cooperate ah lny natio: ition for Mr, Rowe. _ ,U ==-: Thr 31 berty is being taken of sending a copy of this letter 1 {The Honcrrb is J. Ldgar Hoover as a personal expression ofTgratefu] for the "oy this case was handled - which redounds to the great C1 .of our oovr is and the F91 in particular. _i -Canrot our President do something in a public way, with the I and advico of the House and Senate, no that proper xacognition may be made for their action. ' i No p rs n in uniform over did more for his country vi h great ppersonai xisk, than did Gory Thomas Howe. - '_; V _¢ipé Hothrr then diminish - it wouid seem to exalt that great hon: that goc: with a Congressional Medal of Honor. '- that can our President do to let the world know how we feel _ I about a Frau? man like Gary Thomas Rowe? - Thr rinoificant pages of the Nny 5th,i9b5 issue of New York picture Hruo|1p.r ' n ~ the bail . y Now! - aro rncl . - % ¢/ --..>?J '._-,o/ pectfully, _ h 1/ _. , -4 X Q ,5? { i/Q11!U n, J O W O ' . _ I FBI - Date: 6/ I /65 Transmit tbelollowinq in _ ___ _, 7 ,__ _p Type in plainlezl or code! 4 W, I . AHITEL . . I "" my I Priority!_ . .- A A'ro= nmscron, 1-'51. ¢ ~- Q ram: SAC, MIA!-11.; 4-1559! RIIC! . . i SUBJECT: 1-zucsm; {I10-IAS; 92 '1 '- u [I.&.;[2_I "II ET AL; ' _ _ ,;, a 92 Mrs. v10u92 H1120; L;u, H _o ,__ _ 4 I -o --- 1...... Y -."-I-:1-4.- .- '1 ET AL - v1c'rms| 1,-.~ , lC_'§I H_ L I , 4 . CR ' EL. I. -I! I" _ 3.1 : Pi . § I '? i= I, *4 2" .lc.92>I 1 1' Q *@ c mi! If . :9292 '. z.- - F." ¢i.z.C.- .'£'!' -_ '| ; N }=j/ F Re H1aml;,1ett.et;t0-BI.rmj.:92gham;§IZ5I6§,;;=;¢'g.1§§ ~_:; ' ' I I " EnC1Oled_fOI' .'. I 'the. """' I Bureau Q- IP11! are¢_the§or.Lg:h1aI.I/and I < P." . Rug; 9 six copies of 1 ~ oncernlng infc» ' * furnished by re poney collected 127!. $2 in Ft. Pierce, a_., or de ense_ _un pf lI.1IJjQCt8,;*,,r_ ' I I I I One copy:ee§292o£ lettlerhead memorandum be.i.nAg - furnished to Blrmingh !-nq iobile. No further Lnveltl gation of captioned contenplatedeby the_HI.un,I. " e e Division» 2- - Q};-- == 92II"F I 1-.12; 1-LIB}, " ,/0 H_ .__.-j ' '- - .' I . - . ;£ r92-I '.!'= L. I» _ . ?'l- ,.- .1 6 I '3 ,..._ ' - '-. " - I3 r Q i- iizf-* -I~=.' "is; like: I '3I- Bureau Ens.-7! RH! I "'.T.I". -r ' Ir .J ; J 1'- Birmingham an-1236!um. 1! Info! Ru- I I I '2 1 - Hlnml. Mobile I-1+4-1549! Enc. 1! Info!:§| .~RM!.£-.~.~- ii I. I I-1 92 v5 P.'_-g1 u.- _ lII{P:kr '.. .- I . It lg»: I I " "f I 0! _ me -1 _92 __ 5 : _ x !I_ 93% B65 ,' ' _ . Hui;-lz Q3, - 16 JUN 8 _.92 -3 , - . _ .-,.__ I I u I . fa l l .1% no uwlp TAT!-ISDI-'.I'AR'I'MI-INT' ~ cvrorrlce » |'."»,_ Q e Q _ '_,'- >3: FEDERAL BUREAU OFINVESTIGATION In Reply. HOD! Refer In File No. . - 4 T_ Hiami, Florida - _ 3 June 6, 1965 Re: eussznr moms; er AL; , * Mrs. vxom unzzo, _ , er AL - vrc-rms - ,3- -nv ' - v On Hay 24 and June 3, 1965, a aource who has furnished reliable information in the past advised that;»+~L~»¢~ - he has learned-that during the trial of Collie Lekoy W"'"?'"5' Wilkins, Jr.,Ray 0Qena, owner, South Dixie Restaurant, 1010 South 4th Street, Ft. Pierce, Florida, had reportedly collected $600 in free will donation! to be aent to o A t Alabama for the defenae fund. The collection was reportedly arranged underthe leaderihip of iiallace.- i @ens,who was. ' head of St. Lucie County Rebels, I- t. Pierce, If1orida.{ "' - . . , _ , Informant stated that from his past knowledge of Wallace Owens he doubted if all or any of the money actually reached Alabama. ' '. -v Informant described the St. Lucie Couty Rebels as e hastily orgenued group which set prior to the !- ourth of July weekend, 1964,in I.- t._Plerce,Florida, to protest 92 proposed racial integration of the beaches and rihtauranta ' in Ft. Pierce. Ihe organization never net after June 4,'?+> 1964, and diabanded. .' » . »= >- 7 ibis document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the I- BI. It is the property of the I- BI and in loaned to your agency; it and its contenta are not to be distributed outside your agency. ~ ."Z - - . ' I. . I I " U O . 2 in 4- : - , flfgg;"mo,/..;>~.