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. Anything else that you can remember on November 23?
Mr. GRAVES. Let me refresh my memory here, if I can. I don't know. I
don't remember anything else on the 23d that was outstanding.
Mr. BELIN. Now on November 24--first, I want to take that part of
November 24 up to the time of the shooting of Lee Harvey Oswald by
Jack Ruby. First, did you have any contact or anything to do with the
investigation of the case on November 24, on Sunday?
Mr. GRAVES. No; not before he was transferred.
Mr. BELIN. Did you have anything to do with the interrogation of Lee
Harvey Oswald?
Mr. GRAVES. Nothing except that I was present during the latter part of
the interrogation; part of it.
Mr. BELIN. Could you state the circumstances under which you were
present? How you happened to be present?
Mr. GRAVES. Well, I had been told that we were going to transfer Lee
Harvey Oswald, and we were told to make preparations to do that, so
that would necessitate going into the office where he was.
Mr. BELIN. What did you find when you went in the office?
Mr. GRAVES. Well, I found, of course, Lee Harvey Oswald, Captain
Fritz, and the people that I have named here. The others present were
Mr. Holmes from the U.S. Post Office Department, Mr. Kelley from
the Secret Service, Agent Sorrels from the Secret Service, L. D.
Montgomery, detective; C. N. Dhority, J. R. Leavelle; and Chief Curry
came in just a few minutes before we started to move.
Mr. BELIN. Did you participate in the bringing of Oswald down to be
interrogated?
Mr. GRAVES. Yes.
Mr. BELIN. At about what time in the morning, was this?
Mr. GRAVES. I think that was around 9:30 a.m.
Mr. BELIN. Did you stay with him throughout the interrogation, or did
you leave?
Mr. GRAVES. I stayed in the same room near. In the bureau, actually.
Mr. BELIN. This was done in Captain Fritz' office, was it not?
Mr. GRAVES. Yes.
Mr. BELIN. After you brought Lee Harvey Oswald into Captain Fritz'
office at 9:30 a.m., what did you do?
Mr. GRAVES. I went back out and answered telephones and talked to
people coming in.
Mr. BELIN. Did you witness any part of the early interrogation?
Mr. GRAVES. No; I didn't.
Mr. BELIN. What time did you go back into Captain Fritz' office?
Mr. GRAVES. Roughly, about 11:10 or 11:15 a.m.
Mr. BELIN. Well, the original time set for transfer was around 10 a.m.?
Mr. GRAVES. That was my understanding.
Mr. BELIN. All right, let me ask you, has anyone else taken your
deposition here?
Mr. GRAVES. Yes.
Mr. BELIN. So you have already been questioned as to the transfer of
Lee Harvey Oswald?
Mr. GRAVES. Yes.
Mr. BELIN. That is something I don't want to get into. What about the
interrogation? Do you remember any subjects that were covered?
Mr. GRAVES. Well, I couldn't think of Mr. Kelley's name, the last time,
but he questioned Oswald along the line of his activity in Mexico and
in Russia.
Mr. BELIN. Do you remember whether or not Oswald admitted that he was
in Mexico?
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