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GIRNUS went to Leesville in a pickup truck he had purchased in Oak
Cliff using the name of RITTNER. RITTNER is supposed to be an
engineer from New Orleans. GIRNUS had somehow gotten his
identification papers.
GIRNUS arrived in Leesville sometime in early April, 1963. He
moved in with a woman who owned a bar and gambling joint by the
name of Marie's Hideaway. The woman's first name was MARIE.
While in Leesville, GIRNUS became associated with an organization
known as the Democratic Club. The membership of the club consisted
of both military and civilian personnel. The organization used a
private club named the Ponderosa for their functions.
At this time, GIRNUS was buying and selling guns. He bought most
of his guns from some military men he had met at the club. During
this time he shot a sergeant, but paid $800 and no charges' were
pressed. The sergeant's name was FOWLER and after the shooting he
was transferred to Fort Sam Houston in Texas. GIRNUS made several
trips to New Orleans with the quns and ammunition. He thought the
guns were ending up ultimately in Central America.
On one of these trips to New Orleans in May or June, 1963 GIRNUS
S HAW:
met CLAY SHAW, On this particular trip GIRNUS, using the name of
EDWARD STARK, stayed at a big hotel which had a street-level
garage facing Chartres Street. The garage was at the back of the
hotel and it was near the Alpine Restaurant and Bar. GIRNUS me t
SHAW in the Alpine Restaurant and Bar. He was introduced to SHAW
by a man who owns an apartment house on Exchange Alley or Plaçe
This apartment building has a courtyard. The man who owns it is
a homosexual. He is short, fat, wears glasses, hald and everytime
GIRNUS saw him he was wearing bermuda shorts and sometimes he
would be walking a dog.
When GIRNUS met SHAW on this-occasion, he was with a group of
"Max"
people. A man who owned a bar in the Quarter by the name of MAXIE
WOOD or WOODS was in the group. Also, there was a woman who was
either presently WOOD (S) wife or ex-wife. She also owned a bar.
A New Orleans Police Sergeant who owned a cafe or bar was also
present. The police Officer was heavy set with brown hair. He
did not wear glasses.
Identify police sergent dr
SHAW spoke to GIRNUS a little while, and during the conversation
invited GIRNUS (STARK) to his home in Hammond Louisiana. GIRNUS
felt that everyone in the group knew of his qun running activities.
About 8 or 9 days after this initial meeting with SHAW, GIRNUS
returned to New Orleans from Leesville. He stayed at a motel on
the Airline Highway, but he cannot remember its name. He went to
a bar in the Quarter -- the one the woman at the Alpine bar
owned -- and met a man who he deemed to be the manager. He and
this man (name and description unknown) went by car to an office
in a building in the central business district near Sears Roebuck.
SHAW was in the office and they started talking about guns. SHAW
SHAW:
allegedly knew some people who wanted to buy some guns SHAW
OSWALD:
made a telephone call, and sometime thereafter two men came to the
office. One of the men was LEE HARVEY OSWALD. OSWALD was intro-
duced by SHAW to GIRNUS as LEE . GIRNUS cannot remember the name
of the man who came in with OSWALD. He was well dressed in a
business suit, 5'11" tall, 210 pounds, and he had dark black hair.
OSWALD was wearing khaki pants and a white shirt. This meeting
took place sometime before noon, however, GIRNUS cannot remember
the day of the week.
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