Warren Commission (13 of 26): Hearings Vol. XIII (of 15)United States. Warren Commission
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Warren Commission (13 of 26): Hearings Vol. XIII (of 15)
United States. Warren Commission
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Assassination; Oswald, Lee Harvey
Mr. HUBERT. Well, if there was only one call--that is to say, if you
are doubtful about two, and you do remember definitely Batchelor, then
the one call would have to be Batchelor, would it not?
Mr. SORRELS. That is correct; yes.
Mr. SMITH. I think there is a lack of meeting of the minds here.
Mr. HUBERT. Would you try to help me out? I would appreciate it.
Mr. SMITH. Let me see if I can clarify this. Was there definitely a
conversation with Curry about whether you would be able to testify
because of your failure to warn Ruby of his constitutional rights?
Mr. SORRELS. I just cannot say positively that there was. I do know
that I made a phone call for the specific purpose of informing them
of the fact that these two uniformed police officers were there and
could have heard the conversation that I had with Ruby, and as my
memory serves me it seems that was Chief Batchelor. Now, I may have had
conversations with Chief Curry. We have talked about this thing from
many, many different angles from time to time.
Mr. SMITH. Let me ask it a different way.
Was there one call to obtain the names of the men, uniformed policemen,
who were in the room when you interrogated Ruby, and a second call
concerning the question of whether you could testify, or were these two
subjects covered in one telephone conversation?
Mr. SORRELS. No; as I recall it, there was only one conversation on it
at that time.
Mr. SMITH. All right. And you don’t know, then, for sure, whether it
was to Chief Batchelor or to Chief Curry?
Mr. SORRELS. I would say that, if my memory serves me right, it seems
to me like it was Chief Batchelor. There were many, many conversations
about this case from many angles. But I know I was concerned when
Henry Wade indicated I was going to be called as a witness down there,
because I felt that they should know that, and I think as I recall it
when he talked to me I told him about those two uniformed officers
being there.
Mr. HUBERT. Well, whoever you talked to, did that person, whether
it was Curry or Batchelor, indicate that he was not aware of the
information you were giving him?
Mr. SORRELS. Now, what information?
Mr. HUBERT. About the statements made by Ruby. And that you had been
present.
Mr. SORRELS. No; I don’t think so.
Mr. HUBERT. You have already adverted to the telephone call that you
had from Mr. Griffin.
Mr. SORRELS. Yes, sir.
Mr. HUBERT. Did you make the telephone call to Curry or Batchelor as a
result of the conversation you had with Mr. Griffin?
Mr. SORRELS. No.
Mr. HUBERT. That was independent? You think it was before?
Mr. SORRELS. No; I don’t think it was before, because as I recall it,
this conversation with Mr. Griffin was quite some time before.
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