Warren Commission (14 of 26): Hearings Vol. XIV (of 15)United States. Warren Commission
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Warren Commission (14 of 26): Hearings Vol. XIV (of 15)
United States. Warren Commission
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Assassination; Oswald, Lee Harvey
Mr. HUBERT. When did you last see him?
Mr. SENATOR. I saw him, he was coming through, he was working out of El
Paso and he was being transferred, I think he said to Oklahoma City,
and I saw him that one day, rather, that one night in Dallas.
Mr. HUBERT. What time?
Mr. SENATOR. At night.
Mr. HUBERT. No; what day?
Mr. SENATOR. Oh, I don’t remember.
Mr. HUBERT. What time of the year, what month?
Mr. SENATOR. Oh, I think it was in December.
Mr. HUBERT. Of 1963?
Mr. SENATOR. I think so, in December 1963.
Mr. HUBERT. When had you seen him prior to that time?
Mr. SENATOR. Prior to that time? I don’t remember. It could have been a
couple years, I guess.
Mr. HUBERT. I think you mentioned that there was another man, a third
man——
Mr. SENATOR. Yes.
Mr. HUBERT. Whose name you couldn’t remember at the time. Can you
remember his name now?
Mr. SENATOR. Jack Loftus.
Mr. HUBERT. L-o-f-t-u-s?
Mr. SENATOR. Yes, that is correct, Jack Loftus, and he lives in
Hillsboro, if he is still there.
Mr. HUBERT. What is his occupation?
Mr. SENATOR. I think he works for a newspaper down there now in
Hillsboro.
Mr. HUBERT. Texas?
Mr. SENATOR. Yes, Hillsboro, Tex.
Mr. HUBERT. When was the last time you saw him?
Mr. SENATOR. I saw him the same night I saw Young. I may have seen
him after that. I know I have seen him a couple of times, but I don’t
remember if it was after that or before that. I don’t remember that,
but I do definitely remember seeing him the last time in December. This
part I do remember.
Mr. HUBERT. That was the same day you saw Young?
Mr. SENATOR. Yes.
Mr. HUBERT. Was that just a coincidence or was it a plan?
Mr. SENATOR. No, no; no coincidence. They were looking for me and I’ll
tell you where I saw him. I saw him up at Jack Ruby’s club.
Mr. HUBERT. That was after Oswald was shot?
Mr. SENATOR. Yes.
Mr. HUBERT. They were looking for you for what reason?
Mr. SENATOR. Sir?
Mr. HUBERT. For what reason were they looking? Why were they looking
for you?
Mr. SENATOR. Just friends, that is all, because I had lived with them,
you know, for a while. Nothing particular.
Mr. HUBERT. I suppose, too, they had known that you were in the
apartment with Ruby.
Mr. SENATOR. Yes.
Mr. HUBERT. Of course, it was national news.
Mr. SENATOR. They had read of the incident or heard of the incident
somehow.
Mr. GRIFFIN. How long was that after Ruby killed Oswald that you saw
them?
Mr. SENATOR. These two boys?
Mr. GRIFFIN. Yes.
Mr. SENATOR. I think it was in December now. I don’t remember if it was
a week, two or three. I’m not sure. I just don’t remember.
Mr. HUBERT. Can you relate it to say Christmastime, Christmas day?
Mr. SENATOR. It could be. I just can’t think of when it was. Possibly.
Mr. HUBERT. How long prior to then had you seen Loftus?
Mr. SENATOR. Before?
Mr. HUBERT. Yes, say before Oswald was shot. How long had it been since
you had seen Loftus?
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