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
Mr. RANKIN. Did you give any directions about furnishing information
immediately about what anyone knew about the killing of Oswald?
Mr. CURRY. No specific directions. After Oswald was killed, I called
and I talked with Deputy Chief Stevenson of the criminal investigation
division the next morning of the next day, I believe this was Monday,
and we decided we should appoint an investigative group.
Mr. RANKIN. Who was that?
Mr. CURRY. That was Inspector Sawyer, headed by Inspector Sawyer.
Mr. RANKIN. Who else?
Mr. CURRY. And Captain O. A. Jones, and then I think they had some
lieutenants assigned to it and some detectives. Their assignment was to
find out every person who was present in or around the city hall at the
time that Lee Oswald was killed, and to get a report from them.
I know Lieutenant Revill was also in on this, and then they would also,
in addition to getting a report, they would personally interrogate each
one of them to see whether or not any information they had knowledge of
might be left out of the reports.
And you have a copy of all of these reports, both the reports the
officers made, the additional interrogation made by members of this
investigating group.
Mr. RANKIN. Do you know whether they inquired as to the knowledge of
any of these people about conversations with Ruby immediately after the
shooting of Oswald?
Mr. CURRY. I believe they have some reports to that effect.
Mr. RANKIN. Was that a part of their responsibility to get those
reports?
Mr. CURRY. Yes; anything that they had, that they could get regarding
this.
Mr. RANKIN. And you would expect the police officers to tell anything
they knew at once?
Mr. CURRY. Yes, sir.
Mr. RANKIN. So far as you know has all of that information been
supplied to the Commission?
Mr. CURRY. So far as I know.
Mr. RANKIN. It has?
Mr. CURRY. So far as I know it has been supplied.
Mr. RANKIN. Did you learn about the claims of some police officers that
Ruby had said something about the killing to them shortly after killing
Oswald?
Mr. CURRY. Yes.
Mr. RANKIN. When did you first learn that?
Mr. CURRY. I don't recall exactly, the exact date that I learned of
this. But I think the first time it came to my knowledge was that Agent
Sorrels of the Secret Service, sometime after this told me, he said,
"Now Chief, I don't know that, they could--that I could testify to
this," but he said, "immediately after Oswald was shot, I went to his
cell"----
Mr. RANKIN. Whose cell?
Mr. CURRY. To Oswald's--I mean to Ruby's cell, "and I went in and
talked to him, told him who I was, and"----
Mr. RANKIN. Was anyone else present?
Mr. CURRY. There was a patrolman and a guard, I think, and perhaps a
detective.
Mr. RANKIN. Who were they?
Mr. CURRY. I believe Dean was present, Sergeant Dean, I don't know who
these officers were but it is revealed in these reports that have been
made.
Mr. RANKIN. Yes.
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