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. STERN. But as far as you know, that was the only name mentioned?
Mentioned by the supervisor at the Book Depository?
Mr. SIMS. As far as I know; yes.
Mr. STERN. Now, the search in which you participated of Oswald at 4:05
on Friday, just before the first showup--you have told us that either
you or Mr. Boyd found five live rounds of .38 caliber pistol shells,
and a bus transfer slip, and an identification bracelet, according to
your memorandum--Oswald took his ring off and gave it to you?
Mr. SIMS. That's right.
Mr. STERN. Do you recall that?
Mr. SIMS. Yes, sir.
Mr. STERN. Do you remember anything else that was found on Oswald at
that time?
Mr. SIMS. No, sir; I don't remember anything else.
Mr. STERN. A wallet or identification card?
Mr. SIMS. No, sir; that had been taken off of him.
Mr. STERN. That had been taken off of him upon his arrest at the time
of his arrest?
Mr. SIMS. Well, I don't know when, but he didn't have it on.
Mr. STERN. Did you say anything to him at that time about the
ownership of these things, about the ownership of the pistol
shells--cartridges--did you comment on that?
Mr. SIMS. No, sir.
Mr. STERN. Did he say anything about it?
Mr. SIMS. No, sir; there was no comment at all.
Mr. STERN. Or on the bus transfer slip?
Mr. SIMS. No, sir; he was asked something about it--I don't remember
what I asked or what he said.
Mr. STERN. Mr. Sims, what was your impression of Oswald during Friday
and Saturday, what kind of man did he seem to you--what was his
demeanor like, what impression did you get about him and the way he was
conducting himself?
Mr. SIMS. Well, he conducted himself, I believe, better than anyone I
have ever seen during interrogation. He was calm and wasn't nervous.
Mr. STERN. He knew what questions he wanted to answer and what
questions he didn't?
Mr. SIMS. He had the answers ready when you got through with the
questions.
Mr. STERN. Did he complain at any point about his treatment during the
course of the day?
Mr. SIMS. No, sir; I asked him if he wanted a cigarette, and I asked
him if he wanted a drink of water or to go to the rest room and things
of that nature, and I don't believe he ever accepted any of them.
Mr. STERN. But he was never complaining about his treatment?
Mr. SIMS. Oh, he complained two or three times--I don't know what it
was about--about not having a lawyer or something. He said he wanted a
lawyer, and things of that nature.
Mr. STERN. But not about his physical treatment?
Mr. SIMS. No; I believe he told us that--he was talking about his eye,
and he told us that he deserved to get hit in the eye--I believe he
said he deserved being hit in the eye.
Mr. STERN. Why was that?
Mr. SIMS. Because the officer had a right to do that--I believe that's
what he told us.
Mr. STERN. What about obtaining a lawyer, what did he say about that?
Mr. SIMS. He said he wanted to obtain a lawyer. He named some lawyer up
in New York.
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