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Warren Commission Hearings: Vol. VII - Page 53« Previous | Next »

(Testimony of Gerald Lynn Hill)

Mr. Belin.
I hand you what has been marked as "G. L. Hill Deposition Exhibit B." State if you know what this is.
Mr. Hill.
This is known to be a picture that was made still inside the theatre as we were moving down the aisle, I believe, to get him to the aisle that divided the two sections.
Now specifically, the exact point in the theatre where this was made, I don't know.
Mr. Belin.
Do you recognize anything?
Mr. Hill.
There are three people in this picture that I recognize. The officer with the white uniform hat on that is in the foreground looking at the picture, would be to the left side, is C. T. Walker. The suspect, and what is an open collar, and what appears to be a T-shirt from here, looking almost directly at the camera with his face practically covered by the officer's cap, is a man later identified to us as Lee Harvey Oswald.
And the man in the suit looking at the camera with a cigar in his mouth is Detective Paul Bentley.
There is, to Mr. Bentley's left, part of another officer that is apparently wearing a suit with only part of his suit and his shirt and his left hand showing. That cannot be recognized, but I will have to admit I think it is me.
And there is a faint image there, if you get the light--that is what I am trying to see very faintly--if we had a--yes, that is going to be me. What we need is to get the light in at an angle.
Mr. Belin.
If you hold it a little bit to your right?
Mr. Hill.
Yes; that is going to be me.
Mr. Belin.
Do you know who this person is with the helmet at the extreme left of the person with the helmet?
Mr. Hill.
I do not recognize him specifically, but just trying to identify that much of him, I would say it could be an officer named L. E. Gray, but I can't make positive identification.
Mr. Belin.
Okay, sergeant.
By the way, what is the suspect wearing? You mentioned a T-shirt in the picture.
Do you remember what else he had on?
Mr. Hill.
He had on a dark--I don't recall it being a solid brown--shirt, but it was a dark-brownish-looking sports shirt, and dark trousers. This I specifically remember.
Mr. Belin.
Any jacket?
Mr. Hill.
No, sir; he didn't have a jacket on at this time.
Mr. Belin.
All right, go ahead.
Mr. Hill.
I understand a light-colored jacket was found in the parking lot of the funeral home, as a man had previously stated, but I don't recall actually seeing this jacket.
Mr. Belin.
All right, anything else that anyone else said prior to the time you got to the car?
Mr. Hill.
Not that I can recall, sir; other than, as I was saying, as we went out, the crowd was jeering, making some threats and calling out things.
If at this time the suspect said anything, I didn't hear him.
And we were moving quite rapidly to get him into the car.
Mr. Belin.
Handing you what has been marked "G. L. Hill Exhibit C," I will ask you to state if you know what this is?
Mr. Hill.
This is a picture of the Texas Theatre on West Jefferson, and it is a picture that I believe was made after we left the location with the suspect.
Mr. Belin.
Why do you say that?
Mr. Hill.
Because the car that we left with the suspect in was parked right here.
Mr. Belin.
You are pointing to a position ahead of the Dallas Police Car No. 151, which appears in the picture?
Mr. Hill.
That's right.
Mr. Belin.
Would that be about the size of the crowd that was there, as you remember it?
Mr. Hill.
The crowd was split up into two groups at that time, on each side of the theatre entrance.
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