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. Well, let me ask you this now.
Mr. EDWARDS. That is Elm, I guess that is what it is. I guess that is
Elm Street.
Mr. BELIN. When you used the word "Depository," what building do you
mean?
Mr. EDWARDS. Texas School Book Depository.
Mr. BELIN. Texas School Book Depository Building?
Mr. EDWARDS. That building is at the corner of Elm and Houston, isn't
it? Houston comes this way?
Mr. BELIN. Well, Houston, I believe, runs in a north-south direction.
Elm runs in a east-west direction. Would a map help you at all?
Mr. EDWARDS. Yes.
Mr. BELIN. Let me see if I can get one for you here.
I am handing you a portion of a map. You see Houston Street here on
this map?
Mr. EDWARDS. Yes.
Mr. BELIN. And you see Elm Street running this way, and the arrow
pointing north, so Houston runs north and south.
Mr. EDWARDS. Where do you put the courthouse?
Mr. BELIN. The courthouse would be off this strip of map, but that is
Elm and here is Houston. This little black square would be the Texas
School Book Depository Building.
Mr. EDWARDS. It would have to be Houston and Elm.
Mr. BELIN. Here is Elm going in the parkway here. Do you see that right
there?
Mr. EDWARDS. Yes.
Mr. BELIN. All right, Main Street would be running toward the bottom of
the map?
Mr. EDWARDS. Yes; it was here.
Mr. BELIN. You are putting your finger at the point which would be to
the west of Houston Street and to the south of Elm as it goes into the
parkway, is that right?
You see the arrow pointing northwest would be to your left on the map,
and you are going to be west of Houston Street and south of Elm going
in the parkway, is that correct?
Mr. EDWARDS. Yes; I would be over here, right over here.
Mr. BELIN. Here is the parkway. Can you see it upside down here? Let's
see if I can show you a picture.
Mr. EDWARDS. I am sorry. I don't have a picture.
Mr. BELIN. Here is a map and on the map north is shown with an arrow.
You see it right here?
Mr. EDWARDS. Yes.
Mr. BELIN. Mr. Edwards, have you now located yourself on this map?
Mr. EDWARDS. Yes; I have.
Mr. BELIN. All right, where were you located?
Mr. EDWARDS. I guess I would plant myself right there.
Mr. BELIN. You are planting yourself now at a spot which would be on
the west side of Houston Street near that entrance of Elm Street into
the parkway there, and you would be facing in a northerly direction
toward the School Book Depository Building, is that correct?
Mr. EDWARDS. That's correct.
Mr. BELIN. Who were you standing with?
Mr. EDWARDS. Ronald Fischer.
Mr. BELIN. What time did you get there?
Mr. EDWARDS. I don't know.
Mr. BELIN. How long before the motorcade came by, if you know?
Mr. EDWARDS. Where is that little paper and I will tell you.
Mr. BELIN. Can you remember without looking at any paper right now?
Mr. EDWARDS. No; not really. I can guess.
Mr. BELIN. What is your best guess? We will understand that it is just
a guess.
Mr. EDWARDS. Maybe I'd better not guess.
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