*» It ii? _ _t ~39; "_ we W |92 Belmont __,______. 0 0 llohr DcL,oach______Casper g , Callahan ._...... _...__. ll 92-.__, i"!%lu:: §5l i:n2s Conrad ii Fe l l Gale _____,-,- _ Rosen. .c__._i.~** 3""-_ '" * < su|nv¢m.i__' ' ' T l , Q ' tunnn t I Ho we "__ ___ Kim;- = In ll? A192TIl0NY rmn'u.92'. film 92___....-Q i SIQI Q1-re-|92|-pnnllrlll__ _ If THE NEWS 92-' __,_ fl:-1---r "l Gandy l llayncrillc, Ala-, May 5 -Iflil undercoverman Gary Thomas Rowe accused bullnccked klan lim- _yer Mall ll. Murphy Jr. today of conspirinfilli a- smear theI*llI by producing false evidence. As the nrcullalion came from the witness stand In !,e,u.'n!les eunl._92.'{hurt Hoiise, L.rlurpl1_92"s paleblue e_w;1 9292'irlm1c'||fury. lle grabbed in his hat from the defense tlble and flungil a9292'a_92',ahnuliinz: "_Yoi1,you . . ." i Judge T. 9292'o92-ll-. Tlntlrdar- dered n recon nn the defense 1 f~-:55.-2;: , l lawyer gnuld cuol down. Five 1 ' '-' » ,--4 Ti_____ 7-;4--1.--_ ~.-_*1-: _ =;1-,p»&_=:|;'.-_=- 92u-if--7* . .-. ~-vln-.-1-9--_.. l Vminntr-e later, Mmpliy npolozil l - ! and the ll'"'l1|ll'l nninlt ease _Han r ' . .-"' I l -O92 I 3 15+.-;. *'-',¢~.~. takenthe lrlannurh nalh. ls i1 n-an-.- Rowe - Murpliy then renrl out the oath of llleginnre whi-h includes the words, "l will die rnther than divulge the lclan! lecrtts. S0 help me God. Murphy demanded: "You av-ore before God!" Rowe replied quietly, Yea, to the boat of my knowledge." 1, withRowe the FBI um:five of Ielrs joining ago alterforce! he had been approarhed by an agent named Barry Kemp. Fire weeks later he laid he received .|-...... -_ - _. ._. 4... . _ :é*.':a? .r: :.";." .I ::...:'** :1: _-.-- ~---».-.. t.._-..- -4...-;.a:- H-A-_-..-..-_H.-..... ___. ag -I; £5; - ceipi. for the rash Ind Stlbe Prosecutor Arlhur Gamble Inter flourished a bunch of receipt: i covering the period op to lllrch. From '20 to Z00 They were for various aums K r' ranging from $20 to more than $200. Rowe laid he used his int pay- ment for Han due; and to buy a lklan robe. llurphy pressed Rowe on why he had not tried to prevent the lhooting of Hrs. Liuazo. Rowe aaid he did not fire any ahota him- loll . I did not know anything was going to be done until they ltarted ahooting," he laid. I thought they were just going In atop the car. There are rarioua ways of napping another ear without ahooting at lL" Murphy twice tried to connect Rowe with the Coiauniat Party, -- _ ¢_ :. ;_J_ : i asking if he was a member or had ever rereived money from it. The mire auslained a prosecu- tion ol ection to uepbiu -e 92 -.- " Q ..;- . Q _' . Q - .. . ' " 1'"_ T I 92 -1 _~ ~ * ~ - --.= - r-~ '<."-. .*-_--92'~- 1""?-'-T=!:3'=#F 1-"-#*4=92:r9=z "'" '5' er '" -5 - "' * _ -gr: - l. -_" I . I _'.__¬¥"" .""r_'a-fl"_ *F-* .. *1 *-"*1 '... 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S'|'.-92Tl".SR iERN.92|l",N'I' ' T0 ._= *""'DIRECTOR, - FBI - us-286c1! °*"= 6/25/65 - FRO"' MOBILE"5- =_ Tsr1c, m~12115! § ' * _ wBJH-*r= Euczrnsjwuorms;! .L ET VIOLAET AL came- VICTIMS LIUZZO, aka; " = I on - EL Re Mobile airtel to Bureau, 5/6/65. . . . Enclosed for the Bureau and Birmingham are two copies eachof twophotographs. ' '""' ""'" _ *"" /I:' Klan Number Attorney, and1ROBERT showsfrom CREEL,Klanto left official, rightMATT Besseme _,}. JR.,' 4QMURPHY, _]92lé1. [3l1o 0oNumber shows2 I - lA I'I H._'}*1URPl- n, -JR .; WI LLIA L I L-ERUA/1.1u Ii -1KINS ; EUGENE ; ROBERT THOMASa CREEL | -i . gm.-. 2}21 1"-71"m].n_r;ham 1Z"'rc:1u Enc.1a! EncJ4!RI-1! RI-1! 414-1236! , .J ? * 3 - M<»11e an-12u5! ' 2 151-190 SF 7! '4! RGR:lch T! 1 -4 ' . 2 %" ~°'1/r.13 é0/7' 1/ 4% -,v " ?' ' P -.1.='!":n.m-2421955; ./ .d_'2 . _ 923;_ ' -u. . v '--. - Q o'- . . >I -I:': JUL 121E!b5 _-"'9"-..|-ll-"'-"1'- QPr - w------t i _H »= . 1- ' W_?__7. I__t_ ____ér§ Ii¢ a Y'1 _ _,Umé mI!_C 92T ,9 _LF_I_W . _M WM? 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V 'g . P lo: sac, BirIH.E§l]am 4-1236!' f _ 7 From: Director,FBI 4-28601! _ 40 J I A moms moms, rr AL; ' - ms. vmua uuzzo, AKA, zrr AL - norm o . cxvu. nmurs - xucrzoxg _LAIB §- ~~ --~~ ~@1¢ H .