Mr. Henslee.

That is the number assigned to Inspector J. H. Sawyer.

Mr. Belin.

Different numbers are assigned to different people?

Mr. Henslee.

Yes.

Mr. Belin.

If an officer is patrolling a district, does he have the number assigned to a district if he is not a high officer in the Department?

Mr. Henslee.

That's correct.
Mr. BELIN. For instance, I see the No. 78 here. Does that appear to be the number of J. D. Tippit?

Mr. Henslee.

On that particular day it was.
Mr. BELIN. All right, anything else you can think of, Sergeant, that might be relevant to the investigation into the assassination of the President or the shooting of Officer Tippit?
Mr. HENSLEE. No. The only thing I have is what I observed over the police radio that day. That is all the knowledge I have at all.

Mr. Belin.

All right, sir; we thank you very much for your cooperation.
One other thing, you have the right to read this deposition and sign it before it goes into Washington, or else you can waive the reading and have it go directly to Washington.
Do you have any preference?

Mr. Henslee.

Yes, I would like to read it before I sign it.

Mr. Belin.

That is all right. It makes no difference to us. And again, we thank you.

Mr. Henslee.

What else can I do for you?

William H. Shelley

Testimony of William H. Shelley

The testimony of William H. Shelley was taken at 4:10 p.m., on April 7, 1964, in the office of the U.S. attorney, 301 Post Office Building, Bryan and Ervay Streets, Dallas, Tex., by Messrs. Joseph A. Ball and Samuel A. Stern, assistant counsel of the President's Commission.

Mr. Ball.

Will you hold up your right hand and, be sworn?
(Witness complying.)

Mr. Ball.

Do you solemnly swear the testimony you will give here today will be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God?

Mr. Shelley.

Yes.

Mr. Ball.

Sit down and state your name and your address.

Mr. Shelley.

William Hoyt (spelling) Shelley, 126 South Tatum, Dallas 11.

Mr. BALL. Will you tell me something about yourself, where you were born and--

Mr. Shelley.

I was born at Gunter, Tex.

Mr. Ball.

What is your education?

Mr. Shelley.

High school.

Mr. Ball.

What have you been doing since then?

Mr. SHELLEY. I worked in defense plants a little bit during the war and started working at the Texas School Book Depository October 29, 1945.

Mr. Ball.

(After leaving room for last answer, Mr. Ball returns.) Did you tell her all about yourself?

Mr. Shelley.

You wanted to know when I was born.

Mr. Ball.

You told us that, and you had your high school education?

Mr. Shelley.

Yes.

Mr. Ball.

What kind of work have you done since then?

Mr. Shelley.

I've told her.

Mr. Ball.

How long have you worked at Texas School Book Depository?

Mr. Shelley.

She already has it, October 29, 1945.

Mr. Ball.

October 29, 1945---steady since that date?

Mr. Shelley.

Oh, yes.
Mr. BALL. In November 1963, what was your job down there?
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