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. ARNETT. Yes, sir [indicating].
Mr. GRIFFIN. Does it look like a triangle or an arrow?
Mr. ARNETT. It looks like it goes up to a point and comes down to a
point and goes straight across the bottom [indicating].
Mr. GRIFFIN. Let me state for the record that is pretty good for a man
born in 1911. This thing that I am holding up is a red arrow which
appears on the back of a Dictaphone belt holder, and this arrow, the
stem part of the arrow is not more than a quarter of an inch long. The
pointed part of the arrow is unquestionably the most prominent part of
it.
I am going to ask you to hold it up and I am going to stand back
here and I will tell you that I have got my glasses on, but I am not
corrected at 20-20 vision. If I didn't know how that came up I would
have some difficulty telling what that is [indicating].
Mr. ARNETT. Is that right?
Mr. GRIFFIN. Yes; I think that's pretty good. So you could see this
man's green patch on his----
Mr. ARNETT. That's right. He was a patrolman.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Well now, did you ever have occasion to look up that ramp?
How many times did you have occasion to look up that ramp?
Mr. ARNETT. Well, it's like I say, I don't remember just turning around
and, you know, just looking up the ramp, but maybe walking into this
place to get into position or something or other, I was facing that way.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Sort of looking around generally up there; I mean as you
walked around in this area we have marked "A," did you from time to
time glance up in this general direction?
Mr. ARNETT. From where you marked "A," I couldn't see from there. You
are talking about this "A" here [indicating]?
Mr. GRIFFIN. No; I am talking about this "A" here at the bottom of the
ramp [indicating].
Mr. ARNETT. Oh, yes. I could from there.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Did you glance up from time to time?
Mr. ARNETT. I won't say I did, because I don't remember whether I did
or didn't. More than likely I did.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Now; did you glance back at the TV cameras from time to
time?
Mr. ARNETT. Well, I would say I did; yes.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Now, after this second car moved out, did you have
occasion to glance over at the TV cameras at any time, toward the TV
cameras at any time?
Mr. ARNETT. Well, I would say, just right offhand, I would say I looked
around, but as far as just watching the TV cameras, I didn't.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Now, did you observe what any other officers were doing in
your area on that side of the ramp?
Mr. ARNETT. There was a man to the side of me, to my right, that was in
civilian clothes, and was a news reporter that had a microphone in his
hand.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Was he to your right or was he in front of you?
Mr. ARNETT. He was to my right.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Directly to your right. Now, where was Officer Harrison?
Mr. ARNETT. Right in front of me and a little to my left. In other
words, we were standing facing this direction and Officer Harrison
was more or less like this. I was looking over his right shoulder
[indicating].
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