(Testimony of Ira N. , Jr. Walker)
Mr. Hubert.
Now, on that second day, the 23d, did you have occasion to be on duty with the remote truck that day?
Mr. Walker.
Yes; I was.
Mr. Hubert.
All day long?
Mr. Walker.
Well, we were called out of bed at 1 o'clock Saturday morning. Let's see, we burnt the engine up on the remote truck going to Parkland Hospital the day before, and it had to be towed over there by a wrecker, and I don't know exactly what time we got to the Dallas City Hall. It was probably something like 3 in the morning.
Mr. Hubert.
Where did you park the truck, the remote truck?
Mr. Walker.
On the south side. That would be on Commerce Street, I believe. Right in front of the entrance.
Mr. Hubert.
The Commerce Street entrance?
Mr. Walker.
Yes.
Mr. Hubert.
How far away from the front, if you remember, roughly?
Mr. Walker.
Let's see, there was, I believe, another remote truck between our ,truck and the corner.
Mr. Hubert.
That is to say the corner of Commerce and Harwood?
Mr. Walker.
Yes.
Mr. Hubert.
You were closer to the Commerce Street entrance than that truck was?
Mr. Walker.
Yes; we were directly in front of the Commerce Street stairway.
Mr. Hubert.
The Commerce Street exit from the basement is just beyond the Commerce Street stairway in the direction of Pearl Street, the Pearl Expressway?
Mr. Walker.
That's right.
Mr. Hubert.
So I suppose it is fair to say that the front of your truck was not far from the Commerce Street exit?
Mr. Walker.
Well, the front of our truck was--there was just room enough for a motorcycle to park between the front of our truck and the driveway going to the basement of the city hall.
Mr. Hubert.
Of course, you had cameras on the inside, I take it?
Mr. Walker.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Hubert.
And on the outside, too?
Mr. Walker.
And one on top of the truck.
Mr. Hubert.
Did the truck stay there all that day?
Mr. Walker.
Yes; it stayed there all that day and that night.
Mr. Hubert.
What about the next day, the 24th?
Mr. Walker.
Yes; it was there all day the 24th up until, let's see, I won't tell you--I want to tell you very much, but this is very hard. That was a lost week for me. We slept very little, and most of the time I couldn't even tell you what day it was over there, so it is difficult to say.
Mr. Hubert.
Let's put it this way. To your knowledge, the truck never moved from its position as you have described it on Commerce Street until after the assassination of Oswald?
Mr. Walker.
That's right.
Mr. Hubert.
Were you on duty continuously?
Mr. Walker.
The first day on Saturday, let's see, we came in at--they woke us up about a little after 1 in the morning, and I was there until, I know, after 10 that night.
Mr. Hubert.
Saturday night?
Mr. Walker.
Yes, sir; I was going to bring that schedule with me and I forgot. It was in last year's book.
Mr. Hubert.
Then at what time did you go to work on Sunday morning?
Mr. Walker.
I don't remember. It was early, but I don't remember.
Mr. Hubert.
Would you say it was daylight?
Mr. Walker.
It was right at daylight, I imagine. There was only one day that we came in late, and I believe it was later on in the week. We were over there early every morning except one, and we came in at 9 o'clock, that morning, but I believe it was later on on Monday or Tuesday.
Mr. Hubert.
Did you know Jack Ruby or of his existence prior to, say, the assassination of the President?
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