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. FLEMING. He was not sitting in the cab. He was standing on the
outside.
Mr. HUBERT. No; the policeman was standing on the outside?
Mr. FLEMING. That’s right.
Mr. HUBERT. But I say, that policeman would have been rather close to
Mr. Hall?
Mr. FLEMING. No. Mr. Hall was on the driver’s side of the cab rather.
Mr. HUBERT. Oh, this was the passenger’s side?
Mr. FLEMING. Yes.
Mr. HUBERT. I see. You observed he was there from the moment you all
arrived until after the shooting?
Mr. FLEMING. Yes, sir.
Mr. HUBERT. How much space was there between the truck and the wall on
the passenger’s side?
Mr. FLEMING. On the passenger’s side, there was not enough space for
anyone to get through into the building, because as I got out of the
passenger’s side, I had to go around to the driver’s side.
Mr. HUBERT. On the driver’s side, how much room?
Mr. FLEMING. There was room for a person to walk between the wall and
the truck.
Mr. HUBERT. I suppose we better put those dimensions in terms of feet.
Take the passenger’s side first.
Mr. FLEMING. I would estimate on the passenger’s side the clearance was
less than 6 inches. On the driver’s side, I would estimate it to be
around 2 feet.
Mr. HUBERT. Do you know the width of the truck?
Mr. FLEMING. Not offhand.
Mr. HUBERT. Returning for the moment to the document which has been
marked Exhibit No. 1, I take it then that other than the corrections
that you made, that this document represents a fair statement of the
interview and represents therefore the truth, so far as you know it?
Mr. FLEMING. Yes.
Mr. HUBERT. Now I would like, if possible, for you to tell us how you
fix the time of the call received by you from Chief Batchelor?
Mr. FLEMING. Well, I was in the process of shaving in order to go to
church at 10 o’clock. My wife answered the telephone, and I had to come
to the phone with lather on my face. And by reason of the timing, it
was between 9:30 and 9:40.
Mr. HUBERT. Did you know Chief Batchelor?
Mr. FLEMING. I had met Chief Batchelor within 30 days of this date.
Mr. HUBERT. Socially or----
Mr. FLEMING. No. I went to see Chief Batchelor on official business in
that at the time we had been apprised of a city ordinance concerning
the licensing of our people in Dallas. The company had operated in
Dallas since 1928 without a permit to carry firearms, and being aware
of that statute, I made an inquiry to determine if we had to be so
licensed. And having determined that we did, we then had the wheels in
motion to process our company’s license, and I conferred with Chief
Batchelor in an effort to clarify insurance and bond problems.
Mr. HUBERT. How long was your telephone conversation with Chief
Batchelor?
Mr. FLEMING. I would estimate 3 minutes.
Mr. HUBERT. It was of course concerning the availability of your
armored trucks?
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