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
When we got to the radio, of course, we began to get other news. We
went to Parkland Hospital as we had been instructed, and as we drove
up in front of the hospital, we I suppose intercepted the chief, Chief
Curry, between the curb and the hospital, and I told him we had had a
call to the hospital but I felt we were going to the wrong place, we
should go to the scene of the crime and he said, "Well, go ahead," so I
don't think our car ever quit rolling but we went right to the scene of
the crime.
Mr. BALL. Did you go directly to a building?
Mr. FRITZ. Directly to the Texas School Book Depository Building.
Mr. BALL. What time did you arrive there?
Mr. FRITZ. Well, sir; we arrived there--we arrived at the hospital at
12:45, if you want that time, and at the scene of the offense at 12:58.
Mr. BALL. 12:58; the Texas School Book Depository Building.
Mr. FRITZ. Yes.
Mr. BALL. Were there any officers there at the time?
Mr. FRITZ. Yes, sir.
Mr. BALL. In the front?
Mr. FRITZ. Several officers; yes, sir.
Mr. BALL. Do you know who they were?
Mr. FRITZ. I couldn't give you the name of all of them.
Mr. BALL. What did you do when you got to this building?
Mr. FRITZ. Some officer told us they thought he was in that building,
so we had our guns----
Mr. McCLOY. Thought who was in the building?
Mr. FRITZ. The man who did the shooting was in the building. So, we,
of course, took our shotguns and immediately entered the building and
searched the building to see if we could find him.
Mr. BALL. Were there guards on the doors of the building at that time?
Mr. FRITZ. I am not sure, but I don't--there has been some question
about that, but the reason I don't think that--this may differ with
someone else, but I am going to tell you what I know.
Mr. BALL. All right.
Mr. McCLOY. By all means.
Mr. FRITZ. After I arrived one of the officers asked me if I would like
to have the building sealed and I told him I would.
Mr. BALL. What officer was that?
Mr. FRITZ. That is a uniformed officer, but I don't know what his
name was, he was outside, of course, I went upstairs and I don't know
whether he did because I couldn't watch him.
Mr. BALL. Then what did you do?
Mr. FRITZ. We began searching the floors, looking for anyone with a gun
or looked suspicious, and we searched through hurriedly through most
all the floors.
Mr. McCLOY. Which floor did you start with?
Mr. FRITZ. We started at the bottom; yes, sir. And, of course, and I
think we went up probably to the top.
Different people would call me when they would find something that
looked like something I should know about and I ran back and forth from
floor to floor as we were searching, and it wasn't very long until
someone called me and told me they wanted me to come to the front
window, the corner window, they had found some empty cartridges.
Mr. BALL. That was on the sixth floor?
Mr. FRITZ. That is right; the sixth floor, corner window.
Mr. BALL. What did you do?
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