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. GRIFFIN. Will you mark those with a “T” or a “Table” or something
like that?
Mr. EBERHARDT. Okay. Now, they were all stationary here. Over here is a
desk that the showup lieutenant uses.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Yes.
Mr. EBERHARDT. With a microphone here. Now, Oswald was brought in
through here. All of the reporters were warned by the chief of police
that, if they rushed to the front, he would be taken out and no
questions would be asked or answered.
Mr. GRIFFIN. All right. When Oswald came in there, where did he get
planted?
Mr. EBERHARDT. He came up to the center of the stage.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Put an “X” or a circle.
Mr. EBERHARDT. He would be there.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Would you write “Oswald” there?
Mr. EBERHARDT. Okay.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Were there people on either side of Oswald?
Mr. EBERHARDT. Yes; I was on this side.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Now, the people, there weren’t other prisoners but there
were other detectives?
Mr. EBERHARDT. All of the way to the desk, all of the way to the door.
Of course, I couldn’t see too much over here.
Mr. GRIFFIN. All right. Will you put an “X” where you were standing?
Mr. EBERHARDT. Right about here.
Mr. GRIFFIN. And would you mark your initials or something there? Okay.
Now, were there any people in between you?
Mr. EBERHARDT. This way?
Mr. GRIFFIN. Yes.
Mr. EBERHARDT. Yes.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Between you two. How many officers were there?
Mr. EBERHARDT. The best I remember, two.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Will you put two little circles in there?
Mr. EBERHARDT. I am not sure.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Two “X’s.” Okay.
Mr. EBERHARDT. Now, they left some cameramen up here in front of this
table, see.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Uh-huh.
Mr. EBERHARDT. And they were lined up all through in here. They were in
the kneeling position.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Okay. You are indicating, in between the tables where you
and Oswald were, why there were a bunch of news photographers?
Mr. EBERHARDT. Yes.
Mr. GRIFFIN. And they were all there in----
Mr. EBERHARDT. Aisleway, all news photographers.
Mr. GRIFFIN. That leads to the back of the room.
Mr. EBERHARDT. Okay. And the rest of them back here stood up on these
tables. When the front tables got full, they all stood up, and Ruby was
over here.
Mr. GRIFFIN. All right. Will you put “Ruby” on that?
Mr. EBERHARDT. Then they proceeded to ask him questions, take his
picture, what have you, and somebody, the chief, I don’t remember which
one of the chiefs, said, “All right. Take him out.” And they took him
out, and I remained, and when they took him out, here they all come.
Mr. GRIFFIN. After Oswald was taken out, were there any people still
standing up on those tables?
Mr. EBERHARDT. No; they got off, and, of course, Henry Wade was up here
at the desk.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Mark “Henry Wade” there.
Mr. EBERHARDT. Then they all run for him, and you couldn’t see Wade for
the reporters around him.
Mr. GRIFFIN. All right. Were the reporters between you and Henry Wade?
Mr. EBERHARDT. Yes.
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