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Warren Commission Hearings: Vol. VII - Page 274« Previous | Next »

(Testimony of W. E. Barnes)

Mr. Belin.
vent window was open and that the main window is closed. Is that the way that you found the car when you got there?
Mr. Barnes.
That is true.
Mr. Belin.
Inside the window there appears to be some kind of paper or document. Do you remember what that is at all, or not?
Mr. Barnes.
That is a board, a clipboard that is installed on the dash of all squad cars for the officers to take notes on and to keep their wanted persons
Mr. Belin.
Were there any notes on there that you saw that had been made on this clipboard?
Mr. Barnes.
Yes; we never read his clipboard.
Mr. Belin.
That is the way you saw the clipboard there?
Mr. Barnes.
That is the way it was.
Mr. Belin.
It appears to be there is a picture of some man on the clipboard. Did you notice whether or not there was any handwriting or any memorandum paper on the board?
Mr. Barnes.
I couldn't tell you what was on the clipboard.
Mr. Belin.
Anything else about this particular picture, Barnes Deposition Exhibit A?
Mr. Barnes.
What?
Mr. Belin.
Anything that you can tell us about it that you think might be relevant?
Mr. Barnes.
Not that I know.
Mr. Belin.
I am now turning to Barnes Deposition Exhibit B. What is Exhibit B?
Mr. Barnes.
That is a picture showing the front of the squadcar, and also blood on the street where Tippit fell.
Mr. Belin.
I wonder if you could circle with this ballpoint pen on Barnes Deposition Exhibit B, the spot of blood where you say Tippit fell?
Mr. Barnes.
(Circles.)
Mr. Belin.
You have circled that in ink. Now going back to Barnes Deposition Exhibit A: earlier, Sergeant Barnes, you said that you tried to get some prints and you found some smears on the right side of the car. I wonder if on Barnes Deposition Exhibit A with a red pencil you could show us the general area where you found the smears?
Mr. Barnes.
[Marks with red pencil on photo.]
Mr. Belin.
You put on this print a relatively horizontal line on the right front car door immediately below the bottom part of the window, and also what I will call the right part of the top of the right-front fender near where the headlight is.
Mr. Barnes.
That is true.
Mr. Belin.
Was this police car dirty or clean?
Mr. Barnes.
Dirty.
Mr. Belin.
What is the fact as to whether or not this in any way affects your ability to lift fingerprints?
Mr. Barnes.
Any dirty surface will create a hardship as far as lifting a latent print.
Mr. Belin.
Were you able to find any identifiable prints?
Mr. Barnes.
No legible prints were found.
Mr. Belin.
When you came to the scene, Officer Tippit had already been removed?
Mr. Barnes.
That is true.
Mr. Belin.
Anything else on Barnes Deposition Exhibit B that you think is relevant?
Mr. Barnes.
None that I can recall at this time.
Mr. Belin.
Turning to Barnes Deposition Exhibit C, could you state what this is, please?
Mr. Barnes.
That is a picture of squad car No. 10, which was driven by Tippit, a more distant shot showing where Tippit fell, and the scene where the squad car was.
Mr. Belin.
Had the Tippit car been moved at any time during the raking of any of these pictures by you?
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