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Warren Commission Hearings: Vol. VI - Page 198« Previous | Next »

(Testimony of Ronald B. Fischer)

Mr. Fischer.
No; it was--uh--no, it was several days after. I can't remember whether it was a week or 2 weeks or--it was at least a week. I don't remember exactly when it was but it was a week, at least.
Mr. BELIN. Let me ask you this: Was there anything else different between the man you saw in the picture and the man you saw in the window?
Mr. Fischer.
(Pausing before. reply.) No.
Mr. Belin.
What about the color of his hair? Do you remember what the color of the hair was of the man in the picture?
Mr. Fischer.
Yes; it was brown. It was a darker shade of brown but it was definitely brown.
Mr. Belin.
What do you mean, "a darker shade of brown?"

Mr. FISCHER. Well, it wasn't--it wasn't--uh--well, I guess there are a lot of shades of brown. But it wasn't--uh--it wasn't a light brown. It was a--in the picture it showed up as definitely a darker brown. I can't think of anything to compare it to.
Mr. BELIN. Well, when you saw .the man in the window, did he appear to have light brown hair, dark brown, medium brow, n--or what kind of hair did he have?
Mr. FISCHER. Well, it wasn't dark and it wasn't light. Uh--he didn't have black hair and he didn't have blonde hair. It--uh--must have been a brown but, like I say, there are a lot of different shades of brown and I'm not--I can't--it's hard for me to say just exactly what shade of brown I saw that he had. I know what shade he had in the picture but
Mr. Belin.
Well, I hand you a copy of a statement which I believe at least has the signature on it-and ask you to see if this looks like it's your signature?
Mr. Fischer.
[After perusing paper.] Yes.
Mr. Belin.
All right. I'm going to call this 'Fischer Deposition Exhibit No. 1," and ask you to read this statement, which appears to be dated November 22, 1963, and ask you to state if there's anything in that statement that does not appear to be accurate.

(Thereupon, the statement of Mr. Fischer dated Nov. 22, 1963, is identified as "Fischer Deposition Exhibit No. 1.)
Mr. Fischer.
You want me to read this now?

Mr. BELIN. You can just read it to yourself and then you can tell me when you get through whether or not there is anything in that statement that doesn't appear to be accurate.
Mr. Fischer.
[After reading Exhibit No. 1.] That is correct.
Mr. Belin.
Is this what you told these people there?
Mr. Fischer.
Yes.
Mr.. BELIN. Now, in this statement it says that the man appeared to be in his twenties--is that what you told them?
Mr. Fischer.
Yes.
Mr. BELIN. It says that all you could see was his head, now you've told me here today that you could see his chest?
Mr. Fischer.
Yes; from the middle of his chest up. I could see his shoulders. Uh--the man taking that particular 'piece of paper was a court reporter in the records building, and he didn't-he didn't relate he had about 12 of these things to take well, yeah; 12 or 15--however many people there were in the sheriff's office at that time. And he was, like I say, he was in a hurry to get it down and I said I could see his head-and, so, he put that down. And that is right. I could see his head.
Mr. Belin.
The statement here says that he was light-headed and that he had on an open-neck shirt. Did he have an open---neck shirt on?
Mr. Fischer.
Yes.
Mr. Belin.
Now, what about being light-headed?

Mr. FISCHER. By "light-headed," I meant that he didn't have black hair. He didn't have dark--he didn't have well, when I say "dark," I mean black. He didn't have black hair. He didn't have blonde hair. When I said, "light-headed," I didn't mean blonde or I would have said that, but--uh.
Mr. Belin.
What color of hair did you mean? Did you say "light-headed"?
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