</s>ME 44-1987 2 JAMES T. BOND, is currently in Cuyahoga County Jail, Cleveland, Ohio, for carrying a concealed weapon and had been an inmate at the Missouri State Penitentiary from October 1962 until December 1965. RAY was a bread man, working in the bakery, slicing the bread for a meal.RAY was in racist and was many times heard about his dislike for Negroes. RAY was the bread man.RAY WAS a racist and WAS a nose dropper for needing to shoot the solution made up from the amphetamine powders into his veins. at a price between $50 and $100 per spoonful, and on occasion would break down the amount of powder he would the prison was not available. When the ampethaine was not valuable. May would break up when the and use it. He was a "lone wolf" never discussed his own personal background, and was was an avid reader of sex books and girlie background, AND was to get ready for him. He also had a feeling that everyone was out to get him. Also had a habit of pulling at his left left constantly. RAY purchased as the "top cop" at Missouri State penitentiary. as the top cop" to missouri state penitentiaries. RAY had talked with escaping of numerous occasions and on one occasion was caught with a rope and hook. He also participated in a tunnel of which was discovered. though the authorities were unaware of who was involved in this authorities were unable to do who been involved JAMES HARVEY BRADLEY, JR ., currently incarcerated In U.S. Penitentiaries, Leavenworth, Kansas, under number 8415, is serving a 15 year sentence for violation of U. S. Postal laws. BRADLET declared any knowledge of RAY by name. JIMMY Z, BRADLEY has Missouri State Pentitentiary Number 71844 Z, Bradley has Missouri state Penitentitary was incarcerated in December 1956. He knew JAMES EARL RAY as an employee in J Hall for a time and knew he lived alone in a cell in X Hall. He always desired to cell alone. 49 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

Summary:  
The documents detail interactions between Rita Stein, Eric S. Galt, Charles J. Stein, and others in 1967–1968. Rita Stein met Galt in December 1967; he agreed to drive her brother Charles Stein to New Orleans to retrieve her children. They traveled via Texas, with Galt making phone calls from payphones. Galt was a customer at the Home Service Laundry & Dry Cleaning Company in Los Angeles, where he paid in cash. A blue suitcase and a yellow-black Kodak camera box were found near the assassination scene, though their connection to Galt is uncertain. Charles Stein noted Galt’s comment about "hating to have to kill" someone during their trip. The text also references James Earl Ray’s criminal history, including arrests for burglary, robbery, and forgery, with connections to John Eugene Gawron, a former inmate and associate. Galt’s activities in New Orleans included interactions with individuals like Lucille Rayne and her son Jerry Raynes, who had ties to St. Louis.  

Key People:  
- **Rita Stein** (5666 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles)  
- **Eric S. Galt** (linked to Home Service Laundry & Dry Cleaning Company, Los Angeles)  
- **Charles J. Stein** (Los Angeles; cousin Martie Martin)  
- **James Earl Ray** (criminal record, associated with Galt and Gawron)  
- **John Eugene Gawron** (former inmate, associate of Ray)  
- **Lucille Rayne** (mother of Jerry Raynes)  
- **Jerry Raynes** (son of Lucille Rayne, connected to St. Louis)  

Key Locations:  
- **Los Angeles, California** (Home Service Laundry & Dry Cleaning Company, Saint Francis Hotel)  
- **New Orleans, Louisiana** (Provincial Hotel, Royal Street, Chalmette-Industrial Canal area)  
- **St. Louis, Missouri** (Ruby’s Bar/Haven Bar, Grapevine Tavern)  
- **Texas** (payphone locations during travel)  

Key Events:  
- Rita Stein and Charles Stein’s 1967 trip to New Orleans with Galt to retrieve children  
- Galt’s laundry business in Los Angeles and his connection to the assassination scene  
- Charles Stein’s account of Galt’s comment about "hating to have to kill"  
- James Earl Ray’s criminal history, including arrests for burglary, robbery, and forgery  
- Gawron’s association with Ray and his role in facilitating drug-related activities  

Key Organizations:  
- **Home Service Laundry & Dry Cleaning Company** (Los Angeles)  
- **International School of Bartending** (source of Galt’s photograph)  
- **Grapevine Tavern** (operated by Pepper family, linked to Ray)

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