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Warren Commission Hearings: Vol. XII - Page 148« Previous | Next »

(Testimony of Charles Oliver Arnett)

Mr. Arnett.
I would say something like that.
Mr. Griffin.
And how many red spots do you see on there?
Mr. Arnett.
I only see one.
Mr. Griffin.
One big one?
Mr. Arnett.
Well-
Mr. Griffin.
Or one blurred one?
Mr. Arnett.
I don't know what you call a big one. It's about like my little finger, end of it [indicating].
Mr. Griffin.
Can you tell what sort of shape it is?
Mr. Arnett.
Yes, sir [indicating].
Mr. Griffin.
Does it look like a triangle or an arrow?
Mr. Arnett.
It looks like it goes up to a point and comes down to a point and goes straight across the bottom [indicating].
Mr. Griffin.
Let me state for the record that is pretty good for a man born in 1911. This thing that I am holding up is a red arrow which appears on the back of a Dictaphone belt holder, and this arrow, the stem part of the arrow is not more than a quarter of an inch long. The pointed part of the arrow is unquestionably the most prominent part of it. I am going to ask you to hold it up and I am going to stand back here and I will tell you that I have got my glasses on, but I am not corrected at 20-20 vision. If I didn't know how that came up I would have some difficulty telling what that is [indicating].
Mr. Arnett.
Is that right?
Mr. Griffin.
Yes; I think that's pretty good. So you could see this man's green patch on his----
Mr. Arnett.
That's right. He was a patrolman.
Mr. Griffin.
Well now, did you ever have occasion to look up that ramp? How many times did you have occasion to look up that ramp?
Mr. Arnett.
Well, it's like I say, I don't remember just turning around and, you know, just looking up the ramp, but maybe walking into this place to get into position or something or other, I was facing that way.
Mr. Griffin.
Sort of looking around generally up there; I mean as you walked around in this area we have marked "A," did you from time to time glance up in this general direction ?
Mr. Arnett.
From where you marked "A," I couldn't see from there. You are talking about this "A" here [indicating]?
Mr. Griffin.
No; I am talking about this "A" here at the bottom of the ramp [indicating].
Mr. Arnett.
Oh, yes. I could from there.
Mr. Griffin.
Did you glance up from time to time?
Mr. Arnett.
I won't say I did, because I don't remember whether I did or didn't. More than likely I did.
Mr. Griffin.
Now; did you glance back at the TV cameras from time to time?
Mr. Arnett.
Well, I would say I did; yes.
Mr. Griffin.
Now, after this second car moved out, did you have occasion to glance over at the TV cameras at any time, toward the TV cameras at any time?
Mr. Arnett.
Well, I would say, just right offhand, I would say I looked around, but as far as just watching the TV cameras, I didn't.
Mr. Griffin.
Now, did you observe what any other officers were doing in your area on that side of the ramp?
Mr. Arnett.
There was a man to the side of me, to my right, that was in
civilian clothes, and was a news reporter that had a microphone in his hand.
Mr. Griffin.
Was he to your right or was he in front of you ?
Mr. Arnett.
He was to my right.
Mr. Griffin.
Directly to your right. Now, where was Officer Harrison?
Mr. Arnett.
Right in front of me and a little to my left. In other words, we were standing facing this direction and Officer Harrison was more or less like this. I was looking over his fight shoulder [indicating].
Mr. Griffin.
You were looking over his right shoulder. Were you pressed right up against him at the time Lee Oswald moved out?
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