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. When did you find out that Dean and Archer had said or were
going to say that they heard Ruby say that he had intended to kill him
3 days before?
Mr. SORRELS. I don’t know that Archer said that--I don’t remember his
name.
Mr. HUBERT. Dean--when did you learn that?
Mr. SORRELS. When Mr. Griffin asked me over the telephone if certain
statements were made, and I told him, in conversation with him, the
statements that Ruby had made to me, and he asked me if certain other
statements were made, and I said not to my knowledge, “I don’t remember
anything like that,” and one of them was about whether or not Ruby
came down the ramp, and I told him at that time I didn’t recall that
statement having been made, and I didn’t believe that statement was
made in my presence.
Mr. HUBERT. I thought you said in the interview with Wade you told him
you did not hear Ruby say that he had formed the intent to kill Oswald
on Friday.
Mr. SORRELS. No, no.
Mr. HUBERT. I am sorry.
Mr. SORRELS. No; I didn’t hear that. Ruby didn’t say that. I told Wade
that.
Mr. HUBERT. You did tell Wade that? Did Wade ask you that?
Mr. SORRELS. He asked me if certain statements were made, and I told
him no, not in my presence.
Mr. HUBERT. In other words, you had not heard of that even until Wade
brought it to your attention?
Mr. SORRELS. No--not that part. The thing that Mr. Griffin was asking
me, I think, as I recall it, was about the ramp.
Mr. HUBERT. Wade asked you did you hear Ruby say, “I intended to kill
him since Friday night,” and your answer was “No; I didn’t.”
Mr. SORRELS. No; I didn’t hear it.
Mr. HUBERT. Did Mr. Griffin mention in the telephone conversation he
had with you statements allegedly made, or knowledge allegedly in the
possession of Dean in regard to what Ruby had said?
Mr. SORRELS. I remember specifically there was a statement about him
coming down the ramp. I remember that. And it seems that--I wouldn’t
be positive about that, but it seemed like there was something else
that Dean was supposed to have said in my presence, and I told him no I
didn’t hear anything like that.
Mr. HUBERT. I had thought you said that you told Wade that you had not
heard Dean say any such thing. But he asked you?
Mr. SORRELS. He asked me. No--you see, he had talked to Dean
beforehand, you see, about this. And I never had talked to Dean. As a
matter of fact, I had not seen him.
Mr. SMITH. I might say it was my impression at one time that Mr.
Sorrels said or indicated that in his conversation with Mr. Griffin,
this question about Ruby having premeditated this for 3 days came out
in this conversation with Griffin. At least I got that impression. But
do I understand it now to be clarified that that particular point did
not come out in your conversation with Griffin?
Mr. SORRELS. I don’t think on the telephone conversation at that time.
Mr. SMITH. It came out in your conversation with----
Mr. SORRELS. With Wade.
Mr. SMITH. With Wade?
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