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. GRAVES. I believe he did admit it.
Mr. BELIN. Do you remember what he said about his activities in Mexico?
Mr. GRAVES. I am too vague on that to make any statement on what he
said. I don't remember exactly, so I would rather not say anything. I
know that he did say something, but the best of my knowledge, it sure
didn't amount to a great deal. Very evasive, as every other answer was.
Mr. BELIN. Do you remember anything specific, any questions or any
statements that Oswald made about any other subject that was discussed?
Mr. GRAVES. Well, he said that he had been a student of Marxism since
he was 14, I believe, and Communist line, and that he, well, one of
his last statements was that the American people would soon forget the
President was shot. Of course he never admitted that he did it.
Mr. BELIN. Was he asked in your presence whether or not he did it?
Mr. GRAVES. Oh, yes; he was asked, but of course----
Mr. BELIN. Do you remember what he said?
Mr. GRAVES. He said no, he didn't shoot him.
Mr. BELIN. Was he asked in your presence whether or not he shot Officer
Tippit?
Mr. GRAVES. No.
Mr. BELIN. Was he asked in your presence whether or not he owned a
rifle?
Mr. GRAVES. Yes.
Mr. BELIN. Do you remember what his answer was?
Mr. GRAVES. He said that he didn't.
Mr. BELIN. Was he asked in your presence anything about a picture of
him with a rifle?
Mr. GRAVES. Yes.
Mr. BELIN. Do you remember what his statement was with regard to the
picture?
Mr. GRAVES. He said, "You could superimpose anything you want to with
cameras. It wasn't him."
Mr. BELIN. Did he say anything else, that you remember, about the
picture?
Mr. GRAVES. No.
Mr. BELIN. Was he asked anything about the use of an alias?
Mr. GRAVES. Yes; he was, but he denied that, of course.
Mr. BELIN. Was he asked anything about his having a pistol in his
possession when he was apprehended, or did he make any statements?
Mr. GRAVES. Well, he wasn't asked anything about the pistol in my
presence.
Mr. BELIN. Did he make any statements about having a lawyer while he
was in your presence?
Mr. GRAVES. Having a lawyer?
Mr. BELIN. Yes.
Mr. GRAVES. No.
Mr. BELIN. Now when you brought him in, after you brought him in, which
was around 9:30, how long did you stay there? Through about how many
minutes of interrogation before you left?
Mr. GRAVES. Let's see, from 9:30 until approximately 11:15, somewhere
along there.
Mr. BELIN. Were you in the room in which the interrogation occurred
throughout this period?
Mr. GRAVES. No.
Mr. BELIN. Well, how long were you in the room where he was being
interrogated?
Mr. GRAVES. About 10 minutes.
Mr. BELIN. You were there the first 10 minutes?
Mr. GRAVES. No; last 10 minutes.
Mr. BELIN. Did you hear any of the initial questions of the
interrogation at all?
Mr. GRAVES. No.
Mr. BELIN. Now you accompanied Oswald down from his fifth floor jail
cell to Captain Fritz' office to be interrogated, is that correct?
Mr. GRAVES. Yes.
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