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Warren Commission Hearings: Vol. III - Page 347« Previous | Next »

(Testimony of Mrs. Barbara Jeanette Davis)

Mrs. Davis.
No, sir; not exactly because I had laid down with the children and I didn't pay any attention to what time it was.
Representative Ford.
You saw him take the shells out of the gun?
Mrs. Davis.
No, sir; he was shaking them.
Representative Ford.
He was shaking them?
Mrs. Davis.
He was shaking them. I didn't see him actually use his hand to take them out. I mean he was sort of shaking them out.
Representative Ford.
Did you find this one bullet at the point where you saw him shake the gun?
Mrs. Davis.
No, sir; it was around the side of the house.
Representative Ford.
About how many feet?
Mrs. Davis.
I don't know. Not too far.
Representative Ford.
But he had moved from the one point to where you found the bullets?
Mrs. Davis.
Yes, sir.
Representative Ford.
Yes.
Mrs. Davis.
That is where they started looking for it.
Representative Ford.
I meant the shells rather than the bullets.
Mrs. Davis.
Yes.
Mr. Ball.
Was he dressed the same in the lineup as he was when you saw him running across the lawn?
Mrs. Davis.
All except he didn't have a black coat on when I saw him in the lineup.
Mr. Ball.
Did he have a coat on when you saw him?
Mrs. Davis.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Ball.
What color coat?
Mrs. Davis.
A dark coat.
Mr. Ball.
Now, did you recognize him from his face or from his clothes when you saw him in the lineup?
Mrs. Davis.
Well, I looked at his clothes and then his face from the side because I had seen him from a side view of him. I didn't see him fullface.
Mr. Ball.
Now answer the question. Did you recognize him from seeing his face or from his clothes?
Mrs. Davis.
From his face because that was all I was looking at.
Mr. Ball.
I see. Now, when you heard the shots you were lying down, were you?
Mrs. Davis.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Ball.
Was anyone lying with you?
Mrs. Davis.
Virginia was laying on the couch.
Mr. Ball.
In the same room with you?
Mrs. Davis.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Ball.
Did she go to the door with you when you went to the door?
Mrs. Davis.
She went right behind me.
Mr. Ball.
I have a jacket, I would like to show you, which is Commission Exhibit No. 162. Does this look anything like the jacket that the man had on that was going across your lawn?
Mrs. Davis.
No, sir.
Mr. Ball.
How is it different?
Mrs. Davis.
Well, it was dark and to me it looked like it was maybe a wool fabric, it looked sort of rough. Like more of a sporting jacket.
Mr. Ball.
I show you a shirt which is Commission Exhibit No. 150. Was that--does that shirt look anything like something he had on, that the man had on who went across your lawn?
Mrs. Davis.
I thought that the shirt he had on was lighter than that.
Mr. Ball.
I have no further questions. Where was Mrs. Markham when you first saw her?
Mrs. Davis.
She was standing right here on this corner.
Mr. Ball.
That picture?
Mrs. Davis.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Ball.
That picture that you refer to is photo number 3, Commission Exhibit 524.
It is as shown on the corner here, as the woman who is shown in the corner?
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