Prosecutive report + Buffalo clips · p.68

of.44-caliber Magnum'revofvers.
Ohe fmmigration official also said
that besides the guns on the shop-
ping list, other documents hinted at
other purchases:
Ferro.said that the 5,000 English
and 200 Irish pounds -more than
$10,000 in U.S. money - the men had
sin their possession might not have'
been enough to complete the entire?
purchase, but,"We know some have
Jcome here to raise money in thel
past.'"
Ferro said the diaries and note
books seized listed “a couple of
names from the Buffaloarea.
But Ferro said "there is no evi-
dence they'were going to contact'
p.m. Saturday, each produced false
anyone in Butfalo for the supplies."
passports and immigration papers,
He would not say where immigra-
Ferro said. Ten minutes later, he
tion suspected the arms would be
said, a car carrying Kelly and Gil-
purchased. He said the notebooks
roywasstoppedandthese,twowere
and diaries were“very revealing in
found to have passports belonging to
terms of their purpose in coming
two of the men in the first car.
here ... we believe'they were com-
Ferro said a tip and cooperation
ing here .to purchase. He said the
ofCanadian authoritiesledto the
weekend arrests.He said deporta-
where they might make such pur.
tionhearingswould beheld immedi-
Jchases."
ately. unless the U.S. attorney
Aiso found among the five Irish
wants to bring criminal charges.
nationalists was one airline ticket
Ferro has_recommended criminal
for passage from Buffalo to New
charges.
YorkCity and apair ofcastingdies
U.S. Attorney Roger P. Williams
that the Irish Department of'Fo
said late yesterday that he would
reign Affairs would use'to make
"need more information before
passport stamps, Ferro said. .'', making a decision" about criminal
.O'Neill, Howell and Weir, who
charges.He said he expected to
were in the first car stopped at 61
make that decision today.'.
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