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. HILL. The motorcade came to almost a halt at the time the shots
rang out, and I would say it was just approximately, if not--it
couldn't have been in the same position, I'm sure it wasn't, but just
a very, very short distance from where it had been. It was just almost
stunned.
Mr. SPECTER. And how about the time of the fifth shot, where do you
think the President's car was?
Mrs. HILL. That was during those shots, I think it wasn't any further
than a few feet--further down.
Mr. SPECTER. Which shots, now--you mean the fourth, and perhaps the
fifth and perhaps the sixth shot?
Mrs. HILL. Yes.
Mr. SPECTER. Are you able to say what anyone was doing or what events
were occurring at the time of the fourth through perhaps the sixth
shots which you have testified about?
Mrs. HILL. Well, as I said, at that time she was yelling at me and on
the ground.
Mr. SPECTER. Who was yelling at you?
Mrs. HILL. Mary, my friend, was yelling at me and she was down on the
ground and I looked up and I could see everyone was just stunned, there
was immobility all around and I just stood there looking around and
I'm sure there wasn't a pause--it seemed like an eternity but I'm sure
there was just a slight pause before things started moving again.
Mr. SPECTER. Were the shots over by that time when things started
moving again?
Mrs. HILL. Yes.
Mr. SPECTER. Then what happened on the scene?
Mrs. HILL. Well, they say Mrs. Kennedy climbed up on the back of the
car.
Mr. SPECTER. Did you observe that?
Mrs. HILL. No; I have seen pictures that show that she must have, but I
ran across the street.
Mr. SPECTER. To the----
Mrs. HILL. Other side.
Mr. SPECTER. North side of Elm Street?
Mrs. HILL. That's right. I saw a man up there running, or getting away
or walking away or something--I would say he was running.
Mr. SPECTER. Where was that man when you first saw him?
Mrs. HILL. He was right up there by the School Depository, just--not at
the corner where they say the shots came from, at the other end, right
up on the slope at the top of the slope.
Mr. SPECTER. Would that be in front of the School Book Depository
Building?
Mrs. HILL. Yes.
Mr. SPECTER. At the west end?
Mrs. HILL. More to the west end.
Mr. SPECTER. Would it be between the westernmost point of the building
and some other point in the building? Was he at the westernmost point
or farther east than the westernmost point?
Mrs. HILL. I would say he was farther east than the westernmost point.
Mr. SPECTER. Would you draw a diagram for me in rough outline, starting
with Houston Street----
Mrs. HILL. Yes; but I can't do this very well.
Mr. SPECTER. Permit me to draw an outline, then, to get your bearing
here and realizing that I want your recollection, and I'll ask you the
questions. Assume that Houston Street is the street which I am marking
Houston. Assume that this is Main Street. Assume that Elm Street curves
down in the manner that I am drawing and marking.
Mrs. HILL. All right.
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