Warren Commission (12 of 26): Hearings Vol. XII (of 15)United States. Warren Commission
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Warren Commission (12 of 26): Hearings Vol. XII (of 15)
United States. Warren Commission
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Assassination; Oswald, Lee Harvey
Mr. SOLOMON. Well, he first approached me--you see, I was at the
courthouse down in the area when Oswald was shot, so I knew immediately
from the previous slaying that one of our big headaches was going to be
at the Parkland Hospital, and I rushed on out there to try to set up a
little security out there. And Holly showed up out there after awhile,
and he made the statement to me that he thinks he knew a man--that is
the way he put it, that he thought he saw one of the men out there that
was in the basement of the city hall who knew something about that. And
I said, "Who was it," and he said, "I couldn't tell you, but I would
know him if I saw him."
Mr. HUBERT. Did he say the man was in uniform?
Mr. SOLOMON. Yes; he said he saw him out there at Parkland Hospital, so
I tried to check.
Mr. HUBERT. This was told you at Parkland Hospital?
Mr. SOLOMON. Yes; this afternoon.
Mr. HUBERT. The 24th?
Mr. SOLOMON. Yes.
Mr. HUBERT. Did he indicate that he thought he was a reserve officer?
Mr. SOLOMON. Yes.
Mr. HUBERT. That is why he told it to you, I suppose?
Mr. SOLOMON. Yes; right. So I tried to find out who he was talking
about, and he went with me and we couldn't find anybody that he thought
he saw. And just from the way he talked to me, I just lost confidence
in what he was trying to tell me. But I pursued it as far as I could,
naturally, and asked him if he could identify some pictures, and I got
all the pictures of the men that reported out there, and he picked out
this man. And from there on, I didn't question him any further.
Mr. HUBERT. He did pick out the picture of W. J. Newman and he said
that was the man?
Mr. SOLOMON. He said he thought it was, it looked most like him. I
don't think that it was, but it looked most like him.
Mr. HUBERT. Of course, Newman was subsequently----
Mr. SOLOMON. He was interviewed by Jack Revill.
Mr. HUBERT. Did you ever talk to Newman yourself about the matter?
Mr. SOLOMON. No; I didn't engage him in any conversation about it
because I knew they were going to and I just didn't want to get him
upset or say anything. I didn't know what he wanted to exactly question
him about.
Mr. HUBERT. So that you have not talked to Newman about what he might
have seen or thought?
Mr. SOLOMON. No.
Mr. HUBERT. Or what he reported or didn't report?
Mr. SOLOMON. No; that is right.
Mr. HUBERT. Were you present at the time in the basement, at the time
Oswald was killed?
Mr. SOLOMON. I was not. I was at the county courthouse.
Mr. HUBERT. You were not in the basement itself?
Mr. SOLOMON. No.
Mr. HUBERT. You don't know anything about what happened?
Mr. SOLOMON. They were anticipating trouble.
Mr. HUBERT. You were in the city hall?
Mr. SOLOMON. No.
Mr. HUBERT. I thought you meant the Dallas Police Building?
Mr. SOLOMON. No, sir; that is the county courthouse.
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