California condor survey field notes, v1477
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California Condor Eben Millan 28 July 1964 the trial as evidence that we know Condor and what they look like. I told Mr. St. Clair I would have photographs of Condor with me. I was also advised by Mr. St. Clair that Howard Binkley had moved to Sacramento, California and is employed in that area. Now, He said it is possible Mr. Binkley will not show up for the trial, in which case, the trial would again be postponed until Mr. Binkley could be brought before the Courts. He mentioned also that Mr. Binkley had either quit or been fired from the Ellsworth Ranch in Cummings Valley where he was employed when the Condor shooting incident took place. In the course of the telephone conversation I had with Mr. St. Clair I asked if other witnesses were being called. He said He doubted any would be usable as they had mentioned before, to the District Attorney's Office Special Investigator, who had gone to the Ellsworth Ranch to gather information, following the setting of a trial date by Judge Wood of Tehachapi, that they worked for the Ellsworth Ranch and were not sympathetic to enforcing the law in this case. I mentioned Dan Garcia to him and told him that Mr. Garcia would be a star witness and that he did not work for the Ellsworth Ranch, but that he had been at the Ellsworth Ranch as a representative of the Kern County Agricultural Commissioners Office the day of the shooting and had no reason to favor anyone. Mr. St. Clair said he would call Mr. Garcia immediately and find out if he would appear as a witness in favor of the People.