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
Mr. HUBERT. Will you state your full name?
Mr. COX. Roland A. Cox.
Mr. HUBERT. Where do you live, sir?
Mr. COX. De Soto, Tex.
Mr. HUBERT. What street address?
Mr. COX. 311 Bob White.
Mr. HUBERT. What is your occupation?
Mr. COX. Service department, Sears Roebuck.
Mr. HUBERT. In the city of Dallas?
Mr. COX. Yes.
Mr. HUBERT. How long have you been so employed?
Mr. COX. Since 1946.
Mr. HUBERT. Were you on duty on November 24, 1963?
Mr. COX. November 24, that Sunday? Wasn’t November 24 that Sunday?
Mr. HUBERT. Let me put the question to you this way. Were you, during
the period November 22 through 24, 1963, a member of the reserve force
of the Dallas Police Department?
Mr. COX. That’s right.
Mr. HUBERT. What rank did you hold then?
Mr. COX. Sergeant.
Mr. HUBERT. And you still do?
Mr. COX. Yes; D-11.
Mr. HUBERT. How long have you been with the reserves?
Mr. COX. Got my 10-year pin about 3 months ago, I imagine.
Mr. HUBERT. Were you called to duty during the weekend of the
President’s assassination?
Mr. COX. That’s right.
Mr. HUBERT. What day were you called to duty?
Mr. COX. I believe I worked on that Friday night and again on Sunday.
Mr. HUBERT. That was by special call, or was that your regular reserve
night?
Mr. COX. No; that was a request by Barney Merle. That was what, Friday?
Mr. HUBERT. The 22d of November, and Saturday was the 23d.
Mr. COX. That would be--the third Friday is a regular night, I believe.
Mr. HUBERT. I am looking at a calendar, and it seems that the 22d of
November of 1963 was the fourth Friday.
Mr. COX. No; it was not a regular night, I don’t believe. I believe
mine is the second Tuesday and third Friday.
Mr. HUBERT. So this was a special duty?
Mr. COX. That’s right.
Mr. HUBERT. What time did you arrive on Friday the 22d?
Mr. COX. Approximately 7.
Mr. HUBERT. Were you in uniform?
Mr. COX. That’s right.
Mr. HUBERT. Who did you report to?
Mr. COX. Lieutenant Merle.
Mr. HUBERT. Is he a member of the reserve, or regular?
Mr. COX. That’s right.
Mr. HUBERT. Member of the reserve?
Mr. COX. He is a lieutenant in the reserve.
Mr. HUBERT. Where did you report to him?
Mr. COX. In the basement assembly room.
Mr. HUBERT. Then that was about 7 o’clock?
Mr. COX. Around 7; yes.
Mr. HUBERT. Did you receive any assignment at that time?
Mr. COX. I went out with the traffic investigator about 8 or a little
after 8 o’clock.
Mr. HUBERT. Between 7 and 8, that is, the time before you went out with
the traffic investigator, where were you and what were you doing?
Mr. COX. Well, I was in, I guess you would call it, I don’t know what
you would call it, the basement where they bring all the prisoners in.
Mr. HUBERT. In the jail office?
Mr. COX. Yes.
Mr. HUBERT. Did you ever go up to the third floor?
Mr. COX. No.
Mr. HUBERT. How long were you out on this assignment which began at 8
o’clock?
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