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FD-02 (Rev.1-25-60) = - = FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGAT’2N a Date __ 2/6/64 . ‘DANIEL JONES, Sheriff, Amite County, advised that at approximately 12:30 AM on February 1, 1964, he was at his residence in Liberty, Mississippi. . HENRY CRAWFORD ALLEN, a son of LOUIS ALLEN, and JOBN WESLEY HORTON came to his resi~ dence in Liberty, Mississippi, and reported that shortly after midnight they had discovered the body of LOUIS ALLEN — by ALLEN's logging track at the entrance to the driveway leading into the residence of ALLEN. ' They reported to hin ; that they saw a great deal of blood but did not know 1f ALLEN 7 . a ‘@heriff JONES informed that he contacted Dr. WILLIAM BRIDGES of Liberty and Dr. BRIDGES, HORTON, HENRY CRAWFORD ALLEN and himself returned to the area of the body of LOUIS ALLEN | oo on arrival he discovered that the headlights on the truck were still on although the battery was low. The motor of the truck was not running although the ignition switch was still in the "on™ position. - Bhoriff JONES said that he observed the body of LOUIS ALLEN lying face down underneath the cab of the truck with his head towards the rear end‘of the truck. It was obvious to bin that ALLEN was dead and ALLEN appeared to have been shot with one or two loads of buckshot, one of which appeared to have torn away most of the left side of ALLEN's face. It appeared to him that death was probably instantaneous. ; Sheriff JONES said that Dr. BRIDGES pronounced LOUIS ALLEN dead at the scene and froa ‘the wounds, Dr. BRIDGES said that it appeared that ALLEN had been shot by at least two loads of buckshot. - 4 oa . ’. a aa Fj i... . .. herdf2% JONES stated that the wire date across the __. driveway leading towards ALLEN's residence was ‘partially open "°: pnd that this fence is located about twenty yards from the _. @dge of state highway 24. He said that fron the wire gate to -» “the residence of LOUIS ALLEN is about two hundred yards, how- - >. ‘ewer, between the gate and the house there was a clump of trees . through which the driveway winds. a a . On < 2/1/64 ot __ Liberty, Miss, _ File # __HO 44-2100 by eae > Date dictated ——2/4/64—__ This document contaihd neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. li is the property of the FBI and ‘s loaned to “| - your agency; it and its, conte .. - ; nis are not to be distributed outside your agency. : MS oe,