Kent State — Part 16

143 pages · May 10, 2026 · Document date: May 2, 1979 · Broad topic: General · Topic: Kent State · 141 pages OCR'd

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ee * cy" quiet, ‘recall this telephone cal 8 oN) . * 140 - — of no one else being involved, He was then gucstioned, 2s to remarks possibly being made concerning the Rope Lire at the time he arrived at 230 Best Main Street, which might have led to the opinion, that he end sone of his roommate set the fire. He Genicd heering any comnents which nic ght. ave peen construed this way. Ne edded that after he and seen €reinn the roof of their house, at which time he several of the othar people present in the house, went to the roof end watchcd the fire, He stated thet he was amazed the fire had become co large, as he did not think it was . Very big at the time it was set. ; a stated that Sunday, May 3,..1970, was another rally vas held on the campus on pee eC! mm Bone ay, liny I 1970, He advised that he saw KUN HAUMON at the rally, and obs oxved a jeep crive onto the cormons;— and attenot to daspevse the crovd.with a bullhorn. He stated he saw the jeep was stoned by the students, and he observed the National Guard sheot tear qas into tho crowd, He odvised that he observed 10-15 National Cuardsman move tovards the students, and the stud ents moved’ back to the tennis courts. He also saw 20-25 National Guards move towards the students on the right side of Tuylor Holi with their rifles pointed up. He added that he heard shots, but did not see anything. He added that he believed the shots were fired over the students heads, but then heard someone had been killed. He advised he did not believe this until {En HAPMOND told him someone had been killed. He advised that all was confusion, and after it was over, he was in shock, and sat dGown:'on the campus, At this time, he was arrestcad ‘by the Kent Police Department for refusing to Gisperse and ultinately spent the night in the FPortace Covpty Tail. THe © ‘advised he and a female student name were arrested together, : aa vas next questioned reaurGing a telepnone begex ys mace by someone nar 0 A <- 230 Fast " ma ote Saturday, Hay 2, 1S7 2 caller asked fo Band then talked to vho said the fal aingd it_took three flares to burn down the ROC “pind aing. stated that he did not eo ic i ale such a owl tee call aj Main Street rw He jdentificd the ea” Pal Statoment. ; a fri 1denk who wos 0 Ohio, near tent, Ghia, . . arrived at the house, smssone conmented that the fire could

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‘recall this telephone cal

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of no one else being involved, He was then gucstioned, 2s
to remarks possibly being made concerning the Rope Lire
at the time he arrived at 230 Best Main Street, which might

have led to the opinion, that he end sone of his roommate

set the fire. He Genicd heering any comnents which nic ght.
ave peen construed this way. Ne edded that after he and

seen €reinn the roof of their house, at which time he
several of the othar people present in the house, went to
the roof end watchcd the fire, He stated thet he was amazed

the fire had become co large, as he did not think it was .
Very big at the time it was set. ;

a stated that Sunday, May 3,..1970, was
another rally vas held on the campus on

pee eC! mm
Bone ay, liny I 1970, He advised that he saw KUN HAUMON
at the rally, and obs oxved a jeep crive onto the cormons;—
and attenot to daspevse the crovd.with a bullhorn. He
stated he saw the jeep was stoned by the students, and he
observed the National Guard sheot tear qas into tho crowd,
He odvised that he observed 10-15 National Cuardsman move
tovards the students, and the stud ents moved’ back to the
tennis courts. He also saw 20-25 National Guards move
towards the students on the right side of Tuylor Holi with
their rifles pointed up. He added that he heard shots,
but did not see anything. He added that he believed the shots
were fired over the students heads, but then heard someone
had been killed. He advised he did not believe this until
{En HAPMOND told him someone had been killed. He advised

that all was confusion, and after it was over, he was in shock,

and sat dGown:'on the campus, At this time, he was arrestcad
‘by the Kent Police Department for refusing to Gisperse and
ultinately spent the night in the FPortace Covpty Tail. THe ©
‘advised he and a female student name
were arrested together, :

aa vas next questioned reaurGing a telepnone
begex ys mace by someone nar 0 A <- 230 Fast
" ma ote

Saturday, Hay 2, 1S7 2 caller
asked fo Band then talked to vho

said the fal aingd it_took three flares to burn
down the ROC “pind aing. stated that he did not
eo ic i ale such a

owl
tee

call aj
Main Street

He jdentificd the ea”
Pal

Statoment. ;
a fri

1denk who wos
0 Ohio, near

tent, Ghia, . .

arrived at the house, smssone conmented that the fire could