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Warren Commission Hearings: Vol. VI - Page 466« Previous | Next »

(Testimony of Mrs. Charlie Virginia Davis)

Mrs. Davis.
Mrs. Markham, this woman, was standing across the street hollering to us to call the police. So we went back in there and called the police.
Mr. Belin.
All right. Now, this statement says, goes on to say, "This man was coming across the yard and was almost to the walk which leads directly to the porch and is in a direct line with the front door." Is that where the man was when you first saw him?
Mrs. Davis.
That's right.
Mr. BELIN. "The man had a revolver in his left hand and was shaking the shells out of it into his right hand."
Mrs. Davis.
It was the other way, sir.
Mr. BELIN. But you say "The man had a revolver in his left hand and was shaking the shells out of it into his right hand. As the man passed directly in front of us, he looked up for a second or so and then continued on across the yard to Patton Street in a normal walk." Was he walking or running when you saw him?
Mrs. Davis.
He was walking.
Mr. Belin.
Did he look up at you?
Mrs. Davis.
No.
Mr. Belin.
Pardon?
Mrs. Davis.
No, sir; not that I remember.
Mr. Belin.
All right, you just remember kind of seeing him from a side view?
Mrs. Davis.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Belin.
At about this time, a woman directly across the intersection from our house yelled out, 'He's dead, he's dead, he shot him.'
Mrs. Davis.
That's right.
Mr. Belin.
"The man glanced up at the woman and kept on walking." Did you see the man glance up at Mrs. Markham when she was yelling?
Mrs. Davis.
Yes; we saw when he looked over at Mrs. Markham.
Mr. Belin.
Did you see Mrs. Markham do anything when he looked at her?
Mrs. Davis.
No; she was over there just hollering and screaming.
Mr. Belin.
Did you see her raise her hand to her face in any way?
Mrs. Davis.
Yes, sir. She raised both her hands to her face.
Mr. Belin.
You saw her do that?
Mrs. Davis.
Yes.
Mr. Belin.
Did you see her do anything else?
Mrs. Davis.
No.
Mr. Belin.
You say, "He walked around the corner of the house that faces Patton Street and out of sight." Is that right?
Mrs. Davis.
That's right.
Mr. Belin.
Barbara Davis and I returned to the house where she called the police." Is that right?
Mrs. Davis.
That's right.
Mr. Belin.
According to the statement then, it says that your sister Barbara Jeanette called the police after you saw the man, is that right?
Mrs. Davis.
That's right.
Mr. Belin.
"After she called the police, we went back out on the porch but by then the man we had seen with the gun Was no longer in sight." Is that right?
Mrs. Davis.
That's right.
Mr. Belin.
Then it says, "When the police arrived we searched the area on the side of the house that faces Patton Street, and Barbara found a gunshell that had been fired." It that right?
Mrs. Davis.
That's right.
Mr. BELIN. "After the police left we again searched the area and I again found a gunshell that had been fired. I later turned this shell over to the Dallas Police Department." Is that right?
Mrs. Davis.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Belin.
Then it says, "I have been given an opportunity to make additions and corrections on this statement, and it is true to the best of my knowledge and belief."
Did they give you an opportunity to make additions and corrections on the statement?
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