Mr. Belin.

Then what did you do?

Mr. Harkness.

Went in the service for 4 years.

Mr. Belin.

Army?

Mr. Harkness.

Coast Guard.

Mr. Belin.

What did you do in the Coast Guard, generally?

Mr. HARKNESS. I was a boatswain's mate second when I was discharged.

Mr. Belin.

Doing what?
Mr. HARKNESS. Let's see, I was on the troop transport at the time of my discharge.

Mr. Belin.

Honorable discharge?

Mr. Harkness.

Yes, sir.

Mr. Belin.

Then what did you

Mr. Harkness.

Come back and went to work for Alexander Motor Co.

Mr. Belin.

As what?

Mr. Harkness.

Worked in the office in the purchasing department.

Mr. Belin.

Then what did you do?

Mr. Harkness.

Went with the Dallas Police Department..

Mr. Belin.

Been there ever since?

Mr. Harkness.

Ever since.

Mr. Belin.

Were you on duty November 22, 1963?

Mr. Harkness.

Yes, sir.

Mr. Belin.

Doing what?

Mr. HARKNESS. Supervising the traffic officers from Main and Field along the parade route to Elm and Houston.

Mr. Belin.

Where were you around 12:30 p.m.?

Mr. Harkness.

At Main and Houston.

Mr. Belin.

On the east or west side of Houston?

Mr. Harkness.

West side of Houston.

Mr. Belin.

Did you watch the motorcade come by?

Mr. Harkness.

Yes, sir.

Mr. Belin.

Where were you when you heard the shots?

Mr. Harkness.

I had started west on Main Street to the, I don't know what they call this area here.

Mr. Belin.

Plaza.

Mr. HARKNESS. On the plaza area with the crowd to observe the President as he went west on Elm Street.

Mr. Belin.

How many shots did you hear?

Mr. Harkness.

Three.

Mr. Belin.

What did you do after you heard those noises? Did you know they were shots, by the way?

Mr. Harkness.

Yes, sir.

Mr. Belin.

What did you do?

Mr. HARKNESS. When I saw the first shot and the President's car slow down to almost a stop----

Mr. Belin.

When you saw the first shot, what do you mean by that?
Mr. HARKNESS. When I heard the first shot and saw the President's car almost come to a stop and some of the agents piling off the car, I went back to the intersection to get my motorcycle.
Mr. BELIN. You were in the process of doing that when you heard the second and third shots?

Mr. Harkness.

Yes, sir.

Mr. Belin.

Where did the shots sound like they came from?

Mr. Harkness.

I couldn't tell. They were bouncing off the buildings down there. I couldn't tell.

Mr. Belin.

You mean the reverberations?

Mr. Harkness.

Yes.

Mr. Belin.

Then what did you do

Mr. Harkness.

I went west on Main to observe the area between the railroad tracks .and Industrial.

Mr. Belin.

Why did you go down there?

Mr. Harkness.

By the way the people, when I went into this area, everybody