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Warren Commission Hearings: Vol. VII - Page 115« Previous | Next »

(Testimony of Capt. W. R. Westbrook)

Mr. Ball.
Now, what did you do after that?
Mr. Westbrook.
I went back to the city hall and resumed my desk.
Mr. Ball.
Did you ever find some clothing?
Mr. Westbrook.
That was before, Mr. Ball.
Mr. Ball.
When was that?
Mr. Westbrook.
Actually, I didn't find it--it was pointed out to me by either some officer that--that was while we were going over the scene in the close area where the shooting was concerned, someone pointed. out a jacket to me that was laying under a car and I got the jacket and told the officer to take the license number.
Mr. Ball.
When did this happen? You gave me a sort of a resume of what you had done, but you omitted this incident.
Mr. Westbrook.
I tell you what--this occurred shortly--let me think just a minute. We had been to the library and there is a little bit more conversation on the radio--I got on the radio and I asked the dispatcher about along this time, and I think this was after the library situation, if there had been a command post set up and who was in charge at the scene, and he told me Sergeant Owens, and about that time we saw Sergeant Owens pass.
Mr. Ball.
What do you mean by "command post"?
Mr. Westbrook.
Well, the definition---the way we place a command post--maybe I can use another illustration.
If there is some disaster, generally, as in this particular case, there should have been a central person in charge, which was Sergeant Owens, as he had said. The actual command post had not been established, but let me better explain a command post by a disaster area, like a fire.
In other words, you set it up at a certain location on the corner of Eighth and Seventh, and you work from there. Now, in .this case we didn't have such a command post set up because one of the main reasons was because it wasn't defined a disaster area as we normally put it, but then I got out of the car after we got back in the car at the library and finally I got out of the car over on Jefferson Street--I would say about the 300 or 400 block of East Jefferson. No; that would be West Jefferson--because 10th comes through---yes; that would be West Jefferson.
Mr. Ball.
Was that before you went to the scene of the Tippit shooting?
Mr. Westbrook.
Yes, sir; that was before we went to that scene.
Mr. Ball.
That was after you left the library?
Mr. Westbrook.
After we left the library. I got out of the car and walked through the parking lot.
Mr. Ball.
What parking lot?
Mr. Westbrook.
I don't know--it may have been a used-car lot.
Mr. Ball.
On what street?
Mr. Westbrook.
It was actually on Jefferson, but the place where this jacket was found would have been back closer to the alley, Mr. Ball.
Mr. Ball.
The alley of what?
Mr. Westbrook.
Between Jefferson and whatever the next street is over there.
Mr. Ball.
Tenth Street is the street north.
Mr. Westbrook.
What street?
Mr. Ball.
You see, the street directly north of Jefferson is 10th Street.
Mr. Westbrook.
It would be between Jefferson and 10th Street?
Mr. Ball.
And where with reference to Patton?
Mr. Westbrook.
We'll, it would be toward town or it would be north of Patton--I guess it would be east of Patton.
Mr. Ball.
It would be west of Patton, wouldn't it? Or would it be toward Patton?
Mr. Westbrook.
Toward town--if I could see a map?
Mr. Ball.
Well, here is a map [handed instrument to the witness].
Mr. Westbrook.
I used to be very familiar with that.
Mr. Ball.
There is a map and you can look at it and tell us.
Mr. Westbrook.
[Examining instrument.] Now, I've got it located---here is the Texas Theatre and I'm on Jefferson now. It would be Cumberland, Storey, and Crawford--I would say it would be between Crawford and Storey.
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