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. SORRELS. Actually--it was in my territory since 1935, but the
office was moved back there in 1941, and I have been there ever since.
Mr. HUBERT. And you have lived there.
Mr. SORRELS. Yes, sir.
Mr. HUBERT. What does the Dallas territory now, under your
jurisdiction, and control, consist of?
Mr. SORRELS. Roughly it consists of the northern half of Texas,
exclusive of the territory west of the Pecos River. We have in the
Dallas district the entire northern judicial district of Texas, the
Waco division of the western district of Texas, the Tyler, Jefferson,
Texarkana, Parris, and Sherman divisions of the eastern district of
Texas.
Mr. HUBERT. By divisions, you mean divisions in the United States court
system?
Mr. SORRELS. That’s right.
Mr. HUBERT. How many men do you have?
Mr. SORRELS. At the present time we have six special agents besides
myself.
Mr. HUBERT. They all work out of Dallas?
Mr. SORRELS. Yes, sir. One special agent actually headquarters, so to
speak, in Fort Worth. He remains in that section most of the time.
Mr. HUBERT. Would you tell us something about your family.
Mr. SORRELS. I am married.
Mr. HUBERT. How long have you been married?
Mr. SORRELS. I have a daughter 16 years of age and a younger daughter
7 years of age. I have 2 children by a former marriage, a son who is a
captain in the United States Army and a daughter who is married to an
employee of the IBM Company in New York City.
Mr. HUBERT. How long have you been married to your present wife?
Mr. SORRELS. Since 1946.
Mr. HUBERT. Mr. Sorrels, Mr. Stern is going to take a deposition with
respect to security measures and other matters, I think, in regard to
the President. I am going to depose you with reference to a number of
matters concerning principally the security of Oswald after he was
arrested and until his death, and your activities with reference to
Ruby after he had shot Oswald.
Mr. SORRELS. Yes, sir.
Mr. HUBERT. Now, getting into the first matter, can you tell us what
you observed yourself of the security measures which were in effect and
actually operating with reference to Oswald after his arrest.
Mr. SORRELS. The first time that I saw Oswald was on the afternoon of
November 22 as he was coming out of Capt. Will Fritz’ office in the
Dallas Police Department on the third floor.
Mr. HUBERT. About what time was that?
Mr. SORRELS. The exact time I cannot give you, because I had been
working at a frantic pace. It was some time probably past the middle of
the afternoon. I had previously been informed by my office that Captain
Fritz had endeavored to locate me because he had a suspect in custody.
And when I arrived there, Captain Fritz was in his office, apparently
talking to the suspect, whom I determined to be Lee Harvey Oswald.
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