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Warren Commission Hearings: Vol. XIII - Page 136« Previous | Next »

(Testimony of Jimmy Turner)

Mr. Turner.
No; what set him off from other men was the hat he was wearing.
Mr. Hubert.
What sort of hat was it?
Mr. Turner.
I don't know the technical name. Could you help me out? It was a felt hat, had a pretty large brim on it, and it was a--round on top, which you seldom see.
Mr. Hubert.
Snap brim?
Mr. Turner.
No; it wasn't snap brim. It was just a wide brim, and like you say, I didn't go that far.
Mr. Hubert.
Do you know what color it was?
Mr. Turner.
It seemed to be grey.
Mr. Hubert.
Could you describe any other clothing?
Mr. Turner.
Yes; he was, to my knowledge he was dressed in an overcoat, or long--it could have been a suit coat, but I didn't notice.
Mr. Hubert.
Did you have a fair look at his face?
Mr. Turner.
At an angle that I do not recognize him now. He seemed to be much heavier then than when I saw him in the Ruby trial.
Mr. Hubert.
Will you mark the position where you saw this man, marking it with the next number?
Mr. Turner.
All right. Let's see. "10."
Mr. Hubert.
Do you think that that man that you saw at position "10", was Jack Ruby?
Mr. Turner.
I certainly do.
Mr. Hubert.
He was coming down the Main Street ramp at that time?
Mr. Turner.
That's right.
Mr. Hubert.
He was moving?
Mr. Turner.
He was moving at that time but this man looks like Ruby, but he seemed to be heavier than I see him now. I don't know whether it is an allusion, being in a dark place----
Mr. Hubert.
Did you see a man come out from the crowd and shoot Oswald?
Mr. Turner.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Hubert.
Was that man the same man that you have----
Mr. Turner.
It was this same man.
Mr. Hubert.
That you have marked as "10"?
Mr. Turner.
As "10". It was the same man, and came out and shot him from "10".
Mr. Hubert.
So, that if it were Jack Ruby who shot Oswald, it was Jack Ruby at place number "10"?
Mr. Turner.
That's right. Right. Right.
Mr. Hubert.
How long before the shooting was it that you saw a man in position number "10" there in a circle on the ramp?
Mr. Turner.
It was not more than 15 to 30 seconds. It was----
Mr. Hubert.
Did you keep your eye on the man, this man?
Mr. Turner.
No; I had just glanced up there, and I had come back--my eye on our reporter, Tom Pettit and also the door, which is behind Tom Pettit, which I will mark right now as "11", where Oswald made his exit.
Mr. Hubert.
Now, when was the next time you saw the man whom you have previously identified as number "10" and at what position was he then?
Mr. Turner.
The next time I saw him he walked up to Position "12", which was almost in line with our man, Pettit, which is number "S", here.
Mr. Hubert.
Now, you saw him then?
Mr. Turner.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Hubert.
Was he at the front row of those people?
Mr. Turner.
Let me mark two more positions here, sir. A policeman was over here to his right, I think, which we'll mark, "13", and then there was a reporter, or a man dressed in a suit, I'll call him the reporter at "14".
Mr. Hubert.
All right, and my point is, that when you next saw the man who is now identified as Jack Ruby, and therefore I shall refer to him as Jack Ruby from now on out, he was at a position marked as number "12"?
Mr. Turner.
Right.
Mr. Hubert.
Was he standing still there, or moving?
Mr. Turner.
There was only a matter of 4 seconds, or 5 seconds, when he
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