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Warren Commission Hearings: Vol. VII - Page 510« Previous | Next »

(Testimony of Mrs. Donald Baker)

Mr. Liebeler.
hit; do you remember? It would have been on the curb side near the side away from the Texas School Book Depository Building on the opposite side of the street; is that right?
Mrs. Baker.
Yes.
Mr. Liebeler.
How close to the opposite curb do you think it was?
Mrs. Baker.
It was approximately in the middle of the lane I couldn't be quite sure, but I thought it was in the middle or somewhere along in there could even be wrong about that but I could have sworn it that day.
Mr. Liebeler.
You thought it was sort of toward the middle of the lane?
Mrs. Baker.
Toward the middle of the lane.
Mr. Liebeler.
Of the left-hand lane going toward the underpass; is that correct?
Mrs. Baker.
Yes.
Mr. Liebeler.
Where was the thing that you saw hit the street in relation to the President's car? I mean, was it in front of the car, behind his car, by the side of his car or was it close to the car?
Mrs. Baker.
I thought it was--well--behind it.
Mr. Liebeler.
Had the car already gone by when you saw this thing hit in the street?
Mrs. Baker.
Yes.
Mr. Liebeler.
Do you remember whether it hit toward the left-hand side or the right-hand side of the President's car, or was it just immediately it? If you can't remember it that closely, all right.
Mrs. Baker.
I can't remember it.
Mr. Liebeler.
Did you actually see the President get hit by any bullets?
Mrs. Baker.
No, sir.
Mr. Liebeler.
How many shots did you hear?
Mrs. Baker.
Three.
Mr. Liebeler.
When did you first become aware that they were shots?
Mrs. Baker.
With the second shot.
Mr. Liebeler.
Did you have any idea where they were coming from?
Mrs. Baker.
Well, the way it sounded--it sounded like it was coming from-- there was a railroad track that runs behind the building--there directly behind the building and around, so I guess it would be by the underpass, the triple underpass, and there is a railroad track that runs back out there and there was a train that looked like a circus train as well as I can remember now, back there, and we all ran to the plaza--the little thing there I guess you call it a plaza--back behind there this other girl and I almost ran back over there and looked and we didn't see anything.
Mr. Liebeler.
When you say the plaza, you mean Dealey Plaza, the area that lies between Elm Street and this little street that runs by the Texas School Book Depository Building; is that correct? Is that what you mean?
Mrs. Baker.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Liebeler.
After you heard the shots, you ran down the little street that runs in front of the School Book Depository?
Mrs. Baker.
Along the grass.
Mr. Liebeler.
Along the grass--alongside there, running toward the triple underpass where Elm Street goes, but you were actually running down the little street or alongside the street on the grass, alongside the street that runs right in front of the Texas School Book Depository?
Mrs. Baker.
Yes.
Mr. Liebeler.
And you say there are some railroad tracks back in there; is that right?
Mrs. Baker.
Yes.
Mr. Liebeler.
Immediately behind Dealey Plaza away from Elm Street?
Mrs. Baker.
Yes.
Mr. Liebeler.
And is that where you thought the shots came from?
Mrs. Baker.
Yes.
Mr. Liebeler.
And when you went down there and looked, did you see anybody at all?
Mrs. Baker.
Just a policeman and several people were down there around the tracks working.
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