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. SMITH. Could I interrupt just a second, sir. I may be completely
wrong about this, but wasn’t there something about the time of
transporting him?
Mr. SORRELS. Yes. As I understand it, some of the reporters had
inquired of Chief Jesse Curry as to whether or not he was going to
transport him to the county jail on the night of November 23.
Now, this is hearsay, that the reporters wanted to be relieved so
they could get some sleep if he was not going to be transported that
night--they would go home and get some rest.
Chief Curry himself told me that he had said something to this effect,
“Go on home and get your sleep, there won’t be anything doing before 10
o’clock tomorrow morning.”
As I recall, I think the newspapers then published the fact that he
would be moved at 10 o’clock in the morning, or words to that effect.
Mr. SMITH. I just wanted to get the full story, because I remembered
him having mentioned something about this. I do not know whether it is
important.
Mr. HUBERT. Well, in that connection, had you heard that the FBI had
received an anonymous phone call from someone advising that an effort,
by a group of men, would be made to kill Oswald?
Mr. SORRELS. I do not recall that I had heard any such report at that
time. I did hear that there had been an anonymous call come into the
police department that someone would try to kill him when they removed
him, or words to that effect. But that, I believe, was subsequent to
the time he was actually shot. I do not recall that morning of having
heard anything about that. And I definitely did not hear anything about
a group. I remembered something about it later on, but I never heard
anything about it at that time.
Mr. HUBERT. Did you hear of any plans made as to the actual route that
would be followed in transporting Oswald?
Mr. SORRELS. Not before Oswald was shot.
Mr. HUBERT. Do you know why, from anything you knew then, or have
learned since, the cameramen and so forth were all congregated in the
basement area?
Mr. SORRELS. Would you read that question again?
Mr. HUBERT. What I am trying to get at is this: You testified a moment
ago that when you came in you saw all the press people with their
cameras and so forth in the basement area.
Mr. SORRELS. Not all of them. I said I saw some down there.
Mr. HUBERT. Which would indicate that they either had guessed or had
somehow become aware that--that would indicate that they either had
guessed or had somehow become aware that that would be a point on the
route to be taken at which they could get pictures. And I was wondering
if you had heard anything prior to that time about the route, or had
you heard that these people had been informed of the route?
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