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Warren Commission Hearings: Vol. XIII - Page 98« Previous | Next »

(Testimony of Michael Hardin)

Mr. Hubert.
And what happened when you got to Parkland?
Mr. Hardin.
When we got to Parkland we went in the emergency entrance, pulled around there, backed up to the dock. Of course, it was pretty crowded there, too. People had, I guess, saw the thing on television and came out there to see us when we came in with him, and as soon as we got--took him out of the car, took him into the emergency room--we got to the hall of the emergency room itself, and they put him on one of their tables from our carriage, and we cleared from the call, but there was a few minutes before we cleared.
We were waiting in the hall because it was so crowded that we couldn't get through, so we waited in the hall and I imagine it was about an hour, from the time we got the call before the time we cleared. I believe it was an hour and 9 minutes, if I am not mistaken.
Mr. Hubert.
Would it help you if you looked at Exhibit No. 5127, to determine the time of the call?
Mr. Hardin.
Well----
Mr. Hubert.
As far as the time of the clearance of the call?
Mr. Hardin.
Yes, sir; the call was at 11:21, and cleared at 12:30, and I believe it took 9 minutes from the time we got the call on the air until we were at Parkland with him.
Mr. Hubert.
How did you determine that the call came in at 11:21?
Mr. Hardin.
That is the time that I believe the call came into our office.
Mr. Hubert.
That is what you have on Exhibit 5127?
Mr. Hardin.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Hubert.
What I mean by that is that Exhibit 5127 was prepared in your handwriting, but insofar as that time is concerned it was taken off Exhibit 5125, was it not?
Mr. Hardin.
Yes, sir; that's correct.
Mr. Hubert.
There is no mechanism there in the ambulance itself which fixes the time of a call?
Mr. Hardin.
No, sir.
Mr. Hubert.
No timeclock or anything?
Mr. Hardin.
No, sir.
Mr. Hubert.
Now, during all the time you were with Oswald, from the moment you saw him until the moment he was taken over by the hospital, did he say anything at all?
Mr. Hardin.
No, sir; not that I could hear.
Mr. Hubert.
Do you remember the name of the patient that you all had delivered to Veterans Hospital?
Mr. Hardin.
No, sir; I don't.
Mr. Hubert.
Where had you taken him from?
Mr. Hardin.
Let's see, I'm trying to think. I don't--we make so many calls that I--just hard to remember exactly where I had picked him up.
Mr. Hubert.
Man or woman?
Mr. Hardin.
It was a man. He was----
Mr. Hubert.
Do you remember where you picked him up from?
Mr. Hardin.
No, sir; that is what I was trying to think.
Mr. Hubert.
Nor do you remember his name?
Mr. Hardin.
No, sir.
Mr. Hubert.
What was the number of the car you were driving?
Mr. Hardin.
605.
Mr. Hubert.
You don't normally cruise around, do you?
Mr. Hardin.
No, sir; we don't. As soon as we clear from a call we go right back to our station. From the time we received' the call until the time we checked out at the city hall, it was just 2 minutes, according to their tape.
Mr. Hubert.
Do you know what the significance of the code 5, code 6 and so forth is on Exhibit 5126?
Mr. Hardin.
Yes, sir. Code 5 means en route to the scene; code 6 means at the location.
Mr. Hubert.
And there is another code on Exhibit 5126, that means time of departure from the Jail?
Mr. Hardin.
En route to the hospital.
Mr. Hubert.
And code 6 on to that would be arrival at the hospital?
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