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. COMBEST. Well, it was Captain Jones who works in the forgery bureau
of the Dallas Police Department. He came through the basement of the
jail and talked to Detective Beaty and Officer J. D. Hutchinson and, I
believe, some other officers there at the time, and told us to remain
in the basement and we would be given more specific orders shortly.
Mr. HUBERT. What time was that about?
Mr. COMBEST. I would have to refer to my letter there. I don't remember
at this time.
Mr. HUBERT. The letter says 10:50 approximately 10:50, is that about
right?
Mr. COMBEST. Yes.
Mr. HUBERT. What did you do?
Mr. COMBEST. We remained there in the basement and shortly Captain
Jones came back off the elevator with what appeared to be all the
onduty officers in the building at that time. He told us to go outside
the jail office in the parking area and into the basement, itself, and
there he would station us.
Mr. HUBERT. Did he do so?
Mr. COMBEST. Yes, sir; he did. When he got outside he told us to form
a line either side of the passageway leading into the ramp where the
vehicles were parked to transfer Oswald, and he gave us orders not to
let anyone rush in, not let the lines close in. He also told us to make
sure that they didn't fall in behind him, to follow him out after they
had passed.
Mr. HUBERT. So, there was a line formed on either side of the jail
corridor from the jail door to the basement area where the car was to
transport Oswald?
Mr. COMBEST. Yes, sir.
Mr. HUBERT. Now, if you will step over here, please, and have a look
at this mockup here. First of all, this is the inside jail office.
This is really--this is the corridor swinging door. This is the outside
corridor of the jail door. Now, looking at this first, try to fix your
position and then I'm going to ask you to place your position on this
map once you have related this map to the mockup, so we will have a
record on this map of where you were.
Mr. COMBEST. Yes, sir; would have been standing just about here
[indicating], just almost to the corner.
Mr. HUBERT. Now, I am placing--is this it?
Mr. COMBEST. Yes, sir.
Mr. HUBERT. I am placing a circle where you say you were standing. That
is just off the corner of the intersection formed by the jail corridor
and the basement ramp, but toward the swinging door in the basement and
the jail office?
Mr. COMBEST. Yes, sir.
Mr. HUBERT. Right?
Mr. COMBEST. Yes, sir.
Mr. HUBERT. And, I'm going to put there, "Position of Combest as
stationed by Jones." Is that correct?
Mr. COMBEST. Yes, sir.
Mr. HUBERT. I am circling that language and attaching the language to
the circle that you have indicated. Now, what time did you reach the
position that we just marked on the map?
Mr. COMBEST. It would have been approximately 20 minutes before the
shooting, which would have placed it at 11, wouldn't it? 11 a.m.
Mr. HUBERT. Did you remain at that position until the shooting?
Mr. COMBEST. Yes, sir; I did.
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