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% Yarashall. I¢ wae potuted out that an sree the oot of thia case wos conducted and reports eubmitted to the Crinfnal Dt- viaton sader the eaption, "Ractel Violence, Columbia, Teane- esees Clutl Rights and Ponestioc Violence. Yt was indi aated that at the conclusion of this investi gation all of the facta were presented to a Federal Trand Jury and at the coneluston of the teasttmony, the Jury e-preased the aptnion that there had deen no violation of any Federal atatute and further commended ohe law enforeement officers for thetr nanner of haadling the situction,. Allegeticns ¥orehali, in his letter to the Attorney Generali on Decenber 27, 1946, petnted out that Ata organization ond other organtgctions have ueed trexpertenced tnavasti gators who have weually been eble te produce the renee of the members of the mobs. In the Minden, Loutstana, lynekings, Mershall etated, "the Freatdent of our Yew “rleanes Sranch, with no expertence es an investigator, was able to produce the names of menbers of that mob." Faecte: Ia wtll be reecllied?d that thts ia the cese tn wat ch Congresaman Overton Brooke of Loutastana took an interest. On the eventng of Varehk 3, 1947, the Bureau recetuaed trquirtes from the prees regarding a statement Yagued by the Congressmen on the cose tn which he denounced the FST ae a reault of the rosecuttve actton tnetituted in Loutetans, growing out of the tlling of John Cectl Jenea on August & 1846, and the besting of Albert Harrts, Jre, near inden, Loutetane. Fith veferenoe to Yershall'a ailegotton, the Director edvtesd the Attorney General that reporte of the tnvestigatt on tn thet ease were. forvarded to the Crimtnal Diviston under the captton, “Deputy Shert ff Oscar Henry Neynes, Jr., et alg John Cectl Jones ond Aldert Harrte, Jra, - Vievttuss Cluil Kighte and Nomestia Fielence.” Thta case tnyclved the release of two Negroes dy feputy fhert/f Aaynes tc a mcb of man who took then out and severely beat then, as a result of which Jones died but Horrts aurvived. 4 number of eye witnesses, sone of whom were Negroes, tdentified seme cof the menbera of the mob and one Negro tnfcormant reported that he believed to be w@ list of the soto pate tnvolved but had no evidence te eubstanttate his tef. The Dtregtor suggested te the Attorney Jenrral thet - @-