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. Sergeant Hill, I have handed you these six bullets that you
previously identified with your signature on it here, and asked you
to examine and try to find which one, if any, had a scratch that you
talked about, and you picked out what might properly be the one.
What is the fact as to whether or not this depression was a deep one or
was one that you found difficult to see?
Mr. HILL. It was one that I found difficult to see at the time.
However, the bullets had not been handled as much at that time, and
they were less shiny, and evidence would have been a little better on a
dull shell where a new marking had been made on it rather than one that
had been handled a few times.
Mr. BELIN. The two that you picked out are marked, I believe, "Q-80"
and the other one is "Q-177," is that it?
Mr. HILL. That's right.
Mr. BELIN. I think you said as between the two of them, you saw----
Mr. HILL. Q-80 would be the one.
Mr. BELIN. Now, Sergeant Hill, we met one time earlier here, I think, a
couple of days ago, is that correct?
Mr. HILL. I believe it was Friday afternoon, sir.
Mr. BELIN. Friday afternoon?
Mr. HILL. Yes.
Mr. BELIN. Originally we had your deposition set for Friday afternoon,
is that correct?
Mr. HILL. That's right.
Mr. BELIN. You came and I had an airplane flight, an 8 o'clock flight,
that was canceled?
Mr. HILL. That left.
Mr. BELIN. I left at 5:30--and now it is past 7 o'clock--and I told you
I didn't think we had a chance to get your deposition.
At that time I believe I asked you just to state what general areas
of work you had worked in so we could try and see whether or not we
had time to take your deposition in half an hour, and I believe you
described your work at the Texas School Book Depository in general
terms, and in general terms your being at the Texas Theatre, but did we
go into any details at that time?
Mr. HILL. The only specifics we discussed were this.
You were asking Officer Hicks if either one recalled seeing a sack,
supposedly one that had been made by the suspect, in which he could
have possibly carried the weapon into the Depository, and I at that
time told you about the small sack that appeared to be a lunchsack,
and that that was the only sack that I saw, and that I left the Book
Depository prior to the finding of the gun.
Or the section, if it was found up there on the sixth floor, if it was
there, I didn't see it.
Then you asked me some statement, if I had heard it in the car, but I
don't recall what statement it was.
But I told you at that time there was remarks made, but I didn't recall
hearing that. I don't remember what it was.
Perhaps your memory on that is better than mine.
Mr. BELIN. Was there anything else in specific that we discussed at
that time?
Mr. HILL. Not that I recall.
Mr. BELIN. Otherwise, that is our only conversation that we had?
Mr. HILL. Yes, sir; it was just very general and very limited due to
the stress of time.
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