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. RUBENSTEIN. We would like to get a new trial for Jack. Some of
my friends say Jack should have gotten the Congressional Medal of
Honor. They feel the same way I do about it. People say to me, why
didn’t he wait for the investigation? How stupid can people be? Then
it is premeditated. You don’t do things like that. Why wait for an
investigation? Sure, it would have been a wonderful thing to have done
but you can’t, you don’t know what is in the other man’s mind. I blame
everything on the stupid Dallas police from every angle, even from that
angle up there. They knew Oswald was in town, why didn’t they grab him.
That is my opinion. They blame everything on Jack, the scapegoat, the
poor guy has got to take it for the whole police department down there.
You know that is the truth and I mean it.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Well, we certainly appreciate your frankness in this
matter and your willingness to express your opinion.
Mr. RUBENSTEIN. You can call me anytime, if you want me to come back
again I will be glad to come back, anytime. If I am out of town I will
have to wait to pick up my letter.
Mr. GRIFFIN. I hope we won’t have to trouble you again and thank you
very much for coming.
TESTIMONY OF WILLIAM S. BIGGIO
The testimony of William S. Biggio was taken at 5 p.m., on April 2,
1964, in the office of the U.S. attorney, 301 Post Office Building,
Bryan and Ervay Streets, Dallas, Tex., by Mr. Albert E. Jenner, Jr.,
assistant counsel of the President’s Commission. Robert T. Davis,
assistant attorney general of Texas, was present.
Mr. JENNER. Would you stand, please, and take the oath?
Do you solemnly swear in your testimony before this Commission that you
will tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so
help you God?
Mr. BIGGIO. I will.
Mr. JENNER. Would you state your full name, and spell it, please?
Mr. BIGGIO. William S. Biggio, [spelling] B-i-g-g-i-o.
Mr. JENNER. And you are a member of the Dallas City Police Force?
Mr. BIGGIO. That’s right.
Mr. JENNER. Are you in any particular division, do you have a
particular assignment?
Mr. BIGGIO. I am with the special service bureau, criminal intelligence
section.
Mr. JENNER. Now, I am Albert E. Jenner, Jr., one of the members of the
legal staff of the Warren Commission, with which you are familiar, and
this item has come to my attention recently through Mr. Davis of the
attorney general’s office of the Texas staff and while I appreciate the
fact that at the moment it is third hand or hearsay, as we lawyers call
it, I would just like to have your report on it--which we will seek to
run down--as I understand Mr. Davis and the FBI are undertaking the
investigation; is that right?
Mr. DAVIS. Yes, sir.
Mr. BIGGIO. I have since talked to them also.
Mr. DAVIS. Since we talked?
Mr. BIGGIO. Yes, sir.
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