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Warren Commission Hearings: Vol. VI - Page 270« Previous | Next »

(Testimony of Roger D. Craig)

Mr. Craig.
And---uh---then I kept thinking about this man that had run down the hill and got in this car, so--uh--it was about, oh, I don't recall exactly the time, nearly 5 or something like that, or after, when--uh-the city had apprehended a suspect in the city officer's shooting. And--uh--information was floating around that they were trying to connect him with the assassination of the President--as the assassin.
So--uh, in the meantime, I kept thinking about this subject that had run and got in the car. So, I called Captain Fritz' office and talked to one of his officers and--uh--told him what I had saw and give him a description of the man, asked him how it fit the man they had picked up as a suspect.
And--uh--it was then they asked me to come up and look at him at Captain Fritz' office.
Mr. Belin.
All right.
Then what did you do?

Mr. CRAIG. I drove up to Fritz' office about, oh, after 5--about 5:30 or something like that--and--uh--talked to Captain Fritz and told him what I had saw. And he took me in his office---I believe it was his office---it was a little office, and had the suspect setting in a chair behind a desk---beside the desk. And another gentleman, I didn't know him, he was sitting in another chair to my left as I walked in the office.
And Captain Fritz asked me was this the man I saw--and I said, "Yes," it was.
Mr. Belin.
All right.
Will you describe the man you saw in Captain Fritz' office?
Mr. CRAIG. Oh, he was sitting down but--uh--he had the same medium brown hair; it was still--well, it was kinda wild looking; he was slender, and--uh-- what 1 could toll of him sitting there, he was--uh---short. By that, I mean not--myself, I'm five eleven--he was shorter than I was. And--uh--fairly light build.
Mr. Belin.
Could you see his trousers?
Mr. Craig.
No; I couldn't see his trousers at all.
Mr. Belin.
What about his shirt?
Mr. Craig.
I believe, as close as I can remember, a T-shirt--a white T-shirt.
Mr. Belin.
All right. But you didn't see him in a lineup? You just saw him sitting there?
Mr. Craig.
No; he was sitting there by himself in a chair--off to one side.
Mr. Belin.
All right. Then, what did Captain Fritz say and what did you say and what did the suspect say?
Mr. Craig.
Captain Fritz then asked him about the---uh---he said, "What about this station wagon?"
And the suspect interrupted him and said, "That station wagon belongs to Mrs. Paine"---I believe is what he said. "Don't try to tie her into this. She had nothing to do with it."
And--uh--Captain Fritz then told him, as close as I can remember, that, "All we're trying to do is find out what happened, and this man saw you leave from the scene."
And the suspect again interrupted Captain Fritz and said, "I told you people I did." And--uh--yeah--then, he said--then he continued and he said, "Everybody will know who I am now."
And he was leaning over the desk. At this time, he had risen partially out of the chair and leaning over the desk, looking directly at Captain Fritz.
Mr. BELIN. What was he wearing-or could you see the color of his trousers as he leaned over the desk?
Mr. Craig.
No; because he never--he just leaned up, you know, sort of forward--not actually up, just out of his chair like that (indicating) forward.
Mr. Belin.
Then, did you say anything more?
Mr. Craig.
No; I then left.
Mr. Belin.
Well, in other words, the only thing you ever said was, "This was the man,"--or words to that effect?
Mr. Craig.
Yes.
Mr. BELIN. Did Captain Fritz say anything more.
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