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
Also, we made an error ourselves--Hellinghousen thought when we brought
that information back about Chesher that I would write up the report
and I thought he was preparing the report, since he was the one who
actually contacted the man and no report was made, but I’m sure the
report went to the FBI, but there is no name in the original report
connecting anybody with it and there was nothing in that that we could
check on except the way we thought was through the mechanical repair
bills and they would possibly be in the car.
Mr. JENNER. You have told me all the incidents from the beginning to
the present time?
Mr. BIGGIO. Yes, sir.
Mr. JENNER. And what you and your fellow officers have done with
respect to running this down?
Mr. BIGGIO. Yes, sir. I might add that the gentlemen out at Bill
Hardy’s Real Estate Co. were very cooperative and they said they would
be willing to talk to any one of you. This lady who called me was very
worried about being called herself or about Mr. Chesher possibly being
called and him not liking it.
Mr. JENNER. Now, the lady who reported it to you, she was not
present--it had been a report to her?
Mr. BIGGIO. She was not present. That’s the reason I say it was
third-hand information. It was written up in the report that way,
although I considered her reliable. The information was third-hand
and there is no way of actually telling. We have to evaluate all the
information that comes through and that generally is the reason we make
followup investigation prior to turning in a report. In this particular
case we were to turn in our information right on through and let the
FBI do it; but as you can see, the FBI would have nothing to go on.
Mr. JENNER. Well, they have got what you reported and we’ll see what
they turn up.
Mr. BIGGIO. Well, after Mr. Davis, I believe you called the FBI this
evening, after you called them, they called me then and I gave them the
exact date of the report and what other information we found out and
they are going to run it on that.
Mr. JENNER. But you have given me now all the information you gave them?
Mr. BIGGIO. Yes, sir; and from my own viewpoint--this is just my
personal viewpoint--I don’t think there’s much to it. I think it’s just
some man in a place talking. I think Mr. Chesher was telling the truth,
but I don’t think the man who said he was a mechanic was. There is no
way we have been able to verify that.
Mr. JENNER. Well, Officer Biggio, we very much appreciate your coming
in and part of our work is running down these rumors.
Mr. BIGGIO. I know--I don’t like to turn in a report like that to start
off with.
Mr. JENNER. I appreciate it very much and thanks for coming.
Mr. BIGGIO. Does that take care of me not giving out the lady’s name
again?
Mr. JENNER. Yes; that’s perfectly all right. We don’t want to probe
into that. You have a right to read your deposition here and sign it if
you want or you can waive that.
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