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Warren Commission Hearings: Vol. XII - Page 382« Previous | Next »

(Testimony of G. E. Worley)

Mr. Griffin.
Now, where were you contacted? How were you contacted by Captain Solomon?
Mr. Worley.
By telephone to my office.
Mr. Griffin.
At your office?
Mr. Worley.
Yes.
Mr. Griffin.
Now, did you write that out in handwriting or did you have it typed, or what?
Mr. Worley.
I wrote it out in handwriting and then had it typed.
Mr. Griffin.
Who typed it?
Mr. Worley.
Mr. Worley's secretary.
Mr. Griffin.
In your office?
Mr. Worley.
Yes.
Mr. Griffin.
The original typed copy of that--do you recall whether that was on a letterhead stationery or anything?
Mr. Worley.
No; just on plain paper.
Mr. Griffin.
Plain letter paper?
Mr. Worley.
Yes.
Mr. Griffin.
You indicated here in Exhibit 5048 that you were assigned to a position on the north side of the parking area to keep any cars away from the first two parking spaces. And you said that you stood at that post until about 10 or 15 minutes before Lee Harvey Oswald was shot. Do you recall whether when you were moved from that post an armored car

had been moved or attempted to move into the ramp?
Mr. Worley.
It was backed in the ramp.
Mr. Griffin.
Now, do you recall anything that happened with respect to that armored car?
Mr. Worley.
They couldn't get it down in the basement. ,It was just backed up to it as far up in the door as they could get it, because it wouldn't clear the top to come down in the basement.
Mr. Griffin.
During the time that you were down in the basement at your spot, do you recall whether any cars moved in or moved out of the parking area in the garage in the basement?
Mr. Worley.
From the time that I was posted out there?
Mr. Griffin.
Yes.
Mr. Worley.
Until when?
Mr. Griffin.
Until the time that you were removed from that post, did any traffic go in and out of there?
Mr. Worley.
Yes; it was police cars coming in and out all the time.
Mr. Griffin.
How long did you stand at that post, to your best estimate?
Mr. Worley.
Well--
Mr. Griffin.
I understand it is difficult. Do you think you were there an hour?
Mr. Worley.
I was there over an hour.
Mr. Griffin.
All right. Now, in the period that you were standing at your post, do you recall any other reserve officers being stationed also guarding particular spots in the basement?
Mr. Worley.
Well, there was quite a few reserve officers down in the basement, and they searched all the cars in that basement.
Mr. Griffin.
Let me ask you this, Mr. Worley. I am going to pull out here a chart, and I think we can talk a little easier about this chart. This is a map or chart which has been prepared originally by the Dallas Police Department on a much larger scale, and we have reduced the size of it, but it is a chart of the basement area.

Now, so you understand what is happening here, over here is Commerce Street, and over here is Main Street, and there is the jail office. Harwood would be out where your hand is, and Pearl Expressway would be over here closer to me.
Mr. Worley.
Yes.
Mr. Griffin.
Now, will you look over there at Commerce Street. You will see that there is a heavy black line?
Mr. Worley.
Yes.
Mr. Griffin.
Now, that heavy black line represents the basement wall. The basement, according to this diagram, actually extends out under the sidewalk, so
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