- 1- ear__ M _ i, a . *_"1~L_..k '1 ._ ,1 Reurairtel 6/22/65 entitled"Collie Leroyuiilkinlg lacinl Hatters." 7 ;. ;_, , J " Iith regardto grocceding ageinlt lubJeete r*" Collie Leroy Iiikina on t c probation violators warrant hp currently outstanding against him, the Bureau considers _thia a matter entirely within the province of the U. S. Att0rney' Office and the Department of Justice and therefore cannot rcnder any opinion Ihntever regarding initiation 0! proceedings to revoke his probation. I 0! |_____ K? .m1/1-=1H. - _ _ ' _ ;-_ . ,__,_ ____ ! . L. I ; 1*--|--~.-_ SEE NOTE ONPAGE ITO. I _ I . 3 1--:1--1-.____I-I--h_.___, e _ , 1/ _ _. ' 5 ;;:'- ':_:r;'.; - _...._r-~¢.i._ '. ' t " 43'}' Q 92J * L _r~. _'_ _e r. one ._.____.._ , . _ SIHIVQ"Tova-I ___._...,_ ___i__... '7 /H ' l' 6 $5 R I K / ' . £1. M1965;|::.|-7:1: unrrm 'u 'H =7_:t , _.-J-Y : *'- 5'*',~:=-i - ._-=792'_ 7 .v'-2- . 7 T ' 7-:' _/ 71* ;f;_ _ 1*= - - . _ __ , _ , __, M ° » °0f/< NOTE: '4_b - y- "'¬' CollieLeroy Wilkinsis oneof the three subjectaj' L tzzo.pnesently Hisinitial understate trial indictment on theforindictment the murder resultedllrl. ofin 7101? :-a h g jury and he is expected to be retried in September, 1965. At the time of his arrest on 3/26/65 he was on probation for violation of the National Firearms Act which charge was brought by the Alcohol Tobacco Tax Division of the Treasury Department and a probation violators warrant was issued. He is currently under $500 bond on that warrant. Birmingham has advised that' AUSA Taylor has requested the Bureau : opinion and that we '] obtain the Benartnent a opinion as to whether or not now would be the proper time to proceed against Wilkins to revoke the - probation. The parole violators warrant issued from I matter entirely outside of the Bureau's jurisdiction and the opinion_w" * requested of the Bureau by Taylor is entirely prosecut and 1 ond the sco Bureau - . _ I K . v.1 ' ,., £;r- s, ,;i;,¢. _ v . = ,. , .;.e-1: ?-.--1:--.= . ; i I --" g ' . r - -_ - ~,f¢ , -- 92 -1 I , -_ __ 2 I _ > 4 . 4".-..u-1 ,,,,. - - -'* ~ s -_ e 1.; -- . 1 -1, *. .-*___ ..-: _ . _J-' .I"92 ' - >1@- .; - ~ ! . .: _ __ _,e:3Q1 1. _ '1. ' ,-- . -_92. 5: - I '» in 0 . I . , ,5-"y ~ _ 3 - :_ __"-q:-j-..,; .§ -r, i_. :_ __I.,,_,_',.___ @? ;:.i;§ 't__ _ _V Hi W _ ; ,.§2>92* 92 .. .e..£Hr* k.#;Pg*,f T > " Y -..n"92!'=iu~..;'- ii a 92 FD-36. Rev.5-22-I4! Q 92h O . ,- - > ' 92 I;+"=- -* ---- i Ti ; Ci..- I ; ._ """ " 1-r°_'>""-E 15!! 7' ' I ' _""' Q ,_,,_L UNHEDSTAH$ MENF K! :$~-: /. Mem02'qndum V 1 . ' rm 4 11.; = Ilr-.{Be!:mon4~, C ' na'rt= 6.23-55 ' H! / // §I-J_.._.i ___U " ° * = A. 1 risen.»_ 4 /' I - ar. Hr. lohr. Deboach-n I ' --M-'-I;§:1;;-'~ - - Hr. Callahan Belmont 7 ¢-I E%i;7 $ m ° =auoEna ans. vxota THOMAS, LIUZZO, ET AL; AKA, ET at - . - Ir. Hr.Halley RosenA j1§ n,,<4L CIVIL VICTIMS RIGHTS - ELECTION LAWS ~ Hr. McGowanHineB W t. John Barrett, Attorney in Civil Rights Division, , letter advisedwhich on 6-28-65 Hr. Liuzzo, that the husband Department of the is victim, in receipt wrote of to a the } xiv,/ Ihite House. According to Hr. Barrett, Ir. Liuzzo requests " that certain personal items belonging to the victim such as Z her Iedding ring be returned to him; and that he also be compensated for loss of the use of the Liuzzo automobile which victim was driving at the time of her murder; and also i Mr. Barrett stated Hr. Liuzzo is also being furnished hppropriate forms in the event he feels he has a claim against gthe Federal-Government in connection with the processing of the _ car. Any such claim would be handled by-the Civil Division of lthe Department 1 M1/4~a8_;@_q_}i@1 J_'f§'§mb Jg _ ~ 1 ¢§§§33 '' oo rxunmn - _ 0VER1o ""' . JUL $11965ti § 9_92;;92_ g lmf» ' """" W ?l~:"";gT1'_"; 1 ,____;i:" ;: { _ _;: 7 ' _ __ 77 7 is ______7 -I -ta» ".~.-W». _.-* .-'. " 2 §'~.- -- i-"F"""?-'3- :*-T -' »~..--»->:.é¥-;=¢._- - -tr-.v'-E;- v-J- -'- s- +- *:.-,.-;-;- e <-.<~ as ~ _ ~ n _-ca ]F§..:.$a':_".Tf. *" .T::;=..._::. KL. .-;__-..:-::'?':-__ __ W: r ' - 7*? -..-.