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. LEAVELLE. We later found out he was near the scene of the shooting
and saw the shooting, also, W. W. Scoggins. We held a showup for him at
2:15 p.m.
Mr. BALL. Was anyone else with him at that time?
Mr. LEAVELLE. Yes; there was another man who was another cabdriver,
name of William Wayne Whaley [spelling].
Mr. BALL. Had you talked to him?
Mr. LEAVELLE. I had not talked to Whaley; no.
Mr. BALL. What officer talked to Whaley?
Mr. LEAVELLE. I do not recall.
Mr. BALL. Did you pick up Whaley in the squadcar?
Mr. LEAVELLE. No.
Mr. BALL. Did you pick up Scoggins in the squadcar?
Mr. LEAVELLE. No.
Mr. BALL. Where did you first see Whaley and Scoggins?
Mr. LEAVELLE. They came to the office, I believe.
Mr. BALL. Did you go down with them to the showup?
Mr. LEAVELLE. I am sure that I did. I do not recall but I am sure I
must have.
Mr. BALL. Here's some other notes that you might look at to refresh
your memory [notes to witness].
Mr. LEAVELLE. From these notes here it indicates I was there along with
them at that time.
Mr. BALL. What is your memory? Is your memory different from the notes?
Mr. LEAVELLE. I do not remember who else was there, if anyone was.
Mr. BALL. You know that you were there with Scoggins and Whaley?
Mr. LEAVELLE. Yes.
Mr. BALL. Do you remember the men in the showup?
Mr. LEAVELLE. I do not recall who was in there. I know it says who was
here but I could not tell you.
Mr. BALL. Did you pick those men?
Mr. LEAVELLE. No; not at anytime did I have anything to do with picking
the men in any of them.
Mr. BALL. This was your third showup in the course of your
investigation of the murder of Tippit and the assassination of
President Kennedy?
Mr. LEAVELLE. Yes; the third and the only three I had anything to do
with.
Mr. BALL. Who conducted this showup?
Mr. LEAVELLE. I would have handled the speech of that also; asking them
to say a few words.
Mr. BALL. How were these men dressed?
Mr. LEAVELLE. That I do not recall either.
Mr. BALL. Do you remember whether they had coats on?
Mr. LEAVELLE. I know in all cases we usually try to have them dressed
as alike as possible, the same as each other.
Mr. BALL. What is your memory of this incident? Were they dressed
anywhere near similar?
Mr. LEAVELLE. In one instance--now, I am not positive which one it was,
Oswald was in a T-shirt, having the other shirt removed upstairs where
they were going to send it to the FBI laboratory for tests, and the
rest of them, I believe, had on shirts. He was the only one that had
on a T-shirt and I recall--I am not sure but I think it was the last
one where he was raising cain about being up there with a T-shirt and
wouldn't be quiet.
Mr. BALL. What did he say?
Mr. LEAVELLE. He said it wasn't fair, him being showed up in a T-shirt
and being photographed in a T-shirt and all that. I don't know what he
didn't say; he went on all the time.
Mr. BALL. Did Whaley say anything to you personally?
Mr. LEAVELLE. To me personally?
Mr. BALL. Yes.
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