California Condor Eben McMillan 9 June 1964 At 9:27 A.M. I called the District Attorney's Office of Kern County and asked for Mr. Frank St. Clair. This office is in Bakersfield. I was informed by a secretary that Mr. St. Clair was not in at the moment, but that he was expected anytime. I left word for Mr. St. Clair to contact me when he returned to his office. Mr. St. Clair called before 9:45 A.M. I asked him what the present disposition of the Binkley, Condor shooting case, presently was. He informed me that the District Attorney's Office had asked for, and received an extension of time, from the Justice Court in Tehachapi, and that the June 12th trial date had been cancelled. I then asked Mr. St. Clair what plans the District Attorney's Office had in following the case. To this question I was told that an investigator would be assigned to the case to gather pertinent evidence, and that if such evidence seemed strong enough to insure a conviction of Mr. Binkley the District Attorney's Office would go through with the case. Otherwise the case would be dropped. I was then told by Mr. St. Clair that the case, as it now stands, is not strong. "They have not found the body of the bird yet, have they," he asked me. I replied NO. He then added, as if attempting to discourage me, that there were no witnesses to the actual shooting. I said yes there were. That the other boy, Burnnie Harris, was sitting with Binkley when the actual shooting took place. That he has already admitted to Warren Reed that he told Binkley to shoot at the bird. To this Mr. St. Clair stated that Harris may lie. Not tell the truth. I then asked that should I call at his office next Monday, or Tuesday, would he be at that time,