-._. 1' ' " " §._..&" 1 , oh» 0 - - -BF ? B Hemoqgpdum { * t o Hr. Belmont RE- i nucmm moms, rr AL ; - Y Z or 4"'I --1-0 It was pointed out to Ir- time Hrs L1 0 . 4 that at the 5l92f III ll92i st11 -L Ll.lUGll92JC92l. I10 } orms to Mr, Liuzzo and to contact the st: I the Department desired to lend a syn athet the pr 1em§. ' ,1: ~,-r }-I.- /Y'924' iti to author es hi gs ic ear to s £2 . 1 /1: ' °*":j ' ___.~='rI@"= I - - =u. 1 V 1 I $5 Iv !'- 1- - r '3 - H ~.. 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CIVIL RIGHTS - ELECTION LAWS Mr Hines I/3 Mr Martindale f 92 / / It is noted that Matt Murphy, the Klan attorney who represents the defendants in this case, ins filed a civil action ag ourat the informanttime of the seeking U S. $6,Commissioner's 000 for legal serviceshearing allegedlywhen Murphy rendered We */ mpg : representedinformant the the extent to ofarranginghis bond.He A ,- " 1 has notrepresented theinformant sincethat time 2 in J - ASAC Jensen, Birmingham, advised that the local Sheriffs 0fi1ce holds a subpoena calhng for the informant to appear in this matter on '1/8/65. TheSheriff's Officeattempted to serve the subpoena at the FBI Office in Birmingham and service was refused. It is noted that informant is not in Alabama. i X/I A localpress inquirywas received by theBirmingham /Ii - Office this morning, apparently instigated by Matt Murphy The press inquired as to whether the informant W111 appear today and the 1 reporter was given "no comment." ACTION __ ~ - 92 Thl 18 for 1ni0rmRtionthe Department and is beingadvised. ca W 44amlZ»4l* -- is "T W -,1,92l1;'i!,i JUL 18 H15 . _-.. /'92 51 JUL 211!-IUJ _J- --*- - ----=*"-1-======L_: s-.-:-;;_ e B ~ We :"=§f;"§.._"'¢" ,.[ Q_ Q _ B 44-1236 . .-1 -- _ : a-;:_. ;_. . 05. .. 5' ' '51? if ... - The Birmingham Division is not in possession of =""'-*2 wasa ranscrpt a l:r~_v itfth witness. o e WILKINSt:l.1 It is thereforera.,1reren5u_1ec no:-nan h 0 nested1 b that tif 1; the 'b1,4-' Mobil livision obtain and forward UACB, ;; with that a copyportioh'which of the trans concerns 1nformant's testipony in order that he may refresh his recollection and be in a. *1- ;;_-s ' position to be an effectiy witness in the fqrthc0l1ng*=-_= -c~;@_-.3-7*?-* :1-1&1 schedu1e§l_ 9/21/as. ~_ -. 1-; .l='»;--l -2. _ - o~-.'.ji_»-_*_-,_ § i--._..'-vi. ' ?.7... 1'-$33»! 1 -3 '1", .§s-f.§..;.'5n'!f'92£"1 .=':..-. ~ if 1-; ;,-. _z s.! .+ E, 1:1:-"'. . ...;,.. 4. ' 4 r '- Q. _. .".- .12 ! 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There is enclosed one copy of i ,- T; p_aZ_1et-terhead memorandum _ M dated 7[12[65 I 3t.3_¥II1!11."!E1E"£ **I7le - -- -- . . ..~. "~ ¢w. . e '1 nu hi-_ ' .|- . F , A.- I |'I'hiscovers the preliminary investigation ind " _ no further act on concerning a full investigation will be taken _- by this Bureau un1ess_theDepartment so directs. '-__ . - _;-'._ i.- ,92 B. The investigationis continuing Ind youI111? 1- ~be furnished copies of reports as they are received. - *3 E ; . ._ . . ' " - C. :1 The investigation requested by you hasnoui'-2* been completed. Unless advised to the contrary no further in-3 quiries will be made by this L92u_reeu.: , ' e ' 3 _ = Q - .- - . » : V ' _ D. I; Pursuantinstructions to issuedby the Depart-, _'- ment, no inves igation will be conducted in this matter unless specifically directedby theDepertment.. "_ _. s. - *"'_ . E. I3 Please advise whether you desire any further in- vestigetion. - - ' ._- _:< - e submitted for yourinformation endbyou_ .. - ...... _ -.., .|...... 1...... a-a . ; . 1 IIICVGLI-1}!!-llCll92IIe W 92_ ; '. » Irv J e . T _ 3 , I» -7. further investigationG. I:This will besubmitted is conducted unlessyour specifically for information re-and _no< - ' fl] quested by the Department. ' ,_" p p; _ l _ I-I. Q This covers thereceipt ofa complaint and no - further sct-ion w 11-be taken by this Bureau unless the Department so directs. " _ o " '7"' * unrrsooovsanmsnrr9* sr/92'|'r.s'""'Q *i 1. /4A Ivor -..___ ' Memorandum A °' *shun.-__.