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Warren Commission Hearings: Vol. VII - Page 154« Previous | Next »

(Testimony of C. N. Dhority)

Mr. Ball.
You didn't have that?
Mr. Dhority.
No; I didn't hold the lineup.
Mr. Ball.
What do you call that lineup, is that the number showup in your report?
Mr. Dhority.
I don't have a report showing any numbers.
Mr. Ball.
Were you with Virginia and Jeanette Davis, standing with them?
Mr. Dhority.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Ball.
And that was about what time of night, you said, 7:30?
Mr. Dhority.
Yes.
Mr. Ball.
Your records show that on November 22, 1963, there was a showup at 7:55 p.m.
Mr. Dhority.
Well, I don't recall exactly what time it was.
Mr. Ball.
Anyway, tell me how that showup was conducted, what did you say to these people?
Mr. Dhority.
Well, I was there with them and there at the time of the showup, and they both were----
Mr. Ball.
I know--but how was it conducted--did somebody ask questions?
Mr. Dhority.
Well, as I recall, somebody was holding the showup and there was other people there at the same time looking at them.
Mr. Ball.
Did somebody ask questions of the men in the showup?
Mr. Dhority.
I think they did.
Mr. Ball.
Did you?
Mr. Dhority.
No, sir.
Mr. Ball.
Did you show these two Davis girls a picture of anybody before they went in there, did you ever show them Oswald's picture?
Mr. Dhority.
No; I didn't; no, sir.
Mr. Ball.
What did you tell them at the house, what did you tell them before you brought them down?
Mr. Dhority.
I just told them I wanted to take an affidavit off of them and to take them down to a showup.
Mr. Ball.
Down to a showup?
Mr. Dhority.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Ball.
When you were in the showup, did you say anything to them?
Mr. Dhority.
Did I say anything to them?
Mr. Ball.
During the showup, did you say anything to the two girls?
Mr. Dhority.
I don't recall saying anything to them at all.
Mr. Ball.
What did they tell you?
Mr. Dhority.
They said that the No. 2 man looked like the man, as well as I remember.
Mr. Ball.
"Looked like the man"--looked like the man what?
Mr. Dhority.
I believe she said that run across her yard, as well as I remember. It's in the affidavit.
Mr. Ball.
Who took the affidavit?
Mr. Dhority.
I took the one from Virginia, I believe.
Mr. Ball.
And who took the one from Jeanette?
Mr. Dhority.
I believe Brown took that one.
Mr. Ball.
Now, what did you do with the empty hull that was given to you, that Virginia gave you?
Mr. Dhority.
I gave it to Lieutenant Day in the crime lab.
Mr. Ball.
Do you know whether or not Virginia or Jeanette Davis found an empty shell--did she tell you she found an empty shell--Jeanette Davis?
Mr. Dhority.
I don't recall--it seems like she told me she had found one earlier and gave it to the police out there, as well as I remember.
Mr. Ball.
Gave it to the police that day?
Mr. Dhority.
Yes; I believe so.
Mr. Ball.
I have here an affidavit signed "Mrs. Virginia Davis," is that a copy of the affidavit that you took from Virginia that day?
Mr. Dhority.
[Reads instrument referred to.] Yes, sir.
Mr. Ball.
I would like to have this and the preceding affidavits marked as Exhibits Nos.--Mr. McWatters' will be Dhority "Exhibit No. A" and Mrs. Davis' affidavit will be "Exhibit No. B," of Mr. Dhority's deposition.
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