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JN 44-1 Arrest warrants were issued by U. S. District Court. Clerk and all Subjects, with exception of HORACE DOYLE BARNETTE and JAMES EDWARD JORDAN, were arrested by U. S. Marshals on 1-16-65 ard arraigned before U. S. Commissioner ESTHER CARTER 1-16-65, who released them under $5,750 bond. HORACE DOYLE BARNETTE was arrested by Bureau Agents, Shreveport, La., 1-18-65, arraigned before U. S. Commissioner, Shreveport, La., and released on $5,000 bond the same date. “AMES EDWARD JORDAN voluntarily appeared, in response to a Berch Warrant issued 1-15-65 in the Southern Distritt of Miss,, at Atlanta, Ga., 1-18-65, arraigned before U. S. Com- missioner, Atlanta, Ga., and released under $5,000 bond. On 1-24-65, U. S. District Judge HAROLD COX, Southern District of Miss., signed an order authorizing the Clerk of the U. S,. District Court for Southern District of Miss. to transfer cause of JAMES EDWARD JORDAN from Southern District of Miss. to the Norchern District of Ga, for plea of guilty or nolo contendere. ee ee ee ee On 2-24-65, U. S. District Judge COX sustained Defen- dants' motions to dismiss indictments charging Defendants with viclation of Title 18, U. S. Code, Section 241. On 2-25-65, Judge GOX sustained the first count of”. the indictment for Conspiracy under Title 18, U. S, Code, Sec- tion 371, to violate Title 18, U. S. Code, Section 242, against all Defendants and ruled that the second, third, and fourth counts of the indictment were valid against LAWRENCE RAINEY, CECIL PRICE, and RICHARD ANDREW WILLIS, but not against the other Defendants. ' _ JAMES EDWARD JORDAN reiterated his statement that he was not physically present when Victims SCHWERNER , GOODMAN and er baie eeeec eT eee mae ezhic ener - Phila & ft CHANEY were shot on the gravel road near Highway i 246 delphia, Miss. SE \v 9 nea - 4i-