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Warren Commission Hearings: Vol. X - Page 365« Previous | Next »

(Testimony of Virginia Louise Davis)

Mrs. Davis.
that was supposed to have been with him with the beard, and I couldn't forget him--if I would see the man right now I would recognize him, but he has never been back.
Mr. Liebeler.
Can you tell us the date that Mr. Price said he took Oswald in, or this man who he thought was Oswald, who was the last customer?
Mrs. Davis.
I don't know the exact date, but I wrote it in my journal, but I don't have it with me.
Mr. Liebeler.
When you refer to the journal, what do you mean?
Mrs. Davis.
It is a daily record I keep of everything that happens at the range. When we first opened, everyone had to sign it. But the FBI picked up the sign-in slips and checked it out, and, of course, Lee Harvey Oswald wasn't on it, but at the time we did not have fences up and anyone could get on the range without us knowing it.
Mr. Liebeler.
Do you know whether or not this man who Mr. Price took down to the range this evening as the last customer signed in the book or not?
Mrs. Davis.
He did not. It was our last customer and he just went on down with him because it was late and they were tired and cold and wanting to get home. But he was in an old car and he was alone and he was a young slender man, and that is all I know.
Mr. Liebeler.
Do you know what kind of car it was?
Mrs. Davis.
No; I don't.
Mr. Liebeler.
Mr. Price does?
Mrs. Davis.
Yes; he does. But I don't. It is just an old car to me. I don't know too much about cars and then the day that Mr. Slack came up there in a panic because someone was shooting at a target that he had paid for instead of his own, I remember that. That is the only three incidents that I remember, and that is all.
Mr. Liebeler.
The first incident was when?
Mrs. Davis.
A late customer when Mr. Price brought them in.
Mr. Liebeler.
The man was a late customer?
Mrs. Davis.
Yes.
Mr. Liebeler.
Did you see this man?
Mrs. Davis.
Yes; I did, but it was dark and I didn't see his face. I just went to the window and Mr. Price said, "I will take him. You won't have to take him down." We always take the customer to the range and stay with them and put their target up for them because you can't let them stay down there. They are liable to shoot anything, and he took him down, and I locked up, and I left, and they were there.
Mr. Liebeler.
You are not able to identify this man if I showed you a picture of Oswald or someone else?
Mrs. Davis.
I don't remember.
Mr. Liebeler.
The second incident was when Mr. Slack reported to you that someone was firing his target, is that correct? Or was that the third incident?
Mrs. Davis.
That was the third incident.
Mr. Liebeler.
Let's cover that one. Mr. Slack came up to the office, you say, and complained that someone was firing on his target?
Mrs. Davis.
Yes.
Mr. Liebeler.
What did you do?
Mrs. Davis.
My husband went down there and asked the boys to quit firing at someone else's target, and he said something about, "Boys, you must fire at your own target," or something like that. And he got it straightened out, but they left.
Mr. Liebeler.
Did you see any of these men at that time?
Mrs. Davis.
No; I was in the office. I take care of that part of it.
Mr. Liebeler.
Was this man with the beard there at that time, do you know?
Mrs. Davis.
No; that was on a Sunday afternoon or a Saturday. It was a Saturday or a Sunday, and the reason I remember him, it was the same day they said Oswald was out there, and I tried to talk to him, which I talked to everyone that comes in, and he was noticeable because he looked like the Castro type. He had this big beard and he was heavy set and big broad shoulders, and well, he was just outstanding in his appearance. He had big red earmuffs on and I couldn't help but notice him.
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