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Warren Commission Hearings: Vol. XII - Page 439« Previous | Next »

(Testimony of Patrick Trevore Dean)

Mr. Dean.
No, sir; this was the next morning.
Mr. Griffin.
Now, did you file a report at the end of the day?
Mr. Dean.
At the end of the day ?
Mr. Griffin.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Dean.
No, sir.
Mr. Griffin.
Did you make any notes that particular day, on the 24th?
Mr. Dean.
Yes, sir; my assignments.
Mr. Griffin.
And other than your assignments, did you make any other notes?
Mr. Dean.
No, sir
Mr. Griffin.
And do yon keep those in a regular assignment book?
Mr. Dean.
No, sir; just a small notebook that I had. I always--when I deal with a group of men, rather than try to remember where I put them, I always write it down.
Mr. Griffin.
When was the first time that you made any notes about the events, or wrote a report about the events of the 24th ?
Mr. Dean.
November the--- I think probably I wrote this report on the 25th, which was the next day, but it's headed November the 26th, but I imagine that's the time the typist got to it. She was doing a lot of typing from then on, but I think the next morning is when I wrote this report.
Mr. Griffin.
Now, do you have the original notes that you made, that you used to write that report up ?
Mr. Dean.
This report; yes, sir. This is the one that I will supply to you.
Mr. Griffin.
Good. When was the next time that you saw Jack Ruby, after your interview or session with him up there?
Mr. Dean.
The next time I saw him?
Mr. Griffin.
Yes.
Mr. Dean.
In the courtroom during the trial.
Mr. Griffin.
Off the record. (Discussion off the record. )
Mr. Griffin.
Now, I am going to hand you what I have marked for identification as Exhibit 5008, which is marked "Dallas, Texas, Sergeant Dean, March 25, 1964, Exhibit 5008." This is actually stapled to Exhibit 5007, but Exhibit 5008 is the report of the interview that you had with FBI Agents Paul L. Scott and Edmond C. Hardin, on December 2, 1963, in Dallas. Will you look at that, Sergeant Dean, and tell me if you had a chance to read that over? Let me ask you first of all, if you have had a chance to read it over?
Mr. Dean.
Yes, sir; last night. There are some corrections [indicating]-
Mr. Griffin.
Will you state to us what you think should be corrected in that statement?
Mr. Dean.
On page 1, the last paragraph, I don't know whether it's too important. It says, "Dean recalled that before starting the search of the basement he assigned Officer B. G. Patterson to stand at the Commerce Street ramp leading to the basement." Now, this is actually the exit from the basement, if that means anything. The way it reads here it sounds like that's the entrance.
Mr. Griffin.
Why don't you take my pen and change that. You might make it read, "which is the exit"--
Mr. Dean.
Exit from the basement.
Mr. Griffin.
Yes; and if you would, just out in the margin, put your initials and the date.
Mr. Dean.
Page 2, paragraph 4, same error, Commerce Street ramp leading

into the basement [indicating].
Mr. Griffin.
Okay.
Mr. Dean.
I will mark it "exit". Page 4, paragraph 3--off the record.
Mr. Griffin.
Yes; all right; that's all right.
Mr. Dean.
It says, "Dean has known Jack Ruby since 1959." This is erroneous.
Mr. Griffin.
How should it read ?
Mr. Dean.
It should be either 1960 or 1961, whatever date I could find out and let you know for sure, the time that I came downtown from the Oak Cliff area, as a sergeant. I was assigned to the downtown area, which includes the location of Carousel Club. I have been downtown some 4 or 5 months before
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