Mr. Poe.

Nine years and one month.

Mr. Ball.

And where were you born?

Mr. Poe.

Winnsboro, Tex.

Mr. Ball.

Where did you go to school?

Mr. Poe.

Winnsboro, Stephensville, and Edgewood.

Mr. Ball.

How far through school did you go?

Mr. Poe.

Graduated from high school.

Mr. Ball.

Then what did you do?

Mr. Poe.

Then went into the Navy.

Mr. Ball.

How long did you stay there?

Mr. Poe.

Three years.

Mr. Ball.

Then what did you do?

Mr. Poe.

I was what we called a "snipe," diesel mechanic.

Mr. Ball.

How long did you do that work?

Mr. Poe.

About 2 years.

Mr. Ball.

Then what did you do?

Mr. Poe.

I was in construction work. I was the carpenter when I got out of the Service.

Mr. Ball.

You worked as a "snipe," in the Service, is that right?

Mr. Poe.

Yes, sir.

Mr. Ball.

Then you got out of the Service and worked as a construction worker?

Mr. Poe.

Yes.

Mr. Ball.

And then what did you do?

Mr. Poe.

I joined the police force.

Mr. Ball.

What kind of work do you do on the police force?

Mr. Poe.

Patrol work.

Mr. Ball.

Patrolman?

Mr. Poe.

Yes, sir.

Mr. Ball.

In a car?

Mr. Poe.

Yes, sir.

Mr. Ball.

In a radio car?

Mr. Poe.

Yes, sir.

Mr. Ball.

Were you on duty on the 22d of November 1963?

Mr. Poe.

Yes, sir; I was.

Mr. Ball.

What time of day?

Mr. Poe.

From 7 in the morning until 3 in the afternoon.

Mr. Ball.

Were you alone?

Mr. Poe.

No, sir.

Mr. Ball.

Who was with you?

Mr. Poe.

L. E. Jez.

Mr. Ball.

[Spelling.] J-a-s-s.

Mr. Poe.

No; it is J-e-z.

Mr. Ball.

What district do you patrol?

Mr. Poe.

I had two districts to patrol. District 105 and district 106.

Mr. Ball.

Where are they located?

Mr. Poe.

In the western end of the downtown section.

Mr. Ball.

You were a downtown patrolman?

Mr. Poe.

Yes, sir.

Mr. Ball.

Did you hear of the assassination of the President over the radio? The fact that the President had been shot?

Mr. Poe.

We heard the call come out on the radio. There was a signal 19, which would be a shooting of the President, at Elm and Houston Streets.

Mr. Ball.

What did you do? Were you told to go some place?

Mr. Poe.

We reported the scene; yes, sir.

Mr. Ball.

To where?

Mr. Poe.

To Elm and Houston.

Mr. Ball.

When--what did you do there?

Mr. Poe.

We helped cover off the building and control the crowd.

Mr. Ball.

Then you went where?

Mr. Poe.

From there to Oak Cliff, to the scene of the Tippit shooting.

Mr. Poe.

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