EXHIBIT No. 106 MEMORANDUM-H. JENKINS, ATLANTA, GA. Chief Leo Blackwell, of Griffin, Ga., reported that at approximately 3 p.m. on April 25, 1964, two automobiles stopped in front of the Cleanwell Pressing Club at 125 North Eighth Street, Griffin, Ga. Colbert Raymond McGriff, Jr., and two unidentified white men got out of the automobiles. They proceeded to set up a cross and set fire to same. They immediately left in the automobiles. He stated further that the automobiles were later identified and taken into custody with five white men by the Griffin Police Department. He further stated that a Ku Klux Klan sign and a large supply of ammunition and firearms were found in the automobiles. The automobiles were described as a 1956 Chevrolet with 1964 Georgia license tag 1-3055, and a 1956 Ford with 1964 Georgia license tag 2-4028. He also stated the five white men were charged with violating various city ordinances and pointing a gun at another. These cases are still pending in court, and the subjects have been released on both and were identified as Oliver C. Sanders, date of birth, January 25, 1909; age 55; route No. 1, Macon, Ga.; white, male, American, 5 feet 8 inches, 175 pounds. John M. Mitchell, date of birth, July 31, 1928; age 35; route No. 2, Barnesville, Ga.; white, male, American, 5 feet 8 inches, 163 pounds. Colbert Raymond McGriff, Jr., date of birth, March 30, 1944; age 20; 61 13th Street, Atlanta, Ga.; white, male, American, 6 feet 4 inches, 170 pounds. Thomas Royce Carlyle, date of birth, August 25, 1935; age 28; 507 West Pharr Road, Decatur, Ga.; white, male, American, 6 feet 2 inches, 215 pounds. Allen Lee Bayne, date of birth, January 23, 1928; age 36; 1058 Hampton Street NW., Atlanta, Ga.; white, male, American; height, 5 feet 9 inches, 132 pounds. EXHIBIT NO. 107.-Weapons seized by Police Department of Griffin, Ga., from five alleged members of the Ku Klux Klan. Mr. JENKINS. I am informed, Mr. Chairman, that the weapons in this picture, that have the appearance of being a machinegun, are in reality a single-shot weapon and were designed specifically to circum vent the present Firearms Control Act, and that a special attachment must be installed before it can be used as an automatic weapon. Traffic in illegal use of firearms in Atlanta has doubled in the last 5 years. The Atlanta Police Department takes into custody in round figures, 2,000 pistols and 200 shotguns and rifles every year. Seventyfive percent of these weapons are claimed and returned to the owner, or their attorney. Twenty-five percent of these weapons, which includes all short-barrel shotguns and rifles, are never claimed and are destroyed by being dropped into the furnace at Atlantic Steel Co., after being held for 6 months. The Atlanta Police Department has in custody today, in round figures, 500 pistols and 50 shotguns and rifles. Eighty percent of these weapons are foreign made and the average value is thought to be about $10 per weapon. All of these weapons came into Georgia by mail order or other means of transportation, since there are no firearm manufacturers in Georgia. I also brought along some pictures that were made yesterday of the firearms that are actually in custody of the Atlanta Police Department, Mr. Chairman. They will show you a very clear picture of the wide variety and types of guns we are taking into custody. Senator DODD. Very well. It will be made part of the record. (The documents referred to were marked "Exhibits Nos. 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, and 116" and are as follows:) EXHIBIT No. 108.-Photograph of weapons seized by the Atlanta, Ga., Police Department. (Handguns) |