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Warren Commission Hearings: Vol. X - Page 367« Previous | Next »

(Testimony of Virginia Louise Davis)

Mr. Liebeler.
mind, somebody who told you these stories, and I would like to have you tell them to us if you would.
Mrs. Davis.
Well, there was a mister--what is his name--Camplen, Charlie Camplen, and he said he was out there on a Wednesday.
Mr. Liebeler.
He said that Oswald?
Mrs. Davis.
But I didn't get into any detail, so I don't know.
Mr. Liebeler.
But Camplen told you he saw Oswald on a Wednesday?
Mrs. Davis.
Yes.
Mr. Liebeler.
Is there anybody else that has claimed to have seen Oswald at the range?
Mrs. Davis.
No.
Mr. Liebeler.
Do you know Mr. James Thompson?
Mrs. Davis.
Yes; Jim, he did say he thought he did, and I think he kind of backed off. I don't know what to believe. I just don't know. He said he wasn't going to say he did, because he couldn't swear to it.
Mr. Liebeler.
Do you remember what day that he, Mr. Thompson, thought he might have seen Oswald?
Mrs. Davis.
It was on a Sunday. It was the same Sunday, because he was helping run the targets down.
Mr. Liebeler.
What did Thompson tell you about this?
Mrs. Davis.
He told--he didn't talk to me too much about it. In fact, he said he don't remember. He couldn't say he actually saw him. At first he did say he saw him, and he did remember the incident about the target, and Slack, but he don't, he said he couldn't swear that it was Oswald. And we have never discussed it further.
Mr. Liebeler.
Thompson lives----
Mrs. Davis.
He is with the Bardahl Co. He is a representative of Bardahl.
Mr. Liebeler.
Does he live in the 1100 block of Gilpin Street?
Mrs. Davis.
Yes.
Mr. Liebeler.
Is that in Dallas?
Mrs. Davis.
Yes.
Mr. Liebeler.
What about Mr. B. G. Moses, do you know him?
Mrs. Davis.
Yes; he is a neighbor. He lives across the street from me. But I just don't know about him. I mean, he hasn't had too much to say about it.
Mr. Liebeler.
Did he talk to you about it?
Mrs. Davis.
No; in a way, he did, and well, in a way--he didn't actually come out and say--he said, "I think I saw him." I will put it that way. He thinks.
Mr. Liebeler.
Was this the same Sunday that you had the incident concerning the target?
Mrs. Davis.
He worked that week, but I don't know if he was down there or not that Sunday. It seems to me like he was working the trap. He was in the office, come in and out of the office, but I don't think he was on the rifle range.
Mr. Liebeler.
On the Sunday we are speaking of?
Mrs. Davis.
Yes.
Mr. Liebeler.
Do you remember the date of this Sunday?
Mrs. Davis.
No, I don't. I think it was around November, maybe the 13th, something like that. I wouldn't know unless I had my dates in front of me. I don't remember names or dates too well, but I remember faces.
Mr. Liebeler.
Was it the weekend before the assassination?
Mrs. Davis.
Oh, yes.
Mr. Liebeler.
It was the last weekend preceding the assassination?
Mrs. Davis.
Yes; and .we did quite a bit of advertising when we opened that range. The last week in October is when we opened the range, and we had in that month, we ran, let's see, it was 1600 and some people through there, so you know the word got around that it was a public gun range and was open.
Mr. Liebeler.
So that anybody who was interested in it would have known about it?
Mrs. Davis.
That's right.
Mr. Liebeler.
Do you have any opinion as to whether or not Oswald was really at the range as a result of all these discussions?
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