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Warren Commission Hearings: Vol. VI - Page 456« Previous | Next »

(Testimony of Mrs. Charlie Virginia Davis)

Mr. Belin.
There were two apartments there?
Mrs. Davis.
On the bottom floor.
Mr. Belin.
What is your sister's name?
Mrs. Davis.
Mrs. Barbara Jeanette Davis.
Mr. Belin.
Do you know what her husband's name is?
Mrs. Davis.
Troy Lee Davis.
Mr. BELIN. Taking you back to the afternoon of November 22, do you remember anything out of the ordinary that happened on that date?
Mrs. DAVIS. Well, the boy that was known as Lee Harvey Oswald shot J. D. Tippit.
Mr. Belin.
Well, now, did you see him shoot J. D. Tippit?
Mrs. Davis.
No; we didn't see. Yes; we heard the shot. He had already shot him.
Mr. Belin.
You say you heard a shot?
Mrs. Davis.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Belin.
Where were you when you heard the shot?
Mrs. Davis.
I was over at my sister-in-law's.
Mr. Belin.
Her apartment?
Mrs. Davis.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Belin.
Where in her apartment were you?
Mrs. Davis.
I was in the living room.
Mr. Belin.
You were in the living room ?
Mrs. Davis.
Yes. We was lying down.
Mr. Belin.
You were lying down in the living room on the sofa bed, or what?
Mrs. Davis.
It is a bed against the wall and a sofa.
Mr. Belin.
Who was lying down?

Mrs. DAVIS. Well, Jeanette was lying on the bed. I was lying on the couch, and Annette and James Lee were lying on the other bed.
Mr. Belin.
Are these other people children of your sister's?
Mrs. Davis.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Belin.
About how old are those children?
Mrs. Davis.
James will be 6 and then Annette is 5.
Mr. Belin.
Now as you were lying down, what did you see or hear?
Mrs. Davis.
We Just heard a shot.
Mr. Belin.
How many shots did you hear?

Mrs. DAVIS. We heard the first one and then we thought maybe someone had a blowout like a tire or something and we didn't get up to see. Then we heard the second shot and that is when we ran to the front door.
Mr. Belin.
Well, now, does that mean that you heard two shots?
Mrs. Davis.
Yes, sir.
Mr. BELIN. Are you sure there were not more than two, or are you sure that you heard two?
Mrs. Davis.
We just heard two.
Mr. Belin.
Then what did you do?
Mrs.DAVIS. Well, Mrs. Markham was trying to say----
Mr. Belin.
Mrs. Markham?
Mrs. Davis.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Belin.
Do you know what her first name is?
Mrs. Davis.
No, sir. I Just know her by Mrs. Markham.
Mr. Belin.
Had you ever known her before?
Mrs. Davis.
No, sir.
Mr. Belin.
How did you know it was Mrs. Markham?

Mrs. DAVIS. Well, it said in the paper that it was Mrs. Markham, and my sister-in-law said it was Mrs. Markham. My sister-in-law knows Mrs. Markham
Mr. Belin.
Now you heard the shots. You heard, you say, the second shot and then what did you do?
Mrs. Davis.
We was already up. We ran to the door.
Mr. Belin.
By we, who do you mean?
Mrs. Davis.
Jeanette and I.
Mr. Belin.
You went to which door?
Mrs. Davis.
The front door.
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