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. When you say "this area," that is the basement?
Captain JONES. All right, the parking area of the basement, east of
the driveway, and I am very sure one car that I saw pull up and go
up the Commerce Street ramp from a ways, and I think I am aware of a
second car pulling up behind. Now, the second car was having a little
difficulty backing down into position to where it would--where it
should go, so that when I stepped forward and became aware of quite a
mass of people, I couldn't tell you how many in this area "B".
Mr. HUBERT. And you were standing in the west side of the area?
Captain JONES. Yes, sir; the west side of area B, but the east side of
the ramp. I was somewhere in there, and I attempted to push the people
back, and I'm afraid I may have delayed the driver by pushing these
people back, but along about that time someone shouts, "Here he comes."
Mr. HUBERT. Would you just make a little circle as to where
approximately you were?
Captain JONES. I think--I think--I think I was somewhere right in this
area here [indicating].
Mr. HUBERT. Just put a circle.
Captain JONES. Well, I don't know. That is as close as I can put it.
Mr. HUBERT. You have drawn a circle, and I'm just going to put here, as
you said, that it was somewhere around in here, around in the circle
that you have drawn and I am marking that "approximate position of
Capt. O. A. Jones at the time that Jones heard someone say 'Here he
comes,'" is that correct, sir?
Captain JONES. Yes, sir.
Mr. HUBERT. Now, actually, there was an automobile, as you say, backing
up towards east, right?
Captain JONES. Well----
Mr. HUBERT. But when they begin----
Captain JONES. It would have been backing north attempting to back
north.
Mr. HUBERT. Backing north, but with the front of the car facing south?
Captain JONES. Now then; from here is something that was a mystery to
me for 2 weeks----
Mr. HUBERT. You didn't answer the question.
Captain JONES. That's true. In the basement area, onto the ramp,
heading out towards Commerce, and attempting to back toward north.
Mr. HUBERT. Now, did you say there was something else?
Captain JONES. The police vehicle--car is ahead of me a little bit.
Mr. HUBERT. It is what?
Captain JONES. Ahead of me, backing toward it, and I am probably in the
way, and when they shout, "Here he comes," and the line up ahead of
me--up toward the Commerce Street ramp, and I know of some officers,
Chief Stevenson and Chief Batchelor, uniformed men up at the ramp, but
I'm not sure about Captain Talbert. I'm sure, I believe he is ahead
of me. Quite a few officers, however, someone yells, "Here he comes,"
there is a big furor, so then as I turned and looked back into this
area "B", there are some people in there which--hands out, looking
them, completely. I am looking east.
Mr. HUBERT. You are looking away from the----
Captain JONES. From the approximate point.
Mr. HUBERT. But you are also looking away from the point which Oswald
exited?
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