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Warren Commission Hearings: Vol. XII - Page 394« Previous | Next »

(Testimony of Lt. Woodrow Wiggins)

Mr. Hubert.
second page. I am marking a four-page document purporting to be a report of an interview with you by special agents of the FBI, Chapoton and Smith, dated December 2, 1963, by writing in the right margin on the first page of that document the following: "Dallas, Tex., March 24, 1964. Exhibit 5075, deposition of W. Wiggins." I am signing my name and I am placing my initials on a second, third and fourth page of that document by putting those initials in the lower right-hand corner.
Mr. Hubert.
Of which one ?
Lieutenant WIGGINS. Of the document taken by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Mr. Hubert.
Will you state what you consider to be the error and give us what you consider to be the truth ?
Lieutenant WIGGINS. It starts on the eighth line, on the top of the third Page where it starts---the sentence starts, "They had proceeded some 6 or 7 feet--" Excuse me. It is the one in front of that. The latter part of the last sentence of the eighth line. Sentence reads, "in their midst, were out past him, Wiggins," and it should read, "In their midst, went out past him, Wiggins."And the next sentence
Mr. Hubert.
I'm not sure I got that distinction.
Lieutenant WIGGINS. All right. See this? See this then should be, "Went out past him." Not, "were out past him."
Mr. Hubert.
In other words, in the eighth line, the fourth word from the end of the eighth line should be the word "went" instead of the word "were," is that correct ?
Lieutenant WIGGINS. That's true. Also, the next sentence, as it is written here, "They proceeded some 6 or 7 feet from the jail office door when he, Wiggins, saw a man lunge towards Oswald and he heard the report of the gun." That sentence should read, "They had proceeded some 6 or 7 feet past Wiggins when Wiggins saw a man lunge towards Oswald and he heard the report of a gun."
Mr. Hubert.
In other words, as the exhibit itself now reads, or as the sentence now reads it gives the impression that they had proceeded 6 or 7 feet from the jail door.
Lieutenant WIGGINS. Yes, sir.
Mr. Hubert.
Whereas, your recollection is that it was 6 or 7 feet from where you were standing, and were you--you were standing about 3 or 4 feet from the jail door, so that to catch the sense properly it would be that they had proceeded

about 10 to. 11 feet past the jail door.
Lieutenant WIGGINS. True.
Mr. Hubert.
All right. Now, are there any other corrections or modifications?
Lieutenant WIGGINS. No, sir; rest of it is-
Mr. Hubert.
Are there errors in either of those two exhibits?
Lieutenant WIGGINS. The rest of it is as I--
Mr. Hubert.
Any omissions that you would like to correct, or.
Lieutenant WIGGINS. No, sir; nothing.
Mr. Hubert.
Anything to be deleted?
Lieutenant WIGGINS. No, sir.
Mr. Hubert.
Now, Mr. Wiggins, have you been interviewed by any member of the Commission staff, other than myself?
Lieutenant WIGGINS. No, sir.
Mr. Hubert.
Now, with respect to myself, we had an interview last night, did we not?
Lieutenant WIGGINS. Yes, sir.
Mr. Hubert.
Now, are there any inconsistencies that you are aware of between the matters discussed in our interview last night and your deposition taken tonight?
Lieutenant WIGGINS. Well, we didn't discuss this last night. You and I didn't.
Mr. Hubert.
Did you discuss it with Mr.--
Lieutenant WIGGINS. We---I didn't discuss any of this. The only thing that
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