I Err CI .311 r-r DALLAS, TEXAS 4.1 1 -1 - • r: , • Ts. y ONLY $3.00 The Mystery of the Three A Hobos: Solved? Dallas files open - Documents Found Inside 411Mmrill • •:-, I SVAL0k11411113 LirtilLIJC L.lel—,PLI tins AA' • - er o TO DEALEY PLAZA . •. SELECTED 0 J.F.K. - A.I.C. For Discount - A $5.00 value 1. V3)1111 School Rook S. The Union Temilnal WITNESSES Deposttory (now the Tower A. Policeman J. W. ' Dallas County 6. The Grassy Knoll Sam Holland and other AdminIstraflo'n euldkcli 7. Wooden pktket fence railroad workers 2. The Dal-Tex Building g, comfits payola fi James Tope (now 501 Elm Pfacel FOR MOVIE & EXHIBIT ONLY 1 Parking C Jean Hill and 3. , . Mary MDCWITISfi County 10. Old Court Hos* RecordsThe Dallas D. Beverly Oliver u '9CI .11. Union Termini 0.1101a. k The County Criminal (the "Babushka Lady" ird I I 04. )it Courts Building (which E. Charles Brehm and son *F.liv'd,":'• housed the County Jail F. Emmett Hudson West End NlarketPlace and the Shertfll Office) G. Abraham Zapruder H. Railroad Supervisor viviiress%**5-;z- Lee Bowers I. The Bill Newman family J. James Attgens K. The John Chisms JFK r-] L The Phil Willis family M. Roy Truly, Billy Lorelady ASSASSINATION and other Depository employees INFORMATION N. Howard Brennan 0. Charles Bronson CENTER J.F.K.-A.I.C. P Roger Craig and West End MarketPlace, Suite 310 other deputy sheriffs 0 The "Umbrella Man" (3 blocks north of Dealey Plaza) ■ - ••••••• "WM !%. A ,='t , A r --.4" ■XIT - • According to the arrest reports, all three were arrested for va- grancy and robbery immediately after the assassination. Further investigation shows that Doyle and Gedney are still living, but that Abrams died in Boston some time ago. The Mystery of the Three The syndicated television show, "A Current Affair", after some diligent detective work, tracked down Harold Doyle in Klammath Falls, Oregon for an interview which aired in February of 1992. Doyle Hobos: Solved? claimed that he and the other two "hobos" had left a homeless shelter By Joe Melchior in Dallas and were on their way to Fort Worth when they were de- tained in the railroad yards behind the grassy knoll. They were ar- rested in a boxcar. From there, they were taken into custody and For many years, JFK assassination researchers have speculated marched off to the police station. that several photographs taken in Dealy Plaza shortly after the assassi- They were held until Oswald was arrested, at which time a police officer told them, "You're lucky. You nation of President Kennedy reveal three individuals that may have just got to set the man who shot President Kennedy." At this point, been involved in the shooting of the President. These three men have according to Doyle, they were taken in front of a judge and booked for come to be known over the years as "The Three Hobos." vagrancy, given 6 day sentences, and promptly released. Doyle swears Questions have been raised about the identity of these gentlemen that neither he nor his comrades had anything to do with the assassina- for close to 29 years. There are several reasons for concern in this tion. matter. First, the three hobos were arrested shortly after the assassina- Does this solve the mystery of the three hobos? On the surface, tion in a railroad box car behind the picket fence in the "grassy knoll" one would think so. But like so many aspects of assassination, this area Second, they were supposedly released shortly after being taken revelation presents even more questions. Doyle, the arresting officer, to the Dallas Police Station in Dealy Plaza. Third, there was no record and the Dallas Police Department have all stated that the "hobos" were of the arrest of these men anywhere. And last, but certainly not least, released almost immediately after their arrest. But according to the they disappeared without a trace after the assassination. actual arrest reports, all three were released on November 26th, four Many researchers, including myself, have speculated on the days after the assassination. Also, according to the arrest reports, all identify of the 3 hobos. Some photo experts have claimed that one of three were arrested for vagrancy and robbery. Robbery of what? the hobos is Frank Sturgis, the CIA man who was involved in the Bay Harold Doyle and Gus Abrams (dead) have been accounted for. of Pigs invasion and in the training of anti-Castro Cubans in the Where is John Forrester Gedney? According to the F.B.I. he is cur- assassination attempts on Fidel Castro. Another hobo is thought to be rently residing somewhere in Florida. At the time this article was Charles Harrelson, a contract killer who is now serving time for the written, Gedney had not yet been contacted by anybody. And how contract killing of U.S. District Judge John H. Wood Jr. Harrelson long and how well did Doyle know his partners? claimed at one time that he in fact, was involvedin the assassination of Finally, I find it just a little conspicuous that after 28 years, these President Kennedy. He has since retracted that statement The third arrest reports were suddenly discovered in the midst of growing hobo, who is wearing a hat and carrying a paper sack in the photos that were taken in Dealy Plaza that day, bears a remarkable resemblance to awareness by the American public of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Watergate conspirator E. Howard Hunt. Many experts claim this third hobo is Hunt. Some people may think that the discovery of these arrest reports etiarirrelita srirrw_aecatainarinn nualbarekare la fart .arrow rruw hw. trarl to All of these suspicions and theories may nave even uuu tu t G-D process of solving any crime, use psuu3., - • --- however, with the recent discovery of three arrest reports misfiled in tool. One can only come closer to the truth with the elimination of the Dallas City Archives. These arrest reports of the three individuals suspects along the way. And after all, isn't the truth the most impor- who were arrested in a railroad boxcar on November 22nd, 1963. tant thing to all assassination researchers as well as the American These men are identified as follows: public? In the process of finding truth, questions must be asked and John Forrester Gedney, age 38, no address answered. The questions regarding the 3 hobos may now have been Harold Doyle, age 32, Red Jacket, West Virginia answered. But many questions remain, and they too, have to be Gus W. Abrams, age 53, no address answered. JFK TODAY Sites include: 1214) 871-2170 Editor: Bob Goodman • Motorcade mute • Dealey Plaza Contributing Writers: • Oswald's morning house Joe Melchior, James Fetzer, • Tippit murder scene —Kennedy ..../433a4unation eu.4 Jour • Ruby's Apartment Ralph D. Thomas, William E. 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