(Testimony of L. C. Graves)
Mr. Belin.
You were reading from your notes that you made of your actions on that day?
Mr. Graves.
Yes.
Mr. Belin.
Anything else that you did on that day?
Mr. Graves.
Well, I don't remember anything else except this affidavit of Mrs. Mary E. Bledsoe.
Mr. Belin.
That was on November 23, was it not?
Mr. Graves.
November 23.
Mr. Belin.
I am still on November 22.
Mr. Graves.
Have you had any of the reports that we have made?
Mr. Belin.
Yes, sir. I have read them all, but I have to get this down for the record.
Mr. Graves.
You want me to read this verbatim?
Mr. Belin.
No, sir; you can read it verbatim or else you can tell me if there is anything that you can develop beyond what you have on the written record that you submitted to your department.
I am very much interested in this, if you can develop anything. If you can't, then you can just summarize or repeat what you have put down in your written report.
Sometimes when you read something it triggers your memory and you remember something that you might not have put down at the time.
Mr. Graves.
Offhand, I don't remember anything.
Mr. Belin.
Well, according to your written report, you took Helen Markham back to her address, to let her out?
Mr. Graves.
Yes.
Mr. Belin.
Do you remember in talking with Helen Markham what she said as to why she happened to be in the vicinity of the Tippit shooting?
Mr. Graves.
I believe she was going to catch a bus. I would have to see her affidavit to remember that exactly, but I think she was either going home or coming from work, one or the other, is the reason for her being at that location.
Mr. Belin.
Now you also later interviewed on that day several other people in connection with the Tippit murder, did you not?
Mr. Graves.
I talked to some; yes.
Mr. Belin.
Do you remember who these were?
Mr. Graves.
That would be Ted Callaway, Sam Guinyard, and Domingo Benavides.
Mr. Belin.
Did any of those men come down to a lineup?
Mr. Graves.
They did come down later, but I didn't have anything to do with the lineup.
Mr. Belin.
Did you have anything to do with bringing them down to see a lineup?
Mr. Graves.
No; I did not.
Mr. Belin.
Did all the men come down to a lineup?
Mr. Graves.
I think they did. I was told that they did, and I have not seen anything authentic about it.
Mr. Belin.
Now, your report says two of the three men came down to the city hall and gave affidavits on views of Oswald in the lineup?
Mr. Graves.
That would be lineup.
Mr. Belin.
From my interpretation here from what we have, Ted Callaway and Sam Guinyard gave affidavits, but Domingo Benavides did not. Is there any particular reason that you know of why Benavides did not come down to give an affidavit or view a lineup?
Mr. Grave.
No; I wouldn't have any idea.
Mr. Belin.
Well----
Mr. Graves.
Because after this little episode with them, I never saw them or had any occasion to talk to them any further.
Mr. Belin.
Do you remember any conversation particularly with Domingo Benavides?
Mr. Graves.
No.
Mr. Belin.
Well, I am going to try and refresh your recollection to see if I can help you a little bit.
I believe that he was driving a pickup truck at about the time of the Tippit
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