</s>PAGE THREE INFORMANT DOES NOT KNOW SIGNIFANCE OF THIS REMARK. INFORMATANT DOES NO KNOW SIGNIFICANCE OF THE MANHATTAN CLUB AT SECOND TIME INFORMANT MET ERIC WAS AT MANHATTAAN CLUBI AT APPROXIMATELY THREE A.M ., A. M ., ON MARCH OF DAYS BEFORE THE BIG SNOW THAT OCCURTELY THREE IN MEMPHIS A MARCH OF TWENTY TWO, LAST. LAST TIME SHE SAW ERIC WAS BETWEEN THREE THIRTY FIVE A.N ., AM, ON, ON. LAST MARCH TWENTY EIGHT, LAST, AT CHENNAUL'S RESTAURANT. ERIC LEFT RESTAURANTAURENT APPROXIXIMATLY FIVE FIVE AM ., STAATING HE HAD TO GO SO SEF "DUKE" AND INDICATED HE MAY RETURN TO RESTAURAANT AFTER SEEING "DUKEE" DUKE" DUKEE IS UNKNOWN HE MAY REPORTANT. SHE NEVER HEARD ERIC MENTION NAME OF "JIM RUBZMO" NOR DID ERIC EVER GIVE ANY REASON FOR BEING IN MEMPHS. SHE HAS NEVER OBSERVED ERIC IN ANY AUTOMOBILE NOR HAS SHE EVER HEARD ANYONE SAY THAT THE DRIVES ANY AUTOBIBLE. ERIG NEVER MENTIONED ANY TYPE OF TRAVEL TO HER HOWEVER DID VOLUNTEER THAT HE RESIDED IN SAN FRANCICO, CALIFORNIA, FOR A BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME AND HAD FRIENDS WHO LIVED IN A COMMUNITY THAT BEARS LAST NAME "BEACH" NEAR LOS ANGELES, CALITORNIA. THE INFORMATION SHE FURNISHED POLICE DEPARTMENT CONCERNING END PAGE THREE 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14178

Summary  
The document contains fragmented information related to the April 4, 1968, assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., focusing on accounts from Mrs. L.E. WARD and Rev. A.D. Williams King. Mrs. WARD reported that she and Rev. King were in Room 207 at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, when she heard someone yell "Dr. Martin Luther King" followed by a gunshot. She described the incident occurring approximately 5:40 p.m., with Rev. King remaining in the room afterward. Mrs. WARD noted that Rev. King exhibited extreme distress and suspicion toward a white individual responsible for the shooting. The text also mentions Rev. King’s alcohol use, his relationship with Dr. King, and his avoidance of public scrutiny regarding the assassination. Additional details include interactions between individuals at the motel, including C.A. Davis and L.E. Ward, and FBI inquiries into their movements and statements.  

Key People  
- Mrs. L.E. WARD (reporter of the shooting incident)  
- Rev. A.D. Williams King (brother of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.)  
- C.A. Davis (individual associated with the Lorraine Motel)  
- L.E. Ward (individual linked to the motel and FBI investigation)  

Key Locations  
- Lorraine Motel, Memphis, Tennessee (site of the assassination)  
- Louisville, Kentucky (home base for some individuals mentioned)  

Key Events  
- The shooting of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on April 4, 1968, at the Lorraine Motel  
- Mrs. WARD’s account of hearing the gunshot and Rev. King’s reaction to the assassination  
- FBI inquiries into the movements and statements of individuals connected to the event  
- Rev. A.D. Williams King’s alleged alcohol use and his avoidance of public discussion about his brother’s death  

Key Organizations  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) (conducting the investigation)  
- Civil rights organizations (implied through references to individuals involved in civil rights activities)

MLK Declassified Files

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