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am b6 b7c . LAW ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVE sleeping on the night Till was kidnaped and the structural layout of the home. Wright ‘ stated he did not see Till or anyone else getting into a car and didn't see anyone in the car when it drove off. Wright described that following Till being taken from his home he went, got gasoline, “went to a store" and returned home about 8:00 a.m. 85,86 CO” The night Till was kidnaped, the entire Wight family went into Greenwood, Mississippi. The family returned home and{ went to bed. Till. . and{ —__|were asleep in the same bed when, “...T heard this noise ah. . ‘ruckus going on in the room, that’s when I woke up and I saw ah...Bryant, [ recognized him, I saw Milam, but I didn’t know who he was, and he had the gun, and ah...it was ah...automatic, at the time I said 1t was a .45, which, that’s the only automatic we knew about.” “] kind of raised up to see what was going on. He (Milam) told me to lay back down and go back to sleep.” “. that’s when they made Emmett get up and put his clothes on, and during that time” ](Elizabeth Wright) {vas ah... begging them not to ~ to ah...take him, they offered them money....” “Milam he was, he was forceful and was telling Emmett to hurry up, put his clothes onf | (Mose Wright) was begging not to take him, then they said well we not gonna, we | just gonna take him up the road and just whip him...” The two men took Till and left. ** Appendix A - Transcript — State of Mississippi vs. J.W. Milam and Roy Bryant, Second District of Tallahatchie ,. . o/s C eenth Judicial District, September 1955 - Testimony of Mr. Mose Wright, 4 to 62 . “} Saw Them Take Emmett Till ~ The tape-recorded story by Eramett Till’s Uncle Moses Wright, Front Page Detective, October 25, 1955, : 54 ; LAW ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVE . This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is Joaned to your agency, ii and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency.