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. FRITZ. I believe that that rifle, I didn't take the rifle with me,
Lieutenant Day took that rifle, I believe, to the city hall, and later
I asked him to bring it down--I don't believe I ever carried that rifle
to city hall. I believe Lieutenant Day carried it to city hall, anyway
if you will ask him he can be more positive than I.
Mr. BALL. While you were there Mr. Truly came up to you?
Mr. FRITZ. Yes, sir; where the rifle was found. That was about the
time we finished Mr. Truly came and told me that one of his employees
had left the building, and I asked his name and he gave me his name,
Lee Harvey Oswald, and I asked his address and he gave me the Irving
address.
Mr. BALL. This was after the rifle was found?
Mr. FRITZ. Yes, sir; after the rifle was found.
Mr. BALL. Another witness has testified that the rifle was found at
1:22 p.m., does that about accord with your figures or your memory?
Mr. FRITZ. Let's see, I might have that here. I don't think I have that
time.
Mr. BALL. Do you have the time at which the shells were found?
Mr. FRITZ. No, sir; I don't have that time.
Mr. BALL. How long did you stay there at the Texas School Book
Depository?
Mr. McCLOY. Can I ask one question there, did you take any precautions
as to fingerprints before you ejected this?
Mr. FRITZ. Yes, sir.
Mr. McCLOY. So in your opinion your fingerprints wouldn't show?
Mr. FRITZ. He could have taken mine but I let him dust first before I
ejected a shell.
Mr. BALL. How long did you stay at the Texas School Book Depository
after you found the rifle?
Mr. FRITZ. After he told me about this man almost, I left immediately
after he told me that.
Mr. BALL. You left almost immediately after he told you that?
Mr. FRITZ. Almost after he told me that man, I felt it important to
hold that man.
Mr. BALL. Did you give descriptions to Sims and Boyd?
Mr. FRITZ. Yes, sir; I told them to drive me to city hall and see if
the man had a criminal record and we picked up two other officers and
my intentions were to go to the house at Irving. When I got to the city
hall, I asked, because, I will tell you why I asked because while we
were in the building we heard that our officer had been killed, someone
came in and told me, I asked when I got to my office who shot the
officer, and they told me his name was Oswald, and I said, "His full
name?" And they told me and I said, "That is the suspect we are looking
for in the President's killing."
So, I then called some of my officers to go right quickly, and asked
them about how much evidence we had on the officer's killing and they
told me they had several eye witnesses, and they had some real good
witnesses, and I instructed them to get those witnesses over for
identification just as soon as they could, and for us to prepare a real
good case on the officer's killing so we would have a case to hold him
without bond while we investigated the President's killing where we
didn't have so many witnesses.
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