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
Mr. BELIN. Anything else at that place then that you specifically
remember before the motorcade came by? Did your husband say anything
about seeing anyone in the building, or did you talk any more about the
man with the rifle?
Mrs. ROWLAND. I really don't remember very much about what happened
afterward. I mean it was just----
Mr. BELIN. I mean between, in the 15 minutes preceding the motorcade?
Mrs. ROWLAND. I remember hearing on the radio that the President was
passing Ervay Street. It wasn't on our radio, somebody else's radio,
and that is about all.
Mr. BELIN. Anything else you can think of?
Mrs. ROWLAND. No.
Mr. BELIN. By the way, what color dress were you wearing that day?
Mrs. ROWLAND. Oh, my, I am fairly certain I was either wearing a green
suit or red and gray suit, but I am not positive.
Mr. BELIN. What kind of coat, if you were wearing a coat?
Mrs. ROWLAND. I was wearing a brown coat, brown suede coat.
Mr. BELIN. Do you remember what your husband was wearing?
Mrs. ROWLAND. He was wearing a plaid sports jacket, probably. I am not
sure which sports jacket, but I think he was wearing a plaid sports
jacket that was blue and had some black and grey in it.
Mr. BELIN. Was he wearing any overcoat over the sports jacket?
Mrs. ROWLAND. Oh, no; I wasn't wearing that brown coat, I don't think.
I think I was wearing an olive coat. He probably had his overcoat, but
it is more of a raincoat.
Mr. BELIN. Were you wearing gloves?
Mrs. ROWLAND. Yes.
Mr. BELIN. Was he wearing gloves?
Mrs. ROWLAND. Yes.
Mr. BELIN. Were you wearing a hat?
Mrs. ROWLAND. No; a scarf.
Mr. BELIN. Was he wearing a hat, do you remember?
Mrs. ROWLAND. He might have been. He wears one sometimes. Sometimes he
doesn't.
Mr. BELIN. Is there anything else you remember about what happened
prior to the time the motorcade came by?
Mrs. ROWLAND. No.
Mr. BELIN. All right, now, will you please tell us what happened as the
motorcade went by?
Mrs. ROWLAND. Well, Mrs. Kennedy was wearing a blue--I mean a pink or
maybe a rose--it was either pink or rose dress or suit, I couldn't say,
because she was sitting. She had a pink hat or rose, the same shade as
her dress.
And I remember noticing that the President's hair was sort of red, that
is all. They were facing mainly toward the other side of the street and
waving, and as they turned the corner we heard a shot, and I didn't
recognize it as being a shot. I just heard a sound, and I thought it
might be a firecracker.
And the people started laughing at first, and then we heard two more
shots, and they were closer than the first and second, and that is all.
Mr. BELIN. How many shots did you hear all told?
Mrs. ROWLAND. Three.
Mr. BELIN. When you said you heard two more shots that were closer than
the first and second, what did you mean?
Mrs. ROWLAND. I meant the second and third were closer than the first
and second.
Mr. BELIN. Mrs. Rowland, did you have any idea where the shots came
from or the sound?
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