__ rel sun:- J =-Mr;_ TunMohr '>*"=July 19,1965 232 ' - ~ ' honor ' Tole. Ra-on ...._._ " ° '-C. D. Deloach l/ "O3:-i- , 1 ji- su -">°""= Tsorvtas,suosss AL ET , 4- ",1; Q5. MRS.CWIGHTSVIOLA Lwzzo, - ELECTION AKA, ETLAWS AL -VICTIMS- » , ~ - _,,,..,// ____ . ; ' G ROWE - I_IlIl 0R__MANT__=_-.' -he " ; I t . 7/ ,gl?@° -A- __ §,- For record purposes, Milgsdiorman, a' reporterformerly employed by "Newsday, " a daily newspaper in Long island but now a free-lance writer, on ~ 7/I3-65 came in to see Wick. He said he is associated with William Bradford A. / uie who haswritten considerablyon civil rights mattersin theSouth particularly the murder of the three civil rights workers in Philadelphia, Mississippi, last , makeyear. Dormanoifer_to said hean ofanda I-luie,three-way through Rowemoney the attorneysintended of Gary corivhice splitRowe, will soonhe to - him should cooperate with them in telling his story concerning the Liuzzot murder ' . . , . . . V. ,_ . . . Gui ,_ _} . qr - _. _ Dorman said that he will write the book after talkihg to Rowe and 92 thatHuie willwrite thescreen versionformovie use. Already saidDorman he I has a $75, 000 guarantee for the book and a $75, 000 promise for the movie. The resulting $150, 000 would be split three ways, $10, 000 would be given to Rowe immediately alter the trial and the remaining $40, 000 of his share within a few " months thereaiter. Also Rowe would share, according to Dorman, in any upward negotiation adjustmentsin themovie book and rights,;sa1es, etcll>..-..-3 _, 1, .. ,_;~t .12.! 'v __ _._t 5}. - 5 "_ Acnonmcsu;-~ - el .I -. '" we ~m»2-8° Wick told Dorman this was a. |i well and good but that the FBE would have absolutelynothing to do with any oi this, could not and wouldnot help Dorma: and liuie and wouldhave nopart of this. Dorman said heunderstood. He .stated, however,he believed Huie andhe will be successfulin gar-ingthe highest money . offer to Rowe eventually. Dorrnan said further that he self intended toiravel around thecountry digging mto the, background ofthe case._ Wick mteraterwe , i, could not help him. 0 5 ' -1. ' - .- 1:6- _...... |~ I ...... -_ .|UL'2G19F925_, '. J_ 0 I 1,: _'_ I I. QULUIUPUIFJD '- -Mi...HI .Mr Rosen Belmont Sullivan -_4* YT 1 , i92.__, _ T t ° .. Q -H-. i ' 5, ' '92 92v"a_, 9 -. . ,_V 3.,"1 '-7." " g _ Y I =" :"*4':~* A -~ iii ,"-33 ,,_ :5 _~. '*__,_,. :_.,.__ .. --..._ .. . . ----W-W W-. r._ . - FF-. I vet =;c,,-'.-;.- . =1 ¢ *9 ,. , " 1- £'~"":'4 . 4 . ,. » .: r ti ? ' .. ;_J -Ironsmit 1311 In _ _ if 92_ .795...92 - _ K we I.< . ll_f .92 - - ..=._" in J'a #_l I I. -.- ".1, * ~.- -Iv Q .3,I A,-J {**,§~u.:I.v92 Q_, ¥ a. [}q .1," 0? _ .0 H; rs: gr I/2/6 y _ -~ F "--or srslogcjgg Ir',:a~H' . _ J p Type is pl ' Priority! . .. .- F 0-s-u- papI|n scIun lIn1¢| ".*___'_:.-, l . 3.. '_ i,L__r _ *=»q_-er. 4% , nzascmon, rs: ~ . it 5."92 .0 1 I. '1! J-if?! " - 8AC_amnnacmuu 10-9!='""1£= %: .~3 . " " ""' ,../ ._ ,g.'1;: -in to -P -~*~-- -~-*211/,-, A »¢.e1.»=1,e;nec;., 92,L-q ~'.._92_ :1-. . - i , 0' Attached hereto is a Xerox copy of s Notice or 5 Taking Deposition addressed to PAUL JOHNSTOII, Attorney I. 1: 1'9]-. Lav, the Attorney oi Record tor. OARI seams aoys, 5:11,; ~. 0 "'_-is noted it that iiotice or Taking ueposition requests the issuance of a subpoena to ROWE, deposition taken on 7/8/65 at Binningham, Alabama '» -* been in 0 I " - ' I .-'4 v.ulh I-:l-id] 0|nsIu_uc,m.|1:1:-=1,vo--s.n l "in-be O 0 UNITED STATIFA U ; . ERNMENT C M emorandum ' ' T0 -5 Assistant Attorney General DATE 7/7/55 "OH =-' Director, czvn.RIGHTS oxvxsxon FBI = ' * sus_n:c'r=moms, sucmm xrrAL " I A-"0- VIOLA LIUZZO,AKA 92 tenor JEROME MOIDN - vxczrms A CIVIL RIGHTS; ELECTIUN LAWS Reference is made to memorandum dated your file There is enclosed one copy of. the report of Special _-~__.-is--s Agent *;;H _ g_p _ i747 dated . at .