Warren Commission (07 of 26): Hearings Vol. VII (of 15)United States. Warren Commission
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Warren Commission (07 of 26): Hearings Vol. VII (of 15)
United States. Warren Commission
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Assassination; Oswald, Lee Harvey
Mr. APPLIN. About six rows down, I got in the middle aisle, about the
middle of the chairs.
Mr. BALL. Middle aisle, six rows from the rear?
Mr. APPLIN. Yes, sir.
Mr. BALL. And you were how far from the middle aisle into the row of
seats?
Mr. APPLIN. Well, about--seemed quite a little while since I thought
about this. I guess I was about four or five seats over from the aisle.
Mr. BALL. From the aisle. Now, did something happen there during that
showing of that picture that you remember?
Mr. APPLIN. Well, I know this much, Audie Murphy introduced the picture.
Mr. BALL. Then some police officers came in there?
Mr. APPLIN. No, sir; the lights came on.
Mr. BALL. Then what do you remember happening?
Mr. APPLIN. I seen the officers come down the right-hand aisle.
Mr. BALL. From the rear, or from the front?
Mr. APPLIN. From the rear.
Mr. BALL. Come in from the screen side, or the place you enter?
Mr. APPLIN. Where you enter it.
Mr. BALL. From your rear?
Mr. APPLIN. Yes, sir; came in on the right-hand aisle over against the
wall.
Mr. BALL. Did he have anything in his hands?
Mr. APPLIN. Yes; I believe he had a shotgun. Might have been a rifle.
Mr. BALL. What else did you see?
Mr. APPLIN. Well, when I seen him, I was wondering what was the matter
and what about the lights.
Mr. BALL. You got up and ran up to the front?
Mr. APPLIN. Went to the front to find out what was happened--was
happened--happening. As I was going up an officer passed me going down
and I stopped to find out.
Mr BALL. Did you ask him?
Mr. APPLIN. No, sir; he passed me before I got a chance to ask him.
Mr. BALL. What did he do?
Mr. APPLIN. Went to the front and turned around and started back up.
Mr. BALL. Started back up the aisle?
Mr. APPLIN. Yes, sir.
Mr. BALL. Towards you?
Mr. APPLIN. Yes, sir.
Mr. BALL. And what did you see him do?
Mr. APPLIN. Well, he stopped and asked two boys sitting down in the
front, asked them to stand up and----
Mr. BALL. Did he search them?
Mr. APPLIN. Yes, sir; they shuffled them down.
Mr. BALL. Did he search you?
Mr. APPLIN. No, sir; they came on up to Oswald, where he was sitting.
Mr. BALL. Where was he sitting?
Mr. APPLIN. I--he was sitting, I guess, about 3 or 4 rows down.
Mr. BALL. You mean from the rear of the theatre?
Mr. APPLIN. From the rear.
Mr. BALL. And how far over from the aisle?
Mr. APPLIN. I guess that would be about three seats. They was sitting
about two or three seats.
Mr. BALL. What did you see him do?
Mr. APPLIN. He--started off, the officer said, "Will you stand up,
please?" And he stood up.
Mr. BALL. How close were you to the officer and this man when you heard
the officer say, "Stand up"?
Mr. APPLIN. I guess it was about--it was not over four seats down from
the back, rear.
Mr. BALL. Were you at the rear?
Mr. APPLIN. Yes, sir; I was at the rear of the show.
Mr. BALL. You were at the rear of the show?
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