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RE: JON L. LEWIS, ET AL. Lb? Ce bID was interviewed on September 10, 1943, con- 8 knowledges of the Mine "B" situation. ; or highly inte witness, ~ testimony if he is called as a witness it should be noted tha a diary of all events of any consequence happening throughout the entire period in question. He is able to refer to this diary and refresh his recollection giving a complete picture of what happenéd on each individual date. 3% ras one of those convicted in the mine bombing case. He also was i ed arly in the 1930's in Christian County along with cthers for rioting. The case was never prose- cuted. aa been seriously injured by gun fire, presumably by United Mine Workers on two occasions. In the fall of 1932 he was shot in the leg by a Union Mine Torker by the name of aig ; Iater on March 6, of 1956, he was ambushed by an unknown assailant who shot him in the back, permanently injuring his right arm, ‘the bullet striking him in the tack and traveling down the upper arm. On two occasions, once on Christmas eve in 1933, and later on in the summer his home was riddled twice by gun fire. Om Christmas eve both he and his wife narrowly missed being hit. On the second occasion no one was at home. —— ‘@ diary contained much information of interest to this case to which he could not testify personally, and so is not included in the signed statement. Such incidents and conversations with Elshoff, Falcetti, and others as he could testify to personally are set out in the signed statement, which is as follows: “Springfield, Illinois September 10, 1943 "y, Special Agsnts® tigation. make the following voluntary statement to : of the Federal Bureau of Inves~ “My full name is e "3 and I reside at: Springfield, Yllinois. was born in "IT have been a miner and connected in various capacities with mining organizations since 8 At that time, I was a member 4 the United Mine Workers of America, and for a period of time approximately years ago was employed at Mine B, Springfield, lllinois, At the time the Break occurred in the United Mine Worker ranks in 1932, at which tima the ~ 406 =