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. LEAVELLE. Just came off the Main Street ramp and parked across the
opening and when he saw him pull in, gave me the high sign and we took
Ruby and told him, I said, “I don’t want to have to push you or shove
you. I want you to move.” Of course, Ruby was scared, so, he almost
outran me to the car. He ran and got in the back seat of the car with
Graves, who was already in the back seat, and Montgomery was driving
and Mr. Beck, Dhority, and Brown got to the other car and followed us.
We proceeded directly to the county jail.
Mr. HUBERT. Up Commerce?
Mr. LEAVELLE. We went up Commerce to the expressway and cut back on the
expressway to Main Street, and came down Main Street to Houston Street
where the jail is located, and around the corner on Houston Street, to
the entrance of the county jail.
Mr. HUBERT. Did you have any trouble with the traffic going down Main
Street?
Mr. LEAVELLE. We caught every light green going down. Didn’t have to
stop.
Mr. HUBERT. Did you have the sirens going?
Mr. LEAVELLE. No, we did not. We drove through there at a good little
step faster than normal, but so happened we caught every light. I don’t
think we even missed a light. When we reached the jail, the officers in
the car behind us bailed out and covered the entrance to the jail, and
we were--had him inside in a matter of 20 seconds, from the time the
car stopped.
Mr. HUBERT. All right, sir. Is there anything else you want to add
about anything we have talked about?
Mr. LEAVELLE. I can’t think of anything else that would be pertinent to
it.
Mr. HUBERT. All right. Thank you. One more thing on this. You have
not been previously interviewed by me, or any other members of the
Commission’s staff, have you, sir?
Mr. LEAVELLE. No, sir; I have not.
Mr. HUBERT. Okay. That’s all.
TESTIMONY OF DETECTIVE L. D. MONTGOMERY
The testimony of Detective L. D. Montgomery was taken at 4 p.m., on
March 24, 1964, in the office of the U.S. attorney, 301 Post Office
Building, Bryan and Ervay Streets, Dallas, Tex., by Mr. Burt W.
Griffin, assistant counsel of the President’s Commission.
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