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. Well, of course. I asked him if he--if the man that he
remembered or saw there, whatever he was identifying him for there was
up there and he said "Yes, the man in the T-shirt." Whether he was
doing all the talking or not wouldn't make any difference, he still
knew him.
Mr. BALL. What did Scoggins say?
Mr. LEAVELLE. He said practically the same thing--the man in the
T-shirt was the--or the No. 3 man was the man he had saw do the
shooting.
Mr. BALL. Who said that?
Mr. LEAVELLE. That would have been Scoggins.
Mr. BALL. Did Whaley say--tell you whether or not he had ever seen this
man before?
Mr. LEAVELLE. He was supposed to have seen him I believe, but I do not
recall what the circumstances were under which he saw him right offhand.
Mr. BALL. Where Scoggins saw him you remember, in other words, though?
Mr. LEAVELLE. Yes; in other words, he was the one who said he was
sitting there eating a sack of lunch parked near the corner when the
shooting occurred.
Mr. BALL. Now, on November 24, on Sunday morning, did you return to
work about the same time, 8 o'clock, or so?
Mr. LEAVELLE. Little before 10, I believe, or something.
Mr. BALL. And, were you ordered by Captain Fritz to get Oswald?
Mr. LEAVELLE. Yes; I don't--I see here it says 9:30--whatever the
official time was, I think it probably was maybe about that time.
Mr. BALL. Where did you go to get Oswald?
Mr. LEAVELLE. I had to go to the fourth floor jail.
Mr. BALL. Did you handcuff him?
Mr. LEAVELLE. Yes; I did.
Mr. BALL. Were his handcuffs in the front or in the rear?
Mr. LEAVELLE. In front.
Mr. BALL. Where were you taking him?
Mr. LEAVELLE. Took him down the inside elevator to the third floor into
Captain Fritz's office.
Mr. BALL. Who was present at that meeting in Captain Fritz's office?
Mr. LEAVELLE. Well, I can recall, I believe during that time I was
there there were several people in and out. I believe primarily myself
and Mr. Graves and Dhority and Montgomery were in there most of the
time, I don't know. We were in, probably might have stepped outside the
door at one time or another but primarily we were around and also Mr.
Kelley, Secret Service, and a man from the postal inspector's office. I
cannot recall his name at this time. He should be on here--oh, yes, Mr.
Sorrels, also, and Holmes of the postal department. Now, those people
and Chief Curry came in once or twice. All those people may not have
stayed in there constantly during the time but they were in there at
some time or other.
Mr. BALL. Did these various people ask questions of Oswald?
Mr. LEAVELLE. I know Mr. Sorrels did and I know Mr. Kelley did. I do
not recall whether Mr. Holmes asked any questions or not and Captain
Fritz asked him some.
Mr. BALL. Do you remember what Mr. Sorrels asked him?
Mr. LEAVELLE. No; I don't.
Mr. BALL. Remember what Mr. Kelley asked him?
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