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. Uh-huh, and of course, we came on the elevator here and
I was of the first out of the elevator, because I was last, one of the
last on, so, of course, I just stepped back here to the back and waited
for all of them to get out, and when they got out I took my position
right in behind Oswald. Of course, we came around to the left here
[indicating]. Around to this door here [indicating]. Out--went out into
the----
Mr. GRIFFIN. Now, let me state for the record that you are indicating
on the map that you walked around in front of the counter of the jail
office.
Mr. MONTGOMERY. Uh-huh.
Mr. GRIFFIN. To the jail office doors which lead to the hallway just
before you get to the ramps in the basement.
Mr. MONTGOMERY. Uh-huh.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Okay; what happened when you got to that door?
Mr. MONTGOMERY. When we got to the door, Captain Fritz told us to stop.
He was going to check one more time the security.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Let me interrupt you here. Before you left the homicide
bureau, did anybody notify you that the area was secured?
Mr. MONTGOMERY. The chief--well, they didn’t notify--Captain Fritz told
me that--told all of us that he had been advised that it was secure
down there and they was ready for us to come down.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Did he tell you who told him that?
Mr. MONTGOMERY. No; he didn’t say for sure.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Where was Chief Curry at the time that you people got that
notice up in the homicide bureau, if you know?
Mr. MONTGOMERY. Now, I don’t know whether--where he was at. He left
there. He left our office.
Mr. GRIFFIN. How long before you got that notice did Chief Curry leave?
Mr. MONTGOMERY. How long before we got the notice did he leave?
Mr. GRIFFIN. Yes.
Mr. MONTGOMERY. Oh, I would say probably 5 or 10 minutes, because I
know after he left they went ahead and put the sweater and shirt on
Oswald and handcuffed him and everything, so, I imagine at least 5 or
10 minutes.
Mr. GRIFFIN. When you approached the jail office door, what happened?
Mr. MONTGOMERY. Captain Fritz stepped out into this door leading out to
the ramp, and, of course, I didn’t--I could not hear who he was talking
to or what he said, but just stepped back and told us, “Come on.”
Mr. GRIFFIN. And then what happened?
Mr. MONTGOMERY. Then we walked out the door there to--well, walked
out to where--well, where the shooting happened, and we had to stop,
because our car wasn’t in position.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Did you actually stop or did you slow up?
Mr. MONTGOMERY. No--well, we may have just slowed up, I guess. We just
slowed up because it was only things like just there a second.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Now, as you slowed up, did you get a look at the news
media?
Mr. MONTGOMERY. Didn’t get much of a look at anything.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Were you able to tell where the TV cameras were located?
Mr. MONTGOMERY. I assume they were over here, because all you could see
was a glare of lights. You couldn’t see anything.
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