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. FUQUA. I think, sir, we were long enough--I think Riggs bought a
can of chili and beans or something he bought.
Mr. HUBERT. And he had a chance to eat it?
Mr. FUQUA. He just walked on back up the stairs. We was laughing, we
got to wondering what he did with the can when he got back up, because
I guess just before he finished it, well, that is what happened.
Mr. HUBERT. Do you know a man by the name of Jack Ruby?
Mr. FUQUA. No.
Mr. HUBERT. You have seen pictures of him in the papers, of course?
Mr. FUQUA. Right.
Mr. HUBERT. When you were walking along Main Street there and past the
Main Street ramp, did you see him along Main Street or anywhere in the
crowd?
Mr. FUQUA. No, sir. I don’t remember him.
Mr. HUBERT. You would have passed there, you think, about 10 minutes
before the shooting?
Mr. FUQUA. Something about like that, about 10 minutes before the
shooting.
Mr. HUBERT. Now, what door did you use to get out of the municipal
building?
Mr. FUQUA. Well, see, the elevator coming--you know, the service
elevator, it has got a front and rear door, and we punched it and went
through the elevator.
Mr. HUBERT. When you punched it it opened the rear door?
Mr. FUQUA. That’s what happened, right.
Mr. HUBERT. So, it made like a little hallway with the elevator being
the hall, that is with the two doors of the elevator opened?
Mr. FUQUA. Right. You go straight through, because whenever the
elevator is on the first floor lots of people want to use the elevator,
they say, “Let me go through the back door.”
Mr. HUBERT. In other words, you got into the elevator door and the
municipal building side of the elevator was open?
Mr. FUQUA. Yes.
Mr. HUBERT. And you punched the door on the other side of the elevator
which opened that door so that you could get to the corridor leading to
the alleyway?
Mr. FUQUA. All the controls are on one side.
Mr. HUBERT. But, in any case, you remember that the back door to the
elevator, that is, to say, the elevator door on the alleyway side was
closed, and you had to punch a button to open it up?
Mr. FUQUA. Right.
Mr. HUBERT. And then how did you get out of the back door that leads to
the alleyway?
Mr. FUQUA. Riggs opened up that door.
Mr. HUBERT. Where did he get a key from? Do you remember?
Mr. FUQUA. Key--see, the key usually hangs up in the elevator there. It
is a string of keys on a stick.
Mr. HUBERT. Did he take them with him--put it this way; did he have to
use the key to open that door?
Mr. FUQUA. Yes; he would have to use a key.
Mr. HUBERT. Did he lock it back up again?
Mr. FUQUA. Yes; he locked it.
Mr. HUBERT. How do you know?
Mr. FUQUA. You see, lots of times I do work, and I believe I remember
him shaking it, you know, shake it to see if it is locked, because it
is strict to keep it closed on weekends.
Mr. HUBERT. What did you have to do to close it after you had gone
through the door and were standing in the alleyway area? How do you
lock it then?
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