(Testimony of Perdue William Lawrence)
Mr. Griffin.
the three-wheel motorcycle officers up further on Stemmons Expressway which would be back farther south, so that when they saw from the top of Stemmons Expressway this motorcade approaching, they could start stopping the traffic before it came around the curve and down the hill because of the speed. For this reason, two officers were stationed--their assignment was changed and they were placed--they were stationed up on Stemmons Freeway for the purpose of starting to stop this traffic themselves.
Mr. Griffin.
Is there anything else on there that you think should be clarified?
Captain Lawrence.
Yes; on the evening--I'm going back a day, but on the evening of November 21, I was handed a list of additional men from the Third Patrol Platoon to work traffic assignments. Here is the list--you can have this list.
Mr. Griffin.
All right.
Captain Lawrence.
This necessitated me making some changes so that the three-wheel motorcycle officers could be taken off of corner assignments and placed on patrol assignments in the downtown area, and those assignments, or some of those patrol assignments are shown on the last page of this.
Mr. Griffin.
All right.
Captain Lawrence.
The changes you can see were made in ink. There was one particular assignment, on page 3, that we had eliminated because we understood that the Highland Park Police would cover Lemmon and Loma Alto and then when these additional men were given to us, two officers were placed back on this assignment.
Mr. Griffin.
I have marked the additional list of 19 men, which list you received on November 22, as Capt. P. W. Lawrence, July 24, 1964, Exhibit No. 3. Let me ask you some specific questions about it--about the men who were stationed in the area of Dealey Plaza. Did you question any of these men after the President was shot to determine whether or not they had seen anyone in the windows of the Texas School Book Depository Building?
Captain Lawrence.
Yes; however, when I questioned the men--the men had already been--one man that I questioned had already been questioned by Mr. Sorrels and this would be Officer J. E. Murphy and two other men that I questioned were Officers J. W. Foster and J. C. White. I questioned J. W. Foster regarding the men that were alongside him on the overpass, on the triple underpass where the President was to go.
Mr. Griffin.
Did you question Sergeant Harkness?
Captain Lawrence.
No; I didn't question Sergeant Harkness.
Mr. Griffin.
Did you question Officer King--W. K. King?
Captain Lawrence.
No.
Mr. Griffin.
Did you question Officer J. B. Allen?
Captain Lawrence.
No.
Mr. Griffin.
Did you question Officer W. H. Denham?
Captain Lawrence.
No.
Mr. Griffin.
Or Officer W. E. Barnett?
Captain Lawrence.
No.
Mr. Griffin.
Officer J. M. Smith?
Captain Lawrence.
No; I did not.
Mr. Griffin.
Officer E. L. Smith?
Captain Lawrence.
No; I did not.
Mr. Griffin.
Do you know of anyone in the police department who questioned those men after the assassination to determine whether or not they had been observing the windows of the Texas School Book Depository Building and had seen anybody in those buildings?
Captain Lawrence.
I know that all of these men have been questioned and that they were calling all of these men to be questioned and that this investigation was being handled by the Secret Service, and this is one reason why I did not question these men .
Mr. Griffin.
Have you received any information that any of these men did see anybody at the windows of the Texas School Book Depository Building, particularly on the sixth floor?
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