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Edward Donaldson was allegedly born on Feb-26-1900 and died on Apr-19-1982 (see
“W.D. Fard’s First Footsteps in America: The Trail in Oregon” by
In Feb-1926, Edward Donnaldson and Wallie Ford were arrested for selling dope worth $5000 (See Los Angeles Evening Post-Record of Mon, Feb 15, 1926 ·Page 8) consisting of morphine, cocaine and bottled opium at a restaurant at 3rd and Flower St, Los Angeles. Wallie Ford is described as a well-known restaurant man and petty politician. Edward Donnaldson is described as a confederate. Wallie Ford and Edward Donnaldson were arrested for violating the California State Narcotic Act (See the 1907 Poison Act). Wallie Ford was caught selling an undercover police agent drugs worth $225 at 3rd and Fremont St, Los Angeles (see also The San Bernardino County Sun of Tue, Feb 16, 1926 ·Page 2 and 13)(The Pasadena Post of Mon, Feb 15, 1926 ·Page 3)(See also “W.D. Fard’s First Footsteps in America: The Trail in Oregon” by
The 1927 Case of People v. Ford (see “W.D. Fard’s First Footsteps in America: The Trail in Oregon” by Anton Batey and Kevin Morris (2025), Donaldson is mentioned.
Edward Donaldson was mentioned in the famous FBI reports on Fard of the late 1950’s-early 1960’s, however, the details of his arrest were redacted with black ink (See the scans)(found online herein, 13/122 and 14/122 of the PDF of Fard-3, 26/122 of the PDF, Fard-6. 29 and 30/115 in Fard-7. See also on 32/117 in Fard-5. Nevertheless, he is mentioned as a criminal partner of WD Fard (aka Wallace Ford) in the late 1950’s (not before) and someone who took money from an undercover police officer, Donaldson and Wallace Ford (aka WD Fard) were both allegedly arrested.
In the late 1990’s, Karl Evanzz wrote “The Messenger: The Rise and Fall of Elijah Muhammad” and suggested that WD Fard had an associate named Edward Donaldson. Karl Evanzz allegedly obtained the criminal record of Edward Donaldson from the California State Archives Division. Karl Evanzz alleged that Edward Donaldson was a waiter at the Pacific Avenue Cafe’ and met WD Fard in Los Angeles and both were con-artists and criminal type of people. However, he gave no references.
Via ancestry.com, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8833/records/175998?tid=&pid=&queryId=308a09e1-52a3-4954-971a-79a9c1ed273a&_phsrc=zhj5&_phstart=successSource
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1900
Edward Donaldson was allegedly born on Feb-26-1900 and died on Apr-19-1982 (see
“W.D. Fard’s First Footsteps in America: The Trail in Oregon” by
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1926
Feb
Los Angeles Evening Post-Record of Mon, Feb 15, 1926 ·Page 8
In Feb-1926, Edward Donnaldson and Wallie Ford were arrested for selling dope worth $5000 (See Los Angeles Evening Post-Record of Mon, Feb 15, 1926 ·Page 8) consisting of morphine, cocaine and bottled opium at a restaurant at 3rd and Flower St, Los Angeles. Wallie Ford is described as a well-known restaurant man and petty politician. Edward Donnaldson is described as a confederate. Wallie Ford and Edward Donnaldson were arrested for violating the California State Narcotic Act (See the 1907 Poison Act). Wallie Ford was caught selling an undercover police agent drugs worth $225 at 3rd and Fremont St, Los Angeles.
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1926
Feb
The Pasadena Post of Mon, Feb 15, 1926 ·Page 3
Wallie Ford, cafe owner and Edward Donaldson were lodged in the county jail today charged with violating the narcotics laws. Raiding police reported finding a quantity of drugs at Ford’s Cafe.
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1926
Feb
The San Bernardino County Sun
Tue, Feb 16, 1926 ·Page 2
Wallie Ford, cafe owner and Edward Donaldson were lodged in the county jail today charged with violating the narcotics laws. Raiding police reported finding a quantity of drugs at Ford’s Cafe.
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1927
The 1927 Case of People v. Ford (see “W.D. Fard’s First Footsteps in America: The Trail in Oregon” by
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1982
Edward Donaldson died on Apr-19-1982 (see “W.D. Fard’s First Footsteps in America: The Trail in Oregon” by
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Scans of Edward Donaldson from the FBI reports on Fard
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Links and Related Essay’s
Who is Wallace Farad? Aka W.D. Fard aka Fard – ahmadiyyafactcheckblog
Feb 15, 1926, page 8 – Los Angeles Evening Post-Record at Newspapers.com
https://www.newspapers.com/image/677875134/?match=1&clipping_id=new
Who is Wallie Ford? – ahmadiyyafactcheckblog
California, U.S., Prison and Correctional Records, 1851-1950 – Ancestry.com
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