</s>44-561 M Volume Number 2 CLASSIFICATION NO. Serials -1/2-2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9/10/11/12/13/14/15/16/17/18/19/20/21/22/23/24/25/26/27/28/29/30/31/32/33/34/35/36/37/38/39/40/41/42/43/44/45/46/47/48/50/51/52/53/54/55/56/57/58/59/60/61/62/63/64/65/66/67/68/69/70/71/72/73/74/75/76/77/78/79/80/81/82/83/84/85/86/87/88/89/90/91/92/93/94/95/96/97/98/99/99.00/100/102/104/105/106/107/108/109/110/111/112/113/114/115/116/117/118/119/122/123/124/125/126/127/128/129/130/140/130.1/140.1 ENT OF JUITTER D NOT ADDED TO THIS FILED FOR DELEST CERTIFIE ASSASSISIA. BUREAU FBI - CENTRAL RECORDS CENTER FBI - SPRINGFIELD SI - S1-S04-044-00222-S1 Class / Case # Sub Vol. Serial # Serial # INVESTIGATION 004 591 2 123 140 Business File Number #/ 5/2211 8/08/4449085 8/04/49095 RRP000RCBH NATIONAL ARCHIVE PRD-S4-4/15-00 Boe also No. 1/4-11/16 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

Summary  
The documents detail FBI investigations in Illinois during April 1968, focusing on inquiries into individuals named HARVEY LOWYER (also spelled LOWYMER or LOWMEYER) and ERIC STARVO GALT. Agents checked various agencies, including police departments, credit bureaus, banks, and county clerks across multiple counties (e.g., Alexander, Carbondale, Champaign, Urbana, Rantoul, Mahomet, St. Joseph, Thomasboro, Tolono, Monticello, Menard, Cass, Logan). All inquiries yielded negative results, indicating no records or connections to these individuals. On April 11, 1968, Reverend William Grimes of Rock Island, Illinois, was contacted regarding potential racial violence following Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination. He attributed reported incidents to amateur arson attempts by juveniles and denied involvement of outsiders or organized groups.  

The document contains records from the FBI Springfield SAC (Special Agent in Charge) regarding an investigation into Eric Starvo Galt, conducted on April 17, 1968. It details efforts to gather information about Galt by contacting various law enforcement agencies, banks, credit bureaus, and individuals across multiple Illinois counties. The investigation involved checking financial institutions, sheriff offices, and city directories in Logan County, Morgan County, Macqupin County, and Montgomery County. All contacted entities reported no records or sightings of Galt. The document includes lists of names, bank locations, and contact details for individuals and institutions surveyed. It also references unrelated inquiries about dance studios and laundry marking machines, which were part of separate investigations.  

This document contains a memorandum dated April 16, 1968, from SAC Springfield (44-561) to SA Frank E. Corn, Sr., regarding laundry markings found during an investigation related to "MURKIN." The inquiry focused on identifying laundries in the Alton, Illinois area that might have used a specific textile marking machine. The memorandum lists several laundromats and their operators, including Illinois Cleaners (Opal Pittman), Temple Laundry (Milton Kumca), Alton Laundry Maraget, Kirch, Burt's Laundering (Rose Alice), One Hour Comet, and others. It notes that these establishments were questioned about their use of the Texile Marking Machine Company but stated they did not know of anyone in the area using such equipment. The code 0-2B-6 or B-26-6-3 was referenced as part of the investigation. Additional text includes a note about U.S. Savings Bonds and a declassification reference under E.O. 14176.  

Key People  
- **SA CLAUDE H. GRACE** (FBI agent)  
- **ROBERT BORTNER** (FBI agent)  
- **SA ROBERT BLUM RASCOE** (FBI agent)  
- **DELMAR L. CAIN** (FBI agent)  
- **JOSEPH F. GIGLIO** (FBI agent)  
- **Reverend William Grimes** (Rock Island, Illinois; discussed racial violence post-assassination)  
- **Frank E. Corn, Sr.** (sender of memorandum regarding laundry markings)  
- **SAC Springfield (44-561)** (recipient of memorandum)  
- **Opal Pittman** (Illinois Cleaners)  
- **Milton Kumca** (Temple Laundry)  
- **Rose Alice** (Burt's Laundering)  
- **Calvin Dander** (possibly associated with an SSN, noted as [SSN REDACTED])  

Key Locations  
- Carbondale, Illinois (RA territory)  
- Champaign-Urbana, Illinois (Champaign and Urbana counties)  
- Rantoul, Illinois  
- Mahomet, Illinois  
- St. Joseph, Illinois  
- Thomasboro, Illinois  
- Tolono, Illinois  
- Monticello, Illinois  
- Menard County, Illinois  
- Cass County, Illinois  
- Logan County, Illinois  
- Springfield, Illinois (FBI SAC office)  
- Lincoln, Illinois  
- Havana, Illinois  
- Manton, Illinois  
- Petersburg, Illinois  
- Alton, Illinois  
- Centralia, Illinois  
- New Orleans, Louisiana  
- St. Louis, Missouri  

Key Events  
- FBI agents conducted background checks on HARVEY LOWYER and ERIC STARVO GALT across multiple counties in April 1968.  
- Reverend William Grimes provided analysis of racial violence incidents in Rock Island, attributing them to juvenile arson attempts rather than organized groups.  
- Negative results from all agency inquiries regarding the targeted individuals.  
- Investigation into Eric Starvo Galt’s whereabouts and financial activities.  
- Surveys of banks, sheriff offices, and credit bureaus in multiple Illinois counties.  
- Identification of Milford George Tasker as a suspect through informant William Mathews.  
- Inquiry into laundry marking machines linked to evidence from an unrelated case.  
- Investigation into laundry markings linked to "MURKIN."  
- Questioning of laundromat operators in Alton, Illinois.  
- Reference to textile marking machine codes (0-2B-6 or B-26-6-3).  
- Mention of U.S. Savings Bonds and declassification under E.O. 14176.  

Key Organizations  
- **Champaign County Sheriff's Office**  
- **Urbana Police Department**  
- **Rantoul Police Department**  
- **Credit bureaus** (e.g., Champaign County Credit Bureau)  
- **Local banks** (e.g., American National Bank, First Federal Savings & Loan)  
- **County clerks** (e.g., Champaign County Clerk's Office)  
- **FBI Springfield Field Office** (central coordinating entity for investigations)  
- **Lincoln Police Department**  
- **Logan County Sheriff’s Office**  
- **Morgan County Credit Bureau**  
- **Macqupin County Sheriff’s Office**  
- **Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office**  
- **Various banks and credit bureaus in Illinois** (e.g., First National Bank of Bend, State Bank of Havana)  
- **Texile Marking Machine Company** (referenced in investigation)  
- **U.S. Government** (memorandum originator)

MLK Declassified Files

44-si-561_sec_002_ser_123-140-part_1_of_8.pdf

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