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
Would you look at this, Mr. Croy, and would you tell me if you have had
an opportunity to read that over?
Mr. CROY. Yes; I have.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Are there any additions, deletions, or corrections that
you would make with the respect to the accuracy of that letter?
Mr. CROY. No.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Okay, would you sign that and date it also in the same
manner that you did the other one?
Mr. CROY. [Signs and dates.]
Mr. GRIFFIN. Now, I have also marked for identification what purports
to be a copy of an affidavit in fact, sworn to before A. L. Curtis,
a notary public, by you on December 1, 1963, and I have marked that
"Dallas, Tex., Mr. Croy, 3-26-64, Exhibit 5053."
I am going to hand you that, Mr. Croy, and ask you if you have had an
opportunity to look that over?
Mr. CROY. Yes; I have.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Now, is that a true and accurate copy of an affidavit
which you prepared on that date?
Mr. CROY. Yes, sir.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Would you then sign it and date it, please?
Mr. CROY. [Signs and dates.]
Mr. GRIFFIN. Did you report to the jail or the police department on
Sunday, November 24?
Mr. CROY. Yes; I did.
Mr. GRIFFIN. About what time did you come in, do you recall?
Mr. CROY. No; I don't.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Well, your letter of November 26 indicates you came in at
8:35?
Mr. CROY. That is probable.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Now, sometime after you came in, you were assigned to
guard a particular area of the basement; is that correct?
Mr. CROY. No.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Would you tell us what you were assigned to do?
Mr. CROY. When I came into the city hall, I went to the assembly room,
and that is where any initial assignments are made, in the assembly
room, making up the muster and the roster of the reserve officers that
arrived.
Mr. GRIFFIN. How long did you remain there?
Mr. CROY. Well, I was in and out of there, between there and the
basement.
Mr. GRIFFIN. How long did you remain on that duty?
Mr. CROY. I never was relieved from that duty. I went in there, but I
never was relieved from it.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Now, you have stated in your letter to Chief Curry of
November 26, 1963, in paragraph 3, "I was assigned to the basement and
jail office entrance, and my assignment was that of a guard."
Mr. CROY. Well, that was in the entire thing down there is
what--everyone in the basement was considered a guard at the same time,
if you are standing in front of the entrances, elevators, or in the
back of the basement.
Mr. GRIFFIN. So you never had any particular station of duty there?
Mr. CROY. No. I wasn't just assigned a spot and told to stay there.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Now, did there come a time when you stationed yourself at
the foot of the Main Street ramp in the basement?
Mr. CROY. Yes.
Mr. GRIFFIN. About when was that? For how long before Oswald came out,
would you estimate?
Mr. CROY. Well, I couldn't really estimate, because it has been almost
4 months ago and I don't really know how long it was.
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