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. EBERHARDT. Yes. They had us on standby. I did paper work, caught
up on supplements. They held us over a little bit, and then we had
the press conference. When they brought Oswald in, we stood with him,
myself and a couple of other detectives.
Mr. GRIFFIN. You stood next, right next, to Oswald for the purpose of
guarding him?
Mr. EBERHARDT. Yes.
Mr. GRIFFIN. And were you able to look out over the crowd?
Mr. EBERHARDT. Yes.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Now, where did you see Ruby in the crowd?
Mr. EBERHARDT. He was on the right-hand side of the room standing up on
one of the tables with a notebook and pencil in his hand, with all of
the reporters and cameramen out there. They were facing us. They were
in the assembly room.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Who were the other people guarding?
Mr. EBERHARDT. There was a whole line, a whole line in front of the
showup. I was standing about three people removed behind Oswald. I was
standing behind Oswald and the reporters were shooting questions at
them.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Was he seated?
Mr. EBERHARDT. No; he was standing. We were all standing.
Mr. GRIFFIN. You were able to look over his shoulder?
Mr. EBERHARDT. Oh, yes; I had a full view of the room.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Do you recall what other police officers were down there
with you guarding Oswald and looking out?
Mr. EBERHARDT. Well, Mr. Wade was there; Chief Curry was there; Captain
King was there.
Mr. GRIFFIN. What other detectives were guarding Oswald?
Mr. EBERHARDT. Well, homicide detectives were there. I don’t know which
ones they were. The ones that, you know, were working on him, probably
Leavelle and his partner. Joe Cody was there. That is the only ones
I remember. And there was some uniform men from the jail, I believe,
there.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Now, did you stay after Oswald left?
Mr. EBERHARDT. Until they got him out. I didn’t have anything to
do with transporting him to or from the assembly room, but when he
initially arrived in the assembly room, they asked us to go up there
more or less to keep the reporters from making a rush for him.
Mr. GRIFFIN. How did you happen to go down to the assembly room in the
first place?
Mr. EBERHARDT. To hear the press conference.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Out of curiosity?
Mr. EBERHARDT. Yes.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Did any other men from your bureau go down there?
Mr. EBERHARDT. Yes; Cody is from my bureau, and he is the only one that
I remember being up there with me.
Mr. GRIFFIN. All right. Did you stay in the press conference room after
the homicide people took Oswald out?
Mr. EBERHARDT. Yes.
Mr. GRIFFIN. And did Chief Curry speak at that time?
Mr. EBERHARDT. No; Henry Wade did.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Now, do you recall anything that happened during Henry
Wade’s interview?
Mr. EBERHARDT. No; because when Oswald left, then all semblance of any
kind of order disappeared. They just, you know, come up around Henry
Wade and just started----
Mr. GRIFFIN. Do you remember Ruby’s saying anything during this press
conference?
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