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Warren Commission Hearings: Vol. V - Page 443« Previous | Next »

(Testimony of Robert Alan Surrey)

Mr. Surrey.
Yes, talking to a policeman in uniform. And I walked in and I said, "What happened? What's going on?" And he pointed to this hole in the wall.
Mr. Jenner.
Shown on Commission Exhibit No. 1008?
Mr. Surrey.
Yes. And I facetiously said, "Oh, you found a bug."
Mr. Jenner.
Would you explain your facetious remark? I don't get the fact that it is facetious.
Mr. Surrey.
Well, actually, it may not be. It is a common joke around the General's house that there may be microphones.
Mr. Jenner.
That kind of a bug?
Mr. Surrey.
Yes.
Mr. Jenner.
That is, you saw the hole in the wall and you remarked facetiously that he had discovered the house had been bugged by an electronic device?
Mr. Surrey.
Yes; and, therefore, had chopped a hole in the wall.
And he said, "No; I have been shot at." And he pointed to the hole in the window.
Mr. Jenner.
Which is shown on Commission Exhibits Nos. 1007 and 1006?
Mr. Surrey.
That is correct. Except the window was closed at this time both casements were together.
Mr. Jenner.
Yes; and there is a screen on that window?
Mr. Surrey.
I believe there is.
Mr. Jenner.
All right.
Mr. Surrey.
And then----
Mr. Jenner.
Excuse me, sir. That would be the window which is the lower of the two sets of strikes appearing on the northerly line of your Exhibit No. 1014.
Mr. Surrey.
Yes. I will mark it with an "A" and a title.
Mr. Jenner.
Good.
Mr. Surrey.
And then a policeman asked him a question, and I noticed that his arm was bleeding.
Mr. Jenner.
General Walker's arm?
Mr. Surrey.
General Walker's arm, was bleeding in four or five places.
Mr. Jenner.
How was he dressed?
Mr. Surrey.
In a dress shirt of a color, as I recall, but It was not a sport shirt--and slacks.
Mr. Jenner.
It was not a uniform of any character?
Mr. Surrey.
No; and without a tie.
Mr. Jenner.
Short sleeved or long sleeved?
Mr. Surrey.
Long sleeved, rolled up.
Mr. Jenner.
And his right arm, was it?
Mr. Surrey.
His right arm, yes; on his forearm. And----
Mr. Jenner.
Was he bleeding profusely?
Mr. Surrey.
No. And he said "The jacket of the bullet must have come apart when it went through the window." And he brushed plaster--I assume it came from this wall out of his hair, which was in his hair, also.
Mr. Jenner.
What color hair does General Walker have?
Mr. Surrey.
Brown; a dark brown.
Mr. Jenner.
He has a fairly full head of hair, does he?
Mr. Surrey.
Yes.
Mr. Jenner.
And plaster and that sort of thing would be quite apparent, would it, to anyone who saw it in his hair?
Mr. Surrey.
Yes.
Mr. Jenner.
And you noticed it?
Mr. Surrey.
Yes.
Mr. Jenner.
And you noticed him brushing plaster out of his hair?
Mr. Surrey.
Yes.
Mr. Jenner.
Now, that leads me to ask you this, Mr. Surrey: That bullet hole is how high from the floor? I am showing you now Commission Exhibit No. 1009.
Mr. Surrey.
You mean how high is the hole----
Mr. Jenner.
From the floor.
Mr. Surrey.
From the floor? Well, the police went into the next room and so did I, and sighted through the hole in the wall to the window.
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