European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 24, 1969, Darmstadt, Hesse Stars n daily Magazine editor s note this Isth last of a four part series on James Earl Ray the Man accused of murdering or mar tin Luther King. By Bernard Gavzer a staff writer he dragnet was set for Eric Staryos gait the Man America s top investigative Agency said was wanted for the slaying of the Rev. Or. Martin Luther King or. But this gait had chame Leon like qualities Fie seemed to blend into any background an be from other people and things. And dig a they might the Fri and local police could come up with pre Cious utile about this particular the very Day the Fri in Washington d.c., was publicly identifying Eric starve gait As the fugitive James Earl Ray-4twas april 19, 1968ray was shifting lodgings in a Rooming House run by mrs. Yee Sun Loo at 962 Dundas ave. Toronto newspapers As did newspapers in Many parts of the world carried photographs of the wanted Man on april 20th. The next Day a letter addressed to Paul Bridgman arrived at 102 Ossington ave. Szpakowskyj had no for warding address so she re turned it. It came from the Bureau of vital statistics 70 Lom Bard St., Toronto. Enclosed was a duplicate birth certificate. The photographs of. Ray struck a Bell april 24 with Sam Uel Marshall assistant manager of the Queen Street Superman. Ket in Toronto. He remembered that the Day before he came upon a Man who was at the door leading to a basement store room. Suspicious marshal asked the Man what he wanted and the Man replied that be was looking for a Job but then Hur ried away. That Man said mar shall was the Man in the photo. The passport application had been processed and on april 25, the department of external affairs Ottawa sent passport dj909324, in the name of Ramon George Sneyd to Sneyd in care of the Kennedy travel Agency on Bloor Street. Bout 1,000 Miles to the South in Atlanta maj. Barne Ragsdale director of the geor Gia Bureau of identification caused a stir when he complained that there had been Large foul up from Missouri state Penitentiary. Rugs Daltwas responsible for revealing that the wanted flyer originally distributed by Missouri state had the wrong fingerprints. This discovery came after receipt of the Fri flyer april 19, when gait was identified As Ray. It sure is dangerous to put something like that in our files Here and Ever expect us to Fin James Earl Ray for Tjem said Ragsdale. No one at this time had any clue to the whereabouts of r. Swenson Warden of Missouri state Penitentiary tried to put the record straight by explaining that the error had been discovered soon after it had been made at that time inlay 1967, it was hardly an Earlisha Kijja mistake since Ray was patently not one of Ameri Ca s notorious criminals. Ragsdale said that his Agency never received a corrected no Friday january 24, 1969 on the Trail of James Earl Ray in of god i feel trapped a 1959 photo shows Ray offer he was arrested in St. Louis. London England May 7, 1968 � Lisbon Portugal May 8 May 17, 1968 @ London May 17 1968 to june 8, 1968 capture by Scotland Yard Memphis july 19th-20fh,1968 8april 23,1967 escape from Jefferson City Mosi. Louii arriving reportedly april 28, 1967 ? Edwardsville it presumably tame Day. Chi a of april 30,1967 june 25, 1967 worked Winnetka til. Chicago suburb May 7 june 25th living in Chicago North Idt All the while 7 Quinty Iii Prtt Mably lost week of june. 0 Chic Gge Early july 1967 0 fait. Loui ill. My a 1967 ? 0 Indianapolis july 15,1967 0 Detroit Winyaw Toronto july 16, 1967 � Montr Fol july 18.1?67 August 21, 1967 0 Windsor aug 21 ,1967 Chii go aug 21 22 u Birmingham August 25, 1967 oct 7, 1967 @ Nuevo Laredo mex. Across Border from Laredo Texas @ Acapulco mex. For on a Eti mid october s up to vallarta mex. Fur one month to my or late november a Losan Tiet to 15,1967 w9 Al Loi Angeles dec. 18? or 21? of March 17th? 0 Sima Alo. March 22,1968 ? Atlanta March 23 fair Mcmaham March 29th and 30th 3 Atlanta March 31 5 Memphis april 3 and 4th q Atlanta april 5ik-6th? q Toronto april 8? May 6 the twisted Trail of James earn Ray from prison escape to his capture in London. The stabs and strikes Tice. Del. Supt. Clinton Chafin of the Atlanta police department said no corrected notice was received for its files. But a ran Dom Check of other police departments showed that some had corrected notices and som had none at All. In Toronto meanwhile Ray apparently Drew As Little Atten Tion to himself As possible. As Sneyd a Hospital worker according to his Story he had Only one visitor anyone knows of at the Rooming House on was May 2, when a Man came seeking him and handed him an envelope after a few minutes conversation. As it later turned out the Man was a Law abiding conscientious Citi zen who had found an envelope in a Telephone Booth and re turned it personally to the sender. Earlier that Day Sneyd called at the Kennedy travel Bureau and picked up his pass port and airline tickets. Four Days later Sneyd journeyed 18 Miles Northwest to Malton Airport and boarded British overseas Airway corp. Flight 600, scheduled to depart at 6 . And arrive in London at 6 40 a.m., Friday May 7,London time. In the Rooming House Sun Loo found that her lodger had left an overnight bag six Rolls of film a photo Why Lisbon one theory was that. He tried to make Contact with recruiters for White mercenaries. graphic Light meter an empty Small Strongbox a map of to Ronto three Girlie magazines three empty Beer bottles and a dirty White shirt. Was there anything on the film no. Says supt. . Doey of the Royal Canadian mounted police. Supt. Doey says the film was unexposed and remained i Possession of the ramp. Arriving in London Sneyd apparently spent the Day in the Nei nity of Heathrow Airport be cause that evening so far As can be determined he boarded British european airways flight 074, departing at wtsgp.m., for Lisbon its scheduled arrival in Lisbon was 1 m a.m.,May g. On that Day he took a room inthe hotel Portugal a third Grade hostelry. Why Lisbon one theory was that he might have gone there because White supremacist Rhodesia has a Mission there and he May have been deter mined to get to Rhodesia. An other is that he tried to Mak Contact with recruiters for while mercenaries. Meanwhile in Ottawa on the continued on pure 12 Page 11
