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MEMORANDUM
Re: CLAY SHAW
December 7, 1967
A:SHAW +(55WALD) "LBE")
Rt: OSWALD
Re: EXTREME RIGHT WING
TO:
JIM GARRISON, District Attorney
Re: THORNLEY
FROM:
JAMES L. ALCOCK, Assistan t District Attorney
RE:
EDWARD JULIUS GIRNUS, Prison #A-90428-A
EDWARD JULIUS GIRNUS was interviewed at the United State Peni-
tentiary in Atlanta, Georgia, on December 5, 1967. He was in that
institution for a violation of the Dyer Act (interstate trans-
portation of stolen vehicles) . GIRNUS stated he owed the State of
Virginia 28 years for various unspecified criminal violations.
As GIRNUS recalls, he was released from the United States
Penitentiary at Leavenworth, Kansas, on January 11, 1963 -- his
rap sheet indicates he was released on February 14, 1963. He was
in that institution for interstate transportation of a forged
instrument. Immediately upon his release, GIRNUS moved to
Pasadena, Texas, which is just outside of Houston. Being on 21
month conditional release, he had to report to a federal parole
officer every thirty days. While in Pasadena he used the name
of EDWARD STARK.
Sometime in February or early March, 1963, GIRNUS made a trip to
New Orleans. He was down here looking for some old friends. He
stayed at a hotel one block off of Canal Street, on or near North
Rampart Street. He did not find the persons he was looking for
so he returned to Pasadena, Texas. While he stayed in Pasadena,
he lived on South Randal Street. He couldn't recall the street
number.
In March, 1963, GIRNUS moved to Waco, Texas. While there he
lived with a woman, not his wife, at 1806 Independence Avenue.
Sometime in March or April, 1963, GIRNUS moved to Dallas, Texas.
He was still with the woman he met in Waco, and he stayed at the
St. George Hotel. The St. George is on Elm Street two blocks
from the Records building. At this time he was using the name
EDWARD STARK almost exclusively. During this period GIRNUS was
charged with embezzlement from a gunsmith who owned two gun shops
in Dallas. (GIRNUS ' rap sheet shows an embezzlement charge was
nolle prossed in Dallas on May 18, 1964) Also during this stay
in Dallas, GIRNUS, using the name of STARK, frequented the
Theatre lounge, Circus lounge and the Diamond Horseshoe lounge.
JACK RUBY allegedly owned one of these lounges.
GIRNUS associated with some of the strippers from these clubs.
Most of these girls stayed at the Blue Bonnet Hotel on Commerce
Street. Through his association with these people and these
clubs, GIRNUS met a friend of JACK RUBY's who was interested in
buying guns. This man, who GIRNUS would not identify, was
associated with a rabid right-wing group who had access to large
amounts of money. GIRNUS also met a man from New Orleans through
this group who was interested in purchasing guns. As a result
of
a conversation with the man from New Orleans, GIRNUS moved to
Leesville, Louisiana. GIRNUS would not identify this man from
New Orleans.
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