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. TRULY. This officer was right behind me and coming up the stairway.
By the time I reached the second floor, the officer was a little
further behind me than he was on the first floor, I assume--I know.
Mr. BELIN. Was he a few feet behind you then?
Mr. TRULY. He was a few feet. It is hard for me to tell. I ran right on
around to my left, started to continue on up the stairway to the third
floor, and on up.
Mr. BELIN. Now, when you say you ran on to your left, did you look
straight ahead to see whether there was anyone in that area, or were
you intent on just going upstairs?
Mr. TRULY. If there had been anybody in that area, I would have seen
him on the outside. But I was content--I was trying to show the officer
the pathway up, where the elevators--I mean where the stairways
continued.
Mr. BELIN. Now, I hand you what has been marked Exhibit 497.
(The document referred to was marked Commission Exhibit No. 497, for
identification.)
Mr. BELIN. This is entitled "Texas School Book Depository, Diagram of
Second Floor."
You can sit down, if you would, please, Mr. Truly.
And would you, on Exhibit 497, if you would kind of take an arrow to
show the route that you took going out--or up from the first floor, and
starting up the stairs towards the third.
Now, you marked that with pen.
Could you put a "T" on that, if you would, please?
Now, there appears to be some kind of a vestibule or hall of one kind
or another with the No. 22 in a circle on it, on Exhibit 497. Is this
completely clear, or are there books there from time to time?
Mr. TRULY. No; that is always clear. There is a few cartons of office
stock, invoices, blank invoices and stationery and stuff up and down
here. But there is always a pathway. There is a post, right about where
this 22 is. You can always clear it and come by there. I don't think
there would ever be stock here that would obstruct your view of the
other area across there.
Mr. BELIN. Now, I hand you what has been marked Commission Exhibit 498.
(The document referred to was marked Commission Exhibit No. 498 for
identification.)
Mr. BELIN. I ask you to state, if you know what this is.
Mr. TRULY. Yes. This is the vestibule, when you first come up the
stairs on the second floor--this is what you will find right there.
Mr. BELIN. Now, as you take a look at the picture Exhibit 498, is this
a post immediately to the left side of the picture, to the extreme left
of the picture?
Mr. TRULY. No.
Mr. BELIN. What is this, to the extreme left? Is that the wall for the
staircase?
Mr. TRULY. Yes; there is an opening on this side, and the staircase is
back over here. This picture is just part of this vestibule out here.
Mr. BELIN. And what direction does the camera appear to be pointing, or
what is shown there?
Mr. TRULY. It appears to be pointing east.
Mr. BELIN. And I see a door with a glass in it.
Could you show where on this diagram Exhibit 497 this door with the
glass is?
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