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John Chancellor — Part 3

101 pages · May 10, 2026 · Document date: Aug 4, 1965 · Broad topic: General · Topic: John Chancellor · 99 pages OCR'd
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CG 161-1203 RJS:bls _ + sChicago, ~ no1s, advise e recalls that about Se vee ago while assigned to the Chicago Police epartment, 36th District, he and his partner, received a possible burglary call at the Ambassador East Hotel, An alarm attached to the bottom of the fire escape was set off when it was pulled down to ground level. om — Lo, «2 << that he and QP proceeded up - ‘the fire escape to the roof. A search of the roof revealed the appointee hiding behind a vent. When questimed the appointee Stated that many years ago he, the appointee, had lived in this SIM + hotel @hére his.other: was ; the housekeeper, ,. The: appointee aM” 7] advised them he used to play on the roof and fire escape and had returned this night on a desire to re-visit the site where he used to play. -- stated this story sounded very strange in b7e, view of t ct it was past midnight. . The appointee was taken to the station while his story about formerly having resided in the hotel was verified. His employment as a reporter or writer for a news media was also verified, and he was shortly thereafter released when it was determined he had no prior record. stated he recalls the appointee rather clearly due to e fact that he has observed him on television over the years. He stated he had also heard that shortly after | arresting CHANCELLOR, the appointee was again arrested for a very Similar incident. ; He stated he has never heard anything else regarding CHANCELLOR but he has always felt that there was something wrong with the story CHANCELLOR gave that night. a Central Youth Division, Chicago Police Department, 1121 South State Street, Chicago, edvised on fugust 2, 1965, that he was attached to the 35th District - - in 1951. He said he vaguely recalls arresting an individual named. CHANCELLOR. at that time, but does not recall eny of the specific details. Q@NMMBeaid if the arrest inhis mind had been a serious or important one, then he would definitely: remember the incident. ~ . 48
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