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. HUBERT. Normally, there would be no police checking those two
elevators?
Mr. CURRY. No, sir.
Mr. HUBERT. So that, I suppose it is fair to state, isn't it, that the
main function of that check was to keep curiosity seekers out of the
way?
Mr. CURRY. That's right--that's right.
Mr. HUBERT. And to check also to see if anybody had any legitimate
business there?
Mr. CURRY. That's right.
Mr. HUBERT. Well, I think we can just continue on then.
Mr. CURRY. Well, after Oswald was arraigned, I went back to my
office--I went home a little while after that and that was, I believe,
Saturday night.
Mr. HUBERT. No; that would be Friday night.
Mr. CURRY. Yes; Friday night, yes; and Saturday morning I came
down to the office and I don't remember any particular outstanding
incident that occurred during the day. It was a rather routine
investigation--there continued the investigation from the homicide
division section on the murder of the President.
Mr. HUBERT. Was the crowd of newspapermen still there?
Mr. CURRY. Yes, sir; they stayed there.
Mr. HUBERT. Were the security measures you have described still in
force?
Mr. CURRY. Yes, sir; they stayed.
Mr. HUBERT. It was neither more nor less?
Mr. CURRY. It was about the same. I had several conferences during the
day with various staff members and I was kept informed of the progress
of the investigation. Late that evening, the different members of
the press, news media, began to ask me when we were going to transfer
Oswald because he had been filed on, and I told them I didn't know,
that this was something that would be left up to Captain Fritz because
he was conducting the investigation and the interrogation, and usually
he would be the one to determine when he was ready to transfer the
prisoner.
Mr. HUBERT. When a prisoner is formally charged, as Oswald had been,
what is the normal procedure to transfer the prisoner to the State
prison?
Mr. CURRY. There are two ways it is done. Sometimes the bureau
transfers the person to the sheriff's office, and sometimes the
sheriff's office sends up and gets them.
Mr. HUBERT. And either type is usual?
Mr. CURRY. Either one is acceptable.
Mr. HUBERT. Had Decker made any request to you to deliver what, in
effect, was his prisoner?
Mr. CURRY. Not at this time.
Mr. HUBERT. So, on Saturday night, that would be the 23d, you were
asked, I think, by the newsmen?
Mr. CURRY. When we were going to transfer him and I told them I didn't
know.
Mr. HUBERT. All right; go on from there.
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