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. ADAMCIK. Well, we stayed in the house for a good while, and we
called, or one of our men called in the office, I didn't, and asked
them what they should do. And of course they told them to bring the
people in, that they wanted to talk to them at the office. And we
told them about it and they agreed that they would go. And of course
our problem was the children. There was some children, both of Mrs.
Oswald's children were there, and I don't remember, I believe Mrs.
Paine's were there, and we wondered where they would stay, or make some
arrangements for the neighbors to keep them or not, and if I remember
correctly, after we were there a while, Michael Paine, Mrs. Paine's
husband came in. We have it here someplace what time it was.
Mr. BELIN. Did you hear what Michael Paine said when he came in?
Mr. ADAMCIK. Yes. He came in about 3:45 and told his wife that he heard
the President was shot and he came over to see whether he could help,
and they were surprised.
Mr. BELIN. When he said he heard the President was shot and he came
over to see if he could help, why would he help her if the President
was shot?
Mr. ADAMCIK. I don't know. Apparently in the affidavit, I was present.
Later on he said that his first idea when he heard that the President
was shot was that Oswald could have been the one that done it, when he
found out about the location, so apparently he figured that somebody
would be over there questioning them.
Mr. BELIN. All right, then what happened?
Mr. ADAMCIK. Well, we went through the house, if I remember correctly,
and I believe the other detectives found some property. I know they
found this blanket that was rolled up in the garage.
Mr. BELIN. Were you there when they saw the blanket?
Mr. ADAMCIK. No; I wasn't there. I saw the blanket later.
Mr. BELIN. Where was it when you first saw it?
Mr. ADAMCIK. I believe they took it in the house. I am pretty sure.
Mr. BELIN. Had they unrolled the blanket when they took it in the house?
Mr. ADAMCIK. No; they had a string still tied around it. Apparently had
two strings, and just one of the strings were cut.
Mr. BELIN. One of the strings was cut?
Mr. ADAMCIK. Yes.
Mr. BELIN. Who cut it, do you know?
Mr. ADAMCIK. I don't have any idea.
Mr. BELIN. Had it been cut by an officer of the Dallas Police
Department?
Mr. ADAMCIK. No; it definitely wasn't.
Mr. BELIN. Pardon?
Mr. ADAMCIK. Definitely wasn't. As far as I know, it wasn't.
Mr. BELIN. How was the blanket rolled, do you know, offhand,
approximately?
Mr. ADAMCIK. It appeared to be 4 or 5 feet, maybe.
Mr. BELIN. Was there anything in the blanket?
Mr. ADAMCIK. Not that I could see.
Mr. BELIN. Was the blanket stiff or limp?
Mr. ADAMCIK. It was a regular wool blanket, and it wasn't fairly stiff.
Just from being rolled that way, it didn't appear like it was real
stiff. Just normal.
Mr. BELIN. Did you see anyone carrying the blanket?
Mr. ADAMCIK. No; I didn't.
Mr. BELIN. Did you lift the blanket up?
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