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Warren Commission Hearings: Vol. XIII - Page 95« Previous | Next »

(Testimony of Michael Hardin)

Mr. Hubert.
Now, on November 24, what was your occupation?
Mr. Hardin.
City ambulance, or contract emergency ambulance driver.
Mr. Hubert.
What connection have you with O'Neal?
Mr. Hardin.
I drive the ambulance for the funeral home. We are under contract to the city for emergency ambulance service.
Mr. Hubert.
Now, you have produced written records which you have in your hand now. Do you, from your own knowledge, know those records to be the official records of the O'Neal Funeral Home?
Mr. Hardin.
Yes; I do.
Mr. Hubert.
Are those records relied upon by the O'Neal Funeral Home in the course of their ordinary normal business transactions?
Mr. Hardin.
Yes.
Mr. Hubert.
Is it a normal administrative matter to make such records as you now hold in your hand, which you are producing?
Mr. Hardin.
Yes, sir; it is.
Mr. Hubert.
Well, now, we'll mark these various documents for identification, as follows, to wit: And I might add that although you have the originals we have compared the originals, have we not, with these photostatic copies, and, of course, they are identical. Therefore, I am not going to take the original from you, or even mark them for identification, but use, for all purposes the photostatic copies that you have supplied and you may keep the originals, or return them where you got them from. But for the purposes of identification, now, let us mark the documents as follows: There is an ambulance call record which I am identifying as follows:
"Dallas, Tex., March 31, 1964. Exhibit No. 5125, deposition of Michael Hardin," and signing my name on it.
Mr. Hardin.
Okay, sir.
Mr. Hubert.
There is another ambulance call record which I am marking as follows: "Dallas, Tex., March 31, 1964. Exhibit 5126. Deposition of Michael Hardin," and signing my name on it. Finally there is a call ticket bearing number 35127, which I am marking, "Dallas, Tex., March 31, 1964. Exhibit 5127, Deposition of Michael Hardin," and signing my name on the ,bottom of it, and for the purposes of identification and so that the record may show that we are both talking about the same documents I will ask you to sign your name near mine, or below on each one of the three.
Mr. Hardin.
All right.
Mr. Hubert.
Now, Mr. Hardin, I hand you the document which has been marked for identification as Exhibit 5125, and ask you to identify that document for the record.
Mr. Hardin.
That is the ambulance call sheet--we that was the original call sheet from the made from the call itself, or at the time of the call itself.
Mr. Hubert.
Now, whose handwriting appears on that?
Mr. Hardin.
That is our dispatcher, or Hal Priddy, this is his handwriting.
Mr. Hubert.
That is Harold--Hal Priddy. [ Spelling] P-r-i-d-d-y?
Mr. Hardin.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Hubert.
He is outside in the hall right now?
Mr. Hardin.
Yes, sir; he is.
Mr. Hubert.
Do you recognize the handwriting?
Mr. Hardin.
I am not too familiar with it, really.
Mr. Hubert.
That is all right. He will identify it.
Mr. Hardin.
Well----
Mr. Hubert.
I show you a document marked previously for identification as 5126, and ask you to identify that document.
Mr. Hardin.
This is a copy of the call sheet taken from the police dispatcher's tape.
Mr. Hubert.
Whose handwriting appears on that sheet?
Mr. Hardin.
This is my handwriting on this one.
Mr. Hubert.
As I see it, that is sort of a reconstruction, or amendment of the first document, 5125, is that correct?
Mr. Hardin.
Yes, sir; it is.
Mr. Hubert.
There is some data missing from 5125, which is Supplied on 5126, is that right?
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