Mr. Brewer.

I am 32 years old.

Mr. Belin.

You go to school here in Dallas?

Mr. Brewer.

Yes, sir.

Mr. Belin.

How far did you get through school?

Mr. BREWER. I graduated from high school.

Mr. Belin.

Then what did you do?

Mr. Brewer.

I got married and went to work for the Dallas Power & Light.
About a year later I went into the U.S. Coast Guard and stayed 3 years.

Mr. Belin.

Honorable discharge?

Mr. Brewer.

Yes, sir.

Mr. Belin.

Then what did you do?

Mr. Brewer.

I went to work for the Dallas Police Department.

Mr. Belin.

You have been working for them about 10 years now?

Mr. Brewer.

Since December 1954.

Mr. Belin.

Were you on duty on November 22, 1963?

Mr. Brewer.

Yes, sir.

Mr. Belin.

What was your assignment that day?

Mr. Brewer.

I was riding solo motorcycle, in the Presidential motorcade.

Mr. Belin.

What position were you in in the motorcade?

Mr. Brewer.

I was in the front.

Mr. Belin.

By which car? Near which car?

Mr. Brewer.

If I remember correctly, the President's car was about--the Chief of Police was in a car immediately in front. The President's car was behind him, I believe, if I remember correctly, and I was in front of the Chiefs car.

Mr. Belin.

You were in front of the Chief's car?

Mr. Brewer.

Yes.

Mr. Belin.

You were in the lead part of the motorcade?

Mr. BREWER. Yes. I was the front vehicle. There was four or five of us up there in a line across the street.
Mr. BELIN. Do you remember how fast you were going as you went down Main Street there towards Houston?
Mr. BREWER. No, sir; not exactly. The speed of it would vary considerably according to the crowd of people on each side of the street as to how we could get through.
Mr. BELIN. Did you remember how fast you were going as you turned north on Houston?
Mr. BREWER. It was in my assignment to leave my position there and go ahead of the motorcade as we were approaching Houston on Main Street, and before we got to Houston Street I left. I pulled out ahead of them, and following the same route, went down to the intersection or to where the motorcade was to come onto Stemmons Freeway.
Mr. BELIN. So your speed wasn't necessarily accurate with the motorcade, is that correct, sometimes?
Mr. BREWER. Yes, sir; I had pulled away from the motorcade on Main Street and proceeded on down to the Stemmons Freeway.

Mr. Belin.

Where were you when you heard the shot?

Mr. Brewer.

I never did hear any shots.

Mr. Belin.

When was the first time you learned that something was wrong?

Mr. Brewer.

I was on Stemmons Freeway there where you come onto it, where the motorcade come onto Stemmons. Went under Stemmons and around to the right and onto Stemmons, and I was on Stemmons Expressway off of my motorcycle' there on the expressway when I believe I heard it on the radio first about the shooting.

Mr. Belin.

Were you to stop traffic on the expressway?

Mr. BREWER. Yes. I was to assist some other officers in stopping traffic on the .expressway to allow the motorcade to get onto it.

Mr. Belin.

So you were in the process of stopping traffic, waiting for the motorcade to come by, when you heard something on your motorcycle radio?

Mr. Brewer.

Yes, sir.

Mr. Belin.

How far were you from the so-called underpass there, or overpass there?