Warren Commission (13 of 26): Hearings Vol. XIII (of 15) — John Shaqi
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. Did anybody explain to you before you went downstairs what
the press setup was going to be in the basement?
Mr. MONTGOMERY. Well, they explained to me--no; because they told me
what I was supposed to do, and that is all. They didn’t say anything
about the press. I heard the captain say that the big cameras was
supposed to be back behind the rail there.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Did you hear anything said about where news personnel was
supposed to be?
Mr. MONTGOMERY. No; I remember they said the news media were down
there. No one was down there except news media and officers.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Now, do you remember any preparation that you made up in
the office to take Oswald down to the basement?
Mr. MONTGOMERY. Uh-huh.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Tell us about that.
Mr. MONTGOMERY. Well, he put on a black sweater. I think he changed
shirts, changed shirts, and put on a black sweater. The captain asked
him about something, if he wanted to wear a hat, and he said, “No.”
And, of course, they handcuffed him and handcuffed Leavelle to him.
Now, other than that that is all I remember about it.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Now, as you walked out of the homicide office you went
into the hallway on the third floor?
Mr. MONTGOMERY. Uh-huh.
Mr. GRIFFIN. And there were news people out there, or were there?
Mr. MONTGOMERY. I don’t recall seeing any out there.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Uh-huh. How about TV people? Do you recall seeing any TV
people in the hallway?
Mr. MONTGOMERY. Didn’t see any there.
Mr. GRIFFIN. All right. You got in the hallway, then did you turn left?
Mr. MONTGOMERY. Turned left; yes.
Mr. GRIFFIN. And you went to the area where it is sort of a foyer near
the public elevators?
Mr. MONTGOMERY. No; a prisoner elevator we went down on.
Mr. GRIFFIN. You walked down the hallway to the left, and then you
turned----
Mr. MONTGOMERY. Went inside the jail elevator door.
Mr. GRIFFIN. I see.
Mr. MONTGOMERY. That is only, I guess, about--I guess about 20 foot
from the homicide office to that door, or something like that.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Did you have to wait for the elevator?
Mr. MONTGOMERY. No.
Mr. GRIFFIN. What did you do?
Mr. MONTGOMERY. I unlocked the door and go inside and locked the door
behind you and--on that particular occasion, I believe the elevator was
waiting on us.
Mr. GRIFFIN. What happened when you got down in the basement?
Mr. MONTGOMERY. Well, we got off the elevator and walked around in
front of the booking desk there. You want me to show you?
Mr. GRIFFIN. Let me get a--I’m going to mark this “Dallas, Texas,
March 24, Detective L. D. Montgomery’s deposition. March 24, 1964,
Exhibit 5004.” Now, I want to show you what has been marked as Exhibit
5004, which is a diagram of the basement area of the Police and Courts
Building. Would you want to explain to us what you did there? Let me
give you this pen.
Mr. MONTGOMERY. This is, of course--it shows the jail elevator. This is
the elevator we came down on.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Came down in the jail elevator.
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