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. WEITZMAN. After that, we entered the building and started to search
floor to floor and we started on the first floor, second floor, third
floor and on up, when we got up to the fifth or sixth floor, I forget,
I believe it was the sixth floor, the chief deputy or whoever was in
charge of the floor, I forget the officer's name, from the sheriff's
office, said he wanted that floor torn apart. He wanted that gun and it
was there somewhere, so myself and another officer from the sheriff's
department, I can't remember his name, he and I proceeded until we----
Mr. BALL. Was his name Boone?
Mr. WEITZMAN. That is correct, Boone and I, and as he was looking over
the rear section of the building, I would say the northwest corner, I
was on the floor looking under the flat at the same time he was looking
on the top side and we saw the gun, I would say, simultaneously and
I said, "There it is" and he started hollering, "We got it." It was
covered with boxes. It was well protected as far as the naked eye
because I would venture to say eight or nine of us stumbled over that
gun a couple times before we thoroughly searched the building.
Mr. BALL. Did you touch it?
Mr. WEITZMAN. No, sir; we made a man-tight barricade until the crime
lab came up and removed the gun itself.
Mr. BALL. The crime lab from the Dallas Police Department?
Mr. WEITZMAN. Yes, sir.
Mr. BALL. Lieutenant Day and Captain Fritz?
Mr. WEITZMAN. I'm not sure what the lieutenant's name was, but I
remember Captain Fritz.
Mr. BALL. Did you see Captain Fritz remove anything from the gun?
Mr. WEITZMAN. No, sir; I did not.
Mr. BALL. What did you do after that?
Mr. WEITZMAN. After that, I returned to my office and I was called down
to the city that afternoon later to make a statement on what I had
seen.
Mr. BALL. I have three pictures here which I have marked, respectively,
D, E, F. I show you D first. Does that look anything like the location
where you found the gun?
Mr. WEITZMAN. Yes, sir; this is taken the opposite side the flat I was
looking under.
Mr. BALL. Looking from the top side of this picture?
Mr. WEITZMAN. Well, I would be looking over--Boone was looking the top
side; I was looking under the flat. We were looking over everything. I
was behind this section of books. I believe there were more books in
here [indicating].
Mr. BALL. What do you mean "in here"?
Mr. WEITZMAN. In this area [indicating] because at the time we found
the gun there were no boxes protruding over the gun.
Mr. BALL. In this area, you mean protruding over the gun?
Mr. WEITZMAN. Yes, sir; it was more hidden than there.
Mr. BALL. I show you the picture marked E. Does that look anything like
the area where the gun was found?
Mr. WEITZMAN. Yes, sir; it does.
Mr. BALL. I show you the picture marked F. Is that another picture of
the same area?
Mr. WEITZMAN. Yes, sir; as well as I remember, the gun was right in
here [indicating].
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