Ask the Scholar
Page 46 of 142
I can add historical knowledge about this page.
Page image
OCR
CRISMAN
is
distributed
E M O R A N D U M
commonstration
(LAVENDER MIEMS )
February 19, 1968
TO:
JIM GARRISON, District Attorney
FROM:
WILLIAM BOXLEY, Investigator
RE:
Intarview with BOB LAVENDER
When originally contacted from New Orleans early in January,
LAVENDER lived at the White House Apartments, 523 Denning Way
in Apartment #9, Seattle, Washington. He has no listed
telephone. The landlady of the apartment also has an unlisted
telephone. It was determined, however, that her name is MRS.
JOHNSON and that her phone number is EA. 9-2130.
Another tenant in the apartment is WOLFGANG JOST whose telephone
number is EA. 3-6718.
LAVENDER stated that mail could be cover addressed to him in care
of DAN R. BROWN, 715 Second Avenue, N., Apartment 2, Seattle,
Washington. LAVENDER insisted that all contact to him be
executed only through his attorney in San Francisco (See addenda)
After two days of negotiation with the attorney in San Francisco
funds were advanced in the form of an aircraft ticket for
LAVENDER to fly from Seattle to San Francisco and a meeting was
set up at the Jack Tar Hotel on the night of January 18, 1968.
The interview was conducted in the presenca of LAVENDER'S
attorney. Neither LAVENDER nor his attorney would permit the
conversation to be recorded. At the beginning of the interview
the attorney required specific reassurance that this office was
interested in learning nothing from LAVENDER other than his
knowledge* of the individuals about whom he had written the
office. There seemed to be some apprehensior on the part of both
LAVENDER and his attorney that we might wish to inquire into
matters which they implied were under investigation by Federal
authorities at that time. In connection with this, it's
noteworthy that arrests were made shortly after the meeting with
LAVENDER in the Seattle area of a number of parsons described by
the EBI as Minutemen who had been conspiring to rob a number of
banks in Seattle.
LAVENDER who is approximately 27 or 28 years of age, stands about
6'2 or 3" and weighs approximately 190 pounds, bears a remarkable
facial resemblance to photographs of BECKHAM which appeared in
the New Orleans newspapers after the latter's appearance before
the Grand Jury here, stated that he first met BECKHAM in February
of 1967 in a bar in Omaha, Nebraska; however, subsequent
disclosure of cards which LAVENDER showed me dispute this
statement. LAVENDER stated that BECKHAM showed him a Louisiana
State Police badge which he carried, cards which indicated that
he had been a minister in the Catholic church and in the
Universal Life Church. The card from Universal Life Church
showed that it's address was 1766 Poland Drive, Modesto, Calif.,
Page data
- Page
- 46
- Source index
- 0
- Type
- photo
- Media ID
- f7b80e40a1d757e0
- Size
- unknown
Document data
- ID
- 7564828
- Core
- doc
- Type
- document
DTO data
{
"id": "7564828",
"sourceUrl": "https://catalog.archives.gov/id/7564828",
"contentType": "document",
"title": "Additional Thornley material",
"citationUrl": "https://catalog.archives.gov/id/7564828",
"collections": [
"John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection",
"Papers of Jim Garrison"
],
"iiifBase": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/28/5648/7564828/content/arcmedia/dc-metro/jfkco/641323/jfk-garrison-057/jfk-garrison-057-0115.jpg",
"thumbnailUrl": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/28/5648/7564828/content/arcmedia/dc-metro/jfkco/641323/jfk-garrison-057/jfk-garrison-057-0115.jpg",
"largeImageUrl": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/28/5648/7564828/content/arcmedia/dc-metro/jfkco/641323/jfk-garrison-057/jfk-garrison-057-0115.jpg",
"imageCount": 142,
"hasImages": true,
"source": "import",
"hasTranscription": false
}
Context sent to Scholar
Document identity
{
"localId": "7564828",
"label": "Additional Thornley material",
"core": "doc",
"dtoType": "document",
"citationUrl": "https://catalog.archives.gov/id/7564828"
}
Document source metadata
{
