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OCR Page 1 of 329Report continued.
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Item H-8507-61
Continued the statement from Mr. and Nrs. Jandry notorized. Mr.
Archacha Smith ataced that the boy would be calling him at about 5:00PM
and requested that Investigating officers be in his offico at 207 Balter
Building. officers contacted Ar. and Nrs. Landry and they agroed to
prepured the statement after conculting with city attorney Kuller and
Itt. August Lang, acting commandor of the Juvenile Bureau. officers
went to the Landry residence and picked up Mr. Landry, who immediately
drove to havo the statement notorized. A copy of this statement is
attached to this report.
At 5:20PM, Investigating officers arrived at Mr. Arcacha Smith 9s office
in the Balter Bilding. ME. Smith stated that he had not heard from
A1 Tandry as you, but was expecting his call. officera showed Smith a
copy of the statement and he nodded his epproval, Ar. Dmith expresse
his concerned again about what would happen to the Cantain of the boy
was retarned. it proxicately 6:25PM, the boy telephone the office
while officers were sitting in the office. officers heard Mr. Smith call
him Al and Mr. Smith told Al to come to the office, that no (Bmith) W33
alone. Al Landry arrived in the office abont 20 minutos after the phone
call. He steted that ha had come from the busingas area of Barronne
St. just a for blocks away. when asked why it took him 20 minutes to
arrive, he enswored that he could not. make np his mind to give himanif
upe officers took the boy from the building. Mr. Arcacha askad officers
if they would bum over the statement rade by the Landry family, over to
him, which vos done.
Investigating officers took the boy to the Juvanile Buread, where his
parents were waiting, The boys mother was in toar3, and he walknd past
her, shoving absolutaly no esotion for his mother and father, after not
seeing them for two weeks. Ho to make a statement agninst Devid
Ferrie and at times alternand became very
angry and arrogent when Capt Forrie was discussed. He stated that he
liked Cape Fercie, In the presance of Invostigating officers, he told
his parents that he was going to malse a charge against them. He told his
parnnts that ho helped Perrio's attorney prepare a suit against his own
parentso The boy had 7.00 dollars in currency on him at the time. He
stated to officera that he left home with $52.00. and Nrs. Tandry
insasted that Al had on $22.00 when he left home. The boy told a long
story about his activity thilo away, and atated that he hitched hiked to
the Hississippi Culf Goast on the night ho ron away on August 5. 1961.
He returned to liew Orleans after about 5 or 6 days and vent to ses Capt
Ferrier lie stated that ha spent Monday and Tuesday August 14th end 15th
with Oppt Fercio and then hitch hikked to Nousson Texas, where he stayed
for another week. Ne stated that when he WS3 in Now Orleans, with Gapt
Ferrie, after coming back from Missicsippi, he visited the office of Mr.
Arcacha Smith in the company of Capt Ferrio. Note: This again vertfied
the statements mado by Richard Dumos and liancy Valkers however there is
some confusion as to the dates, bocausa Miss filler folt that it was
l'onday and Tunsday August 7 and 8th, 1961, howover she vas not certain.
The boy continued by statéds that he left this city on Tunaday night
Auguat 15th and hitched hiked to ilouston, Texas, where he lived in cheap
robming houses for a wonks He atated that be callad his parants from
the Houston Airport. lia atatod that be called Copt Ferrie From Houstion
and learned about the investigation boing conducted, and that he finally
left Houston on the 17th of Auguat end hitchod hikod back to Now Crleans.
officors observed that the boy was extrenely clean and Trauh looking, for
having livad as be ntated for two wenks. The boy was questioned about
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