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Warren Commission Hearings: Vol. II - Page 88« Previous | Next »

(Testimony of Roy H. , Special Agent, Kellerman)

Mr. Specter.
finish up what divergent cracks there are from the central point of impact. Is there one other?
Mr. Kellerman.
There is one other point left. This is completely in a westerly direction about 3 inches from the center of impact, which then veers to the northwest to the top of the windshield.
Mr. Specter.
Are there other cracks in the windshield?
Mr. Kellerman.
There is one other splint, which is from the southeasterly leg--
Mr. Specter.
That would be southwesterly leg.
Mr. Kellerman.
Southwesterly leg--I am sorry--that drops to within an inch of the bottom of the windshield, whereby another splint travels in a northwesterly direction to about halfway of the windshield.
Mr. Specter.
Now, have you described all of the visible cracks in the windshield?
Mr. Kellerman.
That has completed it, sir.
Mr. Specter.
As you have viewed this windshield, have you looked at it from the outside looking in or the inside looking out?
Mr. Kellerman.
I have been looking from the outside looking in.
Mr. Specter.
Where you would have been if you had been, say, on the front hood of the car when the windshield was in place on the automobile?
Mr. Kellerman.
I would have been--pardon?
Mr. Specter.
On the hood of the car?
Mr. Kellerman.
On the hood of the car this would have been facing me as it is sitting here today.
Mr. Specter.
Have there been any measures taken to protect the outer edges of this windshield in its position here in the hearing room?
Mr. Kellerman.
Yes. A form of protective tape has been placed around the entire windshield to protect it, to keep it intact.
Mr. Specter.
Are there any differences in the cracks on the windshield today as it sits in our hearing room from its condition when you observed it on or about November 27, 1963?
Mr. Kellerman.
Yes, sir. From the point of impact the four cracks that looked in the four directions were the only ones on this windshield.
Mr. Specter.
Is there any marking in color or otherwise on that piece of the windshield?
Mr. Kellerman.
There has been a yellow crayon marking the circumference of these four cracks, apparently before the windshield was removed from the automobile.
Mr. Specter.
Is that yellow or red?
Mr. Kellerman.
It is red.
Mr. Specter.
Were the cracks present within the circumference of that marking present at the time you observed the windshield on or about November 27?
Mr. Kellerman.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Specter.
Were any of the other marks present when you observed the windshield on or about November 27?
Mr. Kellerman.
No, sir.
Mr. Specter.
Would you at this time feel the outside of the windshield and describe what, if anything, you feel at the point of impact?
Mr. Kellerman.
The outside markings from the point of impact, the extended lines.--
Mr. Specter.
Mr. Kellerman. I would like for you at this time to actually touch the outside and tell me, first of all, if it is the same or if it differs in any way from the sense of feel which you noted when you touched it on or about November 27?
Mr. Kellerman.
As I touch the outside on the impact, it would be the same as I noticed on the 27th of November.
Mr. Specter.
What do you notice, if anything?
Mr. Kellerman.
It is a smooth surface without any--
Mr. Specter.
Without any--finish your answer.
Mr. Kellerman.
On the inside.
Mr. Specter.
No; before. It is a smooth surface without any what?
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