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PATTERSON, being young himself at the time, liked to go to gay parties where there were some young "marks" to be hustled. It was at a couple of these parties that PATTERSON saw LEE OSWALD. PATTERSON did not like OSWALD's looks. To him, OSWALD appeared to be a gangster-type hustler who would bust a homosexual's head open to get his money. PATTERSON feared OSWALD's type. At this time OSWALD appeared to be in his teens. The only people PATTERSON can remember from the gay crowd he ran with at the time are CANDY LEE, JACKIE LEE and a bowlegged homosexual by the name of TONY who was from Brandon, Mississippi. Some of the gay joints frequented by PATTERSON that summer were The Cove Bar, The Driftwood, Tony Bacino's and the Mariner Bar. PATTERSON left New Orleans some time in the late summer or early fall of 1955, and did not return until some time in the latter part of July, 1965. - In 1965 he stayed here only a night and a day. He did not see any of his erstwhile friends at that time. PATTERSON is willing to help us wherever he can. He has agreed to let me know where he settles so we can contact him if he is needed.