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. HUBERT. Let me ask you this: Was your interrogation of him cut off,
as it were, by the transfer?
Mr. SORRELS. By the transfer?
Mr. HUBERT. Yes.
Mr. SORRELS. No.
Mr. HUBERT. Had you finished with him?
Mr. SORRELS. I had finished----
Mr. HUBERT. As to that point?
Mr. SORRELS. As to that point; yes, sir.
Mr. HUBERT. As a matter of fact, you would have had access to him, I
think, at the county jail, anyhow, would you not?
Mr. SORRELS. I had certainly planned on having access to him, and I
am sure I would have. As a matter of fact, I had in my mind to start
talking to him that afternoon.
Mr. HUBERT. What I wanted to clarify is whether or not your effort to
interrogate him was interrupted. But I gather that it was not.
Mr. SORRELS. No, I would say not. Possibly, had he remained there, I
might have attempted to ask him more questions. But he was not giving
out much information.
Mr. HUBERT. Well, now, during the whole time that Oswald was in
custody of the Dallas Police Department, did you find that any
obstacles or hindrances were put in your way of examining him?
Mr. SORRELS. No, sir; except had he been in our own custody, there
would have been a chance to have questioned him without others being
present, or so many others being present.
Mr. HUBERT. At the time that you were in Fritz’ office, on November 24,
did you hear any plans discussed for the transfer of Oswald?
Mr. SORRELS. No; I did not say that I heard anything about any plans.
I do recall that Oswald requested to have some of his clothes brought
down there, because his shirt that he had on when he was arrested had
been taken from him, I think, for laboratory examination. And Captain
Fritz sent and got some of his clothes, and he selected kind of a
sweater-type----
Mr. HUBERT. But you did not hear the officers of the Dallas police
force discussing the method of transportation and the security measures
that they had planned and put into operation?
Mr. SORRELS. Yes; I did hear a part of it, I recall now. There was some
suggestion about transporting him in an armored car. Captain Fritz
objected to that because of--one reason that I recall was what effect
it might have in his trial, that that might prejudice the prosecution
by him being transported in an armored car, which is not of course
ordinarily used in the transportation of prisoners in that area.
Another thing that I recall is that Captain Fritz thought that the
armored car would be a bit cumbersome and it would not be able to
maneuver as easily as a car. And it was his desire to take him in a
police car with escorts.
Mr. HUBERT. Did you hear anyone suggest that the plan then proposed,
and ultimately carried out in part, at least, should be changed so as
to bypass the press, as it were?
Mr. SORRELS. No; I did not. At that time there was no way to bypass
them, because they were out in the hall. As I had come to the building,
I even noticed cameras down in the basement of the city hall there.
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