__p 4___ i; Hi . it A. [::]This covers the preliminary investigation and no further action concerning s full investigation will beqtaken by this Bureau unless the Department so directs. ' B. [:1 The investigation is continuing and you will be furnished copies of reports as they are received. C. [::] The investigationrequested youby hasnow been completed. Unless advised to the contrary no further in- quiries will be made by this Bureau. D, [::]Pursuant to instructions issued by the Depart- ment, no investigation will be conducted in this matter unless specifically directed by the Department. I I E. [::] Please advise whether youdesire.sny further in- vestigation. _ U F. [::]This is submitted for your information and you will be advised of further developments. - G. [§i]1his is submitted for your information an no further investigation will be conducted unless specifically re- quested by the Department. I H. Q This covers receiptthe a complaintof and no i further.sction w ll be taken by this Bureau unless the Department so directs. B s Enc_ NOTE:Enclosed isNotice'o£ DepositionTaking dated6/29/65. Copy 0! attached notice enclosed pursuant to discussion 0! SA H ' with Ir. Parsons 7/7/65. Ir, Johnson has not contacted our 5 Birmingham office regarding this notice and no action is being taken in the lbsenceor n speciiic request. if . :- $1, _ _ .i___ T"-. 92'nAfr I ____ _ {'1. i I n ._ "* as rv~~'-"r r*=-M v-<--»=¥~'%",».~ s ' ~ I ' ' -i -"JIM-I -.nIn"'*__ IIllI I792 ~__ . . _"_:, ..92-- _ --;_.=_=.*~ e ____~ -- ~ ,-._ ?'v."- {qr W1 _._ ._ | ' ." 5'-";':*A 92-' V'___J____'. __'"_ ___.___ '1'. 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W f I" You are hereby notified that the '~r- will take r I. the testimony by deposition upon oral examination for the purpose 3 . 0!'__ ~-- -1'-' '--' -I5! in this cause in accordance I117-h the .J.aIs -- Ii of AIaEama and parEIcuIa:-ly in auorda.-.=-e -'with the bovisions of 1 2 to-wit, Act No. 375, of the 1955 Legislature of Alabama of the fol- lowing named gersons, to-wit: _' :.::i__'._._. _'._:;; _£ :;'.-.-Q, . ;_:_._, '|:_I,';a_c1..-_~§1_ r.:'-Tzr-.:';'.;., c ,/5i-*.':>::-;.;i; .=:~.;'; .:, .'.- c..'.:; ;. . .fT..h.u :'-'.. H$l7;; ;lL-92." -. _'.' ii;-1 .4-12.'.'.~.'.I...2-J. : * 92| ;=i=-'-'=i1'='~»'-'------¢~1=-is; ,_ _, _o ;:__o of of so * .1 1 L M TIME: __ Said deposition shall be taken on 3-.:|".~r 1--- ~. l ' 19._s, commencing; at 7:;-ea : . :;. thereafter as said deposition may Fe continued for compl e- r _ l2iOI'.|- ' ' ' I- PLACE: Said deposition shall be taken in the I-Iea:'ing'Room of 'i Birmingham Court Reporting Co. ,e 503 Frank Nelson Building, Birmingham, Alabama r.;j __ ___b____b _ _ _'_ '" PI¬.P.SON BEFORE Said depositia: --a1;. ,-. 1-eaten bei ore'Ba|non 1.3 Hi-[OM TAKEN: .- Crockett ~53 _____ _____ who is :- euthorized to ea-...a'T¬:er oai a By 55;.-laws a1 .;.-;:1s=.;_=.-. i the State oi Alabama. _ ' '' ' i ; ____' _'l 11e Q92erk__92g_i1J__p1_ease issue .a subpoena 1'25} ;-_ -_-.~-'-- ' -for _H___ the __. taking -_=______. oi" .. _. ;. -1-».;. 4." -... __;_ deposftion :':"-__. 1".-"-'.:=1 at Ehe u.-as- =-s:=._:e5.Eime _"'- '- hand P1a==- - A ' - v-I - . _ _ _ T';;__ day of __. .;:.=§ b_ . 195-5.» I__; :';::_ 1; -§;s_-;-;i¢ =,;. . 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One German nade Bayonet ' and -Sheath. , .'E: '92 * '1 . . 1*: L - : ~.' 2. one HewEo:_~_t Hndel CH double barrel eawed eff ehutgun,' l .SH I 7059b ' 3./'0ne -box twelve gauge Peters extralong range shells. ' ' "' - L ne Revela " -eive gauge shotgun eheii. ~ " - -' ,5. bedroom 0neboxtw1_WEEKS ¥23i £.?.°h%3§.? ht n11 ° 2 °°? °°- . ° »°'° ° o "'°" - 1. - - Q » r 5' O1" 5°! P°*°" 33.¢&1iber ammunition, containing ten roundl. 3 -, ' -' . -- -_- _ " ~".- Q ,'P . 0 __ 1 _ . . _ ,. ,. .:-- -, _ ee _ -. -----92--»,- 92 U r /= T ./J_4~..¢lZ- I o ' H 92 ' ' -. H B NOT U5 RECOR' ED 4 1955 __ | __ /B ..A Z * - _ _ re:-emu: . - . - _ I '. '- ' _ - Q Y- E semmuuu. , mvznronv cnnrncmou s ' re aumn nsmmou or rue:-sum '- 0-um -1 " 'any §I i ______f _ _ _ __ ll Y '1 '~_Z$F"""'1 __, ? _ f if _ é ? i _ 1 _ , A 7' _ ' ' 1*-'i_: e_o _:__ _ ' . _ . _ ' 1 | - _ _ ' :92_ . . _ . » - .1-'it- e. i'1_~;; -"'"' _-w92" »? 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I l - I 1" ':.: * f - -*1; , " up " V!I "A4 g.