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. HAWKINS. Well, I'm sure Bob was in there. I couldn't say where he
was exactly or--I do remember Sergeant Hill being there, and I believe
he said, "I've got the gun." I think I read an account of where Bob
Carroll may have had the gun, but I was under the impression it was
Sergeant Hill. I'm sure Bob was there, but I don't know exactly--it was
all happening pretty fast.
Mr. BALL. Did any one of these men you have described around Oswald
have a shotgun?
Mr. HAWKINS. I don't believe any of them--at the time that they were
standing directly around Oswald, had a shotgun--I may be mistaken.
Mr. BALL. A witness testified yesterday that while they were struggling
with Oswald, a police officer took a gun and took it by the muzzle and
struck Oswald in the back with the rifle butt; did you see anything
like that?
Mr. HAWKINS. No; I did not. I couldn't say that it did not happen.
I didn't see from the back, but I do know that Officer Hutson was
standing behind him and had grabbed him around the neck and I'm sure
that he did not have a gun.
Mr. BALL. Hutson did not have a shotgun?
Mr. HAWKINS. No, sir; he did not.
Mr. BALL. Did Oswald say anything during this struggle?
Mr. HAWKINS. I don't recall anything he said during the struggle--I
do recall some remarks that he made about--that he had certain rights
and that he would see "about this police brutality" or some remark he
made about--that he had rights and he wasn't being handled right or
something of this nature.
Mr. BALL. Did you see anybody strike Oswald during the struggle except
in the grabbing and holding of him--I know you grabbed him and held
him, but did you see anybody strike him a blow?
Mr. HAWKINS. No, sir; I did not see anyone strike him a blow.
Mr. BALL. Afterwards, did you notice any marks on Oswald's face?
Mr. HAWKINS. I did notice, not at that time, but I did notice, however,
after I saw him on television that he had a bruise on the right side of
his face.
Mr. BALL. Did you see that bruise there at the theatre?
Mr. HAWKINS. Not at the theatre; no, sir.
Mr. BALL. Were you with the group of officers that took him from the
theatre?
Mr. HAWKINS. I was walking with the group--I was not immediately beside
Oswald. At this time, I believe, Officer Walker and possibly Officer
Lyons and Paul Bentley and I don't remember, but I believe those
three were one of the three and maybe Sergeant Hill. We handcuffed
him and after we had handcuffed him we walked him out to the left
and immediately to the car in front. They put him in the car--I was
standing beside the car and then I worked traffic for them to get out.
Mr. BALL. As he was going out of the theatre, was he shouting or
yelling?
Mr. HAWKINS. Was he?
Mr. BALL. Yes.
Mr. HAWKINS. I don't remember him saying anything except this about
that he had certain rights and the police brutality.
Mr. BALL. Did he say that as he was leaving the theatre, or did he say
that in the theatre?
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