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. RIGGS. It was in between, because it is--if you had been down
there, there is a way that comes through the basement, pass by the jail
office and corridor where you turn left, and go down there, turn right,
and police assembly room is down at the far end, and go up there way,
and go----
Mr. HUBERT. Did you go through the engineer’s room?
Mr. RIGGS. No, sir; this is down in the police building where the
records, the information is.
Mr. HUBERT. Well, perhaps if you look at this thing over here, this
mockup, you will be able to clarify this. Now, this is the jail office.
Mr. RIGGS. Yes, sir.
Mr. HUBERT. And see back over there is the parking area. This mockup
doesn’t show the elevators, but I have a map here which is a chart,
really, of that same area only more extensive. For instance, here is
the jail office, here are these two ramps, and this mockup only goes to
here, you see?
Mr. RIGGS. Uh-huh.
Mr. HUBERT. Now, what I want you to do is to identify this first by
marking as follows: “Dallas, Texas, April 1, 1964, Exhibit 5129,
deposition of Alfreadia Riggs,” I am signing my name on it, and so that
the record may show that we are both talking about the same thing, I’m
asking you to put your name below mine on there. Now, I want you to
look at the mockup first and locate first where you were when the shot
was fired, then we’ll mark it on the map.
Mr. RIGGS. Well, actually, they didn’t have it on here, just this part
here is extended out, see what I am referring to is this corridor
leads down here that goes to the police assembly room, this part
here is--corridor here leads towards Commerce Street side. Now, it
has--along here it has a corner here, that is what--two corridors
there, and this is just a wall what leads into the elevators. Now,
when--actually when they--when they was bringing him out, we were
standing on this side, and when they brought him out we moved from here
over to here [indicating].
Mr. HUBERT. All right. Now, sir, you have testified that actually, your
first position is not shown on either the mockup or the map?
Mr. RIGGS. No, sir.
Mr. HUBERT. But, if it were on the map, it would be shown at the bottom
of the map?
Mr. RIGGS. That’s right, sir.
Mr. HUBERT. And you moved up to a position about here [indicating]?
Mr. RIGGS. Yes, sir.
Mr. HUBERT. So, I am marking an “X” and putting a circle around it as
to the position you moved to when you heard the shot, right?
Mr. RIGGS. That’s right.
Mr. HUBERT. I am marking in my own handwriting, “Position of Alfreadia
Riggs at the time of shooting.” I am putting that in a circle and
connecting it to the smaller circle with the “X” in it. The smaller
circle with the “X” in it being the spot at which Alfreadia Riggs
testified he was standing at the time of the shot, is that correct?
Mr. RIGGS. That’s right.
Mr. HUBERT. And Fuqua was with you?
Mr. RIGGS. That’s right.
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