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M E M O R A N D U M
MARCH 11, 1967
TO:
JIM GARRISON
FROM:
FRANK E. MELOCHE
RE:
INFORMATION RECEIVED BY TELEPHONE FROM CHARLES BURNES,
ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, MARCH 10, 1967.
Look, this is kind of a long story, but I was on the
job working for Texas Estimates on the day of the Assassination
of John F. Kennedy, about thirty minutes before it happened. I
was walking between two buildings, about a half a block off
Lemon Avenue, which was the Motorcade Route. I was crossing the
street and I stepped out in the street and I was hit by this
"gal" in a Cadillac, license number, Louisiana License Number,
941-985, and her name was JEANETTE CONFORTO. She was in Dallas
on that day. She was employed by the Carousel Club, JACK RUBY.
She made the statement to the Company Security people,
since they were on the 'accident job' and they questioned her.
She was in a hurry to get to New Orleans right away and she made
the statement. They asked if they could get a hold of her on
the job at the Carousel Club and she said, no, the nite-club
would not be open that night. That's a Friday night, sounds
kind of unusual. As it turned out, it wasn't open but it was
because of the assassination, and she had this fellow that was
with her, I can't remember his name, it wasn't on the accident
report.
They carried me over to a clinic to be x-rayed and it
all happened while I was in the clinic. They were actually with
me at the clinic when it happened. It came over the radio and
he told me à long line of stuff that turned out not to be true.
I don't know, I just thought you people might be
interested in getting some of this information. This information
I understand was given to the FBI by the Company Security Chief
but nothing ever came out about it, like in the Warren Report
or anything. (Was she with you at the clinic? Did she seem
nervous or upset about the accident?) She was almost hysterical.
(You think for the fact of hitting you?) I don't know, she was
cussing me for doing this.
She went into a side building and used the telephone
to call this guy and he was there in about two minutes, he was
somewhere close in another Cadillac. (You don't know who this
fellow was?) I don't know, but this Security Chief does know
because he got his name and everything, but it was never entered
on the "accident report" because he wasn't actually involved. He
said he lived right down the street in some apartment building
and they checked on that and he didn't live there.
He: (Security Chief) was working for Texas Estimates
during this time but now he is retired and he lives in Dallas.
The Security Office for Texas Estimates in Dallas has this
"Accident Report" and has this information on file and they have
the statement he made on file documented before the assassimnation.
It all sounds kind of "fishy" to me.
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