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Warren Commission Hearings: Vol. XII - Page 411« Previous | Next »

(Testimony of Barnard S. Clardy)

Mr. Clardy.
Time I saw Detective Harrison, to the best of my knowledge, he was along in there [indicating].
Mr. HUBERT. I am marking that circle by putting "Position of 'Blackie' Harrison at time of shooting," is that correct or at the time you saw him?
Mr. Clardy.
At the time I checked, looked over the basement, which would have been approximately 3 minutes, 2 or 3 minutes before the shooting.
Mr. Hubert.
You saw him 2 or 3 minutes prior to the shooting. Now, I'll ask you to check that again, that circle that I have designated by the legend, "position of 'Blackie' Harrison at the time Clardy saw him 2 or 3 minutes prior to--is that approximately the position of Mr. Harrison at the time the shooting." designated?
Mr. Clardy.
Correct.
Mr. Hubert.
That was the time you looked over the crowd.
Mr. Clardy.
Yes, sir.
Mr. . HUBERT. In that area, again, can you tell us about how many people were concentrated ?
Mr. Clardy.
Including a couple of uniformed officers in that area, there was possibly six or seven people in that area at that time.
Mr. Hubert.
At the time you looked over at the crowd then you could see that if he stays behind this crowd of people looking up the Main Street ramp
Mr. Clardy.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Hubert.
Did you see anybody come down at all ?
Mr. Clardy.
No, sir.
Mr. Hubert.
Did you see any movement there?
Mr. Clardy.
No, sir. I saw the---I say "movement"---I saw 'the car that Lieutenant Pierce drove out that ramp, and at the time that the car approached the top of the ramp there was nobody in that area.
Mr. Hubert.
Did you see the ear at the top of the ramp?
Mr. Clardy.
Sir, .the car now as it went out--let me get this straight here.
Mr. Hubert.
Don't use the map now, if you can do it without it.
Mr. Clardy.
Let me get it straight here. I watched the car drive out until he drove approximately hall, or maybe three- fourths of the way up, and at that time, clear back down to here [indicating] there was nobody in between.
Mr. Hubert.
All right.
Mr. Clardy.
Now, as to what--watching it drive on up to the top of the ramp, no, sir.
Mr. Hubert.
You did not see-it drive to the top?
Mr. Clardy.
No, sir.
Mr. Hubert.
But, roughly between half and three-fourths of the way up the ramp? Were you looking in that direction after the ear had passed out of the ramp?
Mr. Clardy.
No, sir.
Mr. Hubert.
Well, do yon think this, if anybody had come running down there. you would have. seen them?

Mr. CLARDY. Sir, it is quite possible that somebody could have come running down there and I wouldn't have seen them.
Mr. Hubert.
You did not, in any case, see .anybody?
Mr. Clardy.
I did not see anybody. Now, I was facing more over in---oh, almost straight across the ramp after I looked over the
Mr. Hubert.
Over the crowd ?
Mr. Clardy.
Over the crowd.
Mr. Hubert.
And you looked over the crowd prior to the time the car passed?
Mr. Clardy.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Hubert.
You did not look over the crowd then--after that?
Mr. Clardy.
No.
Mr. Hubert.
Do you think it is possible from your position that anybody could have come down that ramp and you would not have seen them?
Mr. Clardy.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Hubert.
What makes you think that, sir?
Mr. Clardy.
Well, I wasn't just in particular watching toward the direction--at the time that Lieutenant Pierce come out, there 'was a lot of these people moving around, and I was trying to keep an eye on them. At the time
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