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. So in other words, the picture as I see it was that you
picked up from somebody that there was a story that Ruby had come in as
a newsman?
Mr. COX. Yes.
Mr. HUBERT. And that statement was made to Kris?
Mr. COX. I was talking to Kris.
Mr. HUBERT. And this reporter overheard it and painted it in that way?
Mr. COX. That is exactly right.
Mr. HUBERT. When this came out, did you notice the incorrectness of it?
Mr. COX. Yes, sir.
Mr. HUBERT. Did you do anything about it?
Mr. COX. I called Captain Solomon about it.
Mr. HUBERT. Did you talk to Mr. Sherman, the reporter?
Mr. COX. No, sir; I did not.
Mr. HUBERT. Now in this same story, which is a story dated November
25, appearing in the Times Herald by Joe Sherman, there is a further
statement attributed to you which is actually a direct quote, according
to Mr. Sherman, and reads as follows: “He must have had a press card
with him, said Sergeant Cox. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have been allowed
in the basement at all. Our instructions were to keep everybody away
but pressmen with proper identification.” Now did you make that
statement?
Mr. COX. Yes, sir; that’s right.
Mr. HUBERT. In other words, you were simply then not stating a fact,
but an assumption that he must have?
Mr. COX. That’s right, because I couldn’t see how he got in the
basement.
Mr. HUBERT. Did you observe any security measures used to prevent entry
into the basement?
Mr. COX. Yes, sir. I observed policemen on every door at the--when I
say the basement entrance, plus the entrance to the building through
the basement. There was an entrance on Commerce Street where you walk
down into a little hall.
Mr. HUBERT. There was a policeman stationed there?
Mr. COX. Yes.
Mr. HUBERT. Do you know who he was?
Mr. COX. No.
Mr. HUBERT. Was he a reserve officer?
Mr. COX. No; a regular.
Mr. HUBERT. Who was stationed at the Commerce Street ramp entrance?
Mr. COX. I know one sergeant. His name is Mayo.
Mr. HUBERT. He is a reserve officer?
Mr. COX. Yes.
Mr. HUBERT. Was he there throughout the morning?
Mr. COX. He was there when I got there. I believe his name is L. W.
Mayo.
Mr. HUBERT. Did you observe any other policemen at other entrances such
as Main Street?
Mr. COX. Not on the Main Street side.
Mr. HUBERT. You don’t know anything about the security within the
basement?
Mr. COX. No; I was taken directly to the street to control traffic and
pedestrians out there.
Mr. HUBERT. Specifically, you did not see Ruby enter that building on
that day?
Mr. COX. No, sir.
Mr. HUBERT. In fact, I repeat, or you repeat you haven’t seen him in
some 8 or 9 years?
Mr. COX. That’s right.
Mr. HUBERT. You didn’t see him anywhere that day?
Mr. COX. No, sir.
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