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14 SERRE, ORSINI eyemErT ms So boywete tg. Ee . . re « " ne ZT am 3 years of ere, and have been - a+ J confined to the Pearl River County Jail ot Poplere ville, Mississippi, since Pebruory 9, 1959, on @ charge cf False Pretense, I was born end raised in Pearl River County, and am acquainted with a lerge number of the citizens of the county, "On April 2), 1969, I was conftned tn the Pearl River County Jatl, located on the second floor of the courthouse. TI was a trusty in the jail and as such had the run of the corridor and bull pen in the cell block. At about 12:25 AM Saturday, April 25, 1959, while I was lying awake on my bunk, I heard keys rattling in the door leading from the cell block inte the courtrooms Since I had been told several tires by Jewel Alford, jeller, that if anybody ceme up there for Parker, & Negro held for reaping a white wouan, that I should point Parker out there to them, and to make sure they got the right Negro, I immedistely asasured that the keye rettling at the door indicated thet sonee body had come for Parker, ky bunk being in the south end of the bull pen, I got up and walked over by the steps leading up to the door. A light wes burning over the landing in the bull pen, and snother ifght was burning In the upper tier of cells, occupied by Negro prisoners. "About the time I got to the steps, the door leading out into the courtroom opened, and 8 ran came through the door and walked down tie steps to the lower tier, This man curly-Deaded with black hatr whose identity I did not know, but whom I am positive I have seen on @ nucber of occasions atand- ing around fn front of the Poplarville Furniture Company, which store is located directly across Pearl Street from the courthouse, Tols man was followed by # second man who I immediately recognized es J, Pe Walker, owner of Welker's Body Snop st Pica » Missisaippt, and who is a candidate for Sheriff of Pearl River County. Walker was closely followed through the door by a man whom I recognized 62