CRIMINAL DISTRICT COURT
PARISH OF ORLEANS
STATE OF LOUISIANA
STATE OF LOUISIANA vs. CLAY L. SHAW
198-059
1426 (30)
SECTION "C"
PROCEEDINGS IN OPEN COURT
Tuesday, February 11, 1969
B E F O R E: THE HONORABLE EDWARD A. HAGGERTY, JR., JUDGE, SECTION "C"
. . . . Pursuant to the adjournment of Monday, February 10, 1969, the proceedings in open Court were resumed at 9:00 o'clock a.m., on Tuesday, February 11, 1969, appearances being the same as heretofore noted in the record . . . .
THE COURT: I trust you gentlemen had a good night. Let it be noted in the record that the Jury is here, the Defendant is here, all counsel are present. Is the State and Defense ready to proceed?
MR. ALCOCK: The State is ready.
MR. DYMOND: We are ready.
MR. ALCOCK: The State would ask it be allowed -- a subpoena duces tecum had been issued yesterday, and we have a return today, and in conjunction with that I would like to call Mr. Ryan to the stand.
THE COURT: Mr. Ryan, step up, please.
JOSEPH P. RYAN, was examined and testified as follows:
DIRECT EXAMINATION BY MR. ALCOCK:
Q: State your full name and occupation.
A: My name is Joseph P. Ryan, Director, Office of Personnel, New Orleans Post Office.
Q: How long have you been employed by the Post Office, Mr. Ryan?
A: Twenty-nine years.
Q: Mr. Ryan, did you come to Court today prepared to honor the subpoena duces tecum served upon the Post Office yesterday by the Orleans Parish District Attorney's Office?
A: I am ready.
Q: May I see what you have brought with you in response to the subpoena, may I have a few moments, Your Honor, to peruse it?
THE COURT: Yes.
BY MR. ALCOCK:
Q: I notice in glancing over the material that you have submitted to us in response to our subpoena duces tecum, referring you specifically to Post Office Department Form
3546, with which you have provided us, you have provided us with a copy of this back
part, and would it be possible also to get a copy of the front, we can make it in our
office.
A: Yes, I see no reason why not.
MR. ALCOCK: Other than that, the State is satisfied with the return on the subpoena duces tecum.
THE COURT: Are you going to take these from him and put them in the record?
MR. ALCOCK: It has not been introduced into evidence, this is just our subpoena to him for our use in the case. If you want to keep them --
THE COURT: Do you wish to mark them for identification purposes?
MR. ALCOCK: Not now.
THE COURT: You are satisfied with the return?
MR. ALCOCK: Yes, Your Honor.
THE COURT: Have you any questions, Mr. Dymond?
MR. DYMOND: No questions.
THE COURT: For the record, that was a return on a subpoena duces tecum served on the Postmaster, Paul V. Burke, and this return was made by his representative, Mr. Ryan. Are you ready to proceed?
MR. ALCOCK: Yes, Your Honor.
MR. DYMOND: We are ready.
THE COURT: Let's call Mr. Russo.