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. GRIFFIN. In other words, one straggled line, this first line in
front of you?
Mr. CROY. What do you mean?
Mr. GRIFFIN. Are you stating there was a fairly solid front line of
people?
Mr. CROY. About two deep.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Were you behind that group of people?
Mr. CROY. I was behind them.
Mr. GRIFFIN. How far behind them were you?
Mr. CROY. Oh, a couple of feet or 3 feet.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Back where you were standing, were people as closely
bunched up as other people were?
Mr. CROY. There wasn't anyone to my left other than the two people
I told to move back. To my right there were several other officers
standing there with me.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Was Captain Arnett one of the officers?
Mr. CROY. Yes.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Would you show us where Captain Arnett was?
Mr. CROY. [Marks.]
Mr. GRIFFIN. How many people were to Captain Arnett's right?
Mr. CROY. I don't know.
Mr. GRIFFIN. You say there was nobody to your left except a man with a
movie camera?
Mr. CROY. He got back upon the railing.
Mr. GRIFFIN. At the time this man got up on the railing, there was
nobody that you can recall to your left?
Mr. CROY. No.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Now, will you place on the map, on that chart, where you
think Ruby, where you saw this man that you believe to be Ruby, moved
from and to? Could you show us where?
Mr. CROY. Do you mean after I told him to move?
Mr. GRIFFIN. Yes.
Mr. CROY. I don't know where he moved to.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Where was he when you first saw him moving? Did you see
him moving?
Mr. CROY. Maybe I don't understand you. As he ran into the crowd?
Mr. GRIFFIN. Yes, sir.
Mr. CROY. After Oswald?
Mr. GRIFFIN. Yes.
Mr. CROY. Where did I see him again? About right there [pointing].
Mr. GRIFFIN. Up in front of you?
Mr. CROY. Yes; well, to my side.
Mr. GRIFFIN. To your left?
Mr. CROY. Yes.
Mr. GRIFFIN. All right. Would you put a "R" there where you saw him?
Mr. CROY. [Makes mark.]
Mr. GRIFFIN. Now, was there anybody in front of him at that point?
Mr. CROY. Yes; there was reporters.
Mr. GRIFFIN. There were reporters. Now, what did he do as he got to
these reporters?
Mr. CROY. He ran through them.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Did he push them aside, or what?
Mr. CROY. Yes.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Did you see him push them?
Mr. CROY. Yes.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Did you see a man shoved?
Mr. CROY. Yes.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Which man got shoved?
Mr. CROY. These reporters. He just lowered his head and ran through
them like a fullback went through a line.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Did you feel this man move by you, or did you first see
his motion when he was in front of you?
Mr. CROY. Caught a glimpse of his motion. I have a wide range. I could
see over here. I saw a blur coming in, and, of course, by the time I
turned, he was in position. He was already in front of me.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Well, you can't tell from how far he had been running, can
you?
Mr. CROY. No.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Were you able to tell if he had taken more than one step
before you had seen him?
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