-If ' ; P I ' ; -it P * '1 ~ IE ¬ iv IQ 0 n 21 U, 1';2.; 5:}-ht I-an--r u Q--A --' lg : _" q .- > .;,»"." f_""'' _ ;' - §_,j*;,,{~3 <' I ,, . J _ b ,. ' _ +1? 9:1"-"_i : ;'.:T A _ ,' :1-&us;£._._ J §Z _,,-ti 5.»'1 _ _ _ a-1&0» O . GENERAL INVESTIGAZ FL JVISION . I ' 'A . 4 This case concerns the murder oi ; 1v' il Rights worker Viola Liuzzo near Selma, 5 giziagtign a 3-25 6'5 case Gary leading toRowe furnishedthe arrest tnd indictment of 3 zillin D att M sen - ' U s led ivil - . defendants '' st in Rowe this case seeking$ and 2130 tor' ' $83211 A A e .o ' - " " smt ?gam 1 r -endered when he f¬P1'9" '_:_ _ . __ ,.,,_' _ . - H '_ Eff egfeiegfbvnucu »u- -- U; -~ - Commissi0n81"5 h9ar.mg t° 1 -. --T ' '- ' - _- ' -- -..'-' the extent 0-T arrangmg - hon d. nenww ug '.. - _ - - M - ' V ._ represented Rowe since tam tn that time. Pa De H - ' 5 = ' _ _ .. 92 Johnston me is eiend a!i01'l19Y Rowe in ob th 9 8ea? 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F OFFICE AND REQUESTED THAT ows CALL;HIM _ - AT BIRMINGHA PUT!-'-46 TI . Q4} IQ-015'"? TELEPHONE uumsea 522-5538 asvwesu 2 PM AND 5_5u-ssr on ¬ . - i 1 rA|oAg, AUAUST zo, next. uouwsron STATED HE oEs|a£s=t6*; '""' *n DISCUSS -WIIH ROWE SEVERAL QUESTI 1 ¢ A- V ows THAT nAvE coME UP h J! -2.. CONCERNING THE SUIT REFERRED TO §. ._ Aaovc. JOHNSTON ALso? §1 .2 - STATED HE HAS IN HIS POSSESSION 2. '92 Iflll IAI-1 |:.nr n|:'rm LllllI.' in IJLIIP A CONTRACT rnou AUTHOR. nun-bun-on |_r'92'9292.I| 92!l92v II92JIL-, in; I|||92_; III nnmrrn -rn n.nv' ' - 1 IL r92ur92|;c.o _|v a£c£:v£0= 9=fo I PM nap 2 S I _ _lo - . 1 .. 92- C} '40 I "0/W ~. ?5?'*6§I:_=*"" FHA git, ~ If U12 intelligence conlnincd in I-he about lounge in to be diusenillllca Qlllldc UK B11101, It It llllllrll-Id nd H liitcbly pcuphrn-lid in order lo |I-and the Illtnfl crypopophic Iyltcnl. - x __ _ _ i.B=-X}/N!'.'_ _ g _ I - 0 92V . IQJIIL. InllI_..,.,,,_._._. - DIl.Il=92___.. - l Gl|p0r..__..i I A A Cdl -.__i UAIRGRAM [II DECODED CABLEGRI-92M DRADIO Q3 coPv_ TELETYPE - F --R' c |92 923 ._-....._..._.____.._....-_-.-...... _...... _._..__..._...__..__,_..____- _ .-__.- _ --- _ _ 4 . O .'J--'L ! ' 1a=1|1LPM CST uneem 8-20-65wsp - Q 1* 92 2 E T0 onE/OTOR SAN AND FRANQISCO _ _ __ _ I FR BIRMINGHAM201801; . " 1. J '»!/ J 92 . 5- ' _ ;. " _ 0 H. {_. J EUGENE THOMAS, I ' ET- ' Q» Vl_0LA AL; AKA, E_§.AL'- LIUZZO,92.!!G'§ Ll.S,' E16 _j. é "T = -- - '1 t l:- A _ 1" - '- 1i W/e'.94r;E¢_¢'.:.v7a'AJ_. - _ x ~ Z-040.5 REBITELBuREAu'mrf T0 FRANCISCO18, SANL851, A_peusT A mo ITELCALLBUREAUTO BIRIRWGHAMTODAY.A ;.; ..»:;§ A ? MR. PAULJOHNSTON, R_EPRESENT'_ING' ATTORNEY - - ' " - . _-tr .-Av .;}AR! if§1bMAS. ROWEm sun BROUGHT AGAINSTROWE BYRLAN_'~lA'HbRuEY 1 < ulA'z f' _uuRP|-1? ,ADVISED_ .HASnot WILL BENECESSARY '§ f f9R§RowE~ i~oi'§-&~ --;51j;§» .7279 . -925,1 QQNTACTroom HIM BY TELEPHONE As__,=PRr-:v:ousL'Y'A'FlEQlJE$ [£5;'};g;R! m REFERENCEDBIRMINGHAM |Ar TELETYPE v|£war- JJEATR 'H MATT ALABAMA,MURPHYm AUTOMOBILE room. '7';,A_cc|0ENT'-EARLY -{A7,}W ,.q,-_:;;_Q+!r»r».4%_{¢.-- ruscA 00sA','~f ! NEAR ' 92 L 92 JOHNSTONuuRP1-1v's STATED DEATH_lWlLl_.1CHANGE"MANY'§_LA§2 1 " 92 ANDHE mu. L£T s1R:AmsHAu OFFICFKNOWwasp: cQ~v£Rsi f i'ori*R"'~R; -. A mm ROWEus DESIREDAT LATER -DA1f_E_.;_ uormsfou"EXP,B_E§_§§_l_!__-_QI?lI§_|_ 1' 92 HEARING SCHEDULEDm SUIT AGAINST Rom:AT~BlRMNGHA92| * SEPTEMBERNEXT, IIILL 7, as POSTPONEDmo:-:Fm|TELY.-»euREAU"V '_. Am! SANFRANCISCO BE A0v|sEo__FpRTRER'w:~|£Ai.A0p|RpNAL¢' WILL 1-_ 1_~FoRM |0~ Rscalvsqmu J_,.,,,_92..<_ '~--A r-.1 _:PM'Eb|ATELY'Aov1s£1 J bl-" ROWE AsovE.*~i='" * i l r 2! __R£cEL92{|:0:~ 2:56_FfM.lll'JS F F . - ~- * _ . _ ; L. -.. | f" _ , A av - Q 4 AUG26855 +;v<_FR £~ R" - H ...»~- J ~~-- -'""" - '~A '_ . L ~=- - » R.-.1-~R **=-*'A .-I-="~"*='~"A.**=*"= " °"*° ° ~-A .n-:~ , ' > <-A 1 . ' " * 4"" . }'I :l :-.é5'_:_§'92f;.i" *5. r *5 -= 92 | at: Aj'*.:.":..-'.*:r,,":.:..i'-1. ;-!.".'§£:.:=..." :'" ; 92 - "1;-;"¬A7 - 4--»P'r ."- "ff ""fif 1" '* "H " "_" _ __ .__ __ ;i5A;_ 1'1 1-'- '-= :+A --'?. -T ___-A ,__ . '_ __ ,1,_ 1'_;';i,__ $_ __ R _ Q ¥f*'; I : *.;,§ _"-A._¢ ? - * d%"*§~ 892 3-1--T ,-3--1'Ln-J :;1tF?