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
Could you see whether or not Lee Harvey Oswald had anything in either
hand?
Mr. TRULY. I noticed nothing in either hand.
Mr. BELIN. Did you see both of his hands?
Mr. TRULY. I am sure I did. I could be wrong, but I am almost sure I
did.
Mr. BELIN. About how long did Officer Baker stand there with Lee Harvey
Oswald after you saw them?
Mr. TRULY. He left him immediately after I told him--after he asked me,
does this man work here. I said, yes. The officer left him immediately.
Mr. BELIN. Did you hear Lee Harvey Oswald say anything?
Mr. TRULY. Not a thing.
Mr. BELIN. Did you see any expression on his face? Or weren't you
paying attention?
Mr. TRULY. He didn't seem to be excited or overly afraid or anything.
He might have been a bit startled, like I might have been if somebody
confronted me. But I cannot recall any change in expression of any kind
on his face.
Mr. BELIN. Now, I hand you what the reporter has marked as Exhibit 499.
(The document referred to was marked Commission Exhibit No. 499 for
identification.)
Mr. BELIN. I ask you to state if you know what this is.
Mr. TRULY. That is the interior of the lunchroom.
Mr. BELIN. And what direction does the camera appear to be pointing on
Exhibit 499?
Mr. TRULY. East.
Mr. BELIN. And does this appear to be the doorway in the very
foreground of the picture?
Mr. TRULY. I believe so.
Representative FORD. Which doorway would that be?
Mr. TRULY. Number 24. The camera seems to be right in the doorway when
that picture was taken. You cannot see the doorway very well.
Mr. DULLES. May I ask you a question?
Do you know why it was that the officer didn't follow you up the
stairs, but instead was distracted, as it were, and went with Lee
Harvey Oswald into the lunchroom?
Mr. TRULY. I never knew until a day or two ago that he said he saw a
movement, saw a man going away from him.
Mr. DULLES. As he was going up the stairs?
Mr. TRULY. As he got to the second floor landing. While I was going
around, he saw a movement.
Mr. DULLES. And he followed that?
Mr. TRULY. That is right.
Representative FORD. He saw a movement in the lunchroom or a man go
into the lunchroom?
Mr. TRULY. He saw the back of a man inside the door--I suppose door No.
23.
But that isn't my statement. I didn't learn about that, you see, until
the other day.
Mr. BELIN. I believe we have some additional pictures of the lunchroom.
Perhaps we can just briefly identify them.
Here is a picture which has been marked Commission Exhibit 500.
(The document referred to was marked Commission Exhibit No. 500 for
identification.)
Mr. BELIN. I will ask you to state what this is.
Mr. TRULY. This is a picture of the lunchroom.
Mr. BELIN. What direction is the camera facing there?
Mr. TRULY. East.
Mr. BELIN. What about Exhibit 501?
(The document referred to was marked Commission Exhibit No. 501 for
identification.)
Mr. TRULY. This picture is part of the lunchroom. And I would say the
camera must be facing northeast.
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