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. HANKAL. Perhaps 5 or 6 minutes before it.
Mr. HUBERT. You didn’t see him at the time of the shooting?
Mr. HANKAL. No; I didn’t. After the shooting he came to our camera for
instructions.
Mr. HUBERT. When they brought Oswald down, was any announcement made of
it at the moment?
Mr. HANKAL. Not outside of just a cry from a newsman that said, “He’s
coming.” That’s the only announcement I ever heard.
Mr. HUBERT. And then immediately thereafter the parties escorting him
began to come through?
Mr. HANKAL. Appeared at the door and came through.
Mr. HUBERT. Can you tell us what was the reaction at the time Oswald
actually appeared into view of the news people and the police and so
forth?
Mr. HANKAL. Well, the physical things that happened was there was a
stir--some of the movie cameras lights--they need more lights than the
television cameras do, some of their lights came on, strobe lights came
on and cameras began to click. It was--at the moment not very noisy as
it had been--a little, oh, a hush fell over us.
Mr. HUBERT. Isn’t it a fact that prior to the shooting, immediately
prior to the shooting there was a general surge forward?
Mr. HANKAL. Just prior to the shooting?
Mr. HUBERT. Yes.
Mr. HANKAL. Yes--I would say.
Mr. HUBERT. I mean that there was a general movement--a step or two
forward by each person--that made a surge?
Mr. HANKAL. A moving forward, leaning forward, of all bodies.
Mr. HUBERT. And it was almost immediately thereafter or
contemporaneously with it that Jack Ruby brushed through the crowd, is
that correct?
Mr. HANKAL. Within the same action.
Mr. HUBERT. You had not seen him standing there before?
Mr. HANKAL. No; I hadn’t.
Mr. HUBERT. You don’t know how he got in?
Mr. HANKAL. I don’t.
Mr. HUBERT. Were you present at the showup of Oswald which took
place on the night of November 22 in the assembly room of the police
department when the press and other news media representatives were
allowed to see Oswald?
Mr. HANKAL. Yes.
Mr. HUBERT. Did you see Jack Ruby in that crowd?
Mr. HANKAL. No; I didn’t.
Mr. HUBERT. Did you hear anyone say anything from the rear to Oswald?
Mr. HANKAL. Well, what do you mean?
Mr. HUBERT. Well, specifically----
Mr. HANKAL. There were a lot of questions, a lot of people were asking
him questions; yes.
Mr. HUBERT. Were there any answers?
Mr. HANKAL. Yes; he answered some of them--yes--one of them was “I
haven’t killed anyone,” was one of his answers, and I didn’t hear that
question. I believe the question was, “Did you shoot the President?”
But if you are asking me if I heard Jack Ruby say anything to Oswald, I
did not.
Mr. HUBERT. Did you see anyone standing on a table toward the rear of
the room?
Mr. HANKAL. I did not--well, there were people standing on tables in
the back of the room; yes.
Mr. HUBERT. Did you observe them?
Mr. HANKAL. I did see that there were people on tables, but excuse
me--I am anticipating your question.
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