Warren Commission (04 of 26): Hearings Vol. IV (of 15)United States. Warren Commission
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Warren Commission (04 of 26): Hearings Vol. IV (of 15)
United States. Warren Commission
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Assassination; Oswald, Lee Harvey
I think we will take the testimony of you, Captain Fritz, Lieutenant
Day, and Lieutenant Baker. I want to say to you, Chief, before I leave,
I will have to leave after an hour or so in order to sit on some cases
we are hearing in the Supreme Court but I want to say to you beforehand
that our staff was very much pleased with the cooperation that it
received from your people when they were down in Dallas, and from the
help that you personally gave to them, and made it very helpful, they
were very helpful, and we did need to have speed at that particular
time, because, as you know, we were obliged to wait until the Ruby
trial was over before we could come down there at all.
So, we appreciate the assistance that your people gave us throughout
that proceeding.
Now, would you please rise, Chief, and raise your right hand to be
sworn.
Do you solemnly swear the testimony you are about to give before this
Commission will be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the
truth, so help you God?
Mr. CURRY. I do.
The CHAIRMAN. Mr. Rankin, our Chief Counsel, will interrogate you,
Chief. Mr. Rankin, will you proceed?
Mr. RANKIN. Yes; Mr. Chief Justice. Chief Curry, you gave a deposition
for the Commission recently, did you not?
Mr. CURRY. Yes; I did, sir.
Mr. RANKIN. That was about April 15, 1964?
Mr. CURRY. Yes, sir.
Mr. RANKIN. And that was down in Dallas that you gave it?
Mr. CURRY. Yes, sir; it was.
Mr. RANKIN. And Mr. Hubert examined you?
Mr. CURRY. That is true.
Mr. RANKIN. That was taken down by a court reporter?
Mr. CURRY. Yes, sir.
Mr. RANKIN. Do you have anything to add to what you said at that time
or wish to correct it in any way?
Mr. CURRY. I can't recall of anything that I should correct or add to.
Mr. RANKIN. I ask you those questions in a general way, we will go back
to certain parts of that but I would like to proceed at this time in
view of the fact that the Chief Justice and possibly other members of
the Commission who will come may not be able to be here all the time
that you are being examined and I would like to get to certain crucial
matters if I may.
When did you learn of the arrest of Lee Harvey Oswald?
Mr. CURRY. While I was out at Parkland Hospital.
Mr. RANKIN. Do you know about what time that was, the day?
Mr. CURRY. It was on the 22d and the best I recall it was around 1
o'clock or maybe a little after 1 o'clock.
Mr. RANKIN. How did that come to your attention?
Mr. CURRY. Some of my officers came to me and said they had arrested a
suspect in the shooting of our Officer Tippit.
Mr. RANKIN. What else did they say?
Mr. CURRY. They also told me a little later, I believe, that he was a
suspect also in the assassination of the President.
Mr. RANKIN. What did you do then?
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