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16th Street Church Bombing — Part 39

112 pages · May 08, 2026 · Document date: Jan 14, 1904 · Broad topic: Terrorism · Topic: 16th Street Church Bombing · 108 pages OCR'd
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state bea any law and that he would lad to take the polygraph examination. However, he: said that he would not take the polygraph ion. On October 1, ee that he would not take the polygra examina that if the interviewing agents could not believe him, that there was no use for him to take this examination. ay: ::::: that the only way he will take the polygrap ination is if he is arrested or charged with having committed any of the recent bombings in Birming- ham; that if this action is taken the polygraph would show that he is innocent; and that in this event he would sue the Government for false arrest since the Government had to approve his arrest in the first place in connection with the bombings. i: said that he would take the polygraph examination e FBI would get Reverend F. L, SHUTTLESWORTH, Reverend MARTIN LUTHER KING, and Attorney A. D,. SHORES and have them take the polygraph examination with him at the same time as him and before television cameras on a nation-wide hookup.
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