Warren Commission (15 of 26): Hearings Vol. XV (of 15)United States. Warren Commission
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Warren Commission (15 of 26): Hearings Vol. XV (of 15)
United States. Warren Commission
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Assassination; Oswald, Lee Harvey
Chief BATCHELOR. To Chief Stevenson. We went upstairs, and shortly
thereafter Chief Curry arrived, and he had noticed this camera too, and
we discussed it and said we would have to get it moved. There was no
one around it. It was just sitting there.
Mr. HUBERT. This was in what you call the jail corridor?
Chief BATCHELOR. Just outside the jail corridor.
Mr. HUBERT. On the ramp side of the swinging doors?
Chief BATCHELOR. Yes; we went back--we came, after discussing this with
Chief Curry, and he told us we better go down and take a look and see
what we were going to need in the way of security--we went downstairs
and gave instructions, I believe, to the jail supervisor that whoever
had that camera, when they showed up, to tell them they would have to
move it.
Mr. HUBERT. Was that before or after the decision was made that the
city police would move Oswald rather than the sheriff’s office?
Chief BATCHELOR. Well, Chief Stevenson and I went into the basement on
two occasions seeing about the layout down there. I believe that when I
told the jail supervisor to get that camera moved, that this was on the
first occasion and was before, I believe--I can’t be positive of that,
but I think it was before.
Mr. HUBERT. Had it been decided at that time that the route to be used
would be through the basement?
Chief BATCHELOR. Well, this is the normal way you take prisoners out of
the jail, and I don’t think any consideration had been given to doing
it any other way. It was just an assumption that this would be the way
he was taken out.
Mr. HUBERT. This was the way to be used and this camera was in the way?
Chief BATCHELOR. Yes; now if you wanted to avoid people by taking him
out, it would be possible to take him off the jail elevator on the
second floor or the first floor, but this is not the normal way you
take prisoners out of the jail.
There is a door off the jail elevator on the first floor for the
purpose of bringing prisoners down and arraigning them before the
corporation courts which are on the first floor.
There is also an entrance off of the second floor and third floor of
the jail elevator for the purpose of bringing prisoners down to the
various bureaus for interrogation, but I don’t recall that we discussed
bringing him off in this fashion.
Mr. HUBERT. Well now, I understand that at a later time you and Chief
Curry and Chief Stevenson also made a general inspection?
Chief BATCHELOR. Yes; at that time we went down and this camera had
been moved.
Mr. HUBERT. About what time was that?
Chief BATCHELOR. I can’t recall exactly. I would say that it was some
time between 9 and 10 o’clock.
Mr. HUBERT. Do you think that would have been after the decision had
been made that the city police department would transfer the prisoner?
Chief BATCHELOR. Yes; I believe it was.
Mr. HUBERT. In other words, it was after the conversation of Chief
Curry with Sheriff Decker?
Chief BATCHELOR. Yes, sir.
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