Mr. Surrey.

Yes.

Mr. Jenner.

When did you leave General Walker's home that night?

Mr. Surrey.

I stayed that night.

Mr. Jenner.

Did you hear General Walker being interviewed?

Mr. Surrey.

Yes.

Mr. Jenner.

What did he say about what had occurred, if anything?

Mr. Surrey.

He said, "Somebody took a shot at me." This is the general. tenor of the interviews as to what happened, and he said, "Somebody took a shot at me." I guess--"That is the closest I have ever been missed in 30 years of military service."

Mr. Jenner.

Did he say anything about whether he was seated--whether he had been moving about?

Mr. Surrey.

No; he said he had been seated at his desk when it happened. Working on his income tax.

Mr. Jenner.

Now, Mr. Surrey, was there an occasion preceding October---April 10, 1963, that you noticed an automobile and some people in the automobile in and about General Walker's premises?

Mr. Surrey.

Yes; that was 2 nights before, on Monday evening.

Mr. Jenner.

That would be April 10?

Mr. Surrey.

Yes.

Mr. Jenner.

I mean April 8, I am sorry.

Mr. Surrey.

April 8; yes, sir.

Mr. Jenner.

What time?

Mr. Surrey.

About 8:30 to 9. I am not sure about what time it was.

Mr. Jenner.

I take it, then, it was dark?

Mr. Surrey.

Yes; it was.

Mr. Jenner.

And tell the Commission what led up to that, what you said, and what you did. This incident that you have in mind.

Mr. Surrey.

I was coming from my home, came down Turtle Creek Boulevard passed in front of the generate house, and took a right-hand turn on Avondale, to come up to the alley.

Mr. Jenner.

Have we put Avondale into your plat? You are now turning to Commission Exhibit No. 1005. [Witness draws.]

Mr. Surrey.

The normal route into the parking lot behind the general's house----

Mr. Jenner.

He does have a parking lot?

Mr. Surrey.

Yes; this is the parking area back in here.

Mr. Jenner.

Now, would you crossline that, so we know it is the parking lot? [Witness draws.]
That is fine.

Mr. Surrey.

I came up Turtle Creek Boulevard and turned right on Avondale prior to turning again up the alleyway, to go into the parking lot in back of General Walker's house. And I noticed a car parked 30 feet--about 20 yards actually----

Mr. Jenner.

You have now drawn a rectangle on the edge of the sheet of paper, Exhibit No. 1005, marked with the letter "N." Would you write the word "car" in there?

The Chairman.

What is this designed to establish, Mr. Jenner? We are getting a little afield, it seems to me.

Mr. Jenner.

Mr. Surrey, Mr. Chief Justice, was interviewed and related this particular incident, and we want to dissipate any possibility--I don't want to put it this way----

The Chairman.

If it has some relevancy, all right. But let's don't take too long, because it is getting to be quite collateral. Go right ahead.

Mr. Surrey.

Well, the gist of the matter is that two nights before the assassination attempt, I saw two men around the house peeking in windows and so forth, and reported this to the general the following morning, and he, in turn, reported it to the police on Tuesday, and it was Wednesday night that he was shot at. So that is really the gist of the whole thing.

The Chairman.

All right.

Mr. Jenner.

I show you an exhibit marked Garner Exhibit No. 1. At any