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. GIBSON. I don't know--I don't think so--he did have a black eye and
his shirt was about halfway torn off of him.
Mr. BALL. Did you hear Oswald say anything?
Mr. GIBSON. Yes.
Mr. BALL. What did he say?
Mr. GIBSON. He said, "I protest police brutality."
Mr. BALL. At any time did you see an officer, while the officers were
struggling, with Oswald, did you see an officer strike Oswald with the
butt of a shotgun?
Mr. GIBSON. No, sir; I didn't.
Mr. BALL. Did you see a shotgun in the hands of any of the officers who
were struggling with Oswald?
Mr. GIBSON. No, sir; I didn't.
Mr. BALL. Did you see any officer in possession of a shotgun in the
theatre?
Mr. GIBSON. Oh--yes, yes; I saw quite a few in possession of a shotgun.
Mr. BALL. Were there any officers with shotguns near Oswald when he was
struggling with these other officers?
Mr. GIBSON. Gee, I don't know--that, I couldn't say--because like I
say, when they took him down to the floor, all I could--or I should say
down--I turned around and went back to the front.
Mr. BALL. Did you see the police talk to the other patrons of the
theatre?
Mr. GIBSON. Well, as I said, the only thing that they said to me--the
first policeman that I saw in the theatre was right after the lights
came on and he asked me if there was anyone upstairs, but I can't
definitely say I saw them talking to anybody.
Mr. BALL. Well, did any officers talk to you afterwards and get your
name and address?
Mr. GIBSON. No.
Mr. BALL. Did you see them take the name and address of anybody else?
Mr. GIBSON. No, sir; right after they put Lee Oswald in the police car
and drove off, I walked outside and went back over to the store.
Mr. BALL. I understood that one group of the police headed for Oswald?
Mr. GIBSON. Well, I don't believe they really headed for him--I believe
they just started down through the theatre. From what the boy told
me--Johnny Pardis told me, he followed him into the theatre and he went
upstairs, and I believe this is why all the policemen went upstairs. I
don't think they really headed for him. I mean, they just evidently,
as I said, all of them went upstairs, with the exception of a small
majority, say 6 or 8, maybe 12 downstairs and inside the theatre there.
Mr. BALL. Did they pass you on their way?
Mr. GIBSON. You mean up the stairs?
Mr. BALL. No; the smaller party that was downstairs.
Mr. GIBSON. No; I was standing on this far side right next to the wall.
Mr. BALL. And they were in an aisle over there?
Mr. GIBSON. Well, actually, they were two or three aisles over--there's
two big main aisles, and then there's another small aisle that runs
down the wall.
Mr. BALL. Was there any other patron of the theatre along the way that
they went?
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