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Warren Commission Hearings: Vol. VI - Page 460« Previous | Next »

(Testimony of Mrs. Charlie Virginia Davis)

Mrs. Davis.
In the right.
Mr. Belin.
He was holding the gun in his right hand, if you remember?
Mrs. Davis.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Belin.
What was he doing with his left hand?
Mrs. Davis.
He was emptying the shells in his left hand.
Mr. Belin.
Was the gun broken open, so to speak? In other words. I don't know if you have ever seen a capgun. When you want to load the capgun, you have to kind of break it apart on a hinge. Was the gun broken apart like that, or was the barrel straight?
Mrs. Davis.
It was like the real gun, little one.
Mr. Belin.
What do you mean it was just like?
Mrs. Davis.
It was just as best as I can remember, it was a little pistol, and he was emptying the shells. Where the shell was coming out, he was emptying the shells into his left hand.
Mr. Belin.
Did you see what he did with the shells when he emptied them into his left hand?
Mrs. Davis.
After we, well, he was dropping them on the ground because we found two.
Mr. Belin.
You said that you found two? Did you see him drop them on the ground or not?
Mrs. Davis.
No; we didn't see him.
Mr. Belin.
You just saw him emptying shells in his hand?
Mrs. Davis.
Yes.
Mr. Belin.
You didn't actually see what he did with them when he got them in his hand, did you?
Mrs. Davis.
No, sir.
Mr. Belin.
You are nodding your head no?
Mrs. Davis.
No.
Mr. Belin.
Then what did you see the man do?
Mrs. Davis.
Well, he just cut across. He disappeared from behind the corner of the house.
Mr. Belin.
Going toward what street?
Mrs. Davis.
Well, going toward Jefferson Street.
Mr. Belin.
He was headed on Patton in the direction toward Jefferson?
Mrs. Davis.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Belin.
Did you see him actually get to Patton Street?
Mrs. Davis.
Yes; he was already around the corner.
Mr. Belin.
You saw him go around the corner of your home?
Mrs. Davis.
Yes.
Mr. Belin.
What did you do or see then?
Mrs. Davis.
Well, we just went out, because we had already called the police, notified them, and we went out in the yard.
Mr. Belin.
You notified the police. Let me ask you this. Did you notify the police before or after you saw 'the boy with the gun?
Mrs. Davis.
Let's see, I think it was before.
Mr. Belin.
When you say before, what do you mean?
Mrs. Davis.
Well, before we saw the boy.
Mr. Belin.
Before you saw the boy you notified the police?
Mrs. Davis.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Belin.
Well, let me try and reconstruct your actions then.
You heard the shots?
Mrs. Davis.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Belin.
You ran to the door?
Mr. Belin.
What did you see when you got to the door?
Mrs. Davis.
Well, we just saw, you know, the police car parked down there and we wondered what was going on, so we heard Mrs. Markham across the street calling.
Mr. Belin.
Then what did you do?
Mrs. Davis.
Well, she told us to call the police, well, so we went to the house. We was already in the house, and we went to the phone and called the police.
Mr. Belin.
Then what did you do?
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