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
In fact, under the rules adopted by the Commission, every witness is
entitled to a 3-day written notice before his deposition can be taken,
which you have not had, at least directly from the Commission.
On the other hand, the rules also provide that you may waive that 3-day
written notice, and I ask you now whether you are willing to have your
deposition taken now and therefore waive the notice?
Captain FRITZ. I could tell you what happened over there. Is there any
question that I need advice on before I answer these questions? As far
as I am personally concerned, I don’t know of anything that I need any
advice on, but if you think that it is proper that I have advice or
counsel, I would be glad to do what you think is necessary.
Mr. HUBERT. I don’t think so, sir. Of course it is difficult for me to
determine that question. Let me put it this way.
Captain FRITZ. I don’t know of anything that I am hesitant to talk
about, or anything that I wouldn’t care about telling you.
Mr. HUBERT. If there is any time in the course of the deposition that
you would rather have advice on before you proceed, just say so and we
will stop at that point and let you have advice.
Captain FRITZ. I can’t think of anything that I need advice on, but if
you know something I don’t know, just tell me.
Mr. HUBERT. I don’t know. I don’t believe there is either, but it is
hard for me to tell whether you do or not.
Captain FRITZ. I know nothing about this entire case that the truth
won’t fit better than anything else. I don’t know of anything to be
hesitant about, unless there is something I haven’t heard of.
Mr. HUBERT. To come back to the question, are you willing to waive the
3-day written notice that normally you are entitled to?
Captain FRITZ. Yes, sir; I am willing. If there is nothing other
than just the facts of what happened over here at the time of the
assassination, I don’t care for telling you anything about that.
Mr. HUBERT. That is all we are going to talk about.
Captain FRITZ. All right, then.
Mr. HUBERT. All right, will you raise your right hand? Do you solemnly
swear that the testimony you are about to give in this matter will be
the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God?
Captain FRITZ. I do.
Mr. HUBERT. Captain Fritz, you are----
Captain FRITZ. You have my previous testimony before the Commission?
Mr. HUBERT. I don’t believe I do, but I was going to state this, that
you have appeared before the Commission and given testimony there, and
I think your qualifications and your position and various statistics
concerning yourself were included in that. Therefore, I don’t believe
it is necessary for us to include any of that material here.
You are a captain of the Dallas police force in charge of the homicide
division?
Captain FRITZ. Yes. Homicide and robbery.
Mr. HUBERT. And have been for how many years? Many years?
Captain FRITZ. Many years; yes, sir.
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