(Testimony of James W. Bookhout)
Mr. Stern.
According to this report, you and Agent Hosty entered the interviewing around about 3:15 p.m., and it ended at 4:05.
Mr. Bookhout.
That would be correct.
Mr. Stern.
Were these times that you or Hosty would have recorded at that moment in the ordinary course of your participation?
Mr. Bookhout.
That's correct. There was no log made of it, as such, but those were the times recorded for that particular interview.
Mr. Stern.
Your normal practice is to get times down pretty accurately in matter of this----
Mr. Bookhout.
Try to.
Mr. Stern.
And did you make the record of these times, or did Agent Hosty?
Mr. Bookhout.
I Can say that I did. Whether he did or not, I don't know.
Mr. Stern.
Incidentally, normally, do you preserve those notes or destroy them when you make a formal report?
Mr. Bookhout.
They will be, normally, destroyed at the time you make your--what we refer to as an interview report.
Mr. Stern.
And in this case, did you destroy your notes?
Mr. Bookhout.
That's correct.
Mr. Stern.
So, you have no notes respecting this whole matter?
Mr. Bookhout.
No, other than the reported interviewing report.
Mr. Stern.
Yes; when the first interview was concluded, it was, as I understand it, to take Oswald before a lineup?
Mr. Bookhout.
That's correct.
Mr. Stern.
Did you go with the police taking Oswald?
Mr. Bookhout.
No; I didn't go with them. In other words, it was strictly, as far as we were concerned, a police operation. I did proceed to the lineup room and observed it for the purpose of maintaining our liaison and keeping up with what was going on.
Mr. Stern.
Do you recall how many people were in the lineup?
Mr. Bookhout.
It was a four-man lineup.
Mr. Stern.
Did you know any of the other people?
Mr. Bookhout.
No.
Mr. Stern.
Do you recall now their physical characteristics, as related to Oswald's physical characteristics? Were they same size as he, or noticeably larger or smaller?
Mr. Bookhout.
I observed that the lineup consisted of four men who were numbered from left to right, one through four. Oswald was No. 2 in the lineup. All the individuals appeared to be of the same general age, height, and weight, and they were white American males.
Mr. Stern.
What about the dress of all the people in the lineup?
Mr. Bookhout.
I cannot recall specifically what the dress was, but there was nothing obviously different between their dress.
Mr. Stern.
From your experience as an FBI agent, from your experience in policework, I take it you observed nothing about this lineup that was out of the ordinary?
Mr. Bookhout.
That's correct.
Mr. Stern.
Did you hear what the witnesses who were present at the lineup said about the lineup?
Mr. Bookhout.
No; I did not.
Mr. Stern.
When the lineup was concluded, what happened next, as far as you were concerned?
Mr. Bookhout.
I returned to the homicide and robbery bureau.
Mr. Stern.
Was Oswald brought back there, or taken elsewhere?
Mr. Bookhout.
I don't recall specifically whether he was brought back to the homicide and robbery bureau, or placed in jail, but I do know that I didn't interview him any more that day.
Mr. Stern.
Did you have any further contact with him that day? Friday?
Mr. Bookhout.
No.
Mr. Stern.
When did you next see Oswald?
Mr. Bookhout.
Well, it would be on the morning of November 23, 1963, in the homicide and robbery bureau.
Mr. Stern.
This was another interrogation?
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