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~ ” aid * Morshall. It was pointed cut that an Aibthds stake of this Case was conducted and reports submitted to Criminel Di- viaton under the oaption, "Ractal Violence, Golumbic, Tennes- wee; Civil Rights and Domestic Violence. It wos indi cated that at the concluston of this tnuesti gation all of the facta were presented to a Federal Grand Jury and at the conclusion of the testimony, the Jury expressed the optnion that there Aad been no vtolation of any Federal statute and further eonnend ad the Tam on forcenmen &¢ af Pt aawe One thatn eenn awe 2 Ff hast VVaMEIw SS Fes Sey Sry YT We Ren * Vag VETS ed wreeer SBwitiger cy EUHNU dS the attuation. Minden, LToutstana, Lynchings Allegatton: Morshoil, tn hie letter to the Attorney General on Decenber 27, 1946, pointed out thet Ate organization and other organt zations have aad tnezpertenced tnveasttoatorse who heave oS fe ae ee Frere errr ye ee Se eS fee weually been able to produce the names of the members of the mobs. In the Minden, Loutstana, lynchings, Marshall stated, “the Preetdent of our New Orleans Branch, with no experience : ee an tnuestigator, wos able to produce the nanes of members of that mob.” Facts: b7c It will be recalled that thia ita the case in which Congresenan Overton Brooks of Louistana teok an tnterest. On the eventing of March 3, 1947, the Bureau recetuved inquiries from the prees regarding ao stctement tesued by the Congresenan on the case tn which he denounced the FBI as a result cf the prosecuttve action tnetituted tn Loutsteanc, growing out of the of an i al ee Jones on dugust & 1946, and the beating of near Minden, Loutat ona. Fith reference to Marshall's allegation, the Director advised the Attorney General that reports of the investigation tn that cose were forwarded to the Crimtnal Diviston under the caption, "Deputy Sheri et al; John Cecil Jones an etima; Civil Rights and Domestic Wrolence. 8 case involved the release of two Negroes by Deputy Sher! (/ (ED to G mob of men who took then t gnd severely bect theR, as a result of which Jones died but GP oi rvi ves’ A number of eye witnesses, eome of whom were Fegroes, tdentified some of the members of the mob and one Fegro informant reported what he believed to be a@ list cf the tndtutduals tnvolved but had no evidence to aubstontiate his beliefs. The Director suggested to the Attorney Generel that _ 43