Warren Commission (10 of 26): Hearings Vol. X (of 15)United States. Warren Commission
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Warren Commission (10 of 26): Hearings Vol. X (of 15)
United States. Warren Commission
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Assassination; Oswald, Lee Harvey
Mr. STEELE. Yes; after I had that talk with her, when she told me I was
in trouble.
Mr. JENNER. Do you remember what time it was she called you and told
you about this being on television?
Mr. STEELE. Well, I know it was after 6 o'clock.
Mr. JENNER. That same day, when this occurred?
Mr. STEELE. Yes; it was that same night.
Mr. JENNER. And then you told your boss about it?
Mr. STEELE. Yes, sir.
Mr. JENNER. That same night?
Mr. STEELE. That same night.
Mr. JENNER. Who was your boss?
Mr. STEELE. Henry Muller.
Mr. JENNER. Henry Muller?
Mr. STEELE. Well, I think it was Alfred Muller.
Mr. JENNER. Alfred Muller?
Mr. STEELE. Yes, I think that's Henry's brother.
Mr. JENNER. What did your girl friend say when you had this discussion
with her, to the effect that this literature might be communistic, or
whatever it was she said? Was she alarmed?
Mr. STEELE. Yes, she was pretty excited, but we never really discussed
it. I just told her I didn't know a thing about it, that I just made $2
by passing these leaflets out, but I didn't know what it was all about.
Mr. JENNER. But she did think you were in trouble?
Mr. STEELE. Well, from what she saw on television, she thought I was.
Mr. JENNER. What was your reaction?
Mr. STEELE. I got a little scared and worried, and so I called the FBI
and told them about it.
Mr. JENNER. You called the FBI right away?
Mr. STEELE. Yes.
Mr. JENNER. Do you recall some pictures being taken during that time
you were passing out this literature?
Mr. STEELE. At the time, when I noticed the cameras, that's when I
looked down at the leaflets to see what I was passing out.
Mr. JENNER. That's when you really took an interest in these leaflets?
Mr. STEELE. Yes. That's when I looked at one of them and saw what it
was.
Mr. JENNER. Did you go and call the TV station?
Mr. STEELE. Yes; I called three of them. One of them didn't know
anything about it.
Mr. JENNER. Why did you call the TV stations?
Mr. STEELE. To get my picture off of the television.
Mr. JENNER. Had you told your father in the meantime?
Mr. STEELE. No; I called him, but they were out to dinner. They had
gone to Camp Leroy Johnson, I believe.
Mr. JENNER. Was there any trouble during the time you were passing out
these leaflets?
Mr. STEELE. No.
Mr. JENNER. Nobody tried to interfere with your passing them out?
Mr. STEELE. No.
Mr. JENNER. Nobody was arrested?
Mr. STEELE. No.
Mr. JENNER. The police didn't come?
Mr. STEELE. No. I think you are talking about a different occasion now.
I didn't know anything about that at the time, not until I was in the
Federal Building, and they said something about it.
Mr. JENNER. You say somebody else was helping pass out these leaflets?
Mr. STEELE. That's right.
Mr. JENNER. Was it somebody that walked up with Oswald?
Mr. STEELE. Yes.
Mr. JENNER. But when you arrived on the scene, he was not there, is
that right?
Mr. STEELE. Do you mean Oswald?
Mr. JENNER. Yes; and this man that walked up with him.
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