(Testimony of L. C. Graves)
Mr. Belin.
Was he asked in your presence anything about a picture of him with a rifle?
Mr. Graves.
Yes.
Mr. Belin.
Do you remember what his statement was with regard to the picture?
Mr. Graves.
He said, "You could superimpose anything you want to with cameras. It wasn't him."
Mr. Belin.
Did he say anything else, that you remember, about the picture.
Mr. Graves.
No.
Mr. Belin.
Was he asked anything about the use of an alias?
Mr. Graves.
Yes; he was, but he denied that, of course.
Mr. Belin.
Was he asked anything about his having a pistol in his possession when he was apprehended, or did he make any statements?
Mr. Graves.
Well, he wasn't asked anything about the pistol in my presence.
Mr. Belin.
Did he make any statements about having a lawyer while he was in your presence?
Mr. Graves.
Having a lawyer?
Mr. Belin.
Yes.
Mr. Graves.
No.
Mr. Belin.
Now when you brought him in, after you brought him in, which was around 9:30, how long did you stay there? Through about how many minutes of interrogation before you left?
Mr. Graves.
Let's see, from 9:30 until approximately 11:15, somewhere along there.
Mr. Belin.
Were you in the room in which the interrogation occurred throughout this period?
Mr. Graves.
No.
Mr. Belin.
Well, how long were you in the room where he was being interrogated?
Mr. Graves.
About 10 minutes.
Mr. Belin.
You were there the first 10 minutes?
Mr. Graves.
No; last 10 minutes.
Mr. Belin.
Did you hear any of the initial questions of the interrogation at all?
Mr. Graves.
No.
Mr. Belin.
Now you accompanied Oswald down from his fifth floor jail cell to Captain Fritz' office to be interrogated, is that correct?
Mr. Graves.
Yes.
Mr. Belin.
Did you have any conversation with him when you picked him up at his jail cell?
Mr. Graves.
No.
Mr. Belin.
Did you remember telling him he was going to be brought down for interrogation?
Mr. Graves.
I told him they were going to transfer him.
Mr. Belin.
That is what you told him?
Mr. Graves.
Yes.
Mr. Belin.
What did he say as to that?
Mr. Graves.
Well, he didn't have anything to say. He didn't know what transfer meant, I don't think. I think he meant from one jail cell to another. He didn't know that meant going to the county.
Mr. Belin.
When you brought him down to Captain Fritz' office, he of course had been there before, hadn't he?
Mr. Graves.
Oh, yes.
Mr. Belin.
Did he have any comments as he walked in the office about being interrogated or anything of that nature?
Mr. Graves.
I don't know. He might have said something to the news media, I don't remember what it was.
Mr. Belin.
What is the fact as to whether or not Lee Harvey Oswald ever requested that he be provided a lawyer, insofar as your own personal knowledge is concerned? Did he ever make any such request to you or in your presence?
Mr. Graves.
No, no; sure didn't.
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