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Warren Commission Hearings: Vol. VII - Page 224« Previous | Next »

(Testimony of F. M. Turner)

Mr. Turner.
the man's name that called, but he did state that he had seen a picture. This was probably Saturday, the next day. He stated that he had seen this picture somewhere of this rifle that was found, and he stated this about this Klein's Sporting Goods of Chicago had an exact replica in a magazine that he had seen, and I passed that along to Captain Fritz, and he already had the information.
Mr. Belin.
Anything--any other information come in on Saturday of any importance?
Mr. Turner.
Not that I can recall.
Mr. Belin.
All right; were you in the police station Sunday morning, November 24?
Mr. Turner.
No, sir.
Mr. Belin.
When did you come to the police station?
Mr. Turner.
I came in from church, approximately, shortly after 12, and my mother-in-law or somebody told me they had seen the incident happen, or had then heard the incident, or told me about the incident, so I called the office and they said come on to work, so I probably got to work about 1 o'clock or so.
Mr. Belin.
Then you stayed down there on Sunday?
Mr. Turner.
Yes, sir; until in the night.
Mr. Belin.
Anyone call in on Sunday about anything of importance with regard to the assassination?
Mr. Turner.
Yes, sir. I mean, I don't know whether it was in regard to the assassination. They called in about there was supposed to be a man in Irving that sighted in a rifle out there.
Mr. Belin.
Do you know who it was that called in?
Mr. Turner.
Yes, sir; it was Mr. Ray Johns, channel 8 news.
Mr. Belin.
What did he say?
Mr. Turner.
He stated he had received an anonymous call stating Oswald had the rifle sighted in on Thursday, November 21, at a gunshop at 111 or 212 Irving Boulevard.
Mr. Belin.
What did you do then?
Mr. Turner.
Well, I checked the crisscross and phone book and found there was an Irving Specs Shop at 221 East Irving Boulevard.
Mr. Belin.
Then what did you do?
Mr. Turner.
Found a man that owned it, Woody Greener, and had a man, Dial Ryder that worked for him.
Mr. Belin.
Did you talk with either or both of them?
Mr. Turner.
Yes I did. I don't remember that particular time, but I have talked with both of them.
Mr. Belin.
Do you remember if it was on that day or a subsequent day?
Mr. Turner.
I don't remember whether it was that day or the next day, I sure don't.
Mr. Belin.
Who did you talk to? Did you talk to Greener?
Mr. Turner.
I talked to Mr. Greener first.
Mr. Belin.
Did you later talk to Ryder or not?
Mr. Turner.
Yes, sir; I have talked to Ryder.
Mr. Belin.
What did Greener say?
Mr. Turner.
Well, they said that they had all seen pictures of Oswald in the paper and neither of them could recall doing anything--any work for the man in the shop.
Mr. Belin.
What else did he say, if anything?
Mr. Turner.
He stated he would check his files and records for names, and would call back if he found anything and he was giving us a reason there, from looking at the phone in the picture, why they hadn't worked on it.
Mr. Belin.
What reason did he give you?
Mr. Turner.
Well, in the photos it showed that the screws that hold the clamp that holds the scope on the rifle looked like they were on top of the gun, and he thinks he says that neither of them have ever seen a gun where the scope was mounted with the screws on top.
Mr. Belin.
Were they ever talked to again about the thing?
Mr. Turner.
Yes.
Mr. Belin.
About when was that?
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