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. I want to take you back to November 22, 1963. This was the
day that President Kennedy was assassinated. How did you find out about
the assassination, Mr. Brewer?
Mr. BREWER. We were listening to a transistor radio there in the store,
just listening to a regular radio program, and they broke in with the
bulletin that the President had been shot. And from then, that is all
there was. We listened to all of the events.
Mr. BELIN. Did you hear over the radio that the President had died?
Mr. BREWER. I heard a rumor. They said that--one of the Secret Service
men said that the President had died, and said that was just a rumor.
Mr. BELIN. Do you remember hearing anything else over the radio
concerning anything that happened that afternoon?
Mr. BREWER. Well, they kept reconstructing what had happened and what
they had heard, and they talked about it in general. There wasn't too
much to talk about. They didn't have all the facts, and just repeated
them mostly. And they said a patrolman had been shot in Oak Cliff.
Mr. BELIN. Is Oak Cliff the area in which your shoe store was located?
Mr. BREWER. Yes, sir.
Mr. BELIN. All right, would you describe what happened after you heard
on the radio that an officer had been shot?
Mr. BREWER. Well, there was heard a siren coming down East Jefferson
headed toward West Jefferson.
Mr. BELIN. What is the dividing street between East and West Jefferson?
Mr. BREWER. Beckley.
Mr. BELIN. How far is Beckley from your store?
Mr. BREWER. Two blocks.
Mr. BELIN. Two blocks to the east or to the west?
Mr. BREWER. There is Zangs to the east. The first street is Zangs and
the next street is Beckley.
Mr. BELIN. The first street east is Zangs Boulevard and the next street
is Beckley?
Mr. BREWER. Yes, right.
Mr. BELIN. Is your store located to the north or south side of
Jefferson?
Mr. BREWER. On the north.
Mr. BELIN. All right.
Mr. BREWER. I looked up and out towards the street and the police
cars----
Mr. BELIN. When you looked up, did you step out of the store at all?
Mr. BREWER. No; I was still in the store behind the counter, and I
looked up and saw the man enter the lobby.
Mr. BELIN. When you say the lobby of your store, first let me ask you
to describe how is--how wide is your store, approximately?
Mr. BREWER. About 20 feet.
Mr. BELIN. All right, is the entrance to your store right on the
sidewalk?
Mr. BREWER. The entrance to the store is about 15 feet from the
sidewalk, front doors.
Mr. BELIN. The front doors?
Mr. BREWER. Yes; they are recessed, and then there is windows, show
windows on each side.
Mr. BELIN. This would be, if we were--if we would take a look at the
letter "U," or see the letter "V," your doorway would be at the bottom
part of the letter and the show cases would be at the sides of the
letter, is that correct?
Mr. BREWER. Yes.
Mr. BELIN. What you call this lobby, that is the area between the
sidewalk and your front door, is that correct?
Mr. BREWER. Yes, sir.
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