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. FISCHER. The window was open almost all the way open if not, all
the way open.
Mr. BELIN. By that "all the way"--when you have a window all the way
open of that kind, of course, you just have a half of the window case
that is open. Is that correct?
Mr. FISCHER. That's right, You still have half an area of the opening
covered by glass.
Mr. BELIN. Was it the bottom area that was open or the top area?
Mr. FISCHER. The bottom area. The window looked to be--uh--a window
that raised from the bottom up.
Mr. BELIN. And it appeared to be almost as fully open as you could, or
fully open?
Mr. FISCHER. Or fully open. Yes--Or I wouldn't have been able to see
the cases and see past the top of his head had it not been--and his
shoulders.
Mr. BELIN. Now, on this written statement it says that you remember a
tall girl walking into the School Book Depository Building there at
about the time you saw the man?
Mr. FISCHER. Yes.
Mr. BELIN. Did you see such a girl walk in the building?
Mr. FISCHER. I can't remember. It must have been before. It must have
been just before--uh--I saw the man in the window. I can't remember
very well. It's been too long. I believe it was before I saw the man in
the window that I saw her walk into the building. Like I say, I made a
mental note of it but I didn't pay too much attention at the time.
Mr. BELIN. Now, sometime later, after November 22, you were interviewed
by the FBI. Do you remember that?
Mr. FISCHER. Yes; in the records building.
Mr. BELIN. And did the FBI man have any pictures with him at all, or
not?
Mr. FISCHER. I don't remember whether he had pictures or not. It seems
like he did.
Mr. BELIN. Could you identify the man you saw in the window from any of
the pictures?
Mr. FISCHER. Uh--not--in fact, I believe they asked me--I believe they
did have pictures of him. It seems like I recall them asking me if it
could have been the picture that they identified as Lee Harvey Oswald,
or if it could have been the picture of Jack Ruby.
Mr. BELIN. Now what did you say about the Jack Ruby picture?
Mr. FISCHER. I told them that I didn't think it could be him
because--uh--he didn't--he didn't have near enough hair, it didn't look
like to me.
Mr. BELIN. What about his build?
Mr. FISCHER. And that, too. His face was just a little--uh--fat;
whereas-uh--Oswald's picture was rather a slender face and neck.
Mr. BELIN. Did the man you saw in the window have a high forehead or a
low forehead--or do you remember?
Mr. FISCHER. I can't--I can't remember seeing that--uh--that well. I
don't know if I could have--if I saw it now, whether I could tell you
whether he had a large forehead or not.
Mr. BELIN. Do you have any estimate of how far you were from that
window when you saw him?
Mr. FISCHER. Uh--from the point where I was standing when I saw him in
the window to him, it must have been, I would say, at least a hundred
feet.
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