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Warren Commission Hearings: Vol. XIII - Page 173« Previous | Next »

(Testimony of Alfreadia Riggs)

Mr. Hubert.
All right. Now, sir, you have testified that actually, your firstposition is not shown on either the mockup or the map?
Mr. Riggs.
No, sir.
Mr. Hubert.
But, if it were on the map, it would be shown at the bottom of the map?
Mr. Riggs.
That's right, sir.
Mr. Hubert.
And you moved up to a position about here [indicating]?
Mr. Riggs.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Hubert.
So, I am marking an "X" and putting.a circle around it as to the position you moved to when you heard the shot, right?
Mr. Riggs.
That's right.
Mr. Hubert.
I am marking in my own handwriting, "Position of Alfreadia Riggs at the time of-shooting." I am putting that in a circle and connecting it to the smaller circle with the "X" in it. The smaller circle with the "X" in it being the spot at which Alfreadia Riggs testified he was standing at the time of the shot, is that correct?
Mr. Riggs.
That's right.
Mr. Hubert.
And Fuqua was with you?
Mr. Riggs.
That's right.
Mr. Hubert.
Now, you had come from a position that, if it were on the map, would be toward the bottom of the map?
Mr. Riggs.
That's right.
Mr. Hubert.
Do you recognize the position of the service elevator here?
Mr. Riggs.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Hubert.
After you had been told to get out of the parking area marked here, and you had gone up with these others on the service elevator to the first floor, did you ever get back into this part on the map called parking area?
Mr. Riggs.
Well, only after everything was over.
Mr. Hubert.
I understand, but prior to the shooting, you never did get back?
Mr. Riggs.
Never did get back down there; no, sir.
Mr. Hubert.
You had gone through the service elevator, not on the area shown by this Exhibit 5129, because that is the basement area?
Mr. Riggs.
Yes.
Mr. Hubert.
But on that same service elevator on the next floor up?
Mr. Riggs.
That's right.
Mr. Hubert.
And went through that elevator to the back door, turned to your left onto Main Street, passed the ramp on Main Street, went over to Harwood Street, went down into the basement area through the Harwood Street----
Mr. Riggs.
Entrance; yes.
Mr. Hubert.
Entrance that goes down to the basement. Then you went to the recreation room and finally came to the position you indicated just before the Shooting?
Mr. Riggs.
That's right.
Mr. Hubert.
How did you get back to the main floor of the municipal building after the shooting?
Mr. Riggs.
After the shooting---during the excitement and that, during the excitement Harold and I, we went over to the police information room over there to get out of the way of the traffic. The police was all--they was closing all the entrances and wasn't letting anyone in and letting no one out, so, in order to keep from being in the way, we went inside the information room, and stayed over there, I imagine 30 minutes, 20 or 30 minutes, and Harold asked chief--I think it was Chief Lumpkin for him to escort us from there to the basement, because I think he wanted. to go home, or his time was up or something. He wanted to get out of there, because it made him pretty nervous, and Chief Lumpkin escorted us through the corridor there that leads to the basement to the parking area, and we went over there and stayed, or was down in the basement, and after the time elapsed, I went down in our
porter room and stayed around there until time for me to get off.
Mr. Hubert.
What did you do with the keys that you had?
Mr. Riggs.
I put them back in the elevator.
Mr. Hubert.
You put them back in the elevator on what floor?
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