"id": "7564828",
"sourceUrl": "https://catalog.archives.gov/id/7564828",
"contentType": "document",
"title": "Additional Thornley material",
"citationUrl": "https://catalog.archives.gov/id/7564828",
"collections": [
"John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection",
"Papers of Jim Garrison"
],
"iiifBase": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/28/5648/7564828/content/arcmedia/dc-metro/jfkco/641323/jfk-garrison-057/jfk-garrison-057-0115.jpg",
"thumbnailUrl": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/28/5648/7564828/content/arcmedia/dc-metro/jfkco/641323/jfk-garrison-057/jfk-garrison-057-0115.jpg",
"largeImageUrl": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/28/5648/7564828/content/arcmedia/dc-metro/jfkco/641323/jfk-garrison-057/jfk-garrison-057-0115.jpg",
"imageCount": 142,
"hasImages": true,
"source": "import",
"hasTranscription": false
}
Document source extras
{
"url": "https://catalog.archives.gov/id/7564828",
"naId": 7564828,
"levelOfDescription": "fileUnit",
"recordType": "description",
"ocrSource": "nara-archive"
}
Page context
{
"seq": 46,
"pageIndex": 0,
"type": "photo",
"url": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/28/5648/7564828/content/arcmedia/dc-metro/jfkco/641323/jfk-garrison-057/jfk-garrison-057-0063.jpg",
"mediaId": "f7b80e40a1d757e0",
"ocrText": "CRISMAN\nis\ndistributed\nE M O R A N D U M\ncommonstration\n(LAVENDER MIEMS )\nFebruary 19, 1968\nTO:\nJIM GARRISON, District Attorney\nFROM:\nWILLIAM BOXLEY, Investigator\nRE:\nIntarview with BOB LAVENDER\nWhen originally contacted from New Orleans early in January,\nLAVENDER lived at the White House Apartments, 523 Denning Way\nin Apartment #9, Seattle, Washington. He has no listed\ntelephone. The landlady of the apartment also has an unlisted\ntelephone. It was determined, however, that her name is MRS.\nJOHNSON and that her phone number is EA. 9-2130.\nAnother tenant in the apartment is WOLFGANG JOST whose telephone\nnumber is EA. 3-6718.\nLAVENDER stated that mail could be cover addressed to him in care\nof DAN R. BROWN, 715 Second Avenue, N., Apartment 2, Seattle,\nWashington. LAVENDER insisted that all contact to him be\nexecuted only through his attorney in San Francisco (See addenda)\nAfter two days of negotiation with the attorney in San Francisco\nfunds were advanced in the form of an aircraft ticket for\nLAVENDER to fly from Seattle to San Francisco and a meeting was\nset up at the Jack Tar Hotel on the night of January 18, 1968.\nThe interview was conducted in the presenca of LAVENDER'S\nattorney. Neither LAVENDER nor his attorney would permit the\nconversation to be recorded. At the beginning of the interview\nthe attorney required specific reassurance that this office was\ninterested in learning nothing from LAVENDER other than his\nknowledge* of the individuals about whom he had written the\noffice. There seemed to be some apprehensior on the part of both\nLAVENDER and his attorney that we might wish to inquire into\nmatters which they implied were under investigation by Federal\nauthorities at that time. In connection with this, it's\nnoteworthy that arrests were made shortly after the meeting with\nLAVENDER in the Seattle area of a number of parsons described by\nthe EBI as Minutemen who had been conspiring to rob a number of\nbanks in Seattle.\nLAVENDER who is approximately 27 or 28 years of age, stands about\n6'2 or 3\" and weighs approximately 190 pounds, bears a remarkable\nfacial resemblance to photographs of BECKHAM which appeared in\nthe New Orleans newspapers after the latter's appearance before\nthe Grand Jury here, stated that he first met BECKHAM in February\nof 1967 in a bar in Omaha, Nebraska; however, subsequent\ndisclosure of cards which LAVENDER showed me dispute this\nstatement. LAVENDER stated that BECKHAM showed him a Louisiana\nState Police badge which he carried, cards which indicated that\nhe had been a minister in the Catholic church and in the\nUniversal Life Church. The card from Universal Life Church\nshowed that it's address was 1766 Poland Drive, Modesto, Calif.,"
}