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As the interview with David Williem Porric was about to and he
stated that he had a very good idon who had réported him as having
associated with Oswald, training hin in the use of rifles with
tclescopic lonses, etc.; that ha was firmly convinced that ono
Jack S. Martin, who resides at thecornor of Esplanado Avenuo
and'N. Pricur had node thin folse report concerning him.
He stated thate Maztin malcos practico of hanging around the
offices of various attorneyo, rooms, otc., and is well
known locally for furnishing falsa londs to law nforcement
officers, attorneys, etc.
Subsequent to our interview wich Ferrio on the night of 11-25-63
he was interviewed by FBI Agents at the First District Polico
Station.
On 11-26-63 it wao learned the FBI Agents had talkod with Jack S.
Martin, who admitted that he had boen the informant with rogard
to David Milliam Ferrie; that Martin had admittod to FBI Agents
that the information which he had furnishod Assistant District
Attorney Kohlman was a figment of his imagination and that he had
made up the story after reading the nowspapers and watching tolo-
vision; that he remembered that Kohlman, a former nowspaper réportor,
had written an article or story about Porrie a couple of years ago
and that he pieced thé whold thing together in his mind and had
given it to Kohlman as Sacts.
On the night of 11-29-33 SAIC Riõe and reporting agent interviowed
Jack S. Martin a's length in his small run-down apartment located at
2311 N. Prieur Street, New Orlcans, which he shares with his wifo
and 6-year old son. Martin, who has ovory appearánco of being an
alcoholic, Unitted during the interview that he suffors from
"telephonitisuwhen drinking and that 16 was duiring one of his
drinking sprees that he tolephoned Assistänt District Abtorney
Herman S. Kohlman and told him this fantastic story abous William
David Forrie being involved with Lee Harvey Oswald. He said he
had heard on belevision that Oswald had at one time beon active
in-the Civil Air Patrol and had Iater heard that Ferrie had been
his Squadron Commander. Martin otated that Forrio was woll knoim
that ho recalled having seon rifles in Ferriets home and
also recalled that Kohlman had written an article on Fertio and
that Forrie had been a Marine and had been with the Civil Air
Patrol. Marsin stated that after turning all those Choughts oves
in his mind, he had Horman S. Kohlman and told his story
as though it was based on facts rathor than on his imagination,
In view of the above, this phase of the invéstigation involving
Milliam David Ferrio will be considered closed.
UNDEVELOPND LEADS
620
Case romains openFat New Orleans 'pending submission of several
additional reports covering investigation thus far conducted,
after which the case will be closed horé and investigation dis-
continued in accordance with Chiefis instructions,
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