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. CROY. Well, the ones that I saw were the ones that I was trying to
get the gun from Ruby, and the ones that they had taken after it was
all over, and I was standing in the entrance to the jail office. Those
are the only ones I have seen.
Mr. GRIFFIN. You didn't see a picture of yourself at the time Ruby
started to move out toward Oswald?
Mr. CROY. No; I saw the reruns of it when he ran in there and shot him,
but I wasn't visible in that.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Did any one of these films that you watched show you
reaching out and touching the coat of Ruby?
Mr. CROY. No; none that I saw.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Now, you met Jack Ruby before, haven't you?
Mr. CROY. Yes.
Mr. GRIFFIN. About how many occasions had you seen Jack Ruby before he
came into the basement?
Mr. CROY. Once, that I can recall. I may have seen him many times
before that, I don't know.
Mr. GRIFFIN. As a reserve officer, do you have occasion to ride duty in
the downtown area?
Mr. CROY. Sometimes.
Mr. GRIFFIN. About how often would you say you did duty in the downtown
area?
Mr. CROY. Requires once a month.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Is there any particular man that you always did duty with?
Mr. CROY. Yes; there was one that I did ride quite a bit with.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Who was that?
Mr. CROY. J. W. Dyson.
Mr. GRIFFIN. I mean in the downtown area, was there one that you rode
with?
Mr. CROY. I didn't ride in any particular downtown area over twice
since I have been in the reserves, I don't guess. As a district in the
downtown area.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Now, did you have occasion to ride out in the area of the
Vegas Club?
Mr. CROY. Yes.
Mr. GRIFFIN. How often would you ride in that area?
Mr. CROY. I have ridden out there a couple or three times.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Who did you ride that area with?
Mr. CROY. I don't know. I just went to the substation and checked out
with the squad.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Was Officer Dyson assigned to that area?
Mr. CROY. No; he is an APB.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Is West Illinois Avenue anywhere near the Vegas Club?
Mr. CROY. No.
Mr. GRIFFIN. How about around 1720 South Lamar, is that anywhere near?
Mr. CROY. No.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Have you ever testified in any court case before?
Mr. CROY. No.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Now, after Ruby shot Oswald, did there come a time when
you ran up the Main Street ramp and stopped reporters leaving?
Mr. CROY. Yes.
Mr. GRIFFIN. How long was that after this scuffle on the floor?
Mr. CROY. That is hard to say, because it was right there, you might
say, right with the scuffle on the floor that they said "seal the
basement."
Mr. GRIFFIN. How long did you stand up there at the Main Street ramp?
Mr. CROY. Oh, just a few minutes. Then I moved to the entrance into the
jail office.
Mr. GRIFFIN. How long did you remain there?
Mr. CROY. A good while.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Then what time did you go off duty?
Mr. CROY. It was about 8 o'clock that night.
Mr. GRIFFIN. During that period, did you tell anybody that you had seen
a man brush by you who you thought was Ruby?
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