*'_.-"'?Y4--V, - .3; - - Y-,______ __ __k~ ____1..-_W___ -_ ,:_,i.M';.j._,, _;_, . .___.._..____..LL,,. " ' * ' ' "" T .. . 5'.i~'i1-e;*,&:x I-Av M6! l l .__. ___ u ll Illl- QC. X. If v J] MemorandumUNITED 'STATES GO92 NMENT F '|"O_ : _ I .- ."" ?' = > C. L. McGoj92 an~'/ , mo s @ 1-Mr. sua_||:c-r; A sneer; Mr. Roseh/ rnomas, l ET AL. oars; August 20, 1,955 v1oL.'.-mezzo, ET AL. - VICTIMS own. nxcnrs - ELECTION LAWS 1-Mr. IN" - ." F.-'60! 1-Mr.Rosen "'I'olnoI._-.._._ Belmont ...... _..__ MalleyId|r._i____ DaLmci-.. --- Cnprr ..____.. Ccllebn ---- Could -_-i.- McGowanrill -i__.-._- |' Guh.__i._ , _ l0o0n__..___. 1 lnlli-vi -..-.-is- "I'VQ| ---i-- T _ '|'f0IlIIL...... i._ TIic.iIn?.i._ HineslIollrI_.._-.__. - GnI|_....._.._._ . I 1, Information Teas received that attorney Iviatt Hurphy was killed in an automobile accident near Tuscaloosa, Alabama, early in the morning of 1 ' August 20, 1965- , .. . .1...... --_..,._.._.--..._ --~- _-'-e------~---, ¢»~~__1>- 1_- Q :- lt is noted Murphy presently has pending a suit against Gary Thomas Rowe, Jr. , Bureau informant. The suit seeks to recover $6,000 which Murphy Q. contended was for professional services rendered. As this matter is scheduled for a hearing early in September, Paul Johnston, Birmingham attorne who is representing Rowe, trad requested that Rowe contact him teiephonica y between 2:00 and 5:00 p. m., central standard time, on Friday afternoon 8/20/65. Arrangements had been set up for Rowe to be in contact with the attorney. ACTION: V » .,_ __. SAC Ingram of the Birmingham O ice was telephonically contacted and advised to immediately get in touch with attorney Paul Johnston. Ingram . was to advise Johnston oi the death oi attorney Matt Murphy and ascertain 'whether or not it will now be necessary for our informant to make contact with - in-dthe att ney Johnston. Bureau Ingram oi Johns-ton's will contact reply. - Johnston and advis in A I_' 1:32 G-. O CLM,,d, REC 31yi [___ _ - 4 I92 - - - G . . '5. 6' A 'I Augn. 18, 1965 - GENERAL INVESTIGATIVE DIVISION u Th1s_case concerns t!"~ murder of civil rights worker Viol-. uiuzzo near - Selma, Alabama, 3/25/65. 1 Gary Rowe furnished the inf in this case leading to the arrest and _ subsequent indictment of the three subjects Klux Klan, who represents the de£end- - . ants in this case,has filed a civil I action against Rowe seeking $6,000 for _ - '" "" "" "'"" " legal services allegedly rendered at B " ,,. --- -4 {£5 the time of the U. S. Commissioner's ~1_,; _ *"~ hearing when Murphy represented Rowe '1- * B Q @ -¬§m"4:=:.."..=. N He to has the extent notof represented arranging Rowe his since bond.that .---_92 time. Birmingham being instructed to - - i._- .1 ' expedite information re Mm-phy's remarks, 92- ~- - -mu-a- .._,.--@---. - ¢..-._-q.-1-r-»..¢-L.-4 - ,. ,e,=_,ae§-v"" *-' wee 7: 4'? ,#m-w,AWhM%Q%$KW_ J1 j ..______g" V'# i_'-_:-92 .*i?:":'_ ¬"a~n-'--I i v-_,e.'-J_'".$192&1 *",, ' '_ -T k. 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I ,, 2- " ' U 1 T SF HI-609 . -".7 JGC/jr ' "1. .=I ._ _ _ _ _ .r : ..- I ..._|.,. - I 1 | i 45/ - As furnish a readable copy of the transcript-of the first it . - r. If Hob'1edesires, it may send e transcript of the trial c I Q . . s ! I n w I ,j - -p-. 1» 92 ';s;J. 0 ' _ t_Sf 4 4 -1*- *"92 -'1 1': -' -. e _" ' ',_ - *'.TI.'_ .':,:J *.".:.".-- I-9 ..:_ pl;_ -.,,. 1- q.u I I :1 -5 .... .e,ik I 4?;_ .4-,92-sit J '> 1' 9 a I 1* - 1.1 r s requested. - earlier,Mobile1 isrequested to 1mnediate}y'%;"' _ -.. 1 _ who wi11_Xerox it ehd iezmeq atelyHZ return the ; ii .--_ r '.'.: . K ~17 M 5 . -.~-.*-=n@!:.=*-~ ' A 92 § <. 1- ; -%:~*#s" L. f i¬~? -K ',_-_=Q92 q ._ - I M - . . 92 -_- z 92 8/24/B5 - .___ ~ /' , ,_.. 1 - Hr. H1110! p _. = _ _= '1 =-= Airtel ~. Q r ,- To: SACB, Son Francisco 4-609! -fa I v ' EX 105 92IO|k11G E045! 4--1245! In -1; Director, re; Q44-2860l!__¥§1/VT p w worm 'mor:ns, 3-ran; '' ' '7 VIOLA LIUZZO, Am In AL. - Ylcrllls 1--»; 1-urn-n .-ovv.. 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