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. HALL. No; as we passed the Main Street side of the city hall, we
were quite intent in watching the traffic and people and in getting our
truck into proper position on the other side of the building, so we
didn’t observe anything.
Mr. HUBERT. Did you observe anyone at all go up to the window of any of
the TV mobile units?
Mr. HALL. No, sir.
Mr. HUBERT. When your truck was placed on the ramp and arrived at a
stationary position, would you describe what that position was relative
to what part of the truck was inside the building and what part was
outside the building?
Mr. HALL. My cab was even with the outside wall of the building, which
would indicate that over half of the truck was indented into the
building on a downward slant. The rear door of the truck would be 6 or
8 feet inside of the line formed by the outside wall of the building.
Is that the answer?
Mr. HUBERT. Now you said that your cab, and therefore, you sitting in
the driver’s seat of the cab, was on a line even with the outside wall
of the building?
Mr. HALL. Yes.
Mr. HUBERT. How far were you personally from the wall on your left? In
other words, how much space was there between you and the wall?
Mr. HALL. Total of about 4 feet, I would imagine; sir. There is a
little parapet there. You allow for the runningboard of my truck and
the open door. Between my open door and the wall would be approximately
2 feet left over.
I haven’t mentioned this; I think it is probably immaterial; a newsman
walked up to my cab during this interval of waiting for something
to happen and attempted to interview me, asking questions about the
operation of the company, and due to the stress of the situation, I
shut the door to avoid discussion.
Mr. HUBERT. Well, does that have a window?
Mr. HALL. It is a bulletproof glass and it is sealed.
Mr. HUBERT. What I am getting at is----
Mr. HALL. This is a minor thing, but they were quite annoying.
Mr. HUBERT. What did he do? Did he just go on after that?
Mr. HALL. He went on about his business.
Mr. HUBERT. He did not go into the building?
Mr. HALL. No.
Mr. HUBERT. How do you know he was a newspaperman?
Mr. HALL. He had a pad and a pencil and said he was.
Mr. HUBERT. Have you seen pictures of Jack Ruby?
Mr. HALL. This wasn’t Jack Ruby.
Mr. HUBERT. It was not?
Mr. HALL. No; definitely not. This was a young kid.
Mr. HUBERT. Did you see anybody else pass by going into the building to
your left?
Mr. HALL. No.
Mr. HUBERT. You are quite certain that no one did?
Mr. HALL. Yes.
Mr. HUBERT. Are you willing to state that no one could have without
your seeing them?
Mr. HALL. It is so very unlikely.
Mr. HUBERT. I take it from the interval of hesitation that although
your answer has been it is very unlikely, you are not willing to make
the positive statement that nobody did?
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