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. MONTGOMERY. I knew there was one that went down to the engineroom
and one that goes to the city hall. I don’t recall the other being
there. There very well could be. I just haven’t paid much attention.
Mr. GRIFFIN. As you walked in did you notice whether there were any TV
lines?
Mr. MONTGOMERY. Lines?
Mr. GRIFFIN. Cables?
Mr. MONTGOMERY. There were some cables there. I just don’t----
Mr. GRIFFIN. Do you remember the door, or the door they were strung to?
Mr. MONTGOMERY. Go to the city hall, there is a double door that goes
into the city hall----
Mr. GRIFFIN. That is the one that goes in that hallway?
Mr. MONTGOMERY. Yes.
Mr. GRIFFIN. How about the engineroom door?
Mr. MONTGOMERY. I didn’t pay that much attention to it to say yea or
nay.
Mr. GRIFFIN. When you walked in there, where did you go when you got
into the hallway?
Mr. MONTGOMERY. Just went to the elevator.
Mr. GRIFFIN. That’s right by the record----
Mr. MONTGOMERY. Yes, sir.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Did you see anybody that you knew in the area of the
basement, other than police officers?
Mr. MONTGOMERY. Anybody I knew?
Mr. GRIFFIN. Yes.
Mr. MONTGOMERY. Other than police, I think just several civilians
behind the desk over there, just the records clerk.
Mr. GRIFFIN. From there did you go to the homicide bureau?
Mr. MONTGOMERY. Yes, sir.
Mr. GRIFFIN. What time do you estimate you arrived at the homicide
bureau?
Mr. MONTGOMERY. Probably about 10 after 8 when I got there.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Who was there when you arrived?
Mr. MONTGOMERY. Oh, Captain Fritz and Dhority, Leavelle and Graves, and
I believe Mr. Beck and Brown was there.
Mr. GRIFFIN. All right; did you talk to any of them when you came in?
Mr. MONTGOMERY. Oh, I’m sure I passed the time of day with them.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Do you remember anything about any conversation you might
have had with them?
Mr. MONTGOMERY. No; nothing outstanding.
Mr. GRIFFIN. What did you do when you arrived there? What sort of work
did you start to do when you arrived at the homicide bureau?
Mr. MONTGOMERY. As soon as I walked in they walked out for coffee.
Mr. GRIFFIN. And you went out for coffee with them?
Mr. MONTGOMERY. No; I stayed there. Of course, I had just gotten there,
so, I stayed and answered the telephones while they went out and had
coffee.
Mr. GRIFFIN. How long did you continue to answer the phone?
Mr. MONTGOMERY. Of course when they went and drank coffee and came
right back; I guess for probably 30 minutes.
Mr. GRIFFIN. What did you do when they got back?
Mr. MONTGOMERY. When they got back, of course, captain told us at that
time that he was going to transfer Oswald later on and I think he said
about 10, or something like that; so he sent two of the officers out to
get Oswald and bring him down. Wanted to talk to him. I was trying to
remember what two went up after him. Anyway, two of them went up and
brought him down. I don’t remember which two it was.
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