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Warren Commission Hearings: Vol. X - Page 304« Previous | Next »

(Testimony of A. C. Johnson)

Mr. Johnson.
"Well, uh--after he was--uh--apprehended out there searched him and found my address in his pocket
Mr. Belin.
Your address of 1026 North Beckley?
Mr. Johnson.
That's right.
Mr. Belin.
All right. What happened when the officers got there? They asked if Lee Harvey Oswald lived there?
Mr. Johnson.
Yes.
Mr. Belin.
How long had you been at the house when the officers arrived?
Mr. Johnson.
Oh, probably 30 minutes.
Mr. Belin.
Do you remember about what time of the day they arrived?
Mr. Johnson.
Well, it must have been around 1:30 or 2 o'clock---the best I remember.
Mr. Belin.
When did you get home that day from your work?
Mr. Johnson.
Well, it was around 1 o'clock or maybe a little bit after.
Mr. Belin.
At the time you had gotten home, had you heard that the President had been shot?
Mr. Johnson.
Yes. I heard that before I went home.
Mr. Belin.
Did you hear that the President had died before you went home?
Mr. Johnson.
Yes.
Mr. Belin.
So you got home sometime after you had heard that the President had died?
Mr. Johnson.
Yes.
Mr. Belin.
Where were you when you heard that the President had died?
Mr. Johnson.
1029 Young Street.
Mr. Belin.
And is that a business?
Mr. Johnson.
.We have a little restaurant there.
Mr. Belin.
You and your wife have a restaurant there?
Mr. Johnson.
Yes.
Mr. Belin.
Was your wife there, too?
Mr. Johnson.
Yes; we work together.
Mr. Belin.
And did you hear this on the radio?
Mr. Johnson.
No. Uh--we have a friend that is a policeman, works for Cotton Belt Railroad. And he called us-called up here and told us. Of course, we had heard all the sirens and everything, you know, going, and we couldn't imagine what it was And Nicholson called us and told us that he had heard. it over the radio.
Mr. Belin.
He had heard over the radio that the President had been shot?
Mr. Johnson.
Yes.
Mr. Belin.
And then, did you turn on your radio?
Mr. Johnson.
Yes. We don't have one there in the place, so we went out in the car and sat there in the car and listened.
Mr. Belin.
All right. And was it while you were sitting in the car that you heard that the President had died?
Mr. Johnson.
Yes; we didn't leave until we it was announced that he was dead.
Mr. Belin.
How soon after that announcement did you leave?
Mr. Johnson.
I'd say 5 minutes.
Mr. Belin.
All fight. Then, how long did it take you to get to 1026 North Beckley?
Mr. Johnson.
It takes us about 5 minutes.
Mr. Belin.
So that about 10 minutes after you heard on the radio that the President had been shot, you arrived with your wife at 1026 North Beckley?
Mr. Johnson.
That's right.
Mr. Belin.
Did you see anyone? Was Mrs. Roberts there?
Mr. Johnson.
Yes; she was there at the television.
Mr. Belin.
She was watching television?
Mr. Johnson.
Yes.
Mr. Belin.
Had this man, O. H. Lee, was he there when you got there?
Mr. Johnson.
No; he had been there--just--uh--before we got home.
Mr. Belin.
Did Mrs. Roberts tell you that he had?
Mr. Johnson.
She told us that he come in and got a--uh--little coat or something and just walked in his room and right back out the door.
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