(Testimony of Marrion L. Baker)
Mr. Belin.
was from the place your motorcycle was parked to the doorway of the School Book Depository Building, do you remember doing that, on March 20?
Mr. BAKER, Yes, sir.
Mr. Belin.
And it appears on Exhibit 477 that that doorway is recessed, is that correct?
Mr. Baker.
That is correct, sir.
Mr. Belin.
Do you remember how far that was from the place your motorcycle was parked to the doorway?
Mr. Baker.
Approximately 45 feet.
Mr. Belin.
This same stoplight appears as you look at Exhibit 477 to the left of the entranceway to the building, is that correct?
Mr. Baker.
That is correct, sir.
Mr. Belin.
After you parked your motorcycle, did you notice anything that was going on in the area?
Mr. Baker.
Yes, sir. As I parked here
Mr. Belin.
You are pointing on Exhibit 361 to the place that you have marked with "B."
Mr. BAKER_. And I was looking westward which would be in this direction.
Mr. Belin.
By that, you are pointing down the entrance to the freeway and kind of what I will call the peninsula of the park there?
Mr. Baker.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Belin.
Toward the triple underpass.
Representative Boggs.
Where is the underpass?
Mr. Baker.
The underpass is down here. This is really Elm Street, and this would be Main and Commerce and they all come together here, and there is a triple overpass.
Representative Boggs.
Right.
Mr. Baker.
At this point, I looked down here as I was parking my motorcycle and these people on this ground here, on the sidewalk, there were several of them falling, and they were rolling around down there, and all these people were rushing back, a lot of them were grabbing their children, and I noticed one, I didn't know who he was, but there was a man ran out into the crowd and back.
Mr. Belin.
Did you notice anything else?
Mr. Baker.
Except there was a woman standing--well, all these people were running, and there was a woman screaming, "Oh, they have shot that man, they have shot that man."
Mr. Belin.
All right.
Now, you are on Exhibit 361, and you are pointing to people along the area or bordering the entrance to that expressway and that bit of land lying to the west and north, as to where you describe these people, is that correct?
Mr. BAKER. That is correct, sir.
Mr. Dulles.
Would you mark where the overpass would be, right at the end of those lines, just so we get oriented on it.
Mr. Belin.
I am trying to see down here.
Mr. Dulles.
I just wanted to get a general idea.
Mr. Belin.
On Exhibit 361, sir, it wouldn't show but it basically would be off in this direction coming down this way. The entrance to the freeway would go down here and the overpass would roughly be down here.
Mr. Dulles.
As far as that?
Mr. Belin.
Yes, sir; I think Mr. Redlich is going to get a picture that will better describe it.
Mr. Dulles.
All right.
Mr. Belin.
All right.
Is there anything else you saw there, Officer Baker, before you ran to the building?
Mr. Baker.
No, sir; not at that time.
Mr. Belin.
All right.
Then what did you do after surveying the situation?
Mr. Baker.
I had it in mind that the shots came from the top of this building here.
Mr. Belin.
By this building, you are referring to what?
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