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of fields had stuck in my mind. In my recollections of Ferrie
also were other fragments which had not yet fallen into place --
with connotations of Cuban anti-Castrol activity, the abortive
1961 Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba and Ferrie's frequent speeches
to veterans' groups. It was my impression that his speeches
invariably were about patriotism and anti-communism. The name of
David Ferrie was well known in New Orleans.
Then one of my assistant D.A.'s, Herman Kohlman, learned
about Ferrie's precipitate departure for Texas just 48 hours
before -- on the very day of the assassination. The source, whom
Kohlman verified as thoroughly reliable, was the man to whom Jack
Martin had talked after his pistol whipping by Guy Banister.
Martin apparently had relieved himself of some of his accumulated
aggression by telling him of his dark suspicions about Ferrie's
sudden Texas trip ( (although he had given him no other
information, such as Ferrie's connection with Guy Banister)
.
In spite of the fact that it had resulted in a refusal
of charges, the information in the police report concerning
Ferrie led us to his present address on Louisiana Avenue
Parkway. I immediately sent off Frank Klein, my chief assistant,
with a team of investigators to the place. In Ferrie's unkempt
rabbit hutch of an apartment they found a mixture of Army rifles,
ammunition clips, military canteens, military web equipment and,
on the wall, a large map of Cuba. Also a part of the general
profusion were two young men awaiting Ferrie's return from
Texas. They said that Ferrie had headed there in his car early
Friday afternoon -- approximately an hour after the assassination.
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