(Testimony of Amos Lee Euins)
Mr. Specter.
Now, when you were at the sheriff's department in the police station that you have described, did they ask you to sign an affidavit or statement for them, Amos?
Mr. Euins.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Specter.
I now show you a paper, Amos, which I have marked as Commission Exhibit No. 367.
(The document referred to was marked Commission Exhibit No. 367 for identification.)
Mr. Specter.
This is supposed to be a statement which is signed. Let me first point out to you that it is a copy of it. I ask you if this is a copy of your signature?
Mr. Euins.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Specter.
All right.
Now, will you take your time, Amos, and read that over, and then I want to ask you a couple of questions about it.
Did you have a chance to read it over?
Mr. Euins.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Specter.
All right.
Let me ask you about a couple of specific things here, Amos.
In the statement you say here that he was a white man. By reading the statement, does that refresh your memory as to whether he was a white man or not?
Mr. Euins.
No, sir; I told the man that I could see a white spot on his head, but I didn't actually say it was a white man. I said I couldn't tell. But I saw a white spot in his head.
Mr. Specter.
Your best recollection at this moment is you still don't know whether he was a white man or a Negro? All you can say is that you saw a white spot on his head?
Mr. Euins.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Specter.
Then, did you tell the people at the police station that he was a white man, or did they make a mistake when they wrote that down here?
Mr. Euins.
They must have made a mistake, because I told them I could see a white spot on his head.
Mr. Specter.
Now, is there anything else in this statement, Amos. which is different from the way you remember this event, as you are sitting here right now?
Amos, did you understand the last question?
Mr. Euins.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Specter.
Did you answer it for us?
Mr. Euins.
No, sir; I don't think there is.
Mr. Specter.
I don't understand you, Amos. The question I am trying to get at it, as you read that statement over now, you have testified or told us here today what you remember about this assassination?
Mr. Euins.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Specter.
And I am asking you, when you read that statement over, is there anything on that statement which you think is wrong, based on what you remember right now?
For example, you told us that they were wrong when they wrote down that you identified him as a white man. Were they wrong about anything else that they wrote down?
Mr. Euins.
Not that I can see.
Mr. Specter.
All right.
When you looked up and saw this man, Amos, did he have on a hat?
Mr. Euins.
No, sir.
Mr. Specter.
Did you notice any boxes behind him at that time, Amos?
Mr. Euins.
Yes, sir; there were some boxes, you know, all the side of the window. Like this window--there were some boxes in these windows up here.
Mr. Specter.
You saw some boxes in these windows?
Mr. Euins.
In these windows, and these windows, and there was boxes in half of this one.
Mr. Specter.
All right.
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