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. Now you say he had a shotgun in his hand. You used the
words “armed with a shotgun” and you said you weren’t sure it was the
shotgun that normally comes with the truck or one which he brought
himself. I take it, therefore, that you saw him with the shotgun in his
hand?
Mr. HALL. I believe so; yes, sir.
Mr. HUBERT. You don’t know whether the normal or regular shotgun that
normally goes along with the truck was in the bracket as well as the
one that he had in his hand?
Mr. HALL. I am not real sure. That is the normal thing to do. If you
and I were to crawl into that seat with the purpose intended that we
were sitting there for, we would have unbuckled the shotgun and sat
there with it. It is in that handy a place.
Mr. HUBERT. But he did have a shotgun?
Mr. HALL. Yes, sir.
Mr. HUBERT. Now I notice that on page 3, also, you have a mark next to
the third paragraph, and I think that your comment was with reference
to the first sentence of that third paragraph beginning with the words
“Hall said,” and ending with the words “parked there.” What comment
have you to say there about that, sir?
Mr. HALL. The statement says that Hall recalls that Fleming and the
patrolman with the shotgun were the only persons to enter or leave the
garage through the Commerce Street entrance. I am a little vague, but I
think Chief Batchelor also passed by my line of vision at that time. I
do remember seeing Chief Batchelor and nodding to him.
Mr. HUBERT. Well, other than that, is the statement correct?
Mr. HALL. Yes, sir.
Mr. HUBERT. Well, to put it affirmatively then, other than the
possibility that Chief Batchelor passed by, you do not think that
anyone else did?
Mr. HALL. No, sir; that is correct.
Mr. HUBERT. Now I see no further marks, and I take it, therefore, that
the rest of the statement which has been identified, or the report
which has been identified as statement 1, is correct as modified?
Mr. HALL. Yes.
Mr. HUBERT. Now do you recall when you first got any notice whatsoever
about this function that you ultimately performed on November 24?
Mr. HALL. Approximately 9:45 in the morning.
Mr. HUBERT. You fix that in what way; sir?
Mr. HALL. I fixed that because our Sunday school class was just
commencing. I was going into the classroom that I normally would teach,
when I received a call from the church office that I was wanted on the
telephone.
Mr. HUBERT. What time was your school scheduled to begin?
Mr. HALL. 9:50.
Mr. HUBERT. 9:50?
Mr. HALL. Yes, sir.
Mr. HUBERT. Then you were going in at approximately 5 minutes before
that?
Mr. HALL. Yes.
Mr. HUBERT. Had you actually reached the class yet?
Mr. HALL. Yes, sir; I was in the classroom itself.
Mr. HUBERT. But the class had not yet begun?
Mr. HALL. That’s right.
Mr. HUBERT. Do you normally start on time?
Mr. HALL. Normally; yes, sir.
Mr. HUBERT. This call came about how long before you would normally
have started?
Mr. HALL. Five minutes.
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