(Testimony of William J. Harrison)
Mr. Griffin.
any questions that you want of Mr. Harrison, and I am going to just ask him to identify, sign these documents, identify them, and ask him specifically whether he has any changes that he would want to make on these, particularly on these reports and statements, and I am prepared to accommodate myself to your time on this, if you feel that you want to ask some questions. If you prefer to adjourn for dinner, or something like that, and come back, I would be happy to do that, and resume it later on this evening.
Mr. Harrison.
I would rather go ahead with it, if it is agreeable with you all.
Mr. Griffin.
It doesn't make any difference with me.
Mr. Macmaster.
Mr. Harrison, on Exhibit 5026, I believe that was the first exhibit.
Mr. Griffin.
Twenty-seven.
Mr. Macmaster.
Twenty-seven. That is just a reference to the basement area. Is that the police recreation room or locker room ?
Mr. Harrison.
Yes.
Mr. Macmaster.
That is just a rough hand drawing, you didn't intend that to be exact to scale in any way?
Mr. Harrison.
Mr. Macmaster.
That is all. At the time you were down in the basement area and they brought Oswald down, with the police security measures that were in effect, you wouldn't have any reason to believe that any unauthorized person
would enter into the area, would you-
Mr. Harrison.
No; sir.
Mr. Macmaster.
Because of the police measures in effect at that time
Mr. Harrison.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Macmaster.
Security measures? In other words, any other unauthorized persons in the area, in other words, Ruby, would be a big surprise to you?
Mr. Harrison.
It would; yes.
Mr. Macmaster.
Was it a surprise to you to see an unauthorized person down there the first time when he came around you ?
Mr. Harrison.
It certainly was.
Mr. Macmaster.
Now, on extra duty for police officers, isn't it a standard departmental policy that you can't work on off-duty work at anyplace serving alcoholic beverages ?
Mr. Harrison.
That is correct.
Mr. Macmaster.
IS that the chief's direct order ?
Mr. Harrison.
That is a direct order. They have special officers for that type of work.
Mr. Macmaster.
But it is in the nature of regular police duty, that is, special officers ?
Mr. Harrison.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Macmasters.
But you can't, that is, in civilian clothes, you can't work anyplace in an off-duty status for extra money in anyplace serving alcoholic beverages ?
Mr. Harrison.
That is right; either in uniform or out of uniform.
Mr. Macmaster.
That is all.
Mr. Griffin.
Mr. Harrison, I wonder if you would look at what I have marked as Exhibits 5029, 5030, and 5031. Five thousand twenty-nine is a report of an interview of two FBI agents, Wilkinson and Hardin, had with you on December 5, 1963; Exhibit 5030 is a copy of a statement or a letter, which you addressed to Chief Curry, dated November 24, 1963, entitled, "Subject: Shooting of Lee Harvey Oswald," and Exhibit 5031 is a copy of--is a report of an interview that Agent Bookhout, [spelling] B-o-o-k-h-o-u-t, had with you on November 24, 1963. Have you looked over these statements today ?
Mr. Harrison.
Yes; I have.
Mr. Griffin.
Now, do you want to make any changes or corrections or additions in there in those statements, keeping in mind the testimony that has already been given here today?
Mr. Harrison.
This on Mr. Bookhout's interview, which was over the telephone.
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