(Testimony of C. N. Dhority)
Mr. Ball.
(Instruments referred to marked by the reporter as Dhority "Exhibits Nos. A and B," for identification.)
Mr. Ball.
Did you do anything more that day, Friday the 22d? You told us you watched the preparation of the paraffin casts.
Mr. Dhority.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Ball.
Is there anything more you did that day?
Mr. Dhority.
I don't recall anything particularly. I did quite a bit of telephone answering of the telephone there at the city hall--there was so much going on at the city hall, I can't recall everything.
Mr. Ball.
Now, on the next day, November 23, you took part in a showup, didn't you?
Mr. Dhority.
I didn't take part in the one on the cabdriver there.
Mr. Ball.
Were you present?
Mr. Dhority.
I was present--what it was--they wanted me to take the cabdriver's--me and Brown, to take the cabdriver back down to the station, and I believe we walked into the showup room while there was a showup--the showup had just started or was going on and we walked in there and Mr. Alexander from the district attorney's office was also there.
Mr. Ball.
Did you talk to Whaley?
Mr. Dhority.
No; I did not.
Mr. Ball.
Was there a cab driver there named Scoggins [spelling] S-c-o-g-g-i-n-s also?
Mr. Dhority.
I believe there was--there was two cabdrivers there and I know Mr. Alexander, down at the district attorney's office, told us they identified him.
Mr. Ball.
Did Whaley ever tell you he identified him?
Mr. Dhority.
No, sir.
Mr. Ball.
Did you take an affidavit from Whaley?
Mr. Dhority.
No, sir.
Mr. Ball.
Now, were you present at some time on the 24th when Oswald was in Captain Fritz' office?
Mr. Dhority.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Ball.
That would be Sunday, November 24.
Mr. Dhority.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Ball.
Tell us about what you did that day, on the 24th of November.
Mr. Dhority.
Well, on--I went up to jail along with Leavelle and Graves and got him and brought him down to Captain Fritz' office that morning.
Mr. Ball.
Who was present in Captain Fritz' office that day?
Mr. Dhority.
Well, Captain Fritz and Mr. Kelley and Mr. Sorrels.
Mr. Ball.
Mr. Sorrels of the Secret Service?
Mr. Dhority.
And Mr. Holmes.
Mr. Ball.
And Holmes is what?
Mr. Dhority.
Of the Post Office Department.
Mr. Ball.
What time did you bring him into Fritz' office?
Mr. Dhority.
About 9:30 in the morning.
Mr. Ball.
What time did you leave there?
Mr. Dhority.
Oh, I imagine it was shortly after 11 o'clock when Captain Fritz gave me the keys to his car and told me to go get it down there in front of the jail office to move Oswald down to the County in.
Mr. Ball.
What was said there in Fritz' office that day---do you remember any of the conversations?
Mr. Dhority.
There was a lot of conversation.
Mr. Ball.
What did they talk about--the people in there?
Mr. Dhority.
Well, they were talking to Oswald and Mr. Kelley talked to him and Mr. Sorrels talked to him--I don't think Mr. Holmes talked to him too much. I think he recorded most of the interviews, as well as I remember.
Mr. Ball.
Do you remember what was said?
Mr. Dhority.
I couldn't remember all that was said.
Mr. Ball.
Did you make any notes?
Mr. Dhority.
No, sir; I didn't.
Mr. Ball.
Was your deposition taken before?
Mr. Dhority.
Yes, sir.
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