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
I finally got his left arm around and I snapped the cuffs on it, and
Hawkins went over the seat there and picked up, someone pulled his
right arm around there, and Hawkins snapped the handcuffs on him, and
turned him around and faced him, Oswald, north.
And Detective Bentley got on his left arm and I took his right arm, and
we went out the aisle that I, which would be the left aisle, that I had
came in, with Oswald, and walked him out the front.
He was hollering, "I protest this police brutality."
Mr. BELIN. All right. Let me ask you this. What is the fact as to
whether you had seen police officers hitting Oswald?
Mr. WALKER. The only person I saw was McDonald. They were exchanging
blows, and if he actually came in contact. He was to my back.
Mr. BELIN. Did you see anyone other than McDonald hit Oswald?
Mr. WALKER. No; I didn't.
Mr. BELIN. Did you hit Oswald?
Mr. WALKER. No; I didn't.
Mr. BELIN. Did Hutson hit Oswald?
Mr. WALKER. No, sir; he didn't.
Mr. BELIN. All right, go ahead. Did Oswald say, "I am not resisting
arrest"? Do you remember him saying that at all, or don't you remember?
Mr. WALKER. The only thing he said later, I know, was, "I fought back
there, but I know I wasn't supposed to be carrying a gun."
Mr. BELIN. In any event, you brought him down the lobby of the theatre?
Mr. WALKER. When we went out the front door, he started hollering, "I
protest this police brutality."
People out there were hollering, "Kill the s.o.b." "Let us have him. We
want him."
Mr. BELIN. At that time, did anyone connect him with the assassination
of the President?
Mr. WALKER. Not unless the crowd had assumed that is who we were after,
I don't know.
Mr. BELIN. When you were after him, you were after him for what?
Mr. WALKER. For the killing of Officer Tippit.
Mr. BELIN. All right, go ahead.
Mr. WALKER. There was a plain car, police car out in front. The right
door was open, and Bentley went in first, and Oswald come and then I.
We sat in the back seat with him.
Sgt. Jerry Hill in the front, and two more detectives that I don't know
who they were, that rode down, too.
There were five officers and Oswald in the car. We took him down.
Mr. BELIN. Any conversation take place? First of all, anything up until
the time you got in the car that you think is important in any way?
Mr. WALKER. Not that I recall, no.
Mr. BELIN. All right, you got in the car and went down to the police
station?
Mr. WALKER. As we were driving down there, yes; he said----
Mr. BELIN. Who was he?
Mr. WALKER. Oswald said, "What is this all about?" He was relating this
all the time. He said, "I know my rights." That is what he was saying,
"I know my rights."
And we told him that the police officer, that he was under arrest
because the police officer, he was suspected in the murder of a police
officer.
And he said, "Police officer been killed?"
And nobody said nothing. He said, "I hear they burn for murder."
And I said, "You might find out."
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