Warren Commission (02 of 26): Hearings Vol. II (of 15)United States. Warren Commission
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Warren Commission (02 of 26): Hearings Vol. II (of 15)
United States. Warren Commission
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Assassination; Oswald, Lee Harvey
Mr. ROWLAND. I think to the best of my recollection there was either
two or three people in window "B," and as I stated before, either "B"
or "G" had a white man in the window. I do not remember which. I do
remember it was one of the windows on the corner.
Mr. SPECTER. Do you recollect if the other people in window "B" were
white or Negro?
Mr. ROWLAND. They were Negro.
Mr. SPECTER. Now, did you have any occasion to look back at window "A"
from the time you saw the man whom you described as a Negro gentleman
in that window until the President's procession passed by?
Mr. ROWLAND. Well, up until the time the procession was----
(Short recess.)
Representative FORD. I suggest, Mr. Specter, we resume the hearing.
Mr. SPECTER. Will you read the last question, Mr. Reporter, please.
(Question read.)
Mr. SPECTER. Would you like to start the question again or would you
like the question repeated?
Mr. ROWLAND. I understand the question.
Let me see, the exact time I do not remember, but the man, the colored
man, was in that window until the procession reached Commerce--I mean
Main, and Ervay. I was looking back quite often, as I stated.
Mr. SPECTER. How do you fix the time that he was there until the
procession reached the intersection of Commerce and Ervay?
Mr. ROWLAND. The police motorcycle was almost in front of me with the
speaker on very loud, giving the relative position about every 15 or 20
seconds of the motorcade, and this is how I was able to note that.
Mr. SPECTER. Were you observing the window which you marked "A" at the
time he departed?
Mr. ROWLAND. No, I didn't. I just know, I was looking at the crowd
around, and then I glanced back up again, and neither did I see the man
with the rifle nor did I see him. The colored man went away.
Mr. SPECTER. How long was that after you first noticed the colored man
in the window "A"?
Mr. ROWLAND. Fifteen minutes.
Mr. SPECTER. Had you looked back at window "A" at any time during that
15 minute interval?
Mr. ROWLAND. Yes.
Mr. SPECTER. Had you seen anybody in window "A" during that time?
Mr. ROWLAND. The colored man was that----
Mr. SPECTER. So how many times did you notice him altogether?
Mr. ROWLAND. Several. I think I looked back about two, maybe three
times a minute, an average. I was, you know, trying to find the man
with the rifle to point him out to my wife. I noticed the colored man
in that window. I looked at practically every window in the building
but I didn't look at anything with the detail to see what I was looking
for.
Mr. SPECTER. Over how long a time span did you observe the Negro man to
be in the window marked "A"?
Mr. ROWLAND. He was there before I noticed the man with the rifle and
approximately 12:30 or when the motorcade was at Main and Ervay he was
gone when I looked back and I had looked up there about 30 seconds
before or a minute before.
Mr. SPECTER. How long after you heard the motorcade was at Main and
Ervay did the motorcade pass by where you were?
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