Warren Commission (03 of 26): Hearings Vol. III (of 15)United States. Warren Commission
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Warren Commission (03 of 26): Hearings Vol. III (of 15)
United States. Warren Commission
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Assassination; Oswald, Lee Harvey
Mr. BELIN. Was the man that you saw in the window firing the rifle the
same man that you had seen earlier in the window, you said at least a
couple of times, first stepping up and then going back?
Mr. BRENNAN. Yes, sir.
Mr. BELIN. About how far were you away from that window at the time you
saw him, Mr. Brennan?
Mr. BRENNAN. Well, at that time, I calculated 110-foot at an angle. But
closer surveillance I believe it will run close to 122 to 126 feet at
an angle.
Mr. BELIN. I believe that on Friday we paced the distance between the
place where you were sitting and the front door of the Texas School
Book Depository Building, and it ran about----
Mr. BRENNAN. 93-foot.
Representative FORD. This doesn't have to be now, but I think some time
he ought to step by step on a diagram trace his movements from the
restaurant until he left the scene of the shooting.
Mr. BELIN. On that particular diagram, Congressman Ford, which is
Exhibit No. 361, the intersection of Main and Houston, and of Record
and Main is not shown. It would be a little bit to the south.
Representative FORD. But he might be able to show the direction from
which he came to get on to the scene.
Mr. BELIN. Yes; that he can do.
Representative FORD. And then his movements from there on until he left
the area. I think it would be very helpful to tie down the precise
places he was from time to time.
Mr. BELIN. I think he might do that right now.
Mr. Brennan, I place in front of you Exhibit 361, and I call to your
attention that the top appears to be south rather than north, and the
arrow north is pointed towards the bottom. And you will notice at the
top here, running in what would be an east-west direction, is Elm
Street. And you can see running in a north-south direction Houston
Street, with the Texas School Book Depository Building noted here in
black.
Do you see that?
Mr. BRENNAN. It should be here.
Mr. BELIN. I will turn the map around to show you north and south; we
can keep it upside down for the moment.
This is Elm Street. To the north is Pacific. Main would be down here
off the bottom of the map. And here is Record Street right here. And
I believe you said you were at lunch at Record and Main, and then you
walked to the south.
I wonder if you might take this pen and kind of, off the street
markings, you might start maybe down here at the bottom as to where you
had your lunch.
Mr. BRENNAN. This is Main here.
Mr. BELIN. Main would be running there, yes.
If you would, put a "D" at that point.
Now, if you would kind of on a line trace your course that you took
that day.
All right.
Mr. BRENNAN. I didn't go to the corner.
Mr. BELIN. You didn't go to the corner of Elm and Houston. That would
be the southeast corner?
Mr. BRENNAN. I noticed this man having a fit. And I came across at this
corner.
Mr. BELIN. Now, would you put the letter "E" where you ended up
sitting. This is on Exhibit No. 361.
Mr. BRENNAN. "E"?
Mr. BELIN. Yes.
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