Warren Commission (06 of 26): Hearings Vol. VI (of 15)United States. Warren Commission
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Warren Commission (06 of 26): Hearings Vol. VI (of 15)
United States. Warren Commission
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Assassination; Oswald, Lee Harvey
Mrs. ROSS. Stand in the hall and guard the hall and not let anyone pass
by I did not know.
Mr. SPECTER. Did you have occasion to see Governor Connally?
Mrs. ROSS. Yes; as he came down the hall on the cart.
Mr. SPECTER. Did you see him as he left the elevator?
Mrs. ROSS. Yes.
Mr. SPECTER. About what time was that?
Mrs. ROSS. About--it should have been after 1 o'clock because I was
supposed to go to a class that day and I couldn't go.
Mr. SPECTER. Who was with him at the time, if anyone?
Mrs. ROSS. There were doctors all around in the corridor and I
don't know exactly who--I only remember one person and that was Dr.
Gustafason, because he gave me his coat to hang up as he was passing.
Mr. SPECTER. Was Miss Jane Wester there?
Mrs. ROSS. She was up there; yes, sir.
Mr. SPECTER. And what did you see them do with the Governor, if
anything?
Mrs. ROSS. They pushed him down in front of room 5 and onto the
operating table and put him on it.
Mr. SPECTER. What were they pushing him on?
Mrs. ROSS. On a stretcher from the emergency room.
Mr. SPECTER. Will you describe the stretcher for me, please, starting
with what was it made of?
Mrs. ROSS. It has four legs, four wheels and has a little rubber sheet
on it. I mean, a rubber mattress, and the length of the normal body is
the length of the cart.
Mr. SPECTER. Is it made of metal?
Mrs. ROSS. Yes, sir.
Mr. SPECTER. And what was done with the stretcher cart after they
rolled Governor Connally off of it?
Mrs. ROSS. It was pushed back up toward room 3.
Mr. SPECTER. Is that toward the elevator?
Mrs. ROSS. Yes, sir.
Mr. SPECTER. And by whom was it pushed?
Mrs. ROSS. Jimison.
Mr. SPECTER. R. J. Jimison?
Mrs. ROSS. I don't know Jimison's initials, sir.
Mr. SPECTER. He's one of the orderlies there?
Mrs. ROSS. Yes, sir.
Mr. SPECTER. And where did you last see the stretcher?
Mrs. ROSS. In front of room 3.
Mr. SPECTER. Did Jimison have it in his control at that time?
Mrs. ROSS. The last time I looked he was pushing it; yes, sir.
Mr. SPECTER. Have you talked to the Secret Service about this?
Mrs. ROSS. Yes, sir.
Mr. SPECTER. On how many occasions?
Mrs. ROSS. One time.
Mr. SPECTER. Did you talk to anyone else from the Federal Government
about this matter?
Mrs. ROSS. No, sir.
Mr. SPECTER. Do you have anything to add which you think might be
helpful to the Commission?
Mrs. ROSS. No, sir.
Mr. SPECTER. Thank you very much for appearing.
Mrs. ROSS. Thank you.
TESTIMONY OF R. J. JIMISON
The testimony of R. J. Jimison was taken at 2:35 p.m., on March 21,
1964, at Parkland Memorial Hospital, Dallas. Tex., by Mr. Arlen
Specter, assistant counsel of the President's Commission.
Mr. SPECTER. Would you stand up, please, Mr. Jimison, and raise your
right hand.
Do you solemnly swear the testimony you shall give before this
Commission in the deposition proceedings will be the truth, the whole
truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God?
Mr. JIMISON. I do.
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