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. COX. They didn’t talk to him too much. They always come to the
officer in charge.
Mr. HUBERT. They came to you?
Mr. COX. That’s right.
Mr. HUBERT. Now I think you said that the last time you worked out
there at Ruby’s place would have been----
Mr. COX. It was around Christmas, or possibly--yes; about Christmas
time. Probably New Year’s, the last I worked, about 8 or 9 years ago. I
tell you, it is on record at the city hall. It’s just been too long.
Mr. HUBERT. You hadn’t seen him at all in the time since?
Mr. COX. No, sir.
Mr. HUBERT. Did you see him when you were on duty on Sunday morning?
Mr. COX. No.
Mr. HUBERT. Where were you on duty then?
Mr. COX. Commerce Street, south side.
Mr. HUBERT. What time did you come on duty?
Mr. COX. Around 10.
Mr. HUBERT. Were you in uniform?
Mr. COX. Yes, sir.
Mr. HUBERT. What was your duty, and who placed you on it?
Mr. COX. Lieutenant Ben McCoy.
Mr. HUBERT. What was your specific duty at that point?
Mr. COX. Keep pedestrians back on the sidewalk and traffic moving.
Mr. HUBERT. So you were placed then on the opposite side of Commerce
Street from the Commerce Street exit?
Mr. COX. Yes; south side.
Mr. HUBERT. What time did you go on that duty?
Mr. COX. Must have been about 10 or 15 after 10.
Mr. HUBERT. How long did you stay?
Mr. COX. Till after 11, I imagine.
Mr. HUBERT. Well, did you stay until after the shooting?
Mr. COX. Yes, sir.
Mr. HUBERT. Were you there when the armored car came up?
Mr. COX. Yes; I held up traffic while that big one backed in.
Mr. HUBERT. What about the little one, where was it at that time?
Mr. COX. I believe the little one was parked against the curb; I
believe it was.
Mr. HUBERT. Was it on the same side of the street?
Mr. COX. Yes.
Mr. HUBERT. Was it past the Commerce Street entrance?
Mr. COX. Yes; it was past the Commerce Street entrance, because there
was TV trucks sitting directly in front of the city hall on Commerce.
Mr. HUBERT. Do you remember what time you actually left your post of
duty?
Mr. COX. I wouldn’t say.
Mr. HUBERT. About how long after the shooting did you leave?
Mr. COX. Maybe 20 minutes, until the crowd kind of dispersed.
Mr. HUBERT. Were you relieved by someone?
Mr. COX. No, sir; I mean there wasn’t anything else to do when the
crowd left.
Mr. HUBERT. Did you see Jack Ruby around that Commerce Street entrance
at anytime?
Mr. COX. No, sir.
Mr. HUBERT. On that day?
Mr. COX. No.
Mr. HUBERT. Now there was a publication by a man named Joe Sherman of
the Dallas Times Herald on November the 25th which indicated that you
had seen him, which of course is contrary to what you have just told
us. Could you explain anything about that?
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