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Warren Commission Hearings: Vol. VI - Page 262« Previous | Next »

(Testimony of Roger D. Craig)

Mr. Belin.
And where is 505 Main Street? Is it on the north or the south side of Main?
Mr. Craig.
It's on the north side of Main at the corner of Houston.
Mr. Belin.
It runs from Houston east to Record Street there? Is that Record Street there?

Mr. CRAIG. No; the sheriff's office actually runs north from Main over to Elm Street. It covers that entire block.
Mr. Belin.
How far east does it go or is it just a half-block east?
Mr. Craig.
No; it's just a half block to--uh--well, it's divided, then the Records Building begins and goes on to Record Street.
Mr. Belin.
To Record Street. Well, will you state what you did that day from about noon on---on November 22?

Mr. CRAIG. I stood out in front waiting for the President's motorcade. I went out there about---oh--5 minutes after 12, I guess; waited directly in front of the front door on the curb.
Mr. Belin.
That would be on the north curb of Main?
Mr. Craig.
Right.
Mr. Belin.
All right. Then what happened?
Mr. Craig.
Well, we waited there for several minutes--and--uh--the motorcade finally came by.
Mr. BELIN. About how fast was the motorcade going when you saw it on Main Street?
Mr. Craig.
Oh, just barely moving. I don't know. It was just barely moving. I couldn't judge any miles per hour.
Mr. Belin.
Well, 5, 10, 15, 20---what?
Mr. Craig.
Probably going--probably 3 or 4 miles an hour.
Mr. Belin.
All right. You saw the President's car ?
Mr. Craig.
Yes.
Mr. BELIN. You saw the motorcade reach the intersection of Main and Houston?
Mr. Craig.
Yes.
Mr. Belin.
And then it turned?
Mr. Craig.
Turned north on Houston.
Mr. Belin.
About how fast was it going as it turned north on Houston?
Mr. Craig.
Oh, about the same. They--uh--they were going about the same speed as they made the corner.
Mr. BELIN. Were there any motorcycle policemen alongside the President's car?
Mr. CRAIG. Uh--not directly beside it. They was, I believe, on the front part of it and--uh--I believe behind it--just a little ways behind the back fender there was a motorcycle officer--one on each side of the car, as I remember.
Mr. BELIN. The ones on the front--where would the back wheels of the motorcycles have been with relation to the front wheels of the President's car?
Mr. CRAIG. Uh--just in front of the bumper because they came by and moved everybody back, you know, as the car approached us.
Mr. BELIN. And what about the motorcycles that were just behind the car? Where were the front wheels of those motorcycles with relation to the back wheels or the back bumper of the President's car?
Mr. Craig.
About equal to the back bumper.
Mr. Belin.
All right.
Mr. Belin.
You saw the President's car, then, turn north on Houston?
Mr. Craig.
Yes.
Mr. Belin.
Then, would you describe what you saw and heard and did?
Mr. Craig.
Well, there were several other cars that came by and--uh-----
Mr. Belin.
Did you watch those?
Mr. Craig.
Some of them we watched. We watched Mr. Decker's car, of course, and a few of the others.
Mr. Belin.
Now, where was Mr. Decker's car?

Mr. CRAIG. I believe he came by just before the President's. I believe there were some dignitaries and things before that, and then we watched the President
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