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. BELIN. Were you a graduate from high school?
Mr. MOORE. No, I didn't graduate.
Mr. BELIN. How far did you get through high school?
Mr. MOORE. Eighth.
Mr. BELIN. Then what did you do?
Mr. MOORE. Went in the Service.
Mr. BELIN. Into the Armed Services?
Mr. MOORE. Yes.
Mr. BELIN. Army or Navy?
Mr. MOORE. Paratroopers; Army.
Mr. BELIN. How long were you in the Paratroopers?
Mr. MOORE. Three years.
Mr. BELIN. When did you get out?
Mr. MOORE. January 11, 1946.
Mr. BELIN. Do you remember that day?
Mr. MOORE. Very well.
Mr. BELIN. Honorably discharged?
Mr. MOORE. Yes.
Mr. BELIN. Then what did you do after that?
Mr. MOORE. Oh, I fooled around on the farm about 3 years, and then I
came to Dallas.
Mr. BELIN. Had you worked on the farm before you went into the Service?
Mr. MOORE. Yes.
Mr. BELIN. Between the time you got out of school and the time you went
into the Service?
Mr. MOORE. No.
Mr. BELIN. You went direct from school to the Service?
Mr. MOORE. Shortly afterward.
Mr. BELIN. You were on the farm for a while, and then what did you do?
Mr. MOORE. Came to Dallas Police Department.
Mr. BELIN. What year was that?
Mr. MOORE. January 31, 1949.
Mr. BELIN. And you have been there ever since?
Mr. MOORE. Yes.
Mr. BELIN. What is your position there right now?
Mr. MOORE. Detective.
Mr. BELIN. Were you on duty on November 22 around noon?
Mr. MOORE. No.
Mr. BELIN. When were you to report to work that day?
Mr. MOORE. Four; 4:00 p.m.
Mr. BELIN. When did you report for work that day?
Mr. MOORE. Shortly after the assassination, soon as I could get to town.
Mr. BELIN. How shortly after?
Mr. MOORE. 1 or 1:30, somewhere around there. Maybe 2.
Mr. BELIN. You reported down at the main police station?
Mr. MOORE. Yes, sir.
Mr. BELIN. What did you do when you got there?
Mr. MOORE. Well, I helped answer telephones mostly for, oh, I don't
know, until the time I went out to North Beckley to search Oswald's
room.
Mr. BELIN. At 1026 North Beckley?
Mr. MOORE. Yes; I believe that is right.
Mr. BELIN. About when was that?
Mr. MOORE. I am going to guess around 6 or so in the evening. The notes
may show a little closer time.
Mr. BELIN. Did you have a search warrant?
Mr. MOORE. Yes.
Mr. BELIN. Do you know who got it?
Mr. MOORE. The Judge issued it. Judge David Johnston.
Mr. BELIN. Did he go with you there, too?
Mr. MOORE. Yes.
Mr. BELIN. Who else went?
Mr. MOORE. District Attorney Bill Alexander and Detective F. M. Turner.
Mr. BELIN. You went to that address, and did the landlady--let me ask
you this. You got to the door at 1026 North Beckley?
Mr. MOORE. Yes; we met some other officers there. They were already
inside.
Mr. BELIN. At that time they found out that Lee Harvey Oswald lived
there?
Mr. MOORE. I believe they had; yes.
Mr. BELIN. What did you do when you got there?
Mr. MOORE. We searched his room.
Mr. BELIN. Then what did you do?
Mr. MOORE. Brought everything in the room to the city hall.
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