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. And when you got back to the homicide bureau, do you
remember having any conversation with anybody about how Ruby got into
the building?
Mr. MONTGOMERY. Well, no; I didn’t talk to anybody. Just, you know--I
guess we was all standing out asking each other how in the world did he
get in.
Mr. GRIFFIN. After Ruby shot Oswald on the 24th, did you see Ruby at
any time the rest of that day?
Mr. MONTGOMERY. Yes, sir; we brought him down for the captain to talk
to.
Mr. GRIFFIN. About what time was that?
Mr. MONTGOMERY. Probably around 2, because we had been there at the
hospital--I mean office, about 30 minutes, went up and brought him down.
Mr. GRIFFIN. How long did he stay down here?
Mr. MONTGOMERY. I didn’t carry him back, so, I don’t know for sure.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Were you present during any of that interrogation?
Mr. MONTGOMERY. Not with Ruby; no.
Mr. GRIFFIN. At the time you brought him down, did you know how Ruby
got into the basement or had you been told?
Mr. MONTGOMERY. I still don’t know how he got down there.
Mr. GRIFFIN. But, had you heard, put it this way, had you heard at that
point that Ruby had told somebody how he got into the basement?
Mr. MONTGOMERY. I don’t think so. I don’t think I would have been aware
of it then.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Did you remain in the office with Ruby and Fritz for any
length of time?
Mr. MONTGOMERY. No.
Mr. GRIFFIN. All right. Who brought Ruby down with you?
Mr. MONTGOMERY. Let’s see, it was Detectives Boyd and Hall. They sat in
on the interrogation there.
Mr. GRIFFIN. When you got up to see Ruby, how was Ruby dressed?
Mr. MONTGOMERY. Up in the jail?
Mr. GRIFFIN. Yes.
Mr. MONTGOMERY. He had on his shirt, and his skivvies.
Mr. GRIFFIN. And what other officers were there?
Mr. MONTGOMERY. I can’t say for sure but it seems like Archer was
there, but I couldn’t say for sure. I don’t know. There was an FBI
agent there, too.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Do you know which agent that was?
Mr. MONTGOMERY. Oh, Agent Hall?
Mr. GRIFFIN. I think--I don’t--you are giving your answer. I think you
are right.
Mr. MONTGOMERY. I think that is who it was. I don’t know if they have
got an agent named Hall, but seemed to me like that is what it was.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Was Sergeant Dean there?
Mr. MONTGOMERY. Well, there again, I couldn’t say, “yea or nay,”
because I don’t recall who was there exactly. I remember an FBI agent
there, and Archer--I believe Archer was there. Dean could have been
there. He could have been in there.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Is it your best recollection that there was more than one?
That there was somebody else in that cell there besides Hall, Ruby, and
Archer?
Mr. MONTGOMERY. I believe there was. I believe there was a jail guard
there.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Anybody else?
Mr. MONTGOMERY. No, but----
Mr. GRIFFIN. Are you indicating that you just don’t remember?
Mr. MONTGOMERY. I just don’t remember for sure how many was in there.
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